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Page 1: County Profile 2013 - Arkansas County - CP1 · CP1 Arkansas County. ARKANSAS COUNTY PROFILE 2013 Arkansas Ashley Baxter Benton Boone Bradley Calhoun Carroll Chicot Clark Clay Cleburne

CP1

Arkansas County

ARKANSAS COUNTY PROFILE 2013

Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

Bradley Calhoun

Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Cr ittenden

Cross

Dallas

Des ha

Drew

Fa ulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Gre ene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jacks on

Jeffers on

Johnson

Laf ayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Ra ndolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Wayne Miller Professor Thai Nguyen Intern

Foreword amp Acknowledgments

The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service is pleased to release these updated county profiles in hopes that these publications may serve as a useful tool for local officials community leaders and economic development professionals

This publication provides a comparison and overview of the demographic economic and social trends in Arkansas counties The information is presented in graphs and maps to allow the reader to quickly grasp current trends and conditions and gain insight into local and regional contexts We encourage leaders and decision makers to use this publication in conjunction with their knowledge of the local geography culture and political environment to make wise decisions for Arkansasrsquo future

The state agencies providing data and assistance for this publication include the State Data Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services the Arkansas Department of Education and the Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services We thank the many individuals at these departments and organizations for their quick response to our requests for information

Several departments and individuals of the University of Arkansas worked in collaboration to publish these county profiles Wayne Miller Community and Economic Development coordinated the project Thai Nguyen compiled the data and developed graphs and charts Vuko Karov developed the maps and checked the data for accuracy Chris Meux designed the cover and Donna Rinke published the profiles on the Cooperative Extension website Their many hours of effort are greatly appreciated

We hope you find this publication useful as you plan for the future of your communities

Tony E Windham PhD Associate Vice President for Agriculture-Extension and Director Cooperative Extension Service

II

Table of Contents

Forward amp Acknowledgmentshelliphellip helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip II

Table of Contentshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip III

List of Figureshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip IV

Internet Sources of Informationhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip VI

Populationhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 1

Educationhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 6

Employmenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 8

Incomehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 12

Retailhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 17

Povertyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 18

Healthhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 21

Householdhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 22

Agriculturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 23

Forestryhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 26

Property Assessmenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 28

County Roadshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 28

Glossaryhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 29

(For Local Staff Chair See Inside Backcover)

III

Figures Figure Description Page

Population Figure 1 1Populationhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 2 1Population Changehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 3 2Population by Age Pyramidhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 4 2Population by Age helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 5 3Population 65 and Olderhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 6 3Population Change of People 65 and Olderhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 7 4Migration of Peoplehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 8 4Population by Household Typehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 9 5Population by Racehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 10 5Population of Hispanic Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Education Figure 11 6Public School Enrollmenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 12 6Educational Attainmenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 13 7Expenditure Per Childhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 14 7Revenue by Sourcehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Employment Figure 15 8Labor Forcehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 16 8Change in Employmenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 17 9Unemployment Rateshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 18 9Unemployment Rates Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 19 10Jobs by Sectorhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 20 10Workforce by Occupationhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 21 11Changes in Jobs by Sectorhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 22 11Jobs in Top Ten Manufacturing Sectorshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Income Figure 23 12Total Personal Incomehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 24 12Income by Sourcehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 25 13Personal Income by Sourcehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 26 13Median Household Incomehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 27 14Per Capita Income Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 28 14Per Capita Income Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 29 15Earnings by Sectorhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 30 15Per Capita Unemployment Insurance Benefitshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 31 16Value Added of Manufacturing Sectorshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 32 16Earnings of Manufacturing Sector Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

IV

Figures Figure Description Page

Retail Figure 33 Total Retail Sales Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 17 Figure 34 Retail Sales Per Capita Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 17

Poverty Figure 35 18Persons Below Poverty Level Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 36 18Persons Below Poverty Level Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 37 19Age Groups amp Povertyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 38 19Proportion of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Lunchhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 39 Proportion of Population Participating in the Supplemented Nutrition

Assistance 20 Figure 40 20Proportion of Population Medicaid Eligiblehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Health Figure 41 Infant Mortality Ratehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 21 Figure 42 Teen Fertility Ratehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 21

Households Figure 43 Female Headed Familieshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 22 Figure 44 Single Head of Familyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 22

Agriculture Figure 45 23Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 46 23Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 47 24Farms amp Percent of Sales by Sizehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 48 24Number of Farms Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 49 25Source of Farm Income Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 50 25Source of Farm Income County amp Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 51 26Farm Income Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Forestry Figure 52 26Timber Outputhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 53 27Area of Timberland by Ownership Classhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 54 27Percent of Land in Forest by Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Property Assessments Figure 55 Assessments Per Personhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 28

Transportation Figure 56 Miles of County Roads Per Personhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 28

V

Internet Sources of Information

Population Bureau of Census ndash 2010 Census http2010censusgov2010censusdata Bureau of Census wwwcensusgov Bureau of Economic Analysiswwwbeagovbearegionaldatahtm US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov

Education Arkansas Department of Education ADE Data Center httpadedataarkansasgov Arkansas Public School Computer Network httpwwwapscnorgreportsreportshtm US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov

Employment Arkansas Department of Workforce Services wwwarkansasgovesd Discover Arkansas Labor Market Information wwwdiscoverarkansasnetcgidataanalysis Bureau of Economic Analysiswwwbeadocgovbearegionaldatahtm US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc wwwimplancom

Income Bureau of Economic Analysiswwwbeagovbearegionaldatahtm US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov Discover Arkansas Labor Market Information wwwdiscoverarkansasnetcgidataanalysis Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc wwwimplancom

Retail Sales Woods amp Poole 2011 wwwwoodsandpoolecom

Poverty Arkansas Department of Education ADE Data Center httpadedataarkansasgov US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov Arkansas Department of Human Services httphumanservicesarkansasgov

Health Arkansas Department of Health wwwhealthyarkansascomdatadatahtml Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Familieshttpdatacenterkidscountorgdata

Households US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov

Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service (NASS) wwwagcensususdagovPublications2007 Bureau of Economic Analysiswwwbeagovbearegionaldatahtm

Forestry US Forest Service httpsrsfia2fsfedusphptpo_2009tpo_rpa_int1php US Forest Service Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis httpwwwsrsfsusdagov

Property Assessments Arkansas Assessment Coordination Department wwwarkansasgovacd

Transportation Arkansas Highway amp Transportation Department wwwarkansashighwayscom

VI

Population

Population 1960-2010 Arkansas County

Figure 1

23355 23347 24175 21653 20749

19019

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

Number of People

Source 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 and 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The population of Arkansas County decreased from a high of 24175 in 1980 to 19019 in 2010

Population Change 2000 to 2010 The Natural State

Figure 2

Source July 2000 amp July 2010 Population Estim ates US Bureau of Census

Population grew most rapidly in Northwest amp Central Arkansas counties and declined in some East and South Arkansas counties between 2000 and 2010

1

Population Percent of Total County Population by Age and Gender 2010

Arkansas County Figure 3

Age 85 + Age 80 ‐ 84 Age 75 ‐ 79 Age 70 ‐ 74 Age 65 ‐ 69 Age 60 ‐ 64 Age 55 ‐ 59 Age 50 ‐ 54 Age 45 ‐ 49 Age 40 ‐ 44 Age 35 ‐ 39 Age 30 ‐ 34 Age 25 ‐ 29 Age 20 ‐ 24 Age 15 ‐ 19 Age 10 ‐ 14

