Arkansas (AR)

Elected Officials

Counties (75 total)

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

Quickfacts

Source: US Census Bureau

Res. tot. pop. est. July 2006	2810872
Res. tot. pop. est., % change, April 2000 to July 2006	5.1
Res. tot. pop. est., net change, April 2000 to July 2006	137474
Res. pop. April 2000 (complete count)	2673400
Res. pop. under 5 yrs. of age, July 2006	192891
Res. pop. under 5 yrs. of age, %, July 2006	6.9
Res. pop. under 18 yrs. of age, July 2006	691186
Res. pop. under 18 yrs. of age, %, July 2006	24.6
Res. pop. 65 yrs. and over, %, July 2006	13.9
Res. pop. 65 yrs. and over, July 2006	390421
Res. pop. tot. females, %, July 2006	51.0
Res. pop. White alone, July 2006	2279839
Res. pop. Black alone, July 2006	442155
Res. pop. Am. Indian and Alaska Native alone, July 2006	21635
Res. pop. Asian alone, July 2006	29312
Res. pop. Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Islander alone, July 2006	2649
Res. pop. Two or more races, July 2006	35282
Res. pop. Hisp. or Lat. Origin, July 2006	141053
Res. pop. Not Hisp., White alone, July 2006	2148894
Res. pop. White alone, %, July 2006	81.1
Res. pop. Black alone, %, July 2006	15.7
Res. pop. Am. Indian and Alaska Native alone, %, July 2006	0.8
Res. pop. Asian alone, %, July 2006	1.0
Res. pop. Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Islander alone, %, July 2006	0.1
Res. pop. Two or more races, %, July 2006	1.3
Res. pop. Hisp. or Lat. Origin, %, July 2006	5.0
Res. pop. Not Hisp., White alone, %, July 2006	76.4
Births 2004	38573
Deaths 2004	27528
Infant deaths under one year 2004	319
pop. 5 yrs. and over by residence in 1995, % in same house 2000 (sample)	53.3
% foreign born pop. 2000 (sample)	2.8
pop. 5 yrs. and over, % speaking lang. other than English at home 2000 (sample)	5.0
Educational attainment, persons 25 yrs. and over, % h.s. grad. or higher 2000	75.3
Educational attainment, persons 25 yrs. and over, % bachelor's degree or higher 2000	16.7
Civilian noninstitutionalized pop., 5 yrs. and over, w/a disability 2000 (sample)	576471
avg. travel time to work for workers 16 yrs. and over not working at home 2000	21.9
Housing unit est. as of July 1, 2006	1273615
Housing unit est., net change, April 1, 2000 (base) to July 1, 2006	100573
Housing unit est., % change, April 1, 2000 (base) to July 1, 2006	8.6
Owner-occupied housing units, % of tot. occupied housing units 2000 (complete count)	69.4
Median value of specified owner-occupied housing units 2000 (sample)	72800
Housing units by units in structure, multiple units 2000 (sample)	13.9
Households 2000 (complete count)	1042696
Persons per household 2000 (complete count)	2.49
Per cap. inc. in 1999	16904
Median household inc. 2004	35295
People of all ages in poverty, % 2004	15.6
Personal inc. (NAICS) 2005	74059
Per cap. personal inc. (NAICS) 2005	26681
Civilian labor force 2006	1364646
Civilian labor force unemp. 2006	71760
Civilian labor force unemp. rate 2006	5.3
Employment in all ind. (NAICS) 2005	1557797
Employment in all ind. (NAICS), net change 2000(SIC)- 2005	53930
Employment in gvnmt. and gvnmt. enterprises (NAICS) 2005	222969
Earnings in all ind. (NAICS, no code) 2005	54560540
Earnings in all ind. (NAICS, no code), avg. earnings per job 2005	35024
pvt. nonfarm estab. 2005	66039
pvt. nonfarm employment for pay period including March 12, 2005	1017424
pvt. nonfarm employment for pay period including March 12, 2005, % change 2000-2005	2.7
Nonemployer: tot. (NAICS 00) estab., 2005	186786
Accommodation and Food serv.: tot. (NAICS 72), sales of estab. w/payroll 2002	2766905
tot. number of firms 2002	209010
tot. Black-owned firms of 100 or more, % 2002	4.3
tot. Am. Indian-and Alaska Native-owned firms of 100 or more, % 2002	1.1
tot. Asian-owned firms of 100 or more, % 2002	1.0
tot. Hisp.-owned firms of 100 or more, % 2002	1.0
tot. Native Hawaiian-and Other Pac. Islander-owned firms of 100 or more, % 2002	0.0
tot. women-owned firms of 100 or more, % 2002	23.7
Manufacturing: tot. (NAICS 31-33), value of shipments 2002	46721413
Whlsl. trade: tot. (NAICS 42), sales of estab. w/payroll 2002	34470795
Retail trade: tot. (NAICS 44-45), sales of estab. w/payroll 2002	25611630
Retail trade: tot. (NAICS 44-45), sales of estab. w/payroll per cap. 2002	9459
New pvt. housing units auth. by bldg. permits, tot. 2006 (20,000-place universe)	13885
Val. of new pvt. housing units auth. by bldg. permits 2006 (20,000-place universe)	1793835
Land in farms (NAICS) 2002(acres)(not adjusted)	14502793
Fed. gvnmt. expenditure, tot. FY 2004	19488822
Fed. gvnmt. expenditure per cap. FY 2004	7080
Land area in sq. miles 2000	52068.17
pop. per sq. mile 2000	51.3