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Arkansas

Population3.0m
Counties75county-level areas on the 2024 Census map
Density22.5people per km² of land
Median household income$58,7738th percentile of states

How it has changed

The state’s own figures from 2010 to 2024. A measure published for only one year shows as a single point instead of a line.

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The state figure, and the range across its counties

The state figure is the one its own agency publishes. It is never an average of the counties. You cannot average medians (middle values) to get a new median, and a rate has to be worked out again from the added-up counts. The county range next to it shows what a single state number has to hide.

Sometimes fewer counties report than the state has. The missing ones were held back because their counts were too small to publish — mostly deaths. A range from only part of the state is not the state’s full range. It can even sit entirely above or below the state figure. So the number of counties reporting is shown next to it.

You can sort by any column. 47 of these 185 measures have a clear better end, and those are ranked best first. For example, the lowest infant death rate is first place, and so is the highest life expectancy. The rest have no better end, so they are ranked highest first, and the cell says “highest” instead of “best”. A state is not winning or losing by how much of its tax comes from severance taxes (taxes on oil, gas and minerals taken from the ground).

Alcohol-involved share of driving deaths0.268%23rd best of 510.143%0.3%0.588%57
Always wears a seatbelt91.638th best of 49————
Arrivals per 100 people staying3.1725th highest of 513.746.5710.575
Arrivals per 100 staying, $200,000 or more2.9220th highest of 51————
Arthritis30.342nd best of 46————
Binge drinking15.112th best of 49————
Births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 5053.821st highest of 5229.460.812741
Black Protestant adherents6.314th highest of 5104.3334.675
Black-white residential segregation65.419th highest of 516.8945.372.858
Business closing rate8.0550th highest of 513.758.2717.375
Business opening rate9.6228th highest of 513.438.9414.775
Catholic adherents5.0948th highest of 5101.4718.975
Checkup in the past year76.922nd highest of 49————
Child mortality7349th best of 5146.683.214845
Child poverty rate, ages 0-1720.2%44th best of 519%24.3%46.1%75
Children in single-parent households0.278%9th highest of 510.148%0.268%0.601%74
Congregations per 10,000 people24.71st highest of 5112.237.286.575
Current asthma9.9918th best of 47————
Current smoking17.545th best of 49————
Departures per 100 people staying2.6633rd highest of 514.216.49.3875
Departures per 100 staying, $200,000 or more2.1635th highest of 51————
Depression25.439th best of 49————
Diabetes1741st best of 45————
Difficulty concentrating or deciding20.348th best of 49————
Difficulty running errands alone11.344th best of 46————
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs22.646th best of 47————
Disability-free score-2.1446th highest of 47-2.52-0.9540.54175
Drug overdose deaths19.811th best of 5111.221.835.328
Effective general sales tax rate3.916th highest of 51————
Effective individual income tax rate1.6938th highest of 51————
Effective property tax rate0.57239th highest of 520.3530.5320.78375
Effective property tax rate on income1.5949th highest of 51————
Evangelical Protestant adherents38.34th highest of 5122.440.372.975
Fair or poor health25.548th best of 49————
Fine particulate matter8.341st best of 516.98.39.674
Firearm fatalities21.142nd best of 5110.521.679.554
Firearm share of suicides, standardised11514th highest of 5176.711516055
Firearm suicide rate1210th highest of 517.2613.930.555
Flu vaccination among Medicare enrollees0.46%33rd best of 510.2%0.43%0.54%75
Gini index of income inequality0.48143rd best of 520.3950.4590.57175
Has health insurance87.944th highest of 49————
Health score-0.99346th highest of 49-1.35-0.5920.58875
High blood pressure42.845th best of 49————
High cholesterol37.442nd best of 49————
High school graduation0.883%14th best of 480.788%0.899%0.975%62
Homeownership rate66.1%38th highest of 5254%71.2%86.4%75
Homicide rate9.9343rd best of 512.249.3857.431
Homicide rate, annual10.67th highest of 513.8223.948.76
How much faster the top bracket arrives than everyone else0.23818th highest of 51————
Income gap between arrivals and departures$3,66018th highest of 51$-12,880$2,229$25,28075
Infant mortality7.7850th best of 514.988.1513.321
