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Arkansas vs Utah Geography
Land area
- Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Utah has 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²).
- Utah's land area is 1.6 times (59%) larger than Arkansas'.
Total area
- Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Utah's total area is 1.6 times (60%) larger than Arkansas'.
Length
- Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Utah is 436 miles (702 km).
- Utah's north-south length is 1.8 times (79%) longer than Arkansas'.
Width
- Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Utah spans 268 miles (431 km).
- Arkansas and Utah have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Utah's is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m).
- Kings Peak is 10,760 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point
- Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Utah's is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet.
- Arkansas's lowest point is 2,125 feet lower.
Arkansas vs Utah Population and History
Population
- Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Utah has 3,503,613 (2024).
- Utah's population is 1.1 times (13%) larger than Arkansas'.
Population density
- Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Utah: 42.4.
- Arkansas' population density is 1.4 times (40%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest city
- Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; Utah's is Salt Lake City with 217,783.
- Salt Lake City's population is 1.1 times (6%) 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 Utah's Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762).
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area and Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area have about the same population.
History
- Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state.
- Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state.
- In its current form, Arkansas is the older of the two by 60 years.
Arkansas vs Utah Economy
GDP
- Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Utah's $299.5 billion.
- Utah's economic output is 1.6 times (59%) larger than Arkansas'.
GDP per capita
- Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Utah: $85,475.
- Utah's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (40%) higher than Arkansas'.
Average income
- Arkansas: $59,320 vs Utah: $67,333 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Utah's average income is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Arkansas'.
Arkansas vs Utah Counties
Number of counties
- Arkansas has 75 counties, while Utah has 29.
- Arkansas' county count is 2.6 times (159%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest county by area
- Arkansas's largest county is Union County at 1,039 square miles; Utah's is San Juan County at 7,824 square miles.
- San Juan County's land area is 7.5 times (653%) larger than Union County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arkansas: Lafayette County (530 sq mi) vs Utah: Davis County (325 sq mi).
- Lafayette County's land area is 1.6 times (63%) larger than Davis County's.
Most populous county
- Arkansas: Pulaski County (401,209 people) vs Utah: Salt Lake County (1,216,274 people).
- Salt Lake County's population is 3.0 times (203%) larger than Pulaski County's.
Least populous county
- Arkansas: Calhoun County (4,690 people) vs Utah: Daggett County (956 people).
- Calhoun County's population is 4.9 times (391%) larger than Daggett County's.
Richest county
- Arkansas: Benton County ($120,594 per capita income) vs Utah: Summit County ($280,510).
- Summit County's income is 2.3 times (133%) richer than Benton County's.
Poorest county
- Arkansas: Lincoln County ($36,032 per capita income) vs Utah: Beaver County ($39,179).
- Beaver County's income is 1.1 times (9%) richer than Lincoln County's.
Arkansas vs Utah Taxes
State income tax
- Arkansas has a top income tax rate of 3.9%, while Utah has a top income tax rate of 4.5%.
- Utah's top rate is 0.6 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arkansas: 0.52% effective rate vs Utah: 0.49% of home value per year.
- Arkansas's rate is 0.03 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arkansas: 9.48% combined state and average local rate vs Utah: 7.42%.
- Arkansas's combined rate is 2.06 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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