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QuickFacts

Arkansas

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Table

Arkansas
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)
3,088,354
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)
3,088,354
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
3,067,732
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024)
3,011,553
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
3,011,490
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024)
2.6%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.9%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 3,011,524
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 2,915,918
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent
23.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
18.0%
Female persons, percent
50.7%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
78.4%
Black alone, percent (a)(a)
15.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent (a)(a)
1.1%
Asian alone, percent (a)(a)
1.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent (a)(a)
0.5%
Two or More Races, percent
2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent (b)(b)
9.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
70.2%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2019-2023 176,468
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2019-2023 5.2%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2023, (V2023) 1,409,134
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2019-2023 66.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2019-2023 $175,300
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2019-2023 $1,297
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortage, 2019-2023 $422
Median gross rent, 2019-2023 $914
Building Permits, 2023 12,842
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2019-2023 1,189,160
Persons per household, 2019-2023 2.48
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2019-2023 86.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2019-2023 8.1%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2019-2023 92.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2019-2023 84.7%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 25.1%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2019-2023 13.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
10.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 58.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 54.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 7,413,835
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 27,283,841
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 14,045,662
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 61,595,202
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $20,219
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2019-2023 22.3
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $58,773
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $33,147
Persons in poverty, percent
15.7%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2022 69,634
Total employment, 2022 1,089,044
Total annual payroll, 2022 ($1,000) 56,607,098
Total employment, percent change, 2021-2022 5.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2022 241,619
All employer firms, Reference year 2022 47,861
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 26,885
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 9,495
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 5,407
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 38,293
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 2,784
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 40,031
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 57.9
Population per square mile, 2010 56.0
Land area in square miles, 2020 51,992.85
Land area in square miles, 2010 52,035.48
FIPS Code 05
Value Notes

Methodology differences may exist between data sources, and so estimates from different sources are not comparable.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

The vintage year (e.g., V2024) refers to the final year of the series (2020 thru 2024). Different vintage years of estimates are not comparable.

Users should exercise caution when comparing 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates to other ACS estimates. For more information, please visit the 2023 5-year ACS Comparison Guidance page.

Fact Notes Value Flags

QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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