Age 5 ‐ 9 Age 0 ‐ 5

Males Females

6 4 2 0 2 4 6

Source US Bureau of Census 2010 Census Sum m ary File 1

There were fewer people living in Arkansas County between the ages of 20 to 44 than in both younger (between the ages of 0 to 19) and older age (between the ages of 45 and 64) categories

Population by Age 2000 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 4

1362

4319 5075

5697

3335

9611148

3707

4486

5350

3457

871

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

Under 5 (5‐19) (20‐39) (40‐59) (60‐79) (80+)

Age Groups

2000 2010

Source 2000 amp 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The population of most age groups in Arkansas County declined from 2000 to 2010 However the population of the 60 to 79 age group increased slightly

2

Population 65 and Older 2010 The Natural State

Population

Figure 5

Source July 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Counties in Northcentral Arkansas had the highest proportion of people aged 65 and older in 2010

Population Change of People 65 amp Older 2000 to 2010 The Natural State

Figure 6

Source 2000 amp 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The elderly population as a proportion of the total population grew most rapidly in Central and Northwest Arkansas from 2000 to 2010

3

Population

Net Domestic Migration of People 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 7

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

Central amp Northwest Arkansas had the highest domestic in-migration of people between 2005 and 2009 while Arkansas Bradley Clay Desha Mississippi Pulaski Sebastian Sevier and Woodruff counties had the largest domestic out-migration

of people during this period

Population by Household Type 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 8

82

17

1

82

15 3

0

20

40

60

80

100

Family Households Non‐Family Households Group Quarters

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

Most of the people (82) in Arkansas County lived in family households The proportion of people living each household type was about the same for Arkansas County as it was for the state

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

4

Population by Race 2010 Arkansas County

Population

Figure 9

1

0

0

0

25

72

2

0 20 40 60 80 100

Two or more races

Hawaiian or Pac Islander

Asian

Native Indian

African American

White

Other races

Source 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Seventy-two percent of the people living in Arkansas County were Caucasian Twenty-five percent were African American Other minorities represented about three percent of the population

Population of Hispanic Origin State and County for 2000 amp 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 10

1

3 3

6

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

2000 2010

County State

Source 2000 amp 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The proportion of Hispanic people living in Arkansas County increased from about one percent to nearly three percent between 2000 and 2010 The Hispanic population may be of any race white black or any other combination of races

5

Education

Public School Enrollment 1983-1984 to 2011-2012 Arkansas County

Figure 11

4522

3089

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

83‐84 86‐87 89‐90 92‐93 96‐97 01‐02 04‐05 08‐09 11‐12

Number of Students

Source Arkansas Department of Education (httpadedataarkansasgovstatewideCountiesEnrollmentaspx)

Public school enrollment in Arkansas County generally declined since 1983-1984 Enrollment decreased from 4522 students in 1983-1984 to 3089 students in 2011-2012

Educational Attainment 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 12

Graduate or professional degree

Bachelors degree

Associates degree

Some college no degree

High school graduate (includes 38equivalency)

Non‐HS Graduate

0 10 20 30 40

5 6 State

13 County

9

6 6

22 21

35

18 21

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger percentage of people in Arkansas County have not completed high school as compared to the statewide average in the five-year period 2005-2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

6

Education

Education Expenditure Per Child County amp State 2011-2012 Arkansas County

Figure 13

$8654

$9112

$8400

$8500

$8600

$8700

$8800

$8900

$9000

$9100

$9200

County State

Source Arkansas Public School Com puter Network (wwwapscnorgreportshldasrasrhtm) Arkansas Department of Education

Schools in Arkansas County spent $8654 per child in the 2011-2012 school year as compared to an average expenditure of $9112 statewide

Education Revenue By Source County amp State 2009-2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 14

Local Revenue 33

State Aid 51

Federal Aid 15

Other Sources of Funds 1

County

Local Revenue 32

State Aid 48

Federal Aid 15

Other Sources of Funds 5

State Average Source Arkansas Public School Com puter Network (wwwapscnorgreportshldasrasrhtm) Arkansas Department of Education

Arkansas County schools raised slightly more of their revenue from local sources and state aid than Arkansas public schools state average in the 2009-2010 school year

7

Employment

Labor Force 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 15 12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

9700

10975

Employment Unemployment

1150 2050

450

10100 2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Arkansas County employment decreased and unemployment increased since 2008

Change in Employment 2000 to 2010 The Natural State

Figure 16

Source Regional Economic Information System (REIS) Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Employment growth was highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas between 2000 and 2010

8

Unemployment Rates 1995 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Employment

Figure 17

169

79

96

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18 1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

County State US

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Unemployment rates in Arkansas County increased significantly since 2004 and stayed above state and national averages through 2010

Unemployment Rates 2010 The Natural State

Figure 18

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

In general Northwest Central and W estern Arkansas counties had the lowest unemployment rates while Delta and Coastal Plain counties had the highest rates in 2010

9

Employment

Jobs by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 19

Missing Trade

Farm amp Farm Services Government andhellip Other Services

Professional Services Finance insurance realhellip

Transportation andhellip Manufacturing Construction

Mining

4

1314

State County 5

9 15

11

9 13

23 12

6 8

65

11 26

4 6

0 1

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Source Regional Economic Information System Bureau of Econom ic Analysis (REIS)

A larger proportion of jobs in Arkansas County were in manufacturing (26) as compared to the state average (11) in 2010

Workforce by Occupation 2010 The Natural State amp the Nation

Figure 20

25

20

15

10

5

0

AR State United States

Managem

ent

busine

ss and

financial

Profession

al and

related Service

Sal es and related

Office and

administrative

supp

ort

Farm

ing

fishing

and forestry

C onstructio

n and

extractio

n

Installatio

nmainten

ance

and

repair

P rod

uctio

n

T ransportatio

nand material

moving

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

More people were employed in serv ice occupations in Arkansas and in the United States than in any other occupation in 2010

10

Changes in Jobs by Sector 2001 to 2010 Arkansas County

Employment

Figure 21

58

‐126

249 66 108

1326

‐82 ‐165 ‐5 ‐295

‐1034‐1500

‐1000

‐500

0

500

1000

1500

Mining

Constructio

n

Manufacturing

Transportatio

n and

public

utilities

Finance

insurance

real

estate andhellip

Profession

al Services

Other

Services

Governm

ent and

governmen

thellip

Farm

amp Farm

Services

Trade

Missing

Data

Source Regional Economic Information System Bureau of Econom ic Analysis (REIS)

The trade sector lost more jobs while the professional services sector gained more jobs between 2001 and 2010 than any other sectors in Arkansas County There were considerable missing data due to non-disclosure of confidential information

Jobs in Top 10 Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 22

29

9

7

7

6

6

6

5

5

3

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Food Products

Fabricated Metal Products

Transportation Equipment

Machinery

Paper Products

Plastics amp Rubber Products

Wood Products

Electrical Equipment amp Appliances

Primary Metal Products

Miscellaneous

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Nearly 30 percent of the jobs in the manufacturing sector in 2010 in Arkansas were in the food processing industries

11

Income

Total Personal Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 23

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Total personal income in Arkansas County in constant dollars increased from $574 million in 1994 to $760 million in 2010

$390

$574

$760

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

$600

$700

$800 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Millions

of D

ollars

Current $ Constant $ 2010

Income by Source 1999 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 24

$410

$107 $114

$460

$115

$185

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Income from all three categories (net earning dividends interest amp rent transfer payments) increased between 1999 and 2010 in Arkansas County

12

Income by Source County and State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Income

