14 topic facts + fiscal overview + 9 state trends + 47 reviewed government links
Public money
How Arkansas funds state services
The enacted FY2027 Revenue Stabilization Law allocation, FY2024 audited State tax revenue and activity, current tax rates, and general-revenue allocations by major fund account. Each section preserves its own period and accounting scope.
Enacted budget plan
$6.7BFY2027
Enacted as Act 144 of 2026
FY2027 Revenue Stabilization Law allocations
July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027
Exact reported total: $6,705,170,557
The Revenue Stabilization Law's Allocation A and Allocation B distribution of net available general revenue to State agencies, institutions of higher education, general government, and local support. It is not an all-funds budget and excludes off-the-top deductions, refunds and claims, debt service, federal funds, cash funds, and other non-General-Revenue funding.
Shares of the $10.297 billion in taxes reported as general revenue for Arkansas's primary government. Locally retained property taxes are outside this State-government denominator.
Consumer sales and use taxes$4.6B · 44.9%
State consumer-sales-and-use-tax revenue recognized as general revenue in the government-wide Statement of Activities.
Personal and corporate income taxes$3.5B · 34.2%
The ACFR's combined personal- and corporate-income-tax revenue.
Other taxes$1.6B · 16.0%
Other taxes reported across Arkansas governmental and business-type activities.
Gas and motor-carrier taxes$509.3M · 4.9%
Gasoline, special-fuel, and motor-carrier taxes recognized by the primary government.
FY2027 enacted
FY2027 general-revenue allocations
$6.7B$6,705,170,557
Exact Allocation A and B totals from the Revenue Stabilization Law tables. FactVote combines the Public School Fund, General Education Fund, and institutions of higher education into one education category; the four displayed categories reconcile exactly to the enacted total.
Education$3.3B · 49.9%
The Public School Fund, General Education Fund, and appropriations for public institutions of higher education.
Human services$1.9B · 27.7%
Medicaid grants, children and family services, behavioral health, disability services, county operations, and Human Services administration.
State general government$891.2M · 13.3%
Corrections, agriculture, economic development, environmental quality, parks and tourism, the military, labor and licensing, and miscellaneous agencies.
Other Revenue Stabilization funds$611.4M · 9.1%
County and municipal aid, State Police, Health, education-freedom accounts, child-support enforcement, workforce services, and other separately listed fund accounts.
Tax structure
Common statewide rates
Property and district rates can be local. Each card states the applicable scope.
Fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 — latest ACFR published by DFA
Government-wide activity for Arkansas's primary government on the accrual basis. Revenue combines program revenues and general revenues; internal transfers cancel within the primary-government total.
FactVote used the exact Allocation A and B total enacted through Arkansas's FY2027 Revenue Stabilization Law. The spending chart consolidates the official fund-account totals without changing the statewide denominator. FY2024 tax-source shares and audited activity come from the government-wide ACFR, and current rate facts come from the Department of Finance and Administration.
The $6.705 billion headline is a net available general-revenue allocation under the Revenue Stabilization Law, not Arkansas's all-funds budget.
The education spending category combines three exact official totals: the Public School Fund, General Education Fund, and institutions of higher education.
FY2024 audited activity is on the accrual basis and is not the same measure or period as FY2027 general-revenue allocations.
The tax-source chart reflects taxes recognized by the State primary government; it does not measure all taxes collected by Arkansas local governments.
Property-tax millage varies by local jurisdiction and applies to assessed value, so the property-tax fact is a method rather than a single statewide rate.
Last verified August 29, 2026 · Review by August 31, 2027 · Arkansas figures refresh annually.
Taxes and the economy
Taxes, government spending, jobs, wages, and small business.
Taxes and economy
$60,773
Median household income
2020–2024 estimate
Median money income received by Arkansas households, expressed in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
View breakdowns and source
How it was measured
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.
Keep in mind
Income is not take-home pay and does not directly measure taxes, wealth, prices, or purchasing power.
