Population, Income, Education, and Employment
Population |
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Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Year |
1980 |
1,094,847 |
1,191,510 |
2,286,357 |
1990 |
1,073,804 |
1,276,921 |
2,350,725 |
2000 |
1,156,949 |
1,516,451 |
2,673,400 |
2007 (latest estimates) |
1,147,601 |
1,687,196 |
2,834,797 |
More information on Arkansas population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
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|
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Per-capita income (2006 dollars) |
2005 |
23,810 |
30,703 |
27,860 |
2006 |
24,371 |
31,304 |
28,473 |
Percent change |
2.4 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
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Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
2005 |
30,097 |
39,224 |
35,888 |
2006 |
29,636 |
38,974 |
35,587 |
Percent change |
-1.6 |
-0.6 |
-0.8 |
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Poverty rate (percent) |
1979 |
22.5 |
15.6 |
19.0 |
1989 |
22.8 |
15.9 |
19.1 |
1999 |
18.2 |
14.1 |
15.8 |
2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
20.0 |
15.9 |
17.6 |
More information on Arkansas poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
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|
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Percent not completing high school |
1980 |
50.9 |
38.6 |
44.5 |
1990 |
39.5 |
28.7 |
33.7 |
2000 |
29.3 |
21.1 |
24.7 |
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Percent completing high school only |
1980 |
32.0 |
34.6 |
33.2 |
1990 |
33.7 |
31.9 |
32.7 |
2000 |
36.6 |
32.2 |
34.1 |
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Percent completing some college |
1980 |
9.2 |
13.6 |
11.5 |
1990 |
17.0 |
23.1 |
20.3 |
2000 |
22.0 |
26.6 |
24.5 |
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Percent completing college |
1980 |
8.3 |
13.2 |
10.8 |
1990 |
9.8 |
16.3 |
13.3 |
2000 |
12.2 |
20.2 |
16.7 |
More information on Arkansas education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Employment
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|
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Total number of jobs |
2005 |
571,727 |
992,245 |
1,563,972 |
2006 |
580,858 |
1,020,481 |
1,601,339 |
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Unemployment rate (percent) |
2006 |
6.2 |
4.7 |
5.3 |
2007 |
6.4 |
4.8 |
5.4 |
More information on Arkansas unemployment rates
• County-level Unemployment and Median Household Income Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Lorin Kusmin, 202-694-5429
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Percent employment change |
2004-2005 |
2.6 |
4.6 |
3.8 |
2005-2006 |
1.7 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
2006-2007 |
-0.4 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
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Farm Characteristics
1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture |
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|
1992 |
1997 |
2002 |
Total land area (million acres) |
33.33 |
33.33 |
33.32 |
Total farmland (million acres) |
14.13 |
14.82 |
14.50 |
Percent of total land area |
42.4 |
44.5 |
43.5 |
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Cropland (million acres) |
10.06 |
10.27 |
9.58 |
Percent of total farmland |
71.2 |
69.3 |
66.0 |
Percent in pasture |
20.5 |
19.9 |
17.8 |
Percent irrigated |
26.7 |
36.7 |
43.3 |
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Harvested Cropland (million acres) |
7.30 |
7.81 |
7.46 |
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Woodland (million acres) |
2.23 |
2.47 |
2.37 |
Percent of total farmland |
15.8 |
16.6 |
16.3 |
Percent in pasture |
44.4 |
41.6 |
38.4 |
|
Pastureland (million acres) |
1.44 |
1.55 |
1.98 |
Percent of total farmland |
10.2 |
10.4 |
13.6 |
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Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. (million acres) |
0.39 |
0.54 |
0.58 |
Percent of total farmland |
2.8 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
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Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or wetlands reserve programs (million acres) |
0.13 |
0.19 |
0.15 |
Percent of total farmland |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
|
Average farm size (acres) |
322 |
300 |
305 |
|
Farms by size (percent) |
1 to 99 acres |
40.3 |
44.5 |
46.0 |
100 to 499 acres |
42.9 |
40.4 |
39.5 |
500 to 999 acres |
9.5 |