Figure 25

61

15

24

58

17 24

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents receive a slightly larger share of their income from earnings as compared to the average for all Arkansas residents in 2010 Earnings accounted for approximately sixty-one percent whereas transfer payments

accounted for twenty four percent of income

Median Household Income 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 26

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

$37230

$34659

$39801$39267 $38984

$39550

$32000 $33000

$34000

$35000

$36000

$37000 $38000

$39000

$40000

$41000

Estimate Lower Estimate Upper Estimate

County State

Median household income in 2005-2009 was lower in Arkansas County than the state average

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

13

Income

Per Capita Income 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Figure 27

$0

$5000

$10000

$15000

$20000

$25000

$30000

$35000

$40000

$45000

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Constant

$ 2010

County State US

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County per capita income was higher than the State and lower than the US from 1990 to 2010 but grew to the US average in 2010

Per Capita Income 2010 The Natural State

Figure 28

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Per capita incomes were highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas and lowest in some W est amp Northcentral counties in 2010

14

40

Income

Earnings by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 29

Trade

Farm and Farm Services

Government amp Governmenthellip

Other Services

Professional Services

Finance Insurance Informationhellip

Transportation amp Public Utilities

Manufacturing

Construction

Mining

State

County

0 10 20 30

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

The manufacturing sector accounted for over one-third of total earnings in Arkansas County in 2010 and comprised a much larger share of total earnings as compared to the state as a whole

Per Capita Unemployment Insurance Benefits 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 30

Constant

$ 2010

$1200

$1000

$800

$600

$400

$200

$0

County State

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents received per capita unemployment insurance benefits that were substantially higher than the state average from 2000 to 2010

15

Income

Value Added of Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 31

21 12

11 7 7 6 6 6

5 4

3 3 2 2 2 1 1

1 0 0

0 5 10 15 20 25

Food ProductsPaper Products

Fabricated Metal ProductsElectircal Equipment amp Appliances

Machinery Products Plastics amp Rubber ProductsTransportation Equipment

Primary Metal Products Chemical Products

Wood Products Miscellaneous

Petroleum amp Coal Products Nonmetal Mineral Products Furniture amp related Products

Printing amp RelatedBeverage amp Tobacco

Computer amp Other Electronics Textile Mills

Leather amp Allied Textile Products

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Most of the value added in the manufacturing sector in Arkansas came from food paper and fabricated metal products in 2010

Average Weekly Earnings 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 32

$423 $462

$591 $655 $668 $713 $741

$807 $823 $841 $857 $858

$1073 $1082 $1089

$0 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1000 $1200

Apparel Products Leather and Allied Products

Food Products Furniture and Relatedhellip

Wood Products Printing

Machinery Transportation Equipment Fabricated Metal Products Plastics amp Rubber Products Electrical Equipment andhellip

Textile Mill Products Chemical Products

Primary Metal Products Paper Products

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Average weekly earnings in the manufacturing sector ranged from a high of $1089 in the paper products industry to a low of $423 in the apparel industry in 2010

16

Retail

Total Retail Sales 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 33

$216 $210 $217 $231

$250 $261

$276 $286 $286 $295 $291 $281 $272 $270 $277 $281 $281 $274 $257

$235 $242

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

$350 1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Source W oods amp Poole 2011

Arkansas County retail sales grew during 1990s but declined since 1999

Retail Sales Per Capita 2010 The Natural State

Figure 34

Source W oods amp Poole 2011 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Retail sales per capita were highest in counties that are regional trade centers in 2010

17

Poverty

Persons Below Poverty Level 1989 1999 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 35

20

18 1918

16 18

0

3

5

8

10 13

15

18

20

23

1989 1999 2005‐2009

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level remained slightly higher in Arkansas County than the state average in 1989 1999 and 2005-2009

Estimated People Below Poverty Level 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 36

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level was highest in the Delta with many counties having a poverty level over twenty-one percent in the five-year period from 2005 to 2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small population may be large

18

Age Groups amp Estimated Poverty 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Poverty

Figure 37

22

17 19

26

12

18

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

(0‐17) (65 and Over) Total

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger proportion of children lived in poverty than for the population as a whole in the five-year period 2005-2009 Arkansas County had a lower proportion of their children living in poverty than the state average

Proportion of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunch 2009-2010 The Natural State

Figure 38

Source Arkansas Department of Education

There was a wide range in the proportion of students who received free and reduced price school lunches across the seventy-five counties in the 2009-2010 school year Participation rates ranged from thirty-five percent to one-hundred

percent with a higher percentage of youth in the Delta Region counties receiving free and reduced price lunches

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

19

Poverty

Proportion of Population Participating in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program 2010

The Natural State Figure 39

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A larger proportion of people living in the Delta counties and Columbia Jefferson and Lafayette counties participated in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program when compared to people in other parts of the state in 2010

Proportion of Population Medicaid Eligible 2010 The Natural State

Figure 40

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A substantial percentage of the population (between 30 and 51) was eligible for Medicaid in thirty-six counties in 2010 primarily located in the Eastern and Southern parts of the state

20

Infant Mortality Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Health

Figure 41

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The infant mortality rate was highest in the Bradley Crittenden Dallas Newton Ouachita Perry Prairie and Stone counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010

Teen Fertility Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Figure 42

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The teen fertility rate varied from county to county and was highest in some Delta and Coastal Plain counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010 Counties with the highest teen fertility rates included Bradley Crittenden Desha

Hempstead Mississippi Monroe Ouachita Phillips Poinsett St Francis Scott Sevier and Yell counties

21

Households

Female Headed Families 1970 1980 1990 2000 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 43

9

12

15 15

22

10 12

15 13

19

0

5

10

15

20

25

1970 1980 1990 2000 2005‐2009

County State

Source 1970 1980 1990 2000 Census of Population amp 2010 American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

Female headed families as a proportion of total families in Arkansas County increased from nine percent in 1970 to twenty-two percent in 2005-2009 and remained above the state average

Single Head of Family 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 44

Source American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

The Delta counties and the Coastal Plains counties had the highest proportion of families with only a single parent present in 2010

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

22

Current $ Constant $ 2007 $248

$181 $148

$159 $184 $180

$108 $142

$110

$78 $84 $81

$96

Agriculture

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 1978 to 2007 Arkansas County

$300

Figure 45 Million Dollars

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The market value (in constant dollars) of agricultural products sold in Arkansas County fluctuated in a declining trend since 1978 Values decreased from $248 million in 1978 to $180 million in 2007

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 2007 The Natural State

Figure 46

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The two counties with the highest market value of agricultural production were in Northwest Arkansas However many Delta and Highlands counties also ranked high in terms of the market value of agricultural production in 2007

23

Agriculture

Farms amp Farm Sales by Size 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 47

40

11 4

10 12

24

0 1 1 5

13

81

0 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

lt $10000 $10000 to $49999

$50000 to $99999

$100000 to $249999

$250000 to $499999

$500000+ Unknown

Farms

Market Value Ag Products

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

Fifty-five percent of the farms in Arkansas County had sales of less than $100000 in 2007 These farms accounted for less than two percent of total farm sales Twenty four percent of the farms had sales of $500000 or more and these farms

accounted for eighty one percent of total sales

Number of Farms 1964 to 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 48

951

736 748

636 572

490 518 502 539

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1964 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Farms

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The number of farms in Arkansas County declined from 951 in 1964 to 539 in 2007 However the number of farm increased slightly since 1992

Note Due to the lack of available data the unknown column was added for the missing data

24

Source of Farm Income County 1999 2003 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Agriculture