A statewide median obscures regional and household differences.
Related state trends
Taxes and economy over time
Employment and unemployment place the latest economic facts in a longer statewide context.
Work
Employment and unemployment
3.5%unemployed
The unemployment rate is paired with employed Arkansas residents indexed to 2015, so job recovery and labor-market slack remain readable on separate scales.
Unemployment rate
Employed people
Unemployment rate
3.5%
Employed people
1.4M
Employment since 2015
+7.5%
U.S. comparison & state rank2024
Unemployment rate
Arkansas
3.5%
U.S. benchmark
4.0%
State rank #1 has the highest unemployment rate — worse
FactVote uses BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics annual averages for the statewide unemployment rate and civilian employment. The chart converts employment to an index with 2015 equal to 100; the data table retains the published employment level.
LAUS estimates are revised each year through the program's annual processing cycle.
Employment is residence-based civilian employment, not a count of jobs located in the state.
Annual averages smooth within-year changes.
Housing and property costs
Housing supply, affordability, renters, zoning, and property costs.
Housing
$947/month
Median gross rent
2020–2024 estimate
Median monthly gross rent for renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, including contract rent plus estimated average utility and fuel costs paid by the renter.
View breakdowns and source
How it was measured
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate and expressed in 2024 dollars.
Keep in mind
This is a multi-year statewide estimate, not a current asking-rent measure.
The median obscures differences by location, unit size, housing quality, and renter circumstances.
Related state trends
Housing over time
Home values and household income show how Arkansas housing costs and purchasing power have changed together.
Housing pressure
Home prices versus income growth
+77.1%home prices
FHFA house prices and BEA personal income per person are indexed to the same starting year. A widening gap signals that home prices are rising faster than this broad income measure.
FHFA home prices
Income per person
Home-price growth
+77.1%
Income growth
+53.7%
Income per person
$61,752
U.S. comparison & state rank2025
Home-price growth
Arkansas
+77.1%
U.S. benchmark
+86.6%
State rank #1 has the fastest home-price growth — depends on perspective
#35 of 50
Income growth
Arkansas
+53.7%
U.S. benchmark
+55.9%
State rank #1 has the fastest income growth — better
FactVote averages the four quarterly, not-seasonally-adjusted FHFA all-transactions HPI observations for each year. It compares that series with BEA annual per-capita personal income distributed by FRED, then rebases both to 100 in 2016.
This is a pressure indicator, not a home-price-to-income ratio and not a measure of monthly mortgage affordability.
Both series are nominal; neither is adjusted for inflation.
Per-capita personal income includes earnings, property income, and transfers and is not median household income.
Public safety and criminal justice
Policing, crime prevention, sentencing, incarceration, and rehabilitation.
Public safety and justice
589.6 per 100,000
Reported violent-crime rate
2024
Violent offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.
View breakdowns and source
How it was measured
FactVote sums the 12 monthly state offense rates returned by the FBI Crime Data Explorer for each calendar year. The accompanying coverage value is the mean of the 12 monthly population-coverage percentages returned with the same query.
Keep in mind
These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Arkansas's average monthly population coverage remained at or above 96.0% throughout this series, but coverage still varies and does not equal complete statewide reporting.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 98.5%; this is not complete statewide reporting.
Public safety and justice
1,970.2 per 100,000
Reported property-crime rate
2024
Property offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.
View breakdowns and source
How it was measured
FactVote sums the 12 monthly state offense rates returned by the FBI Crime Data Explorer for each calendar year. The accompanying coverage value is the mean of the 12 monthly population-coverage percentages returned with the same query.
Keep in mind
These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Arkansas's average monthly population coverage remained at or above 96.0% throughout this series, but coverage still varies and does not equal complete statewide reporting.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 98.5%; this is not complete statewide reporting.
Public safety and justice
247
Homicide deaths
2024 final data
Deaths for which homicide was the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.