Injury deaths91.425th best of 5153.810417775
Life expectancy73.7 years45th best of 5167.4 years72.4 years78.2 years75
Mainline Protestant adherents5.5427th highest of 511.024.5110.875
Material security score-0.85148th highest of 51-2.85-0.4240.80675
Mean adjusted gross income per return$76,59146th best of 51$45,950$56,750$133,50075
Mean income of arriving households$62,96843rd highest of 51$27,990$46,590$79,12075
Mean income of departing households$59,30850th highest of 51$30,620$42,790$76,89075
Mean travel time to work22.3 min12th best of 5218 min23.3 min36.1 min75
Median age38.4 years36th highest of 5231.9 years41.2 years51.9 years75
Median gross rent$91449th highest of 52$595$727$1,19375
Median home value$175,30049th highest of 52$74,600$122,600$285,10075
Median household income$58,77349th best of 52$36,060$50,220$89,88075
Median household income (model-based)$58,74848th best of 51$36,740$50,390$92,63075
Median property tax bill1,00349th highest of 524056501,73175
Meets aerobic guidelines53.347th best of 49————
Membership organisations11.715th best of 513.4310.621.275
Millionaire returns as a share of all returns0.26548th highest of 52————
Millionaires' share of all income17.211th highest of 52————
Motor vehicle crash deaths19.848th best of 5111.324.251.370
Net business formation rate1.5714th highest of 51-7.930.5226.5775
Net domestic migration rate5.8511th highest of 51————
Net migration per 100 people staying0.5169th highest of 51-2.170.2972.9675
Net migration per 100 staying, $200,000 or more0.75314th highest of 51————
Obesity40.747th best of 49————
Orthodox Christian adherents0.0451st highest of 51000.1975
Other religion adherents2.4241st highest of 5101.597.4775
People per tax return25th highest of 5122275
Per capita income$33,14749th best of 52$18,300$27,470$45,34075
Per capita personal income$56,54746th best of 51$33,700$45,930$116,20075
Poverty rate16%46th best of 527.61%18.8%28.9%75
Poverty rate (model-based)15.4%44th best of 517.8%18.2%38.7%75
Premature mortality55245th best of 5136261590475
Preventable hospital stays3,01439th best of 511,4473,1656,17375
Private job growth2.4316th highest of 52-20.10.63963.675
Religious adherents57.76th highest of 5125.85710875
Republican share of the two-party vote, 202465.76th highest of 5138.676.387.375
Returns claiming charitable contributions4.67%36th highest of 511.02%3.01%7.07%75
Returns claiming the earned income credit20.5%4th highest of 5113.1%23.5%39.1%75
Returns reporting capital gains13.7%45th highest of 514.75%10.5%21.6%75
Returns reporting unemployment compensation1.58%37th highest of 510%1.64%6.62%75
Safety score-0.77941st highest of 51-4.96-0.6120.71654
Share aged 65 and over17.3%27th highest of 5212.1%19.6%31.1%75
Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic0.356%22nd highest of 510%0.386%1.64%23
Share Asian, not Hispanic1.53%42nd highest of 520%0.798%4.3%34
Share Black, not Hispanic14.8%12th highest of 520.359%13.9%61.3%60
Share divorced12.8%7th highest of 529.39%13.5%19.3%75
Share foreign-born5.22%37th highest of 520.836%2.69%16%50
Share Hispanic or Latino, any race8.77%30th highest of 521.7%4.55%35.1%69
Share in the same house a year ago85.9%28th highest of 5180.2%86.8%96%75
Share Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, not Hispanic0.393%6th highest of 490%0%2.71%41
Share never married29.5%48th highest of 5215.8%26.1%43.3%75
Share now married50.8%19th highest of 5230.6%51.2%62.3%75
Share of births to unmarried women36.4%11th highest of 520%53.5%100%33
Share of some other race, not Hispanic0.257%49th highest of 520%0%0.491%24
Share of suicides by firearm62.6%13th highest of 5142.4%63.6%89.5%55
Share of taxes from alcohol0.54514th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from corporate income6.4921st highest of 51————
Share of taxes from corporation licences0.24318th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from death and gift051st highest of 51————
Share of taxes from gambling0.56614th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from general sales and gross receipts41.86th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from individual income1836th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from insurance premiums2.3110th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from licences2.9639th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from motor fuel3.7311th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from motor vehicle licences1.1631st highest of 51————
