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Arkansas vs Vermont Geography
Land area
- Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Vermont has 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²).
- Arkansas' land area is 5.6 times (464%) larger than Vermont's.
Total area
- Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arkansas' total area is 5.5 times (453%) larger than Vermont's.
Length
- Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Vermont is 165 miles (265 km).
- Arkansas' north-south length is 1.5 times (47%) longer than Vermont's.
Width
- Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km).
- Arkansas' east-west width is 2.5 times (147%) wider than Vermont's.
Highest point
- Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Vermont's is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m).
- Mount Mansfield is 1,632 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point
- Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Vermont's is Lake Champlain at 95 feet.
- Arkansas's lowest point is 40 feet lower.
Arkansas vs Vermont Population and History
Population
- Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Vermont has 648,493 (2024).
- Arkansas' population is 4.8 times (376%) larger than Vermont's.
Population density
- Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Vermont: 70.4.
- Vermont's population density is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest city
- Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; Vermont's is Burlington with 44,432.
- Little Rock's population is 4.6 times (361%) larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area
- Arkansas's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Vermont's Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445).
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's population is 5.8 times (484%) larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History
- Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state.
- Vermont: Admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791, as the 14th state.
- In its current form, Vermont is the older of the two by 45 years.
Arkansas vs Vermont Economy
GDP
- Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Vermont's $46.3 billion.
- Arkansas' economic output is 4.1 times (307%) larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita
- Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Vermont: $71,359.
- Vermont's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Arkansas'.
Average income
- Arkansas: $59,320 vs Vermont: $71,287 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Vermont's average income is 1.2 times (20%) higher than Arkansas'.
Arkansas vs Vermont Counties
Number of counties
- Arkansas has 75 counties, while Vermont has 14.
- Arkansas' county count is 5.4 times (436%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest county by area
- Arkansas's largest county is Union County at 1,039 square miles; Vermont's is Windsor County at 969 square miles.
- Union County's land area is 1.1 times (7%) larger than Windsor County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arkansas: Lafayette County (530 sq mi) vs Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi).
- Lafayette County's land area is 6.5 times (547%) larger than Grand Isle County's.
Most populous county
- Arkansas: Pulaski County (401,209 people) vs Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people).
- Pulaski County's population is 2.3 times (135%) larger than Chittenden County's.
Least populous county
- Arkansas: Calhoun County (4,690 people) vs Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people).
- Essex County's population is 1.3 times (29%) larger than Calhoun County's.
Richest county
- Arkansas: Benton County ($120,594 per capita income) vs Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533).
- Benton County's income is 1.5 times (50%) richer than Chittenden County's.
Poorest county
- Arkansas: Lincoln County ($36,032 per capita income) vs Vermont: Essex County ($50,712).
- Essex County's income is 1.4 times (41%) richer than Lincoln County's.
Arkansas vs Vermont Taxes
State income tax
- Arkansas has a top income tax rate of 3.9%, while Vermont has a top income tax rate of 8.75%.
- Vermont's top rate is 4.85 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arkansas: 0.52% effective rate vs Vermont: 1.42% of home value per year.
- Vermont's rate is 0.9 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arkansas: 9.48% combined state and average local rate vs Vermont: 6.43%.
- Arkansas's combined rate is 3.05 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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