8.3 |
7.4 |
1000 to 1,999 acres |
5.2 |
4.7 |
4.5 |
2,000 or more acres |
2.2 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
|
Farms by sales (percent) |
Less than $9,999 |
51.9 |
57.0 |
60.3 |
$10,000 to $49,999 |
20.0 |
18.0 |
17.9 |
$50,000 to $99,999 |
5.9 |
4.2 |
3.9 |
$100,000 to $499,999 |
18.0 |
14.3 |
12.2 |
More than $500,000 |
4.1 |
6.6 |
5.8 |
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Tenure of farmers |
Full owner (farms) |
26,237 |
30,914 |
31,523 |
Percent of total |
59.7 |
62.5 |
66.4 |
|
Part owner (farms) |
12,584 |
13,305 |
12,291 |
Percent of total |
28.6 |
26.9 |
25.9 |
|
Tenant owner (farms) |
5,116 |
5,274 |
3,669 |
Percent of total |
11.6 |
10.7 |
7.7 |
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Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole proprietorship (farms) |
38,221 |
43,020 |
43,458 |
Percent of total |
87.0 |
86.9 |
91.5 |
|
Family-held corporations (farms) |
1,541 |
1,985 |
1,054 |
Percent of total |
3.5 |
4.0 |
2.2 |
|
Partnerships (farms) |
3,824 |
4,095 |
2,626 |
Percent of total |
8.7 |
8.3 |
5.5 |
|
Non-family corporations (farms) |
173 |
157 |
128 |
Percent of total |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
|
Others - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
178 |
236 |
217 |
Percent of total |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
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Characteristics of principal farm operators |
Average operator age (years) |
53.0 |
53.4 |
54.9 |
Percent with farming as their primary occupation |
53.0 |
47.8 |
57.7 |
Men (persons) |
40,338 |
44,922 |
42,644 |
Women (persons) |
3,599 |
4,571 |
4,839 |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
Data from the 1992 Census of Agriculture is not adjusted for coverage. See Coverage Adjustment from NASS.
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Farm Financial Indicators
Farm income and value added data |
|
2006 |
2007 |
|
Number of farms |
46,500 |
46,500 |
|
|
Thousands $ |
Final crop output |
2,394,570 |
2,874,745 |
+ Final animal output |
3,670,462 |
4,152,946 |
+ Services and forestry |
800,496 |
792,216 |
= Final agricultural sector output |
6,865,528 |
7,819,907 |
|
- Intermediate consumption outlays |
4,377,359 |
4,678,525 |
+ Net government transactions |
400,417 |
346,741 |
= Gross value added |
2,888,587 |
3,488,123 |
|
- Capital consumption |
493,058 |
506,880 |
|
= Net value added |
2,395,529 |
2,981,243 |
|
- Factor payments |
739,887 |
820,096 |
Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
246,808 |
266,239 |
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
147,264 |
183,680 |
Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
345,815 |
370,177 |
|
= Net farm income |
1,655,642 |
2,161,147 |
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More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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Farm balance sheet |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2007
|
|
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
1. Broilers |
2,609,544 |
36.6 |
12.2 |
2. Rice |
1,017,745 |
14.3 |
48.8 |
3. Soybeans |
750,787 |
10.5 |
3.6 |
4. Cotton |
661,239 |
9.3 |
10.7 |
5. Cattle and calves |
519,701 |
7.3 |
1.0 |
|
All commodities |
7,138,450 |
|
2.5 |
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More information on Arkansas's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in Excel
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2007 |
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Rank among states |
Value million $ |
1. Rice |
1 |
640.2 |
2. Soybeans and products |
10 |
428.4 |
3. Cotton and linters |
2 |
415.7 |
4. Poultry and products |
2 |
380.2 |
5. Feed grains and products |
18 |
112.5 |
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Overall rank |
12 |
2,164.5 |
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More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2002 |
|
Percent of state total receipts |
Million $ |
1. Benton County |
7.3 |
360.9 |
2. Washington County |
6.3 |
313.6 |
3. Carroll County |
3.2 |
157.6 |
4. Hempstead County |
2.9 |
143.6 |
5. Mississippi County |
2.7 |
135.5 |
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State total |
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4,950.4 |
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More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, April 2006, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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