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Arkansas vs Wyoming Geography
Land area
- Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Wyoming has 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²).
- Wyoming's land area is 1.9 times (87%) larger than Arkansas'.
Total area
- Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wyoming's total area is 1.8 times (84%) larger than Arkansas'.
Length
- Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km).
- Wyoming's north-south length is 1.3 times (33%) longer than Arkansas'.
Width
- Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km).
- Wyoming's east-west width is 1.5 times (47%) wider than Arkansas'.
Highest point
- Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Wyoming's is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m).
- Gannett Peak is 11,036 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point
- Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Wyoming's is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet.
- Arkansas's lowest point is 3,053 feet lower.
Arkansas vs Wyoming Population and History
Population
- Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Wyoming has 587,618 (2024).
- Arkansas' population is 5.3 times (426%) larger than Wyoming's.
Population density
- Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Wyoming: 6.1.
- Arkansas' population density is 9.7 times (874%) higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city
- Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; Wyoming's is Cheyenne with 65,704.
- Little Rock's population is 3.1 times (212%) larger than Cheyenne's.
Largest metro area
- Arkansas's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Wyoming's Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783).
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's population is 13.2 times larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History
- Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state.
- Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state.
- In its current form, Arkansas is the older of the two by 54 years.
Arkansas vs Wyoming Economy
GDP
- Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Wyoming's $51.5 billion.
- Arkansas' economic output is 3.7 times (266%) larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita
- Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Wyoming: $87,639.
- Wyoming's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (44%) higher than Arkansas'.
Average income
- Arkansas: $59,320 vs Wyoming: $86,477 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Wyoming's average income is 1.5 times (46%) higher than Arkansas'.
Arkansas vs Wyoming Counties
Number of counties
- Arkansas has 75 counties, while Wyoming has 23.
- Arkansas' county count is 3.3 times (226%) higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest county by area
- Arkansas's largest county is Union County at 1,039 square miles; Wyoming's is Sweetwater County at 10,427 square miles.
- Sweetwater County's land area is 10.0 times larger than Union County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arkansas: Lafayette County (530 sq mi) vs Wyoming: Hot Springs County (2,004 sq mi).
- Hot Springs County's land area is 3.8 times (279%) larger than Lafayette County's.
Most populous county
- Arkansas: Pulaski County (401,209 people) vs Wyoming: Laramie County (101,783 people).
- Pulaski County's population is 3.9 times (294%) larger than Laramie County's.
Least populous county
- Arkansas: Calhoun County (4,690 people) vs Wyoming: Niobrara County (2,301 people).
- Calhoun County's population is 2.0 times (104%) larger than Niobrara County's.
Richest county
- Arkansas: Benton County ($120,594 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Teton County ($532,903).
- Teton County's income is 4.4 times (342%) richer than Benton County's.
Poorest county
- Arkansas: Lincoln County ($36,032 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Uinta County ($50,370).
- Uinta County's income is 1.4 times (40%) richer than Lincoln County's.
Arkansas vs Wyoming Taxes
State income tax
- Arkansas has a top income tax rate of 3.9%, while Wyoming has no state income tax.
- Arkansas's top rate is 3.9 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arkansas: 0.52% effective rate vs Wyoming: 0.57% of home value per year.
- Wyoming's rate is 0.05 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arkansas: 9.48% combined state and average local rate vs Wyoming: 5.39%.
- Arkansas's combined rate is 4.09 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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