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Population-adjusted measure
Age-adjusted homicide death rate
8.5 per 100,000
How it was measured
CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data.
Keep in mind
Homicide mortality is not the same as offenses reported to police and does not include nonfatal violence.
Counts and rates do not establish causes or the effect of a particular policy.
Related state trends
Public safety and justice over time
Reported violent- and property-crime rates are shown with the coverage cautions needed to compare years responsibly.
Public safety
Reported violent and property crime rates
98.5% coverage
Reported offenses per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions. Amber points flag years when average monthly population coverage was below 90%.
Violent crime
Property crime
Partial reporting
Violent crime
589.6 per 100k
Property crime
1970.2 per 100k
Population coverage
98.5%
U.S. comparison & state rank2024
Violent-crime rate
Arkansas
589.6 per 100k
U.S. benchmark
359.1 per 100k
State rank #1 has the highest violent-crime rate — worse
#4 of 50
Property-crime rate
Arkansas
1970.2 per 100k
U.S. benchmark
1760.1 per 100k
State rank #1 has the highest property-crime rate — worse
#17 of 50
Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.An asterisk marks a state-year with less than 90% average population coverage. The U.S. figures are FBI national estimates; state figures are reported rates.Federal Bureau of Investigation: UCR Summary of Reported Crimes in the Nation, 2024 ↗
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Year
Violent rate
Property rate
Population coverage
2015
514.1 per 100k
3173.0 per 100k
97.2%
2016
539.3 per 100k
3195.4 per 100k
98.7%
2017
559.0 per 100k
3095.0 per 100k
97.5%
2018
569.7 per 100k
3012.2 per 100k
96.8%
2019
594.9 per 100k
2906.8 per 100k
96.0%
2020
691.1 per 100k
2697.0 per 100k
96.3%
2021
711.8 per 100k
2586.1 per 100k
97.0%
2022
659.9 per 100k
2507.4 per 100k
98.5%
2023
629.6 per 100k
2278.0 per 100k
97.8%
2024
589.6 per 100k
1970.2 per 100k
98.5%
Method and limitations
FactVote sums the 12 monthly state offense rates returned by the FBI Crime Data Explorer for each calendar year. The accompanying coverage value is the mean of the 12 monthly population-coverage percentages returned with the same query.
These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Arkansas's average monthly population coverage remained at or above 96.0% throughout this series, but coverage still varies and does not equal complete statewide reporting.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Healthcare
Coverage, prescription costs, Medicaid, and access to care.
Healthcare
11.4%
People under 65 without health insurance
2024 ACS annual estimate
Share of Arkansas’s civilian noninstitutionalized residents under age 65 who lacked comprehensive health-insurance coverage at the time of the ACS survey.
View breakdowns and source
How it was measured
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimate.
Keep in mind
This is a survey estimate for people under 65 and does not describe coverage type or continuity of coverage.
Insurance status alone does not measure affordability, access, quality, or health outcomes.
Related state trends
Healthcare over time
Health-insurance coverage and life expectancy provide separate views of access and population health over time.
Health coverage
Residents without health insurance
9.4%uninsured
The share of the civilian noninstitutionalized population without health insurance at the time of the American Community Survey interview.
Uninsured rate
90% confidence margin
Uninsured rate
9.4%
Margin of error
±0.5 points
U.S. comparison & state rank2024
Uninsured rate
Arkansas
9.4%
U.S. benchmark
8.2%
State rank #1 has the highest uninsured rate — worse
FactVote uses the Census Bureau's HIC-4_ACS historical table. Rates and 90% confidence margins of error are the published ACS 1-year estimates for the civilian noninstitutionalized population.
The Census Bureau did not release the standard 2020 ACS 1-year estimates because pandemic-era data collection did not meet its quality standards; the chart preserves that gap.
The rate is a survey estimate and the accompanying margin of error should be considered when comparing nearby values.
Coverage is measured at the interview and does not show how long someone was uninsured during the year.