Figure 49

$1

$150

$63

$15 $1

$145

$60

$10$1

$188

$21 $6

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2003 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Crop sales were the major source of farm income for Arkansas County farmers between 1999 and 2010 Income from livestock amp products government payments and imputed amp miscellaneous decreased in this period while income from

crops increased

Source of Farm Income County amp State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 50

0

87

10 3

53

36

4 6

0

20

40

60

80

100

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County farmers received a higher proportion of farm income from crops and government payments when compared to all Arkansas farmers in 2010

25

Agriculture amp Forestry

Farm Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 51

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Farm income from crop sales fluctuated in Arkansas County during 1994 to 2010 Crop sales rose to a high of $271 million in 2008 followed by a decline to $188 million in 2010

$165

$271

$188

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Livestock Crops Government Payment Imputed Income

Timber Output 1999 amp 2009 Arkansas County

Figure 52

Source US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program

Timber output of Arkansas County (in both softwood and hardwood) declined substantially between 1999 and 2009

323 292

3782

1376

4105

1668

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

1999 2009

1000 Cu

bic Feet

Softwood Hardwood Total

26

Area of Timberland by Ownership Class 2010 Arkansas County

Forestry

Figure 53

51

28

114

0 25 50 75 100

125

National Forest System

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Dept of Defense

Other federal

State

County and Municipal

Other Local Govt

Private

Thousand Acres

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

The total timber acreage in Arkansas County was 194100 acres in 2010 Farmersranchers and private individuals owned a large share (over 59) of the timberland in Arkansas County

Percent of Land in Forest By County 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 54

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

Over seventy-five percent of the land area in many Coastal Plain and Ouachita Highland counties qualified as timber acreage in 2010

27

Property Assessment amp Roads

Property Assessments Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 55

Source Arkansas Assessment Coordination Departm ent Little Rock Arkansas 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The average property assessments per person in 2010 varied greatly among Arkansas counties from $7427 to $27781

Miles of County Roads Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 56

Source Road and Street Report Arkansas State Highway Commission

In general sparsely populated counties had more miles of county roads to maintain per person than more densely populated counties in 2010

28

Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

Local Cooperative Extension Office

Delta District

Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

Bradley Calhoun

Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Arkansas County Staff Chair District

Delta District

Name Recruiting Position

Address 1009 Liberty Dr Ozark District

DeWitt AR 72042

Phone 870-946-3231 (office)

Fax 870-946-3061

or

Email arkduaexedu

Ouachita District

For additional copies of the County Profile or information on your county

please contact your County Staff Chair listed above

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ARKANSAS COUNTY PROFILE 2013

Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

Bradley Calhoun

Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Cr ittenden

Cross

Dallas

Des ha

Drew

Fa ulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Gre ene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jacks on

Jeffers on

Johnson

Laf ayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Ra ndolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Wayne Miller Professor Thai Nguyen Intern

Foreword amp Acknowledgments

The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service is pleased to release these updated county profiles in hopes that these publications may serve as a useful tool for local officials community leaders and economic development professionals

This publication provides a comparison and overview of the demographic economic and social trends in Arkansas counties The information is presented in graphs and maps to allow the reader to quickly grasp current trends and conditions and gain insight into local and regional contexts We encourage leaders and decision makers to use this publication in conjunction with their knowledge of the local geography culture and political environment to make wise decisions for Arkansasrsquo future

The state agencies providing data and assistance for this publication include the State Data Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services the Arkansas Department of Education and the Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services We thank the many individuals at these departments and organizations for their quick response to our requests for information

Several departments and individuals of the University of Arkansas worked in collaboration to publish these county profiles Wayne Miller Community and Economic Development coordinated the project Thai Nguyen compiled the data and developed graphs and charts Vuko Karov developed the maps and checked the data for accuracy Chris Meux designed the cover and Donna Rinke published the profiles on the Cooperative Extension website Their many hours of effort are greatly appreciated

We hope you find this publication useful as you plan for the future of your communities

Tony E Windham PhD Associate Vice President for Agriculture-Extension and Director Cooperative Extension Service

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Table of Contents

Forward amp Acknowledgmentshelliphellip helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip II

Table of Contentshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip III

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Populationhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 1

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Retailhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 17

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Healthhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 21

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Agriculturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 23

Forestryhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 26

Property Assessmenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 28

County Roadshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 28

Glossaryhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 29

(For Local Staff Chair See Inside Backcover)

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Figures Figure Description Page

Population Figure 1 1Populationhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 2 1Population Changehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 3 2Population by Age Pyramidhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 4 2Population by Age helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 5 3Population 65 and Olderhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 6 3Population Change of People 65 and Olderhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 7 4Migration of Peoplehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 8 4Population by Household Typehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 9 5Population by Racehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 10 5Population of Hispanic Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Education Figure 11 6Public School Enrollmenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 12 6Educational Attainmenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 13 7Expenditure Per Childhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 14 7Revenue by Sourcehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Employment Figure 15 8Labor Forcehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 16 8Change in Employmenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 17 9Unemployment Rateshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 18 9Unemployment Rates Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 19 10Jobs by Sectorhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 20 10Workforce by Occupationhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 21 11Changes in Jobs by Sectorhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 22 11Jobs in Top Ten Manufacturing Sectorshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Income Figure 23 12Total Personal Incomehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 24 12Income by Sourcehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 25 13Personal Income by Sourcehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 26 13Median Household Incomehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 27 14Per Capita Income Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 28 14Per Capita Income Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 29 15Earnings by Sectorhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 30 15Per Capita Unemployment Insurance Benefitshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 31 16Value Added of Manufacturing Sectorshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 32 16Earnings of Manufacturing Sector Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

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Figures Figure Description Page

Retail Figure 33 Total Retail Sales Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 17 Figure 34 Retail Sales Per Capita Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 17

Poverty Figure 35 18Persons Below Poverty Level Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 36 18Persons Below Poverty Level Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 37 19Age Groups amp Povertyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 38 19Proportion of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Lunchhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 39 Proportion of Population Participating in the Supplemented Nutrition

Assistance 20 Figure 40 20Proportion of Population Medicaid Eligiblehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Health Figure 41 Infant Mortality Ratehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 21 Figure 42 Teen Fertility Ratehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 21

Households Figure 43 Female Headed Familieshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 22 Figure 44 Single Head of Familyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 22

Agriculture Figure 45 23Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 46 23Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 47 24Farms amp Percent of Sales by Sizehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 48 24Number of Farms Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 49 25Source of Farm Income Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 50 25Source of Farm Income County amp Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 51 26Farm Income Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Forestry Figure 52 26Timber Outputhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 53 27Area of Timberland by Ownership Classhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 54 27Percent of Land in Forest by Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Property Assessments Figure 55 Assessments Per Personhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 28

Transportation Figure 56 Miles of County Roads Per Personhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 28

V

Internet Sources of Information

Population Bureau of Census ndash 2010 Census http2010censusgov2010censusdata Bureau of Census wwwcensusgov Bureau of Economic Analysiswwwbeagovbearegionaldatahtm US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov

Education Arkansas Department of Education ADE Data Center httpadedataarkansasgov Arkansas Public School Computer Network httpwwwapscnorgreportsreportshtm US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov

Employment Arkansas Department of Workforce Services wwwarkansasgovesd Discover Arkansas Labor Market Information wwwdiscoverarkansasnetcgidataanalysis Bureau of Economic Analysiswwwbeadocgovbearegionaldatahtm US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc wwwimplancom

