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STATE · ADMITTED 1836 · 2010 ACS

Arkansas

2,915,918 residents · 75 counties · 625 cities · 52,035 sq mi · 823 census tracts
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Arkansas is home to 2,915,918 people. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $102,300. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The foreign-born share is 4%. The median household earns $39,267, about 25% below the national median. Median rent is $617 a month.

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Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
2,915,918
+9%since 2000
from 2,673,400 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Median age
37.4
+4%since 2000
from 36.0 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
52,035 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
2.3M2.5M2.7M2.9M3.1M19902000201020202024Arkansas
20243.0M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 56.8%(197,689)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 96.8%(196,877)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 146.8%(197,559)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 197%(203,805)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 246.8%(199,650)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3412.9%(375,892)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4412.6%(366,208)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5414%(407,266)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6412%(350,991)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 748%(234,602)
US avg: 7%
75 to 844.6%(133,977)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over1.8%(51,402)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$39,267
−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $32,182 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$21,274
+26%since 2000
from $16,904 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
21.4%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 20.7% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
18.0%
+2.2 ptssince 2000
from 15.8% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.459
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Retail trade15%
US avg: 10.9%
Information13.2%
US avg: 11.5%
Wholesale trade7.4%
US avg: 7.2%
Finance & insurance5.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services5%
US avg: 7%
Professional, scientific, technical4.4%
US avg: 4.2%
Public administration3.6%
US avg: 4.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing3.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.8%
US avg: 3.1%
Construction2.8%
US avg: 1.4%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
US avg: 2.4%
Education & health services1.1%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.6%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$102,300
+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $67,400 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$617
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $453 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
67.0%
−2.4 ptssince 2000
from 69.4% in 2000
33.0% rent
Vacancy rate
14.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 13.8% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.50 people
+1%since 2009
from 2.48 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
20.5%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 20.5% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
42.5%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 41.7% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
2.6
+3%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%
2010
White, non-Hispanic74.5%(2,173,469)
Black15.3%(447,102)
Hispanic / Latino6.4%(186,050)
Asian1.2%(35,647)
Other2.4%(70,096)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican4.5%(128,480)
Central American0.7%(20,342)
Salvadoran0.5%(12,983)
Puerto Rican0.2%(4,740)
Guatemalan0.1%(4,196)
South American0.1%(3,762)
Spaniard0.1%(2,307)
Honduran0.1%(1,871)
Colombian0%(1,164)
Peruvian0%(848)
Cuban0%(754)
Nicaraguan0%(701)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Dominican0%(541)
Ecuadorian0%(441)
Bolivian0%(396)
Argentine0%(318)
Venezuelan0%(298)
Chilean0%(271)
Panamanian0%(229)
Ancestry
Irish13.3%(381,337)
German12.2%(350,407)
American10.8%(309,378)
English10.3%(294,987)
French2.3%(66,023)
Scotch-Irish2%(58,485)
Dutch1.9%(54,436)
Scottish1.8%(53,087)
Italian1.7%(48,930)
Polish0.9%(24,848)
Swedish0.7%(18,687)
Norwegian0.5%(13,691)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh0.5%(13,110)
British0.4%(10,712)
Subsaharan African0.4%(10,625)
Czech0.2%(6,662)
French Canadian0.2%(6,437)
Danish0.2%(5,934)
Swiss0.2%(5,805)
Russian0.2%(5,047)
West Indian0.2%(4,946)
Arab0.2%(4,466)
Hungarian0.1%(3,909)
Greek0.1%(3,592)
Portuguese0.1%(2,665)
Canadian0.1%(2,252)
Austrian0.1%(1,972)
Finnish0%(1,435)
Ukrainian0%(1,286)
Belgian0%(1,275)
Romanian0%(1,270)
Lithuanian0%(1,202)
Lebanese0%(1,145)
Slovak0%(1,056)
Jamaican0%(840)
Croatian0%(826)
Iranian0%(685)
Brazilian0%(547)
Nigerian0%(534)
Syrian0%(520)
Australian0%(500)
Turkish0%(438)
Jordanian0%(434)
Haitian0%(423)
Serbian0%(406)
Armenian0%(400)
Bulgarian0%(284)
Egyptian0%(248)
Iraqi0%(205)
Israeli0%(196)
Latvian0%(187)
Moroccan0%(136)
Ethiopian0%(120)
Somali0%(114)
Slovene0%(102)
Kenyan0%(85)
Barbadian0%(84)
Ghanaian0%(75)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
19.1%
+2.5 ptssince 2000
from 16.7% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
81.9%
+6.6 ptssince 2000
from 75.3% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
6.4%
+0.7 ptssince 2000
from 5.7% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
21.1 min
+41%since 2000
from 15.0 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
80.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 80.8% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
12.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 12.3% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
0.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
3.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
1.8%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
6.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 6.7% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
13.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 13.4% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
30.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 29.6% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.9% in 2009
Female
51.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.1% in 2009
Foreign born
4.3%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 4.0% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
11.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.8% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
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

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
9.0%
−7.7 ptssince 2013
from 16.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
46.6%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 47.2% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.6%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 14.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
20.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 20.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
26.4%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 26.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
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)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.3%(42,057)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.7%(60,212)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.5%(7,830)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(1,264)
US avg: 1%

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

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1.Little Rock206,427
2.Fayetteville106,623
3.Fort Smith90,855
4.Springdale90,685
5.Jonesboro83,296
6.Rogers76,956
7.Conway72,328
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
26.Maumelle19,780
27.El Dorado16,609
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
Section 03

Metropolitan & micropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas (5)
1.Little Rock777,607
2.Fayetteville622,177
3.Fort Smith234,140
4.Jonesboro139,440
5.Hot Springs99,695
Micropolitan areas (14)
1.Russellville84,932
2.Searcy80,085
3.Pine Bluff70,211
4.Paragould47,411
5.Harrison45,654
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 2,915,918 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Arkansas?

The typical household in Arkansas earns about $39,267 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Arkansas expensive?

In Arkansas, the median home is worth about $102,300, and the typical rent is about $617 a month.

How educated are people in Arkansas?

About 19.1% of adults age 25 and over in Arkansas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Arkansas?

About 18.0% 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 565,193 residents, a change of about 24 percent over that period.

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