STATE · ADMITTED 1836
Arkansas
3,049,391 residents · 75 counties · 625 cities · 52,035 sq mi · 823 census tracts
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Arkansas is home to 3,049,391 people. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $188,000. 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The foreign-born share is 5%. Median rent is $947 a month. There are 59 people per square mile.
Section 01
Population & growth
Land area
52,035 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
20243.0M
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.9%(180,280)
5 to 96.4%(196,086)
10 to 146.6%(202,277)
15 to 196.8%(208,061)
20 to 246.7%(203,515)
25 to 3413%(395,441)
35 to 4412.7%(387,725)
45 to 5411.8%(359,858)
55 to 6412.5%(380,171)
65 to 7410.3%(315,511)
75 to 845.4%(165,212)
85 and over1.8%(55,254)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$60,773
+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $32,182 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Households earning $100K+
40.7%
+20.0 ptssince 2009
from 20.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information13.2%
Retail trade12.7%
Wholesale trade7.3%
Finance & insurance6.2%
Other services5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical5%
Public administration4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.3%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
Construction2%
Education & health services1.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.2%
Manufacturing0.3%
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Section 03
Housing
$188,000
+53%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $67,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
3.1
+23%since 2009
from 2.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04
Race & ethnicity
2000
White, non-Hispanic78.6%(2,100,135)
Black15.6%(416,615)
Hispanic / Latino3.2%(86,866)
Asian0.7%(19,892)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic67.4%(2,055,048)
Black14.6%(446,603)
Hispanic / Latino9%(275,571)
Asian1.6%(48,748)
Other7.3%(223,421)
64
+28%since 2009
from 50 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Hispanic origin
Mexican6.3%(191,090)
Central American1.5%(47,242)
Salvadoran0.9%(26,546)
Guatemalan0.4%(12,397)
Puerto Rican0.3%(9,722)
South American0.2%(6,399)
Honduran0.2%(5,326)
Spaniard0.1%(3,674)
Cuban0.1%(2,996)
Colombian0.1%(1,797)
Venezuelan0%(1,463)
Panamanian0%(1,402)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Dominican0%(1,271)
Peruvian0%(1,100)
Nicaraguan0%(911)
Costa Rican0%(660)
Argentine0%(626)
Ecuadorian0%(479)
Chilean0%(444)
Bolivian0%(205)
Uruguayan0%(193)
Paraguayan0%(15)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.4%(13,482)
Filipino0.2%(6,818)
Vietnamese0.2%(6,342)
Chinese0.2%(4,820)
Laotian0.2%(4,680)
Korean0.1%(2,230)
Hmong0.1%(1,543)
Pakistani0%(1,210)
Burmese0%(1,170)
Thai0%(1,030)
Japanese0%(810)
Cambodian0%(573)
+ 9 more asian origin groups with data
Indonesian0%(473)
Taiwanese0%(415)
Nepalese0%(372)
Bangladeshi0%(188)
Sri Lankan0%(148)
Mongolian0%(146)
Kazakh0%(125)
Malaysian0%(63)
Singaporean0%(45)
Pacific Islander origin
Marshallese0.3%(9,989)
Native Hawaiian0.1%(2,214)
Samoan0%(578)
Chamorro0%(386)
Chuukese0%(383)
Guamanian0%(272)
Tongan0%(199)
Fijian0%(14)
Ancestry
English12.3%(374,703)
German9.2%(279,692)
Irish8.9%(272,301)
American7.5%(229,489)
Scottish1.8%(54,887)
Italian1.5%(44,675)
French1.4%(42,545)
Subsaharan African1.1%(32,261)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(27,714)
Dutch0.8%(23,349)
Polish0.7%(21,659)
Norwegian0.5%(14,371)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh0.4%(13,083)
Swedish0.4%(12,307)
British0.4%(12,281)
Czech0.2%(6,226)
Arab0.2%(5,504)
West Indian0.2%(4,959)
Swiss0.2%(4,936)
French Canadian0.1%(4,502)
Danish0.1%(3,923)
Russian0.1%(3,894)
Greek0.1%(2,938)
Portuguese0.1%(2,874)
Nigerian0.1%(2,203)
Hungarian0.1%(2,087)
Canadian0.1%(2,038)
Brazilian0.1%(2,018)
Romanian0.1%(1,968)
Finnish0.1%(1,870)
Austrian0.1%(1,606)
Lebanese0%(1,480)