Health outcomes
Life expectancy at birth
73.9 yearsat birth
Period life expectancy at birth based on Arkansas's annual complete life tables and final state-specific death data.
Life expectancy at birth
U.S. comparison & state rank2022
Life expectancy
Arkansas
73.9 years
U.S. benchmark
77.5 years
State rank #1 has the highest life expectancy — better
FactVote uses CDC National Center for Health Statistics annual complete life-table estimates for the total Arkansas population. Values are rounded to the published tenth of a year.
The latest published comparable state series ends in 2022, even though newer national life-expectancy estimates may be available.
Period life expectancy summarizes current mortality rates; it is not a forecast of how long a particular person will live.
The 2020 and 2021 estimates reflect the mortality shock during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Education
Public schools, school choice, teachers, and higher education.
Education
88.7%
Adults with at least a high school diploma
2020–2024 estimate
Share of Arkansas residents age 25 and older whose reported attainment is a regular high school diploma or equivalent (including GED or an alternative credential), some college, or an associate’s or higher degree.
View breakdowns and source
How it was measured
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.
Keep in mind
This is an adult educational-attainment measure, not a current high-school graduation rate or a measure of school quality.
A statewide estimate can obscure differences across communities and demographic groups.
Related state trends
Education over time
Comparable NAEP assessment years show changes in statewide reading and mathematics performance.
Education
NAEP reading and math scores
209.7Grade 4 reading
Grade 4 and Grade 8 public-school mean scale scores from the Nation's Report Card. Reading and math are shown within each grade on their own panel.
Reading · circle
Math · square
Grade 4 reading
209.7
Grade 4 math
230.3
Grade 8 reading
254.8
Grade 8 math
266.2
U.S. comparison & state rank2024
Grade 4 reading
Arkansas
209.7
U.S. benchmark
215.0
State rank #1 has the highest score — better
#41 of 50
Grade 4 math
Arkansas
230.3
U.S. benchmark
237.5
State rank #1 has the highest score — better
#47 of 50
Grade 8 reading
Arkansas
254.8
U.S. benchmark
258.0
State rank #1 has the highest score — better
#36 of 50
Grade 8 math
Arkansas
266.2
U.S. benchmark
273.8
State rank #1 has the highest score — better
#43 of 50
Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.State ranks use public-school results. The U.S. benchmark includes the national public- and nonpublic-school sample.U.S. Department of Education, NCES: NAEP national results ↗
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Assessment year
Grade 4 reading
Grade 4 math
Grade 8 reading
Grade 8 math
2003
213.6
229.0
258.0
265.8
2005
217.1
235.5
257.7
271.6
2007
217.0
237.7
258.0
273.9
2009
216.2
237.5
258.0
276.0
2011
216.5
237.8
259.1
279.1
2013
218.5
239.9
262.0
277.9
2015
218.1
235.2
258.8
275.1
2017
216.1
233.8
260.0
273.8
2019
215.1
233.3
258.8
274.4
2022
212.0
228.1
255.0
266.9
2024
209.7
230.3
254.8
266.2
Method and limitations
FactVote uses NAEP Data Service mean scale scores for all public-school students in Arkansas. The series uses the total student group and the main reading and mathematics composite scales for Grade 4 and Grade 8.
NAEP is generally administered every two years; the 2021 administration was postponed, so the timeline moves from 2019 to 2022.
NAEP results are estimates from a sample. Statistical significance, not a visual gap alone, determines whether scores differ.
Each grade and subject has its own scale. Follow one line over time rather than comparing the numeric distance between grades or subjects.
Environment and energy
Clean water, conservation, climate, and energy production.
Environment
39.8%
Natural-gas share of in-state electricity generation
2024
Natural-gas generation as a share of electricity generated at Arkansas facilities, including estimated small-scale solar in the statewide denominator.
