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Arkansas

Capital: Little Rock · Statehood: 1836

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Population (2020 Census)

3,011,524

Total area

53,179

mi² · 137,732 km²

GDP per capita 2024

$60,276

Nominal GDP 2024

$188,723

millions USD

Current constitution

October 13, 1874

Last amendment

November 5, 2024

# of constitutions

4

# of amendments

104

National rank

By population

#33 of 50

By area

#27 of 50

By statehood

#25 of 50

By # of amendments

#30 of 50

USA comparison

By population

−54% vs avg
3,011,524 · this stateAvg: 6,615,195Median: 4,657,757Max: 39,538,223

By area

−26% vs avg
52,035 sq mi · this stateAvg: 70,637 sq miMedian: 54,158 sq miMax: 570,641 sq mi

Regional comparison

By population

Panama3,894,082
Uruguay3,387,605
Arkansas3,011,524
Mississippi2,961,279
Kansas2,937,880

By area

Florida53,625 sq mi
Arkansas52,035 sq mi
Alabama50,645 sq mi
Nicaragua50,337 sq mi
Honduras43,433 sq mi
This stateUS statesLatin-American countries

Judicial branch

Court of last resort

Supreme Court

State appellate court of last resort

Intermediate appellate court

Court of Appeals

Court of intermediate appellate jurisdiction

Trial court

Circuit Courts

Trial court of general jurisdiction

Inferior trial court

District Courts

Trial court of limited jurisdiction

County Courts

Trial court of limited jurisdiction

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