Arkansas

Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 across 75 counties, a median home price of $228,662, and a median household income of $62,106.

Home price

$228,662

Income

$62,106

Cost of living

89.6

Income tax

3.70%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$228,662

Median gross rent$938

Median year homes here were built1987

Share of homes built before 198039.6%

Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.2%

Share of homes that are vacant13.5%

Share of occupied homes that are rented33.4%

Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.3%

Typical monthly rent$1,321

HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,067

HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$872

HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,429

Home insurance / yr$3,733

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living89.6

Median household income$62,106

Family health premium / yr$22,069

Infant childcare / yr$8,873

Regular gas price / gal$3.630

Poverty rate15.5%

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.6%

Unemployment rate4.1%

Share of adults in the labor force58.4%

Share of workers who are self-employed6.5%

Share of workers employed by government15.2%

Share of workers in the largest industry24.0%

Economic output per resident$61,763

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.56%

Top state income tax3.70%

Capital gains tax1.85%

Combined sales tax9.48%

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time22.7 min

Miles to nearest airport with airline service27 mi

Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport905714

Miles to nearest general aviation field7.3 mi

Airports with airline service located here7

General aviation airfields located here93

Passenger train stations and the railway network5

Miles to the nearest passenger rail station60 mi

Households without a vehicle5.9%

Traffic deaths43.6

Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.8

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher27.1%

Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.3%

Public schools in the county1065

Public school enrollment481251

Students per full-time teacher12.6

Free lunch eligible65.3%

Elementary schools509

Middle schools232

High schools285

Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above30

Two-year institutions25

Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution12 mi

Health

Primary care physicians68

Medicare-certified hospitals in this county91

Hospitals here with an emergency department82

Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3

Fine particulate matter8.5 µg

Without health insurance9.0%

Adults who were food insecure in the past year18.6%

Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.7%

Frequent mental distress19.6%

No leisure-time physical activity31.0%

Diagnosed diabetes14.4%

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population3,088,354

Land area in square miles51,990

People per square mile of land58.7

Supermarkets and grocery stores417

Convenience stores122

Share living far from a food store19.1%

Share living in a low-income, low-access tract16.8%

Population change since 2020+3.4%

Natural change per 1,000 residents-0

Net international migration per 1,000 residents2

Median age39.1 yrs

Share of residents under 1823.1%

Share of residents 65 and over17.6%

Share of households that are one person30.0%

Share of residents born outside the United States5.4%

Second languages8.3%

Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls57.5%

Congregations per 100,000 residents244

Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5

Households that moved in82,186

Households that moved away76,828

Average income of arriving households$55,063

Average income of departing households$53,077

Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes11

Housing units authorised in the latest year15,492

Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings33.4%

Violent crime rate579

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature62.2°F

Annual precipitation52.1 in

Annual snowfall6.8 in

Average daily solar energy4.42 kWh/m²

Days reaching 90°F64 days

Days at or below freezing60 days

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7b

Frost-free days224 days

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$139

Electric utilities serving this county3

Electricity price per kWh13.3¢

Household electricity use1,045 kWh

Residential natural gas price$23.99

Homes heated by electricity53.7%

Homes heated by utility gas36.7%

Homes heated by propane6.1%

Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%

Homes heated by wood2.5%

Households with broadband90.8%

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk72.3

Coastal flood risk0.0

Drought risk41.0

Landslide risk67.1

Hail risk69.5

Earthquake risk85.8

Tornado risk84.6

Tropical cyclone risk54.2

Extreme heat risk86.2

Winter weather risk75.7

Strong wind risk74.9

Wildfire risk64.7

Sports

Major pro teams based here0

NFL teams based here0

NBA teams based here0

MLB teams based here0

NHL teams based here0

MLS soccer teams based here0

Top-division college football teams2

Second-tier college football teams2

Affiliated minor league baseball teams2

AHL teams based here0

ECHL teams based here0

All 75 counties in Arkansas

Largest first. Each has its own page with full data.

Pulaski$214,700 Benton$323,500 Washington$298,400 Sebastian$176,200 Faulkner$232,700 Saline$221,200 Craighead$210,400 Garland$194,300 White$163,600 Lonoke$193,600 Jefferson$113,400 Pope$170,100 Crawford$182,800 Crittenden$160,200 Greene$169,300 Baxter$174,600 Miller$153,900 Mississippi$122,500 Independence$142,600 Boone$188,900 Union$120,900 Hot Spring$151,100 Carroll$210,400 Johnson$135,300 Cleburne$179,800 Poinsett$103,000 St. Francis$90,900 Columbia$152,100 Ouachita$102,100 Logan$139,900 Clark$155,000 Conway$154,100 Yell$143,600 Hempstead$105,700 Polk$138,400 Randolph$130,600 Ashley$91,900 Grant$161,700 Sharp$105,100 Madison$178,100 Franklin$130,800 Marion$163,300 Drew$140,800 Jackson$98,300 Cross$117,500 Arkansas$138,100 Lawrence$98,900 Van Buren$135,700 Sevier$117,600 Phillips$78,200 Clay$94,600 Izard$129,100 Lincoln$108,000 Howard$153,900 Stone$171,600 Fulton$113,800 Little River$113,500 Desha$90,900 Bradley$94,800 Pike$121,600 Perry$130,200 Scott$115,000 Chicot$89,100 Montgomery$151,900 Lee$75,300 Nevada$83,300 Prairie$96,400 Searcy$110,000 Cleveland$137,600 Newton$169,300 Monroe$88,700 Dallas$97,300 Lafayette$81,000 Woodruff$106,500 Calhoun$110,700

Every figure here is sourced and dated — see methodology.