diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/status.cc b/cpp/src/arrow/status.cc
index 50eb001c3a7..5e54c267fbe 100644
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/status.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/status.cc
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ Status::Status(StatusCode code, std::string msg, std::shared_ptr<StatusDetail> d
 
 void Status::CopyFrom(const Status& s) {
   if (ARROW_PREDICT_FALSE(state_ != NULL)) {
-    if (!state_->is_constant) {
-      DeleteState();
-    }
+    DeleteState();
   }
   if (s.state_ == nullptr) {
     state_ = nullptr;
diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/status.h b/cpp/src/arrow/status.h
index 5757440cee7..39f31141e84 100644
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/status.h
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/status.h
@@ -148,11 +148,12 @@ class ARROW_EXPORT [[nodiscard]] Status : public util::EqualityComparable<Status
  public:
   // Create a success status.
   constexpr Status() noexcept : state_(NULLPTR) {}
-  ~Status() noexcept {
+
+  // GH-47774: force-inline the Status destructor's hot path
+  // and keep it as lean as possible.
+  ARROW_FORCE_INLINE ~Status() noexcept {
     if (ARROW_PREDICT_FALSE(state_ != NULL)) {
-      if (!state_->is_constant) {
-        DeleteState();
-      }
+      DeleteState();
     }
   }
 
@@ -409,7 +410,9 @@ class ARROW_EXPORT [[nodiscard]] Status : public util::EqualityComparable<Status
   void DeleteState() noexcept {
     // ARROW-2400: On certain compilers, splitting off the slow path improves
     // performance significantly.
-    delete state_;
+    if (!state_->is_constant) {
+      delete state_;
+    }
   }
   void CopyFrom(const Status& s);
   inline void MoveFrom(Status& s);
@@ -419,9 +422,7 @@ class ARROW_EXPORT [[nodiscard]] Status : public util::EqualityComparable<Status
 
 void Status::MoveFrom(Status& s) {
   if (ARROW_PREDICT_FALSE(state_ != NULL)) {
-    if (!state_->is_constant) {
-      DeleteState();
-    }
+    DeleteState();
   }
   state_ = s.state_;
   s.state_ = NULLPTR;