Income Bureau of Economic Analysiswwwbeagovbearegionaldatahtm US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov Discover Arkansas Labor Market Information wwwdiscoverarkansasnetcgidataanalysis Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc wwwimplancom

Retail Sales Woods amp Poole 2011 wwwwoodsandpoolecom

Poverty Arkansas Department of Education ADE Data Center httpadedataarkansasgov US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov Arkansas Department of Human Services httphumanservicesarkansasgov

Health Arkansas Department of Health wwwhealthyarkansascomdatadatahtml Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Familieshttpdatacenterkidscountorgdata

Households US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov

Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service (NASS) wwwagcensususdagovPublications2007 Bureau of Economic Analysiswwwbeagovbearegionaldatahtm

Forestry US Forest Service httpsrsfia2fsfedusphptpo_2009tpo_rpa_int1php US Forest Service Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis httpwwwsrsfsusdagov

Property Assessments Arkansas Assessment Coordination Department wwwarkansasgovacd

Transportation Arkansas Highway amp Transportation Department wwwarkansashighwayscom

VI

Population

Population 1960-2010 Arkansas County

Figure 1

23355 23347 24175 21653 20749

19019

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

Number of People

Source 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 and 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The population of Arkansas County decreased from a high of 24175 in 1980 to 19019 in 2010

Population Change 2000 to 2010 The Natural State

Figure 2

Source July 2000 amp July 2010 Population Estim ates US Bureau of Census

Population grew most rapidly in Northwest amp Central Arkansas counties and declined in some East and South Arkansas counties between 2000 and 2010

1

Population Percent of Total County Population by Age and Gender 2010

Arkansas County Figure 3

Age 85 + Age 80 ‐ 84 Age 75 ‐ 79 Age 70 ‐ 74 Age 65 ‐ 69 Age 60 ‐ 64 Age 55 ‐ 59 Age 50 ‐ 54 Age 45 ‐ 49 Age 40 ‐ 44 Age 35 ‐ 39 Age 30 ‐ 34 Age 25 ‐ 29 Age 20 ‐ 24 Age 15 ‐ 19 Age 10 ‐ 14

Age 5 ‐ 9 Age 0 ‐ 5

Males Females

6 4 2 0 2 4 6

Source US Bureau of Census 2010 Census Sum m ary File 1

There were fewer people living in Arkansas County between the ages of 20 to 44 than in both younger (between the ages of 0 to 19) and older age (between the ages of 45 and 64) categories

Population by Age 2000 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 4

1362

4319 5075

5697

3335

9611148

3707

4486

5350

3457

871

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

Under 5 (5‐19) (20‐39) (40‐59) (60‐79) (80+)

Age Groups

2000 2010

Source 2000 amp 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The population of most age groups in Arkansas County declined from 2000 to 2010 However the population of the 60 to 79 age group increased slightly

2

Population 65 and Older 2010 The Natural State

Population

Figure 5

Source July 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Counties in Northcentral Arkansas had the highest proportion of people aged 65 and older in 2010

Population Change of People 65 amp Older 2000 to 2010 The Natural State

Figure 6

Source 2000 amp 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The elderly population as a proportion of the total population grew most rapidly in Central and Northwest Arkansas from 2000 to 2010

3

Population

Net Domestic Migration of People 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 7

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

Central amp Northwest Arkansas had the highest domestic in-migration of people between 2005 and 2009 while Arkansas Bradley Clay Desha Mississippi Pulaski Sebastian Sevier and Woodruff counties had the largest domestic out-migration

of people during this period

Population by Household Type 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 8

82

17

1

82

15 3

0

20

40

60

80

100

Family Households Non‐Family Households Group Quarters

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

Most of the people (82) in Arkansas County lived in family households The proportion of people living each household type was about the same for Arkansas County as it was for the state

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

4

Population by Race 2010 Arkansas County

Population

Figure 9

1

0

0

0

25

72

2

0 20 40 60 80 100

Two or more races

Hawaiian or Pac Islander

Asian

Native Indian

African American

White

Other races

Source 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Seventy-two percent of the people living in Arkansas County were Caucasian Twenty-five percent were African American Other minorities represented about three percent of the population

Population of Hispanic Origin State and County for 2000 amp 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 10

1

3 3

6

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

2000 2010

County State

Source 2000 amp 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The proportion of Hispanic people living in Arkansas County increased from about one percent to nearly three percent between 2000 and 2010 The Hispanic population may be of any race white black or any other combination of races

5

Education

Public School Enrollment 1983-1984 to 2011-2012 Arkansas County

Figure 11

4522

3089

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

83‐84 86‐87 89‐90 92‐93 96‐97 01‐02 04‐05 08‐09 11‐12

Number of Students

Source Arkansas Department of Education (httpadedataarkansasgovstatewideCountiesEnrollmentaspx)

Public school enrollment in Arkansas County generally declined since 1983-1984 Enrollment decreased from 4522 students in 1983-1984 to 3089 students in 2011-2012

Educational Attainment 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 12

Graduate or professional degree

Bachelors degree

Associates degree

Some college no degree

High school graduate (includes 38equivalency)

Non‐HS Graduate

0 10 20 30 40

5 6 State

13 County

9

6 6

22 21

35

18 21

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger percentage of people in Arkansas County have not completed high school as compared to the statewide average in the five-year period 2005-2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

6

Education

Education Expenditure Per Child County amp State 2011-2012 Arkansas County

Figure 13

$8654

$9112

$8400

$8500

$8600

$8700

$8800

$8900

$9000

$9100

$9200

County State

Source Arkansas Public School Com puter Network (wwwapscnorgreportshldasrasrhtm) Arkansas Department of Education

Schools in Arkansas County spent $8654 per child in the 2011-2012 school year as compared to an average expenditure of $9112 statewide

Education Revenue By Source County amp State 2009-2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 14

Local Revenue 33

State Aid 51

Federal Aid 15

Other Sources of Funds 1

County

Local Revenue 32

State Aid 48

Federal Aid 15

Other Sources of Funds 5

State Average Source Arkansas Public School Com puter Network (wwwapscnorgreportshldasrasrhtm) Arkansas Department of Education

Arkansas County schools raised slightly more of their revenue from local sources and state aid than Arkansas public schools state average in the 2009-2010 school year

7

Employment

Labor Force 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 15 12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

9700

10975

Employment Unemployment

1150 2050

450

10100 2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Arkansas County employment decreased and unemployment increased since 2008

Change in Employment 2000 to 2010 The Natural State

Figure 16

Source Regional Economic Information System (REIS) Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Employment growth was highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas between 2000 and 2010

8

Unemployment Rates 1995 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Employment

Figure 17

169

79

96

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18 1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

County State US

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Unemployment rates in Arkansas County increased significantly since 2004 and stayed above state and national averages through 2010

Unemployment Rates 2010 The Natural State

Figure 18

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

In general Northwest Central and W estern Arkansas counties had the lowest unemployment rates while Delta and Coastal Plain counties had the highest rates in 2010

9

Employment

Jobs by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 19

Missing Trade

Farm amp Farm Services Government andhellip Other Services

Professional Services Finance insurance realhellip

Transportation andhellip Manufacturing Construction

Mining

4

1314

State County 5

9 15

11

9 13

23 12

6 8

65

11 26

4 6

0 1

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Source Regional Economic Information System Bureau of Econom ic Analysis (REIS)

A larger proportion of jobs in Arkansas County were in manufacturing (26) as compared to the state average (11) in 2010