View breakdowns and source
EIA generation totals
Natural gas
24,725,307 MWh
Total, including small-scale solar
62,053,722 MWh
Other major shares
Coal
25.2%
Nuclear
23.8%
Solar
4.6%
How it was measured
Calculated from EIA's 2024 Arkansas workbook: Table 5 natural-gas generation divided by Table 5 total electric-industry generation plus Table 19 estimated small-scale solar generation, rounded to one decimal place.
Keep in mind
The shares are calculated from annual generation and rounded to one decimal; the displayed categories do not show every source.
In-state generation is not the same as electricity consumed in Arkansas because power crosses state lines.
Environment
$3.62/gal
Gulf Coast regular gasoline price
Week of August 31, 2026
Estimated average retail price of regular-grade gasoline across all formulations in EIA's Gulf Coast region, including taxes. The region contains Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Texas.
Arkansas$3.618/gal
United States$4.071/gal
The Gulf Coast average was $0.453 per gallon lower, or about 11.1% below the U.S. average.
View breakdowns and source
Arkansas and U.S. context
Regular gasoline price
Arkansas
$3.618/gal
United States
$4.071/gal
The Gulf Coast average was $0.453 per gallon lower, or about 11.1% below the U.S. average.
FactVote uses EIA’s Gulf Coast series, the smallest current EIA retail region that includes Arkansas. Changes are calculated from the published August 24, 2026 (prior week), and September 1, 2025 (52 weeks earlier), observations.
Keep in mind
EIA does not publish a current Arkansas statewide weekly gasoline-price series. This Gulf Coast regional estimate should not be read as Arkansas’s statewide average.
The regional average combines Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Texas, and does not represent the price at every station or in every Arkansas community.
Prices are nominal and not adjusted for inflation or seasonal patterns. Weekly estimates can be revised and can differ from monthly averages.
Price changes alone do not establish the effect of any bill, official, or government action.
Related state trends
Environment over time
Arkansas electricity generation, residential power prices, and gasoline prices show how the state's energy costs and supply have changed.
Energy
Electricity mix and residential price
12.32¢/kWhresidential average
In-state utility-scale electricity generation by energy source is paired with the annual average residential electricity price on a separate scale.
Natural gas40.2%
Coal25.4%
Nuclear24.0%
Solar3.8%
Hydroelectric5.2%
Wind0.0%
Other1.4%
Residential price
12.32¢/kWh
Total generation
61.5 TWh
Largest source
Natural gas · 40.2%
U.S. comparison & state rank2024
Residential electricity price
Arkansas
12.32¢/kWh
U.S. benchmark
16.48¢/kWh
State rank #1 has the highest electricity price — worse
FactVote uses EIA's annual utility-scale net generation series and groups sources into seven categories. The residential price is EIA's annual average revenue per kilowatthour and includes generation, transmission, distribution, taxes, and fees reflected in electric bills.
Generation is electricity produced inside Arkansas, not electricity consumed there; interstate imports and exports are not represented.
The consistent utility-scale series excludes estimated generation from small-scale solar systems under 1 megawatt. Hydroelectric combines conventional and pumped-storage net generation; the 'other' category is the residual of remaining reported energy sources.
The residential price is a statewide nominal average and can mask large differences among utilities, plans, and household usage.
Fuel cost
Monthly regular gasoline price
$3.511/galmonthly average
Monthly regular-grade gasoline prices in EIA’s Gulf Coast region show the market trend surrounding Arkansas. The regional average includes Arkansas.
Regular gasoline · monthly average
Price
$3.511/gal
From prior month
−3.4¢
From one year earlier
+78.3¢
U.S. comparison & state rank2026-07
Regular gasoline
Arkansas
$3.511/gal
U.S. benchmark
$3.932/gal
State rank #1 has the highest gasoline price — worse
#44* of 49
* EIA does not publish a current Arkansas statewide monthly gasoline-price series; this chart uses a six-state regional average, not a statewide measurement.
Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.Gasoline ranks cover states with a published FactVote monthly series. An asterisk marks an EIA regional or metro proxy rather than a statewide measurement.U.S. Energy Information Administration: U.S. regular gasoline prices ↗
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Month
Regular gasoline price
January 2020
$2.244/gal
February 2020
$2.114/gal
March 2020
$1.952/gal
April 2020
$1.572/gal
May 2020
$1.532/gal
June 2020
$1.752/gal
July 2020
$1.865/gal
August 2020
$1.853/gal
September 2020
$1.855/gal
October 2020
$1.832/gal
November 2020
$1.775/gal
December 2020
$1.885/gal
January 2021
$2.041/gal
February 2021
$2.207/gal
March 2021
$2.547/gal
April 2021
$2.579/gal
May 2021
$2.699/gal
June 2021
$2.740/gal
July 2021
$2.815/gal
August 2021
$2.818/gal
September 2021
$2.822/gal
October 2021
$2.954/gal
November 2021
$3.054/gal
December 2021
$2.943/gal
January 2022
$2.971/gal
February 2022
$3.213/gal
March 2022
$3.918/gal
April 2022
$3.768/gal
May 2022
$4.100/gal
June 2022
$4.574/gal
July 2022
$4.093/gal
August 2022
$3.483/gal
September 2022
$3.158/gal
October 2022
$3.218/gal
November 2022
$3.065/gal
December 2022
$2.715/gal
January 2023
$2.996/gal
February 2023
$3.007/gal
March 2023
$3.043/gal
April 2023
$3.249/gal
May 2023
$3.086/gal
June 2023
$3.127/gal
July 2023
$3.211/gal
August 2023
$3.426/gal
September 2023
$3.378/gal
October 2023
$3.110/gal
November 2023
$2.794/gal
December 2023
$2.648/gal
January 2024
$2.687/gal
February 2024
$2.844/gal
March 2024
$3.042/gal
April 2024
$3.186/gal
May 2024
$3.159/gal
June 2024
$3.001/gal
July 2024
$3.076/gal
August 2024
$2.975/gal
September 2024
$2.760/gal
October 2024
$2.707/gal
November 2024
$2.628/gal
December 2024
$2.601/gal
January 2025
$2.677/gal
February 2025
$2.711/gal
March 2025
$2.683/gal
April 2025
$2.740/gal
May 2025
$2.732/gal
June 2025
$2.747/gal
July 2025
$2.728/gal
August 2025
$2.713/gal
September 2025
$2.732/gal
October 2025
$2.620/gal
November 2025
$2.588/gal
December 2025
$2.474/gal
January 2026
$2.400/gal
February 2026
$2.484/gal
March 2026
$3.272/gal
April 2026
$3.705/gal
May 2026
$3.949/gal
June 2026
$3.545/gal
July 2026
$3.511/gal
August 2026
$3.605/gal
Method and limitations
FactVote uses EIA’s monthly Gulf Coast (PADD 3) Regular All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices series. Monthly averages are simple averages of the published weekly estimates; prices include taxes.
This regional series covers Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Texas; it is not an Arkansas statewide average.
The regional average masks differences among states, communities, and individual stations.
Prices are nominal and not adjusted for inflation or seasonal patterns. The monthly series ends in August 2026 and can differ from the weekly fact.
Price changes alone do not establish the effect of any bill, official, or government action.
Gun policy and public safety
Firearm rights, gun-safety rules, and violence prevention.
Gun policy
638
Firearm deaths
2024 final data
Deaths in which firearm injury was the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.
View breakdowns and source
Population-adjusted measure
Age-adjusted firearm death rate
20.6 per 100,000
How it was measured
CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data.
Keep in mind
The total combines firearm deaths across intents, including suicide, homicide, legal intervention, and unintentional or undetermined injury.
It does not measure nonfatal injuries, firearm ownership, defensive uses, or policy effects.
Social Security, Medicare, and retirement
Retirement benefits, Medicare, and the long-term financing of these programs.
