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Arkansas vs North Carolina Geography
Land area
- Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while North Carolina has 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²).
- Arkansas' land area is 1.1 times (7%) larger than North Carolina's.
Total area
- Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arkansas and North Carolina have about the same total area.
Length
- Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km).
- North Carolina's north-south length is 1.1 times (6%) longer than Arkansas'.
Width
- Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km).
- North Carolina's east-west width is 1.7 times (75%) wider than Arkansas'.
Highest point
- Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); North Carolina's is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m).
- Mount Mitchell is 3,922 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point
- Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; North Carolina's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- North Carolina's lowest point is 55 feet lower.
Arkansas vs North Carolina Population and History
Population
- Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while North Carolina has 11,046,024 (2024).
- North Carolina's population is 3.6 times (258%) larger than Arkansas'.
Population density
- Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs North Carolina: 227.2.
- North Carolina's population density is 3.8 times (282%) higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest city
- Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; North Carolina's is Charlotte with 943,476.
- Charlotte's population is 4.6 times (361%) larger than Little Rock's.
Largest metro area
- Arkansas's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs North Carolina's Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370).
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 2.2 times (115%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state.
- North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state.
- In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 47 years.
Arkansas vs North Carolina Economy
GDP
- Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs North Carolina's $844.2 billion.
- North Carolina's economic output is 4.5 times (348%) larger than Arkansas'.
GDP per capita
- Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs North Carolina: $76,427.
- North Carolina's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (25%) higher than Arkansas'.
Average income
- Arkansas: $59,320 vs North Carolina: $65,634 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- North Carolina's average income is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Arkansas'.
Arkansas vs North Carolina Counties
Number of counties
- Arkansas has 75 counties, while North Carolina has 100.
- North Carolina's county count is 1.3 times (33%) higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest county by area
- Arkansas's largest county is Union County at 1,039 square miles; North Carolina's is Robeson County at 947 square miles.
- Union County's land area is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Robeson County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arkansas: Lafayette County (530 sq mi) vs North Carolina: Chowan County (173 sq mi).
- Lafayette County's land area is 3.1 times (207%) larger than Chowan County's.
Most populous county
- Arkansas: Pulaski County (401,209 people) vs North Carolina: Wake County (1,232,444 people).
- Wake County's population is 3.1 times (207%) larger than Pulaski County's.
Least populous county
- Arkansas: Calhoun County (4,690 people) vs North Carolina: Tyrrell County (3,517 people).
- Calhoun County's population is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Tyrrell County's.
Richest county
- Arkansas: Benton County ($120,594 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Chatham County ($91,638).
- Benton County's income is 1.3 times (32%) richer than Chatham County's.
Poorest county
- Arkansas: Lincoln County ($36,032 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Warren County ($40,932).
- Warren County's income is 1.1 times (14%) richer than Lincoln County's.
Arkansas vs North Carolina Taxes
State income tax
- Arkansas has a top income tax rate of 3.9%, while North Carolina has a top income tax rate of 3.99%.
- North Carolina's top rate is 0.09 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arkansas: 0.52% effective rate vs North Carolina: 0.61% of home value per year.
- North Carolina's rate is 0.09 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arkansas: 9.48% combined state and average local rate vs North Carolina: 7.1%.
- Arkansas's combined rate is 2.38 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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