Share of taxes from occupation and business licences0.92827th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from other taxes1.5425th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from property16.947th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from property transfer0.45421st highest of 51————
Share of taxes from public utilities1.2219th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from selective sales12.323rd highest of 51————
Share of taxes from severance0.60512th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from sports betting and pari-mutuels0.14611th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from tobacco1.3212th highest of 51————
Share of two or more races, not Hispanic5.5%6th highest of 521.56%3.89%19.8%69
Share separated1.92%9th highest of 520.991%2.23%6.36%62
Share White, not Hispanic68.4%25th highest of 5233.2%75.6%93.8%75
Share widowed6.86%5th highest of 524.4%8.17%13.8%75
Share with a bachelor's degree or higher25.1%50th best of 526.87%16.3%37.4%75
State income tax as a share of income1.6936th highest of 50————
State taxes as a share of income7.3511th highest of 50————
Suicide rate18.836th best of 5111.821.74349
Top state income tax rate4.7%31st highest of 50————
Total tax burden9.3631st highest of 51————
Two weeks of poor mental health2045th best of 49————
Two weeks of poor physical health16.446th best of 47————
Unemployment rate3.15%24th best of 522.5%3.5%6.4%75
Vacancy rate14%11th highest of 525.49%18.3%35.8%75
Went without care over cost15.345th best of 49————
Years of potential life lost11,38444th best of 516,94812,47020,04075
Aggregate travel time to work27,064,000 min35th highest of 5245,300 min164,700 min3,381,000 min75
Business establishments64,54934th highest of 517431011,12075
Business establishments closed5,15735th highest of 5142697675
Business establishments opened6,16234th highest of 5142898875
Employed1,342,50034th highest of 521,9507,253189,50075
Foreign-born population158,22037th highest of 5213667636,54050
Gross domestic product$178,110,000k35th highest of 51$128,800k$782,800k$39,410,000k75
Housing units1,382,70032nd highest of 522,4689,401192,10075
Labour force1,386,20034th highest of 522,0137,593195,50075
Millionaire tax returns3,42035th highest of 52————
Net domestic migration17,82110th highest of 51————
Occupied housing units1,189,20032nd highest of 521,5847,115169,50075
Owner-occupied housing units786,53032nd highest of 521,3685,19097,86075
People covered by a tax return2,528,50034th highest of 513,78015,030329,20075
People in households earning $200,000 or more who did not move154,89036th highest of 51————
People who did not move2,178,50034th highest of 513,26513,200281,60075
Personal income$173,570,000k34th highest of 51$225,400k$822,400k$36,300,000k75
Population3,069,50033rd highest of 514,66418,230400,70075
Population3,067,70033rd highest of 514,64118,260400,00075
Population (firearm measures)2,821,70033rd highest of 517,48320,470372,30055
Population (WONDER)3,067,70033rd highest of 5138,66081,720400,0006
Population aged 15 and over2,451,30034th highest of 524,03514,950321,00075
Population aged 25 and over2,043,80033rd highest of 523,38612,750270,50075
Population aged 65 and over525,64032nd highest of 521,0243,64264,83075
Population below the poverty line471,78031st highest of 526013,31463,47075
Population below the poverty line459,70030th highest of 516393,36561,39075
Population for whom poverty status is determined2,944,70034th highest of 524,52017,900391,30075
Population for whom poverty status is determined2,985,10033rd highest of 514,46918,140391,00075
Population in the same house one year ago2,605,20033rd highest of 514,40015,740341,60075
Population with a bachelor's degree or higher513,22035th highest of 524141,931101,10075
Population, decennial census3,011,50033rd highest of 514,73917,960399,10075
Presidential votes cast, 20241,182,70035th highest of 512,0927,030153,90075
Private jobs1,082,40034th highest of 525854,664205,90075
State and local tax collections$16,249,000k35th highest of 51————
State individual income tax collected$2,930,700k31st highest of 50————
State tax collected, all taxes$12,759,000k35th highest of 50————
Tax returns filed1,292,00034th highest of 511,9307,170180,10075
Total population3,032,70034th highest of 524,71718,110398,90075
Unemployed43,71235th highest of 52632676,02275
Vacant housing units193,50030th highest of 525191,70222,63075
Women aged 15 to 50695,93034th highest of 529693,83797,30075
Women who gave birth in the past year37,44533rd highest of 521083705,05541
Workers aged 16 and over who commute1,210,90034th highest of 521,8596,891166,20075