Retirement security
736,994
Social Security beneficiaries
December 2025
People in Arkansas receiving Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits in current-payment status.
View breakdowns and source
Selected beneficiary groups
Retired workers
513,912
Disabled workers
116,254
Widow(er)s and parents
41,400
How it was measured
Social Security Administration Master Beneficiary Record administrative data.
Keep in mind
The total includes retirement, survivor, disability, spouse, and child beneficiaries; the displayed groups are selected categories and do not sum to the total.
It does not measure benefit adequacy, private pensions, or retirement savings.
Immigration and border policy
Border enforcement, legal immigration, and pathways to citizenship.
Immigration
5.4%
Residents who are foreign-born
2020–2024 estimate
Share of Arkansas residents who were not U.S. citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful noncitizens, and people without lawful status.
View breakdowns and source
How it was measured
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.
Keep in mind
Foreign-born is not a measure of unauthorized immigration or current border crossings.
The Census does not assign legal status in this measure.
Related state trends
Immigration over time
Population change is separated into natural change, domestic migration, and international migration.
People
Population growth and migration
3.1Mresidents
July 1 population estimates alongside the annual changes attributable to births minus deaths, domestic migration, and international migration.
Population
Births minus deaths
Domestic migration
International migration
Births minus deaths
−1.2K
Domestic migration
+14.5K
International migration
+5.5K
U.S. comparison & state rank2025
Population
Arkansas
3,114,791
U.S. total
341,784,857
State rank #1 is most populous — not a performance ranking
FactVote uses the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025 consistent state series. Population is the July 1 estimate. Change components describe the preceding annual estimates period, and the Census residual adjustment reconciles the components to the published population change.
Vintage estimates are revised as the Census Bureau incorporates newer records and methods.
Domestic and international migration are modeled demographic estimates, not direct counts of every move.
The small residual adjustment is included in the data table but not drawn as a separate bar.
Voting, democracy, and government accountability
Voting access, election administration, ethics, transparency, and corruption.
Democracy and accountability
65.10%
Registered-voter turnout
November 5, 2024 general election
Share of registered Arkansas voters recorded as participating in the November 2024 general election.
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General and primary turnout
General election turnout
65.10%
Primary election turnoutMarch 3, 2026 preferential primary and nonpartisan judicial general election
24.25%
Arkansas's official results system reports 437,247 primary voters from 1,802,792 registered voters.
Arkansas voters do not register by party and could select one party ballot or a nonpartisan ballot, so this statewide primary percentage is not a party-membership participation rate.
Primary and general elections present different contests and participation incentives.
The Arkansas Secretary of State's official results system reports 1,190,172 voters from 1,828,129 registered voters; the displayed percentage is calculated from those totals.
Keep in mind
This is registered-voter turnout, not participation among every voting-eligible resident.
Turnout does not by itself measure election access, administration quality, confidence, or the effect of a specific rule.
Abortion and reproductive rights
Access to abortion and reproductive healthcare.
Reproductive rights
0
Reported induced abortions occurring in Arkansas
2024
Induced abortions reported as occurring in Arkansas during 2024, classified by the patient's reported state of residence.
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By reported residence
Arkansas residents
0
Out-of-state residents
0
How it was measured
Arkansas Department of Health annual vital-statistics report, using the occurrence totals in Table 14.
Keep in mind
This is an occurrence count and excludes abortions obtained by Arkansas residents outside Arkansas.
A reported count of zero does not measure pregnancy outcomes, need for abortion care, access to out-of-state services, or the effect of a specific policy; it is limited to events reported to the state.
Facts are shown for context only and do not affect candidate matching or rankings. Dates, definitions, limitations, and primary sources are included with each figure.
State trends
How Arkansas is changing
Nine trend views cover population, work, housing, public safety, education, health coverage, longevity, gasoline prices, and energy. Gasoline uses an explicitly labeled regional average; other charts use Arkansas statewide measures. Each chart now sits directly beneath its related fact section.
