Arkansas County, AR

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2023 Population

16,773

1.47% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

Tom Cotton

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

0.966% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

14.7%

12.6% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$60,831

3.64% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$129,400

2.78% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

7,444

2% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Arkansas County, AR had a population of 16.8k people with a median age of 41 and a median household income of $60,831. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Arkansas County, AR declined from 17,024 to 16,773, a −1.47% decrease and its median household income grew from $58,695 to $60,831, a 3.64% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Arkansas County, AR are White (Non-Hispanic) (67.6%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (25.7%), White (Hispanic) (2.85%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (2.02%), and Other (Hispanic) (0.674%).

None of the households in Arkansas County, AR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.1% of the residents in Arkansas County, AR are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Arkansas County, AR was $129,400, and the homeownership rate was 67.5%.

Most people in Arkansas County, AR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Arkansas County, AR was 2 cars per household.

Arkansas County, AR borders Desha County, AR, Jefferson County, AR, Lincoln County, AR, Lonoke County, AR, Monroe County, AR, Phillips County, AR, and Prairie County, AR.

United States Arkansas

Population & Diversity

Arkansas County, AR is home to a population of 16.8k people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.19% of Arkansas County, AR residents were born outside of the country (199 people).

In 2023, there were 2.63 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.3k people) in Arkansas County, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.32k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 478 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%

2023 Citizenship

99.2%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.1% of Arkansas County, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Arkansas County, AR was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Arkansas County, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Arkansas County, AR

White (Non-Hispanic)
11.3k ± 71
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
4.32k ± 136
White (Hispanic)
478 ± 101

3.94%

Hispanic Population

661 people

3.94% of the people in Arkansas County, AR are hispanic (661 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Arkansas County, AR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Arkansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
66,711 ± 6,271 people
El Salvador
16,390 ± 3,135 people
India
10,242 ± 2,480 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arkansas was Mexico, the natal country of 66,711 Arkansas residents, followed by El Salvador with 16,390 and India with 10,242.

Foreign-Born Population

1.19%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

199 people

1.39%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

237 people

As of 2023, 1.19% of Arkansas County, AR residents (199 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Arkansas County, AR was 1.39%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Arkansas County, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
224 ± 72
Gulf War (2001-)
159 ± 87
Gulf War (1990s)
76 ± 59

Arkansas County, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.41 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Arkansas County, AR employs 7.44k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Arkansas County, AR were Manufacturing (1,763 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (882 people), and Retail Trade (704 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($100,833), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($96,422), and Finance & Insurance ($80,909).

Employment

Occupations

7.44k

2023 Value

± 586

1 Year growth

± 10.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Arkansas County, AR grew at a rate of 2%, from 7.3k employees to 7.44k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Arkansas County, AR, are Management Occupations (850 people), Production Occupations (845 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (716 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Arkansas County, AR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arkansas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Arkansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

7.44k

2023 Value

± 586

1 Year growth

± 10.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Arkansas County, AR grew at a rate of 2%, from 7.3k employees to 7.44k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Arkansas County, AR, are Manufacturing (1,763 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (882 people), and Retail Trade (704 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Arkansas County, AR, though some of these residents may live in Arkansas County, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,768

Median earning men ± $2,895

$34,631

Median earning women ± $3,401

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($96,222), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($69,250), and Wholesale Trade ($57,941).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($96,940), Wholesale Trade ($53,438), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,125).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arkansas.

Y-Axis

2.24%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.35M people employed in Arkansas. This represents a 2.24% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.69%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Arkansas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

49
Retail Trade
27
Other Services (except Public Administration)
23
Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$163k
Manufacturing
$36.5k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$34.2k
Transportation and Warehousing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arkansas went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.6%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing the state of Arkansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Arkansas County, AR. Showing the available data for Arkansas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (33.6%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.12%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arkansas went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.6%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Arkansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Arkansas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Arkansas.

John Boozman

Senator from Arkansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Tom Cotton

Senator from Arkansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing Arkansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Arkansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Arkansas

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Arkansas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arkansas.

Measure

In 2023, 0.982% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.907% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arkansas.

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (812k), Some college (532k), and Secondary Education (356k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Arkansas County, AR was $129,400 in 2023, which is 0.426 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $125,900 to $129,400, a 2.78% increase. The homeownership rate in Arkansas County, AR is 67.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Arkansas County, AR have an average commute time of 19.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Arkansas County, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Arkansas County, AR is $60,831. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Arkansas County, AR was Census Tract 4808, Arkansas County, AR with a value of $82,250, followed by Census Tract 4802, Arkansas County, AR and Census Tract 4805, Arkansas County, AR, with respective values of $74,923 and $71,691.

In 2024, 10.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Arkansas County, AR. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 2.88%.

Housing

Property

$129,400

Median Property Value 2023

±$13,132

$4,443

Median Property Taxes

±$413

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Arkansas County, AR the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Arkansas County, AR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

67.5%

Homeownership

2023

67%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 67.5% of the housing units in Arkansas County, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Arkansas County, AR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 4808, Arkansas County, AR
Census Tract 4802, Arkansas County, AR
Census Tract 4805, Arkansas County, AR

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Arkansas County, AR was Census Tract 4808, Arkansas County, AR with a value of $82,250, followed by Census Tract 4802, Arkansas County, AR and Census Tract 4805, Arkansas County, AR, with respective values of $74,923 and $71,691.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Arkansas County, AR colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$60,831

Median Household Income

± $3,616

6.59k

Number of Households

± 545

In 2023, the median household income of the 6.59k households in Arkansas County, AR grew to $60,831 from the previous year's value of $58,695.

The following chart displays the households in Arkansas County, AR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Arkansas County, AR is from Arkansas.

0.448

2023 Wage GINI in Arkansas

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Arkansas

In 2023, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.73% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arkansas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arkansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arkansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (87.1%)
Carpooled (9.66%)
Worked At Home (1.95%)

In 2023, 87.1% of workers in Arkansas County, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.66%) and those who worked at home (1.95%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Arkansas County, AR have a shorter commute time (19.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.26% of the workforce in Arkansas County, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Arkansas County, AR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Arkansas County, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Arkansas County, AR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2024, 10.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Arkansas County, AR. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 2.88%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

14.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Arkansas County, AR (2.43k out of 16.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Arkansas County, AR is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2024, 26.6% of the children was living in poverty in Arkansas County, AR. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 2%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 473 in Arkansas County, AR. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 149 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

93.3% of the population of Arkansas County, AR has health coverage, with 34.6% on employee plans, 27.3% on Medicaid, 14.2% on Medicare, 15.7% on non-group plans, and 1.48% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Arkansas County, AR see 2,090 patients per year on average, which represents a 8.23% increase from the previous year (1,931 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2064 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 751 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,090 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Arkansas County, AR

Primary care physicians in Arkansas County, AR see an average of 2,090 patients per year. This represents a 8.23% increase from the previous year (1,931 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Arkansas County, AR in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.9% under 18 years, 17.5% between 18 and 34 years, 38% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.65%

Uninsured

34.6%

Employer Coverage

27.3%

Medicaid

14.2%

Medicare

15.7%

Non-Group

1.48%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Arkansas County, AR grew by 5.85% from 6.28% to 6.65%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Arkansas County, AR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2024, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 74.8 in Arkansas County, AR.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Arkansas County, AR.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2024, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 37.9% in Arkansas County, AR.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Arkansas County, AR.