Workforce by Occupation 2010 The Natural State amp the Nation

Figure 20

25

20

15

10

5

0

AR State United States

Managem

ent

busine

ss and

financial

Profession

al and

related Service

Sal es and related

Office and

administrative

supp

ort

Farm

ing

fishing

and forestry

C onstructio

n and

extractio

n

Installatio

nmainten

ance

and

repair

P rod

uctio

n

T ransportatio

nand material

moving

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

More people were employed in serv ice occupations in Arkansas and in the United States than in any other occupation in 2010

10

Changes in Jobs by Sector 2001 to 2010 Arkansas County

Employment

Figure 21

58

‐126

249 66 108

1326

‐82 ‐165 ‐5 ‐295

‐1034‐1500

‐1000

‐500

0

500

1000

1500

Mining

Constructio

n

Manufacturing

Transportatio

n and

public

utilities

Finance

insurance

real

estate andhellip

Profession

al Services

Other

Services

Governm

ent and

governmen

thellip

Farm

amp Farm

Services

Trade

Missing

Data

Source Regional Economic Information System Bureau of Econom ic Analysis (REIS)

The trade sector lost more jobs while the professional services sector gained more jobs between 2001 and 2010 than any other sectors in Arkansas County There were considerable missing data due to non-disclosure of confidential information

Jobs in Top 10 Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 22

29

9

7

7

6

6

6

5

5

3

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Food Products

Fabricated Metal Products

Transportation Equipment

Machinery

Paper Products

Plastics amp Rubber Products

Wood Products

Electrical Equipment amp Appliances

Primary Metal Products

Miscellaneous

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Nearly 30 percent of the jobs in the manufacturing sector in 2010 in Arkansas were in the food processing industries

11

Income

Total Personal Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 23

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Total personal income in Arkansas County in constant dollars increased from $574 million in 1994 to $760 million in 2010

$390

$574

$760

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

$600

$700

$800 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Millions

of D

ollars

Current $ Constant $ 2010

Income by Source 1999 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 24

$410

$107 $114

$460

$115

$185

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Income from all three categories (net earning dividends interest amp rent transfer payments) increased between 1999 and 2010 in Arkansas County

12

Income by Source County and State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Income

Figure 25

61

15

24

58

17 24

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents receive a slightly larger share of their income from earnings as compared to the average for all Arkansas residents in 2010 Earnings accounted for approximately sixty-one percent whereas transfer payments

accounted for twenty four percent of income

Median Household Income 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 26

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

$37230

$34659

$39801$39267 $38984

$39550

$32000 $33000

$34000

$35000

$36000

$37000 $38000

$39000

$40000

$41000

Estimate Lower Estimate Upper Estimate

County State

Median household income in 2005-2009 was lower in Arkansas County than the state average

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

13

Income

Per Capita Income 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Figure 27

$0

$5000

$10000

$15000

$20000

$25000

$30000

$35000

$40000

$45000

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Constant

$ 2010

County State US

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County per capita income was higher than the State and lower than the US from 1990 to 2010 but grew to the US average in 2010

Per Capita Income 2010 The Natural State

Figure 28

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Per capita incomes were highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas and lowest in some W est amp Northcentral counties in 2010

14

40

Income

Earnings by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 29

Trade

Farm and Farm Services

Government amp Governmenthellip

Other Services

Professional Services

Finance Insurance Informationhellip

Transportation amp Public Utilities

Manufacturing

Construction

Mining

State

County

0 10 20 30

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

The manufacturing sector accounted for over one-third of total earnings in Arkansas County in 2010 and comprised a much larger share of total earnings as compared to the state as a whole

Per Capita Unemployment Insurance Benefits 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 30

Constant

$ 2010

$1200

$1000

$800

$600

$400

$200

$0

County State

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents received per capita unemployment insurance benefits that were substantially higher than the state average from 2000 to 2010

15

Income

Value Added of Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 31

21 12

11 7 7 6 6 6

5 4

3 3 2 2 2 1 1

1 0 0

0 5 10 15 20 25

Food ProductsPaper Products

Fabricated Metal ProductsElectircal Equipment amp Appliances

Machinery Products Plastics amp Rubber ProductsTransportation Equipment

Primary Metal Products Chemical Products

Wood Products Miscellaneous

Petroleum amp Coal Products Nonmetal Mineral Products Furniture amp related Products

Printing amp RelatedBeverage amp Tobacco

Computer amp Other Electronics Textile Mills

Leather amp Allied Textile Products

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Most of the value added in the manufacturing sector in Arkansas came from food paper and fabricated metal products in 2010

Average Weekly Earnings 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 32

$423 $462

$591 $655 $668 $713 $741

$807 $823 $841 $857 $858

$1073 $1082 $1089

$0 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1000 $1200

Apparel Products Leather and Allied Products

Food Products Furniture and Relatedhellip

Wood Products Printing

Machinery Transportation Equipment Fabricated Metal Products Plastics amp Rubber Products Electrical Equipment andhellip

Textile Mill Products Chemical Products

Primary Metal Products Paper Products

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Average weekly earnings in the manufacturing sector ranged from a high of $1089 in the paper products industry to a low of $423 in the apparel industry in 2010

16

Retail

Total Retail Sales 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 33

$216 $210 $217 $231

$250 $261

$276 $286 $286 $295 $291 $281 $272 $270 $277 $281 $281 $274 $257

$235 $242

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

$350 1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Source W oods amp Poole 2011

Arkansas County retail sales grew during 1990s but declined since 1999

Retail Sales Per Capita 2010 The Natural State

Figure 34

Source W oods amp Poole 2011 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Retail sales per capita were highest in counties that are regional trade centers in 2010

17

Poverty

Persons Below Poverty Level 1989 1999 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 35

20

18 1918

16 18

0

3

5

8

10 13

15

18

20

23

1989 1999 2005‐2009

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level remained slightly higher in Arkansas County than the state average in 1989 1999 and 2005-2009

Estimated People Below Poverty Level 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 36

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level was highest in the Delta with many counties having a poverty level over twenty-one percent in the five-year period from 2005 to 2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small population may be large

18

Age Groups amp Estimated Poverty 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Poverty

Figure 37

22

17 19

26

12

18

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

(0‐17) (65 and Over) Total

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger proportion of children lived in poverty than for the population as a whole in the five-year period 2005-2009 Arkansas County had a lower proportion of their children living in poverty than the state average

Proportion of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunch 2009-2010 The Natural State

Figure 38

Source Arkansas Department of Education

There was a wide range in the proportion of students who received free and reduced price school lunches across the seventy-five counties in the 2009-2010 school year Participation rates ranged from thirty-five percent to one-hundred

percent with a higher percentage of youth in the Delta Region counties receiving free and reduced price lunches

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

19

Poverty

Proportion of Population Participating in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program 2010

The Natural State Figure 39

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A larger proportion of people living in the Delta counties and Columbia Jefferson and Lafayette counties participated in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program when compared to people in other parts of the state in 2010

Proportion of Population Medicaid Eligible 2010 The Natural State

Figure 40

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A substantial percentage of the population (between 30 and 51) was eligible for Medicaid in thirty-six counties in 2010 primarily located in the Eastern and Southern parts of the state

20

Infant Mortality Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Health

Figure 41

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The infant mortality rate was highest in the Bradley Crittenden Dallas Newton Ouachita Perry Prairie and Stone counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010

Teen Fertility Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Figure 42

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The teen fertility rate varied from county to county and was highest in some Delta and Coastal Plain counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010 Counties with the highest teen fertility rates included Bradley Crittenden Desha

Hempstead Mississippi Monroe Ouachita Phillips Poinsett St Francis Scott Sevier and Yell counties

