Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
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
|
| |
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 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
22.5 |
15.6 |
19.0 |
| 1989 |
22.8 |
15.9 |
19.1 |
| 1999 |
18.2 |
14.1 |
15.8 |
| 2005 (latest model-based estimates) |
20.2 |
15.1 |
17.2 |
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 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
| 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
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Total number of jobs |
| 2005 |
571,727 |
992,245 |
1,563,972 |
| 2006 |
580,858 |
1,020,481 |
1,601,339 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
| Percent of 2002 employment in farm and farm-related jobs |
| Total |
25.5 |
17.0 |
20.2 |
| Production |
7.4 |
2.2 |
4.2 |
| Farm inputs |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
| Processing & marketing |
6.5 |
3.3 |
4.5 |
| Wholesale & retail trade |
9.5 |
10.2 |
9.9 |
More information on farm employment
• Farm and Farm-Related Employment data
• Contact Tim Parker, 202-694-5435
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Farm Characteristics
| 1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
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 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
Harvested Cropland
(million acres) |
7.30 |
7.81 |
7.46 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
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 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
2005 |
2006 |
| |
| Number of farms |
47,000 |
46,500 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
2,017,120 |
2,388,794 |
| + Final animal output |
4,092,630 |
3,799,710 |
| + Services and forestry |
722,861 |
792,095 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
6,832,610 |
6,980,599 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
4,076,000 |
4,212,141 |
| + Net government transactions |
481,081 |
400,711 |
| = Gross value added |
3,237,691 |
3,169,169 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
476,326 |
494,270 |
| |
| = Net value added |
2,761,365 |
2,674,899 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
719,108 |
724,026 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
228,224 |
221,780 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
169,706 |
137,899 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
321,178 |
364,347 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
2,042,257 |
1,950,873 |
| |
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
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Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2006
|
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Broilers |
2,324,562 |
37.7 |
12.3 |
| 2. Rice |
848,839 |
13.8 |
47.9 |
| 3. Cotton |
641,517 |
10.4 |
10.4 |
| 4. Soybeans |
604,029 |
9.8 |
3.6 |
| 5. Cattle and calves |
534,727 |
8.7 |
1.1 |
| |
| All commodities |
6,164,069 |
|
2.6 |
| |
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 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
| 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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