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Arkansas At A Glance
Last Updated June 22, 2005
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The State:
- Profile: Click here for political history and analysis.
- Size: 53,179 square miles
- Population in 2000: 2,673,400; 52.4% urban; 47.6% rural
- Population in 1990: 2,350,725
- Population Change: Up
13.7% 1990-2000; Up
2.8% 1980-1990
- Population Rank: 33d of 50; 1.0% of total U.S. population
- Most Populous Cities:
Little Rock (184,053);
Fort Smith (81,562);
Fayetteville (62,078);
North Little Rock (59,687);
Jonesboro (57,435)
- Registered Voters: No party registration
- Presidential Votes: Click here for analysis and past returns.
- Congressional Redistricting: Click here for additional details. An expanded
map of the current lines is also available.
- State
Senate: 27 D 8 R
- State House: 72 D 28 R
- State Legislative Term Limits: Yes
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The People:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.
- Race/Ethnic Origin:
2,100,135 (78.6%) white;
416,615 (15.6%) black;
19,892 (0.7%) Asian;
16,702 (0.6%) American Indian;
1,494 (0.1%) Pacific islander/Hawaiian;
30,364 (1.1%) two-plus races;
1,332 (0.0%) other;
86,866 (3.2%) Hispanic origin
- Ancestry:
13.2% USA,
7.9% Irish,
7.7% German,
6.5% English,
1.6% French
- State Natives: 63.9% of residents were born in-state.
- Non-Citizens: 1.9% of residents are foreign-born and not U.S. citizens
- Language Spoken, by Household: 93.5% English;
4.0% Spanish;
1.6% Other Eur.
- Education:
75.3% high school graduates;
16.7% college graduates
- Military Veterans:
281,714 (14.1%);
WWII: (20.1%);
Korea: (13.3%);
Vietnam: (32.0%);
First Gulf War: (10.5%)
The Economy:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.
- Industry:
3.7% agriculture;
7.0% construction;
4.8% finance;
2.2% information;
25.3% manufacturing;
25.0% professional;
4.3% public administration;
16.3% trade;
11.3% other
- Work Force: 31.6% blue collar; 52.8% white collar; 15.6% gray collar
- Work Sector: 76.8% private; 14.9% government; 7.8% self-employed; 0.4% unpaid family workers
- Unemployment: 0.4% unemployed
- Median Household Income:
$32,182
- 15.8% are below the poverty line
- 22.0% less than $15,000
- 31.7% $15-35,000
- 17.5% $35-50,000
- 22.8% $50-100,000
- 3.8% $100-150,000
- 2.2% more than $150,000
Median Home Value: $67,400
- 34.1% less than $50,000
- 40.2% $50-100,000
- 19.8% $100-200,000
- 3.6% $200-300,000
- 1.6% $300-500,000
- 0.7% more than $500,000
Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005
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