21

Households

Female Headed Families 1970 1980 1990 2000 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 43

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1970 1980 1990 2000 2005‐2009

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Source 1970 1980 1990 2000 Census of Population amp 2010 American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

Female headed families as a proportion of total families in Arkansas County increased from nine percent in 1970 to twenty-two percent in 2005-2009 and remained above the state average

Single Head of Family 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 44

Source American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

The Delta counties and the Coastal Plains counties had the highest proportion of families with only a single parent present in 2010

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

22

Current $ Constant $ 2007 $248

$181 $148

$159 $184 $180

$108 $142

$110

$78 $84 $81

$96

Agriculture

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 1978 to 2007 Arkansas County

$300

Figure 45 Million Dollars

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The market value (in constant dollars) of agricultural products sold in Arkansas County fluctuated in a declining trend since 1978 Values decreased from $248 million in 1978 to $180 million in 2007

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 2007 The Natural State

Figure 46

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The two counties with the highest market value of agricultural production were in Northwest Arkansas However many Delta and Highlands counties also ranked high in terms of the market value of agricultural production in 2007

23

Agriculture

Farms amp Farm Sales by Size 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 47

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90

lt $10000 $10000 to $49999

$50000 to $99999

$100000 to $249999

$250000 to $499999

$500000+ Unknown

Farms

Market Value Ag Products

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

Fifty-five percent of the farms in Arkansas County had sales of less than $100000 in 2007 These farms accounted for less than two percent of total farm sales Twenty four percent of the farms had sales of $500000 or more and these farms

accounted for eighty one percent of total sales

Number of Farms 1964 to 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 48

951

736 748

636 572

490 518 502 539

0

100

200

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800

900

1000

1964 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Farms

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The number of farms in Arkansas County declined from 951 in 1964 to 539 in 2007 However the number of farm increased slightly since 1992

Note Due to the lack of available data the unknown column was added for the missing data

24

Source of Farm Income County 1999 2003 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Agriculture

Figure 49

$1

$150

$63

$15 $1

$145

$60

$10$1

$188

$21 $6

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2003 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Crop sales were the major source of farm income for Arkansas County farmers between 1999 and 2010 Income from livestock amp products government payments and imputed amp miscellaneous decreased in this period while income from

crops increased

Source of Farm Income County amp State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 50

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87

10 3

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20

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100

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County farmers received a higher proportion of farm income from crops and government payments when compared to all Arkansas farmers in 2010

25

Agriculture amp Forestry

Farm Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 51

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Farm income from crop sales fluctuated in Arkansas County during 1994 to 2010 Crop sales rose to a high of $271 million in 2008 followed by a decline to $188 million in 2010

$165

$271

$188

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Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Livestock Crops Government Payment Imputed Income

Timber Output 1999 amp 2009 Arkansas County

Figure 52

Source US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program

Timber output of Arkansas County (in both softwood and hardwood) declined substantially between 1999 and 2009

323 292

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1668

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1999 2009

1000 Cu

bic Feet

Softwood Hardwood Total

26

Area of Timberland by Ownership Class 2010 Arkansas County

Forestry

Figure 53

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125

National Forest System

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Dept of Defense

Other federal

State

County and Municipal

Other Local Govt

Private

Thousand Acres

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

The total timber acreage in Arkansas County was 194100 acres in 2010 Farmersranchers and private individuals owned a large share (over 59) of the timberland in Arkansas County

Percent of Land in Forest By County 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 54

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

Over seventy-five percent of the land area in many Coastal Plain and Ouachita Highland counties qualified as timber acreage in 2010

27

Property Assessment amp Roads

Property Assessments Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 55

Source Arkansas Assessment Coordination Departm ent Little Rock Arkansas 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The average property assessments per person in 2010 varied greatly among Arkansas counties from $7427 to $27781

Miles of County Roads Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 56

Source Road and Street Report Arkansas State Highway Commission

In general sparsely populated counties had more miles of county roads to maintain per person than more densely populated counties in 2010

28

Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

Local Cooperative Extension Office

Delta District

Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

Bradley Calhoun

Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Arkansas County Staff Chair District

Delta District

Name Recruiting Position

Address 1009 Liberty Dr Ozark District

DeWitt AR 72042

Phone 870-946-3231 (office)

Fax 870-946-3061

or

Email arkduaexedu

Ouachita District

For additional copies of the County Profile or information on your county

please contact your County Staff Chair listed above

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Foreword amp Acknowledgments

The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service is pleased to release these updated county profiles in hopes that these publications may serve as a useful tool for local officials community leaders and economic development professionals

This publication provides a comparison and overview of the demographic economic and social trends in Arkansas counties The information is presented in graphs and maps to allow the reader to quickly grasp current trends and conditions and gain insight into local and regional contexts We encourage leaders and decision makers to use this publication in conjunction with their knowledge of the local geography culture and political environment to make wise decisions for Arkansasrsquo future

The state agencies providing data and assistance for this publication include the State Data Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services the Arkansas Department of Education and the Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services We thank the many individuals at these departments and organizations for their quick response to our requests for information

Several departments and individuals of the University of Arkansas worked in collaboration to publish these county profiles Wayne Miller Community and Economic Development coordinated the project Thai Nguyen compiled the data and developed graphs and charts Vuko Karov developed the maps and checked the data for accuracy Chris Meux designed the cover and Donna Rinke published the profiles on the Cooperative Extension website Their many hours of effort are greatly appreciated

We hope you find this publication useful as you plan for the future of your communities

Tony E Windham PhD Associate Vice President for Agriculture-Extension and Director Cooperative Extension Service

II

Table of Contents

Forward amp Acknowledgmentshelliphellip helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip II

Table of Contentshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip III

List of Figureshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip IV

Internet Sources of Informationhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip VI

Populationhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 1

Educationhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 6

Employmenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 8

Incomehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 12

Retailhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 17

Povertyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 18

Healthhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 21

Householdhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 22

Agriculturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 23

Forestryhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 26

Property Assessmenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 28

County Roadshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 28

Glossaryhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 29

(For Local Staff Chair See Inside Backcover)

III

Figures Figure Description Page

Population Figure 1 1Populationhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 2 1Population Changehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 3 2Population by Age Pyramidhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 4 2Population by Age helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 5 3Population 65 and Olderhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 6 3Population Change of People 65 and Olderhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 7 4Migration of Peoplehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 8 4Population by Household Typehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 9 5Population by Racehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 10 5Population of Hispanic Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Education Figure 11 6Public School Enrollmenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 12 6Educational Attainmenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 13 7Expenditure Per Childhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 14 7Revenue by Sourcehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Employment Figure 15 8Labor Forcehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 16 8Change in Employmenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 17 9Unemployment Rateshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 18 9Unemployment Rates Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 19 10Jobs by Sectorhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 20 10Workforce by Occupationhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 21 11Changes in Jobs by Sectorhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 22 11Jobs in Top Ten Manufacturing Sectorshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Income Figure 23 12Total Personal Incomehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 24 12Income by Sourcehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 25 13Personal Income by Sourcehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 26 13Median Household Incomehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 27 14Per Capita Income Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 28 14Per Capita Income Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 29 15Earnings by Sectorhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 30 15Per Capita Unemployment Insurance Benefitshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 31 16Value Added of Manufacturing Sectorshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 32 16Earnings of Manufacturing Sector Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

IV

Figures Figure Description Page

Retail Figure 33 Total Retail Sales Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 17 Figure 34 Retail Sales Per Capita Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 17

