Median Household Income
$60,773
Median Home Value
$188,000
Median Gross Rent
$947/mo
Poverty Rate
16.0%
Unemployment Rate
4.9%
Homeownership Rate
66.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
25.7%
Median Age
38.5
Population Over Time
Arkansas grew 3.5% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
2,947,036
2016
2,968,472
2018
2,990,671
2020
3,011,873
2022
3,018,669
2024
3,049,391
Business & Industry
Arkansas has 70,452 business establishments employing 1,120,356 people.
Health care and social assistance
9,072
Other services (except public administration)
7,041
Accommodation and food services
6,577
Construction
6,366
Professional, scientific, and technical services
6,260
Finance and insurance
4,527
Real estate and rental and leasing
3,532
Wholesale trade
3,259
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Largest Cities in Arkansas
See all →Little Rock202,218 people$63,003Fayetteville95,022 people$62,695Fort Smith89,315 people$54,816Springdale86,705 people$69,787Jonesboro78,379 people$55,424Rogers69,961 people$86,728Conway65,159 people$63,004North Little Rock64,454 people$52,707Bentonville54,513 people$112,792Pine Bluff41,172 people$42,718Hot Springs38,025 people$47,760Benton35,318 people$72,876Sherwood32,715 people$81,328Bella Vista30,297 people$88,055Paragould29,690 people$56,980Texarkana29,404 people$45,835Jacksonville29,332 people$49,666Russellville28,946 people$50,877Cabot26,543 people$75,000West Memphis24,351 people$42,674Van Buren23,398 people$61,149Searcy22,961 people$52,170Bryant20,750 people$83,024Maumelle19,183 people$103,333Centerton18,655 people$115,713Siloam Springs17,632 people$72,065El Dorado17,606 people$49,244Hot Springs Village16,843 people$75,370Marion13,635 people$78,330Blytheville13,276 people$47,865Harrison13,154 people$44,056Forrest City13,010 people$35,689Mountain Home12,876 people$41,274Batesville11,163 people$51,856Magnolia11,044 people$56,127Malvern10,859 people$46,250Camden10,587 people$49,361Arkadelphia10,354 people$48,657Lowell10,005 people$95,527Greenwood9,544 people$66,844Helena-West Helena9,470 people$36,019Clarksville9,453 people$37,373Hope8,921 people$37,500Beebe8,447 people$59,476Monticello8,443 people$27,238Wynne8,284 people$43,250Stuttgart8,189 people$49,399Farmington7,991 people$90,469Newport7,984 people$34,764Pocahontas7,384 people$44,216
Counties in Arkansas
Arkansas CountyAshley CountyBaxter CountyBenton CountyBoone CountyBradley CountyCalhoun CountyCarroll CountyChicot CountyClark CountyClay CountyCleburne CountyCleveland CountyColumbia CountyConway CountyCraighead CountyCrawford CountyCrittenden CountyCross CountyDallas CountyDesha CountyDrew CountyFaulkner CountyFranklin CountyFulton CountyGarland CountyGrant CountyGreene CountyHempstead CountyHot Spring CountyHoward CountyIndependence CountyIzard CountyJackson CountyJefferson CountyJohnson CountyLafayette CountyLawrence CountyLee CountyLincoln CountyLittle River CountyLogan CountyLonoke CountyMadison CountyMarion CountyMiller CountyMississippi CountyMonroe CountyMontgomery CountyNevada CountyNewton CountyOuachita CountyPerry CountyPhillips CountyPike CountyPoinsett CountyPolk CountyPope CountyPrairie CountyPulaski CountyRandolph CountySaline CountyScott CountySearcy CountySebastian CountySevier CountySharp CountySt. Francis CountyStone CountyUnion CountyVan Buren CountyWashington CountyWhite CountyWoodruff CountyYell County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.