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Arkansas vs Rhode Island Geography
Land area
- Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Rhode Island has 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²).
- Arkansas' land area is 50.3 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area
- Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arkansas' total area is 34.4 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length
- Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km).
- Arkansas' north-south length is 4.0 times (298%) longer than Rhode Island's.
Width
- Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km).
- Arkansas' east-west width is 6.6 times (564%) wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point
- Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Rhode Island's is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m).
- Mount Magazine is 1,941 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point
- Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Rhode Island's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Rhode Island's lowest point is 55 feet lower.
Arkansas vs Rhode Island Population and History
Population
- Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Rhode Island has 1,112,308 (2024).
- Arkansas' population is 2.8 times (178%) larger than Rhode Island's.
Population density
- Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Rhode Island: 1,075.8.
- Rhode Island's population density is 18.1 times higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest city
- Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; Rhode Island's is Providence with 194,706.
- Little Rock's population is 1.1 times (5%) larger than Providence's.
Largest metro area
- Arkansas's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Rhode Island's Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901).
- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's population is 1.3 times (27%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state.
- Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state.
- In its current form, Rhode Island is the older of the two by 46 years.
Arkansas vs Rhode Island Economy
GDP
- Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Rhode Island's $80.4 billion.
- Arkansas' economic output is 2.3 times (134%) larger than Rhode Island's.
GDP per capita
- Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Rhode Island: $72,265.
- Rhode Island's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (18%) higher than Arkansas'.
Average income
- Arkansas: $59,320 vs Rhode Island: $70,622 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Rhode Island's average income is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Arkansas'.
Arkansas vs Rhode Island Counties
Number of counties
- Arkansas has 75 counties, while Rhode Island has 5.
- Arkansas' county count is 15.0 times higher than Rhode Island's.
Biggest county by area
- Arkansas's largest county is Union County at 1,039 square miles; Rhode Island's is Providence County at 410 square miles.
- Union County's land area is 2.5 times (154%) larger than Providence County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arkansas: Lafayette County (530 sq mi) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (24 sq mi).
- Lafayette County's land area is 22.0 times larger than Bristol County's.
Most populous county
- Arkansas: Pulaski County (401,209 people) vs Rhode Island: Providence County (675,912 people).
- Providence County's population is 1.7 times (68%) larger than Pulaski County's.
Least populous county
- Arkansas: Calhoun County (4,690 people) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (50,145 people).
- Bristol County's population is 10.7 times larger than Calhoun County's.
Richest county
- Arkansas: Benton County ($120,594 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County ($99,923).
- Benton County's income is 1.2 times (21%) richer than Bristol County's.
Poorest county
- Arkansas: Lincoln County ($36,032 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Providence County ($61,040).
- Providence County's income is 1.7 times (69%) richer than Lincoln County's.
Arkansas vs Rhode Island Taxes
State income tax
- Arkansas has a top income tax rate of 3.9%, while Rhode Island has a top income tax rate of 5.99%.
- Rhode Island's top rate is 2.09 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arkansas: 0.52% effective rate vs Rhode Island: 1.07% of home value per year.
- Rhode Island's rate is 0.55 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arkansas: 9.48% combined state and average local rate vs Rhode Island: 7%.
- Arkansas's combined rate is 2.48 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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