Links inside Arkansas

These are the site’s strongest pairs nationwide, worked out again using only this state’s counties. The r column shows how closely two measures rise and fall together, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step); 0 means no link. A link that shows up nationally but disappears inside every state is really about differences between states. A link that also holds here is not.

These figures are before adjusting for anything. Unlike the national figures, they do not take out population density, income or education.

Pairr within ARcounties
Median age × Share aged 65 and overInside Arkansas, where Median age is higher, Share aged 65 and over tends to be higher: a strong link across 75 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.9575
Self-care disability × Material security scoreInside Arkansas, where Self-care disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 75 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.9575
Stroke × Material security scoreInside Arkansas, where Stroke is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 75 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.9675
Food insecurity × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Arkansas, where Food insecurity is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 75 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.9175
Lack of reliable transportation × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Arkansas, where Lack of reliable transportation is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 75 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.9175
Vision disability × Material security scoreInside Arkansas, where Vision disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 75 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.9475
Housing insecurity × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Arkansas, where Housing insecurity is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 75 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.9075
Received food stamps × Material security scoreInside Arkansas, where Received food stamps is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 75 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.9675
Self-care disability × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Arkansas, where Self-care disability is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 75 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.9075
Vision disability × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Arkansas, where Vision disability is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 75 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.8975
Fair or poor self-rated health × Material security scoreInside Arkansas, where Fair or poor self-rated health is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 75 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.9175
Independent-living disability × Material security scoreInside Arkansas, where Independent-living disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 75 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.8875

What this state is divided into

75 county-level areas, largest first. Each one is compared with its peers — the counties across the country most like it — not with the rest of this state.

Pulaski County · Benton County · Washington County · Sebastian County · Faulkner County · Saline County · Craighead County · Garland County · White County · Lonoke County · Jefferson County · Pope County · Crawford County · Crittenden County · Greene County · Miller County · Baxter County · Mississippi County · Union County · Independence County · Boone County · Hot Spring County · Carroll County · Johnson County · Cleburne County · Poinsett County · St. Francis County · Columbia County · Ouachita County · Clark County · Logan County · Conway County · Yell County · Hempstead County · Polk County · Randolph County · Ashley County · Grant County · Sharp County · Franklin County · Drew County · Marion County · Madison County · Jackson County · Arkansas County · Cross County · Lawrence County · Van Buren County · Phillips County · Sevier County · Clay County · Izard County · Lincoln County · Howard County · Stone County · Fulton County · Little River County · Desha County · Bradley County · Pike County · Perry County · Chicot County · Scott County · Montgomery County · Lee County · Nevada County · Prairie County · Searcy County · Cleveland County · Newton County · Monroe County · Dallas County · Lafayette County · Woodruff County · Calhoun County