AR · STATE PERSPECTIVE
How does Arkansas compare?
Explore the income, housing, work, health coverage, and people behind Arkansas’s economic picture. Each measure tells a different part of the story.
Median household income$62,106#47 of 50 states · highest first ↗Reported monthly rent$982#4 of 50 states · lowest first ↗Mean commute time22.7 min#10 of 50 states · lowest first ↗
Calculated uninsured share9.4%Uninsured ÷ (insured + uninsured)
INCOME
| MEASURE | REPORTED VALUE | 50-STATE RANK | Ranking link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $62,106 | #47Highest first | ↗ |
| Per capita income | $34,812 | #48Highest first | ↗ |
| Mean household income | $85,474 | #48Highest first | ↗ |
HOUSING
| MEASURE | REPORTED VALUE | 50-STATE RANK | Ranking link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 1,365,265 | #31Highest first | ↗ |
| Vacant housing units | 174,275 | #29Highest first | ↗ |
| Reported monthly rent | $982 | #4Lowest first | ↗ |
WORK
| MEASURE | REPORTED VALUE | 50-STATE RANK | Ranking link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employed residents | 1,399,240 | #34Highest first | ↗ |
| Unemployed residents | 55,540 | #34Highest first | ↗ |
| Armed Forces personnel | 6,395 | #34Highest first | ↗ |
| Residents outside the labor force | 1,016,030 | #30Highest first | ↗ |
| Public transportation commuters | 3,953 | #45Highest first | ↗ |
| Residents working from home | 119,058 | #36Highest first | ↗ |
| Mean commute time | 22.7 min | #10Lowest first | ↗ |
| Private wage workers | 1,091,890 | #34Highest first | ↗ |
| Government workers | 218,848 | #34Highest first | ↗ |
| Self-employed workers | 86,181 | #32Highest first | ↗ |
HEALTH COVERAGE
| MEASURE | REPORTED VALUE | 50-STATE RANK | Ranking link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residents with health insurance | 2,747,878 | #33Highest first | ↗ |
| Residents without health insurance | 284,915 | #29Highest first | ↗ |
| Private health insurance | 1,842,687 | #34Highest first | ↗ |
| Public health insurance | 1,293,264 | #30Highest first | ↗ |
SUPPORT
| MEASURE | REPORTED VALUE | 50-STATE RANK | Ranking link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reported SNAP receipt | 111,766 | #34Highest first | ↗ |
| Reported Social Security income | 434,135 | #30Highest first | ↗ |
| Reported retirement income | 293,585 | #33Highest first | ↗ |
| Reported SSI receipt | 81,976 | #28Highest first | ↗ |
| Reported cash public assistance | 17,707 | #38Highest first | ↗ |
PEOPLE
| MEASURE | REPORTED VALUE | 50-STATE RANK | Ranking link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,088,354 | #33Highest first | ↗ |
| White non-Hispanic population | 2,055,864 | #33Highest first | ↗ |
| Black or African American population | 434,109 | #22Highest first | ↗ |
| American Indian & Alaska Native population | 13,145 | #30Highest first | ↗ |
| Asian population | 54,576 | #36Highest first | ↗ |
| Hispanic or Latino population | 294,671 | #33Highest first | ↗ |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · 2020–2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Supplied extract; descriptive ranks across 50 states.
CONTEXT MATTERS
These measures describe the state as a whole. They do not describe every household, identify the same people across measures, or show what an individual family has left after expenses. Read the source and methodology before interpreting rank differences.