Ukrainian0%(1,387)
Lithuanian0%(1,345)
Jamaican0%(1,336)
Belgian0%(1,153)
Haitian0%(1,020)
Slovak0%(1,001)
Egyptian0%(903)
Iranian0%(790)
Croatian0%(629)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(539)
Palestinian0%(538)
Armenian0%(538)
Syrian0%(451)
Australian0%(434)
Moroccan0%(364)
Turkish0%(327)
Israeli0%(318)
Bulgarian0%(308)
Ghanaian0%(294)
Slovene0%(274)
Kenyan0%(236)
Serbian0%(201)
Ethiopian0%(199)
Guyanese0%(164)
Jordanian0%(163)
Latvian0%(115)
Iraqi0%(79)
Macedonian0%(26)
Barbadian0%(25)
Cape Verdean0%(18)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
88.7%
+13.4 ptssince 2000
from 75.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
Women 20-64 in the labor force
69.9%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 68.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Section 08
People & community
Computer in household
93.6%
+5.4 ptssince 2020
from 88.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married32.7%(394,846)
Married52.2%(630,283)
Widowed3.3%(40,251)
Divorced11.8%(142,737)
Women 15+
Never married27%(340,861)
Married49.4%(623,489)
Widowed10%(126,284)
Divorced13.6%(171,997)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09
Health coverage
Direct-purchase
13.6%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 14.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
VA health care
3.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 3.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
59.6%
−1.3 ptssince 2020
from 60.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
43.9%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 43.7% in 2020
US average: 36.7%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)24.2%(42,041)
Gulf War (1990s)24.3%(42,057)
Vietnam era34.7%(60,212)
Korean War4.5%(7,830)
World War II0.7%(1,264)
Share of the 173,377 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Section 02
Largest cities
1.Little Rock206,427
2.Fayetteville106,623
3.Fort Smith90,855
4.Springdale90,685
5.Jonesboro83,296
6.Rogers76,956
7.Conway72,328
8.North Little Rock65,120
9.Bentonville63,057
10.Benton38,898
11.Pine Bluff38,213
12.Hot Springs37,979
13.Bella Vista34,518
14.Sherwood33,620
15.Paragould31,135
16.Russellville29,521
17.Jacksonville29,460
18.Texarkana29,123
19.Cabot27,711
20.Centerton27,176
21.Van Buren24,556
22.Searcy24,351
23.West Memphis23,336
24.Bryant22,815
25.Siloam Springs21,298
26.Maumelle19,780
27.El Dorado16,609
28.Hot Springs Village16,327
29.Harrison13,802
30.Marion13,378
31.Mountain Home13,373
32.Forrest City12,308
33.Blytheville12,227
34.Lowell12,184
35.Batesville11,860
36.Pea Ridge11,233
37.Malvern11,144
38.Magnolia10,660
39.Farmington10,658
40.Camden10,127
41.Arkadelphia9,916
42.Greenwood9,793
43.Clarksville9,632
44.Beebe9,377
45.Prairie Grove8,998
Section 03
Metropolitan & micropolitan areas
Metropolitan areas (5)
Micropolitan areas (14)
1.Russellville84,932
2.Searcy80,085
3.Pine Bluff70,211
4.Paragould47,411
5.Harrison45,654
6.Mountain Home42,982
7.Batesville38,785
8.Blytheville37,828
9.El Dorado36,926
10.Malvern33,451
11.Camden26,363
12.Magnolia21,894
13.Forrest City21,800
14.Arkadelphia20,938
Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.
Frequently asked
How many people live in Arkansas?
Arkansas has about 3,049,391 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
What is the median household income in Arkansas?
The typical household in Arkansas earns about $60,773 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Arkansas expensive?
In Arkansas, the median home is worth about $188,000, and the typical rent is about $947 a month.
How educated are people in Arkansas?
About 25.7% of adults age 25 and over in Arkansas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Arkansas?
About 16.0% of people in Arkansas live below the federal poverty line.
Has Arkansas grown since 1990?
Yes, Arkansas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 698,666 residents, a change of about 30 percent over that period.
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