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Arkansas vs Oregon Geography
Land area
- Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Oregon has 95,997 square miles (248,630 km²).
- Oregon's land area is 1.8 times (85%) larger than Arkansas'.
Total area
- Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Oregon: 98,379 square miles (254,799 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Oregon's total area is 1.8 times (85%) larger than Arkansas'.
Length
- Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Oregon is 453 miles (730 km).
- Oregon's north-south length is 1.9 times (86%) longer than Arkansas'.
Width
- Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Oregon spans 445 miles (715 km).
- Oregon's east-west width is 1.6 times (59%) wider than Arkansas'.
Highest point
- Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Oregon's is Mount Hood at 11,232 feet (3,424 m).
- Mount Hood is 8,480 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point
- Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Oregon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Oregon's lowest point is 55 feet lower.
Arkansas vs Oregon Population and History
Population
- Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Oregon has 4,272,371 (2024).
- Oregon's population is 1.4 times (38%) larger than Arkansas'.
Population density
- Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Oregon: 44.5.
- Arkansas' population density is 1.3 times (33%) higher than Oregon's.
Biggest city
- Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; Oregon's is Portland with 635,749.
- Portland's population is 3.1 times (210%) 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 Oregon's Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (2,537,904).
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area's population is 1.9 times (89%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state.
- Oregon: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859, as the 33rd state.
- In its current form, Arkansas is the older of the two by 23 years.
Arkansas vs Oregon Economy
GDP
- Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Oregon's $330.2 billion.
- Oregon's economic output is 1.8 times (75%) larger than Arkansas'.
GDP per capita
- Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Oregon: $77,299.
- Oregon's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (27%) higher than Arkansas'.
Average income
- Arkansas: $59,320 vs Oregon: $70,823 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Oregon's average income is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Arkansas'.
Arkansas vs Oregon Counties
Number of counties
- Arkansas has 75 counties, while Oregon has 36.
- Arkansas' county count is 2.1 times (108%) higher than Oregon's.
Biggest county by area
- Arkansas's largest county is Union County at 1,039 square miles; Oregon's is Harney County at 10,134 square miles.
- Harney County's land area is 9.8 times (875%) larger than Union County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arkansas: Lafayette County (530 sq mi) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (431 sq mi).
- Lafayette County's land area is 1.2 times (23%) larger than Multnomah County's.
Most populous county
- Arkansas: Pulaski County (401,209 people) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (795,897 people).
- Multnomah County's population is 2.0 times (98%) larger than Pulaski County's.
Least populous county
- Arkansas: Calhoun County (4,690 people) vs Oregon: Wheeler County (1,456 people).
- Calhoun County's population is 3.2 times (222%) larger than Wheeler County's.
Richest county
- Arkansas: Benton County ($120,594 per capita income) vs Oregon: Deschutes County ($86,176).
- Benton County's income is 1.4 times (40%) richer than Deschutes County's.
Poorest county
- Arkansas: Lincoln County ($36,032 per capita income) vs Oregon: Malheur County ($42,974).
- Malheur County's income is 1.2 times (19%) richer than Lincoln County's.
Arkansas vs Oregon Taxes
State income tax
- Arkansas has a top income tax rate of 3.9%, while Oregon has a top income tax rate of 9.9%.
- Oregon's top rate is 6 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arkansas: 0.52% effective rate vs Oregon: 0.78% of home value per year.
- Oregon's rate is 0.26 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arkansas: 9.48% combined state and average local rate vs Oregon: 0%.
- Arkansas's combined rate is 9.48 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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