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Arkansas vs Pennsylvania Geography
Land area
- Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Pennsylvania has 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²).
- Arkansas' land area is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Total area
- Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arkansas' total area is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Length
- Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km).
- Pennsylvania's north-south length is 1.2 times (17%) longer than Arkansas'.
Width
- Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km).
- Pennsylvania's east-west width is 1.1 times (10%) wider than Arkansas'.
Highest point
- Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Pennsylvania's is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m).
- Mount Davis is 458 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point
- Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Pennsylvania's is Delaware River at 0 feet.
- Pennsylvania's lowest point is 55 feet lower.
Arkansas vs Pennsylvania Population and History
Population
- Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Pennsylvania has 13,078,751 (2024).
- Pennsylvania's population is 4.2 times (323%) larger than Arkansas'.
Population density
- Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Pennsylvania: 292.3.
- Pennsylvania's population density is 4.9 times (392%) higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest city
- Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; Pennsylvania's is Philadelphia with 1,573,916.
- Philadelphia's population is 7.7 times (669%) 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 Pennsylvania's Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422).
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 4.7 times (373%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state.
- Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd state.
- In its current form, Pennsylvania is the older of the two by 49 years.
Arkansas vs Pennsylvania Economy
GDP
- Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Pennsylvania's $1,007.9 billion.
- Pennsylvania's economic output is 5.4 times (435%) larger than Arkansas'.
GDP per capita
- Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Pennsylvania: $77,062.
- Pennsylvania's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (26%) higher than Arkansas'.
Average income
- Arkansas: $59,320 vs Pennsylvania: $70,678 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Pennsylvania's average income is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Arkansas'.
Arkansas vs Pennsylvania Counties
Number of counties
- Arkansas has 75 counties, while Pennsylvania has 67.
- Arkansas' county count is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Pennsylvania's.
Biggest county by area
- Arkansas's largest county is Union County at 1,039 square miles; Pennsylvania's is Lycoming County at 1,229 square miles.
- Lycoming County's land area is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Union County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arkansas: Lafayette County (530 sq mi) vs Pennsylvania: Montour County (130 sq mi).
- Lafayette County's land area is 4.1 times (306%) larger than Montour County's.
Most populous county
- Arkansas: Pulaski County (401,209 people) vs Pennsylvania: Philadelphia County (1,573,916 people).
- Philadelphia County's population is 3.9 times (292%) larger than Pulaski County's.
Least populous county
- Arkansas: Calhoun County (4,690 people) vs Pennsylvania: Cameron County (4,348 people).
- Calhoun County's population is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Cameron County's.
Richest county
- Arkansas: Benton County ($120,594 per capita income) vs Pennsylvania: Chester County ($110,883).
- Benton County's income is 1.1 times (9%) richer than Chester County's.
Poorest county
- Arkansas: Lincoln County ($36,032 per capita income) vs Pennsylvania: Forest County ($30,234).
- Lincoln County's income is 1.2 times (19%) richer than Forest County's.
Arkansas vs Pennsylvania Taxes
State income tax
- Arkansas has a top income tax rate of 3.9%, while Pennsylvania has a top income tax rate of 3.07%.
- Arkansas's top rate is 0.83 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arkansas: 0.52% effective rate vs Pennsylvania: 1.16% of home value per year.
- Pennsylvania's rate is 0.64 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arkansas: 9.48% combined state and average local rate vs Pennsylvania: 6.34%.
- Arkansas's combined rate is 3.14 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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