Arkansas County, AR

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2023 Population

16,773

1.47% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/AJohn Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ATom 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 Employed Population

7,444

2% 1-year growth

About

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+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.53%), 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.

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.

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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

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 7 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
62,018 ± 6,050 people
El Salvador
15,360 ± 3,035 people
India
9,985 ± 2,449 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arkansas was Mexico, the natal country of 62,018 Arkansas residents, followed by El Salvador with 15,360 and India with 9,985.

Foreign-Born Population

1.19%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

199 people

1.39%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

237 people

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. The largest industries in Arkansas County, AR are Manufacturing (1,763 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (882 people), and Retail Trade (704 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Males in Arkansas have an average income that is 1.35 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,335. The income inequality in Arkansas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.452, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

7.44k

2023 Value

± 586

1 Year growth

± 10.9%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Arkansas County, AR, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Arkansas County, AR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

7.44k

2023 Value

± 586

1 Year growth

± 10.9%

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

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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

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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.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or 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

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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Arkansas

N/AJohn Boozman

Senator from Arkansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

N/ATom 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.

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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

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Measure

In 2022, 0.946% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.851% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (793k), Some college (528k), and Secondary Education (350k).

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

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.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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67%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

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

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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

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Number of Households

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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.

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Arkansas

0.45

2021 Wage GINI in Arkansas

In 2022, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Arkansas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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, N/A% 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

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.

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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 2023, 25.1% of the children was living in poverty in Arkansas County, AR. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.5%.

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

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

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The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

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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 1931 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.618% decrease from the previous year (1943 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1858 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 836 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,931 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Arkansas County, AR

Primary care physicians in Arkansas County, AR see an average of 1,931 patients per year. This represents a 0.618% decrease from the previous year (1,943 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 N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A 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

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.