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STATE · ADMITTED 1836 · 2020 ACS

Arkansas

3,011,524 residents · 75 counties · 625 cities · 52,035 sq mi · 823 census tracts
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Arkansas is home to 3,011,524 people. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $133,600. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5% of people here were born outside the United States. Renters pay $760 a month at the median. The median household earns $49,475, about 25% below the national median.

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Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
3,011,524
+13%since 2000
from 2,673,400 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Median age
38.8
+8%since 2000
from 36.0 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
52,035 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
2.3M2.5M2.7M2.9M3.1M19902000201020202024Arkansas
20243.0M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 56%(179,575)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.4%(192,794)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 146.8%(205,837)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.8%(204,915)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.6%(198,109)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3412.6%(379,202)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4412.3%(371,244)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5411.9%(359,138)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6413%(391,843)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 7410.4%(312,720)
US avg: 10%
75 to 845.4%(161,213)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.8%(54,934)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$49,475
+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $32,182 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$27,724
+64%since 2000
from $16,904 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
31.2%
+10.5 ptssince 2009
from 20.7% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
16.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2000
from 15.8% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Retail trade13.4%
US avg: 10%
Information13.1%
US avg: 11.1%
Wholesale trade6.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance5.9%
US avg: 5.5%
Other services4.9%
US avg: 6.6%
Professional, scientific, technical4.8%
US avg: 4.7%
Public administration3.6%
US avg: 4.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.7%
US avg: 1.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.4%
US avg: 2.5%
Construction2.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 2%
Education & health services1.1%
US avg: 0.8%
Manufacturing0.4%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$133,600
+32%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $67,400 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$760
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $453 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
65.0%
−4.4 ptssince 2000
from 69.4% in 2000
35.0% rent
Persons per household
2.50 people
+1%since 2009
from 2.48 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
2.7
+7%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%
2020
White, non-Hispanic68.5%(2,063,550)
Black14.9%(449,884)
Hispanic / Latino8.5%(256,847)
Asian1.7%(51,210)
Other4.2%(126,256)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican5.6%(167,313)
Central American1.1%(33,995)
Salvadoran0.8%(22,721)
Puerto Rican0.3%(7,703)
Guatemalan0.2%(6,061)
South American0.1%(4,357)
Spaniard0.1%(3,058)
Honduran0.1%(2,707)
Cuban0.1%(2,343)
Nicaraguan0%(1,192)
Colombian0%(996)
Peruvian0%(680)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Venezuelan0%(630)
Panamanian0%(625)
Argentine0%(598)
Chilean0%(518)
Dominican0%(500)
Ecuadorian0%(393)
Bolivian0%(297)
Uruguayan0%(14)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.4%(11,003)
Chinese0.2%(6,284)
Vietnamese0.2%(6,103)
Laotian0.2%(5,497)
Filipino0.2%(4,946)
Korean0.1%(2,972)
Pakistani0.1%(1,567)
Hmong0%(1,443)
Japanese0%(1,296)
Thai0%(1,067)
Cambodian0%(456)
Nepalese0%(357)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Burmese0%(307)
Indonesian0%(245)
Taiwanese0%(141)
Mongolian0%(122)
Malaysian0%(27)
Okinawan0%(12)
Pacific Islander origin
Marshallese0.3%(8,393)
Samoan0%(1,072)
Chamorro0%(248)
Fijian0%(8)
Ancestry
American9.8%(295,482)
Irish9.4%(283,345)
German9.3%(279,279)
English8.2%(247,382)
Scottish1.7%(50,645)
French1.6%(46,788)
Italian1.5%(44,534)
Scotch-Irish1.1%(32,957)
Dutch1%(31,550)
Polish0.8%(22,661)
Subsaharan African0.7%(21,832)
British0.5%(16,477)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.5%(15,055)
Welsh0.5%(14,858)
Swedish0.5%(13,574)
Czech0.2%(6,409)
French Canadian0.2%(6,131)
Swiss0.2%(5,293)
West Indian0.2%(4,766)
Danish0.2%(4,571)
Russian0.1%(4,226)
Greek0.1%(3,175)
Portuguese0.1%(3,122)
Hungarian0.1%(2,604)
Canadian0.1%(2,285)
Austrian0.1%(2,074)
Ukrainian0.1%(1,820)
Lithuanian0.1%(1,675)
Finnish0%(1,421)
Romanian0%(1,365)
Lebanese0%(1,238)
Arab0%(1,194)
Slovak0%(1,082)
Belgian0%(933)
Iranian0%(811)
Brazilian0%(738)
Jamaican0%(701)
Croatian0%(642)
Nigerian0%(557)
Armenian0%(553)
Egyptian0%(545)
Ghanaian0%(516)
Syrian0%(418)
Haitian0%(391)
Australian0%(369)
Slovene0%(333)
Serbian0%(289)
Bulgarian0%(255)
Moroccan0%(247)
Israeli0%(226)
Jordanian0%(207)
Iraqi0%(204)
Latvian0%(202)
Turkish0%(188)
Kenyan0%(153)
Ethiopian0%(81)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
23.8%
+7.2 ptssince 2000
from 16.7% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
87.2%
+11.8 ptssince 2000
from 75.3% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
8.6%
+2.9 ptssince 2000
from 5.7% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
21.8 min
+46%since 2000
from 15.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
82.3%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 80.8% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
6.1%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 6.7% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.2%
−3.2 ptssince 2011
from 8.4% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
58.1%
−2.5 ptssince 2011
from 60.6% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
68.9%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
34.9%
+5.3 ptssince 2009
from 29.6% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 48.9% in 2009
Female
50.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 51.1% in 2009
Foreign born
4.9%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 4.0% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
8.3%
−8.4 ptssince 2013
from 16.7% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
88.2%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
85.4%
US average: 86.2%
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

Uninsured
8.3%
−8.4 ptssince 2013
from 16.7% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
47.2%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
14.0%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
20.4%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
26.4%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
3.2%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
60.9%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
43.7%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)19.6%(37,629)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)22.2%(42,629)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era37.9%(72,639)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War7.5%(14,380)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II2.5%(4,870)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 191,786 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 3,011,524 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Arkansas?

The typical household in Arkansas earns about $49,475 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Arkansas expensive?

In Arkansas, the median home is worth about $133,600, and the typical rent is about $760 a month.

How educated are people in Arkansas?

About 23.8% of adults age 25 and over in Arkansas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Arkansas?

About 16.1% 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 660,799 residents, a change of about 28 percent over that period.

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