Poverty Figure 35 18Persons Below Poverty Level Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 36 18Persons Below Poverty Level Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 37 19Age Groups amp Povertyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 38 19Proportion of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Lunchhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 39 Proportion of Population Participating in the Supplemented Nutrition

Assistance 20 Figure 40 20Proportion of Population Medicaid Eligiblehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Health Figure 41 Infant Mortality Ratehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 21 Figure 42 Teen Fertility Ratehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 21

Households Figure 43 Female Headed Familieshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 22 Figure 44 Single Head of Familyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 22

Agriculture Figure 45 23Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 46 23Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 47 24Farms amp Percent of Sales by Sizehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 48 24Number of Farms Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 49 25Source of Farm Income Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 50 25Source of Farm Income County amp Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 51 26Farm Income Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Forestry Figure 52 26Timber Outputhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 53 27Area of Timberland by Ownership Classhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 54 27Percent of Land in Forest by Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Property Assessments Figure 55 Assessments Per Personhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 28

Transportation Figure 56 Miles of County Roads Per Personhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 28

V

Internet Sources of Information

Population Bureau of Census ndash 2010 Census http2010censusgov2010censusdata Bureau of Census wwwcensusgov Bureau of Economic Analysiswwwbeagovbearegionaldatahtm US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov

Education Arkansas Department of Education ADE Data Center httpadedataarkansasgov Arkansas Public School Computer Network httpwwwapscnorgreportsreportshtm US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov

Employment Arkansas Department of Workforce Services wwwarkansasgovesd Discover Arkansas Labor Market Information wwwdiscoverarkansasnetcgidataanalysis Bureau of Economic Analysiswwwbeadocgovbearegionaldatahtm US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc wwwimplancom

Income Bureau of Economic Analysiswwwbeagovbearegionaldatahtm US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov Discover Arkansas Labor Market Information wwwdiscoverarkansasnetcgidataanalysis Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc wwwimplancom

Retail Sales Woods amp Poole 2011 wwwwoodsandpoolecom

Poverty Arkansas Department of Education ADE Data Center httpadedataarkansasgov US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov Arkansas Department of Human Services httphumanservicesarkansasgov

Health Arkansas Department of Health wwwhealthyarkansascomdatadatahtml Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Familieshttpdatacenterkidscountorgdata

Households US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov

Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service (NASS) wwwagcensususdagovPublications2007 Bureau of Economic Analysiswwwbeagovbearegionaldatahtm

Forestry US Forest Service httpsrsfia2fsfedusphptpo_2009tpo_rpa_int1php US Forest Service Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis httpwwwsrsfsusdagov

Property Assessments Arkansas Assessment Coordination Department wwwarkansasgovacd

Transportation Arkansas Highway amp Transportation Department wwwarkansashighwayscom

VI

Population

Population 1960-2010 Arkansas County

Figure 1

23355 23347 24175 21653 20749

19019

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

Number of People

Source 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 and 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The population of Arkansas County decreased from a high of 24175 in 1980 to 19019 in 2010

Population Change 2000 to 2010 The Natural State

Figure 2

Source July 2000 amp July 2010 Population Estim ates US Bureau of Census

Population grew most rapidly in Northwest amp Central Arkansas counties and declined in some East and South Arkansas counties between 2000 and 2010

1

Population Percent of Total County Population by Age and Gender 2010

Arkansas County Figure 3

Age 85 + Age 80 ‐ 84 Age 75 ‐ 79 Age 70 ‐ 74 Age 65 ‐ 69 Age 60 ‐ 64 Age 55 ‐ 59 Age 50 ‐ 54 Age 45 ‐ 49 Age 40 ‐ 44 Age 35 ‐ 39 Age 30 ‐ 34 Age 25 ‐ 29 Age 20 ‐ 24 Age 15 ‐ 19 Age 10 ‐ 14

Age 5 ‐ 9 Age 0 ‐ 5

Males Females

6 4 2 0 2 4 6

Source US Bureau of Census 2010 Census Sum m ary File 1

There were fewer people living in Arkansas County between the ages of 20 to 44 than in both younger (between the ages of 0 to 19) and older age (between the ages of 45 and 64) categories

Population by Age 2000 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 4

1362

4319 5075

5697

3335

9611148

3707

4486

5350

3457

871

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

Under 5 (5‐19) (20‐39) (40‐59) (60‐79) (80+)

Age Groups

2000 2010

Source 2000 amp 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The population of most age groups in Arkansas County declined from 2000 to 2010 However the population of the 60 to 79 age group increased slightly

2

Population 65 and Older 2010 The Natural State

Population

Figure 5

Source July 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Counties in Northcentral Arkansas had the highest proportion of people aged 65 and older in 2010

Population Change of People 65 amp Older 2000 to 2010 The Natural State

Figure 6

Source 2000 amp 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The elderly population as a proportion of the total population grew most rapidly in Central and Northwest Arkansas from 2000 to 2010

3

Population

Net Domestic Migration of People 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 7

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

Central amp Northwest Arkansas had the highest domestic in-migration of people between 2005 and 2009 while Arkansas Bradley Clay Desha Mississippi Pulaski Sebastian Sevier and Woodruff counties had the largest domestic out-migration

of people during this period

Population by Household Type 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 8

82

17

1

82

15 3

0

20

40

60

80

100

Family Households Non‐Family Households Group Quarters

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

Most of the people (82) in Arkansas County lived in family households The proportion of people living each household type was about the same for Arkansas County as it was for the state

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

4

Population by Race 2010 Arkansas County

Population

Figure 9

1

0

0

0

25

72

2

0 20 40 60 80 100

Two or more races

Hawaiian or Pac Islander

Asian

Native Indian

African American

White

Other races

Source 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Seventy-two percent of the people living in Arkansas County were Caucasian Twenty-five percent were African American Other minorities represented about three percent of the population

Population of Hispanic Origin State and County for 2000 amp 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 10

1

3 3

6

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

2000 2010

County State

Source 2000 amp 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The proportion of Hispanic people living in Arkansas County increased from about one percent to nearly three percent between 2000 and 2010 The Hispanic population may be of any race white black or any other combination of races

5

Education

Public School Enrollment 1983-1984 to 2011-2012 Arkansas County

Figure 11

4522

3089

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

83‐84 86‐87 89‐90 92‐93 96‐97 01‐02 04‐05 08‐09 11‐12

Number of Students

Source Arkansas Department of Education (httpadedataarkansasgovstatewideCountiesEnrollmentaspx)

Public school enrollment in Arkansas County generally declined since 1983-1984 Enrollment decreased from 4522 students in 1983-1984 to 3089 students in 2011-2012

Educational Attainment 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 12

Graduate or professional degree

Bachelors degree

Associates degree

Some college no degree

High school graduate (includes 38equivalency)

Non‐HS Graduate

0 10 20 30 40

5 6 State

13 County

9

6 6

22 21

35

18 21

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger percentage of people in Arkansas County have not completed high school as compared to the statewide average in the five-year period 2005-2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

6

Education

Education Expenditure Per Child County amp State 2011-2012 Arkansas County

Figure 13

$8654

$9112

$8400

$8500

$8600

$8700

$8800

$8900

$9000

$9100

$9200

County State

Source Arkansas Public School Com puter Network (wwwapscnorgreportshldasrasrhtm) Arkansas Department of Education

Schools in Arkansas County spent $8654 per child in the 2011-2012 school year as compared to an average expenditure of $9112 statewide

Education Revenue By Source County amp State 2009-2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 14

Local Revenue 33

State Aid 51

Federal Aid 15

Other Sources of Funds 1

County

Local Revenue 32

State Aid 48

Federal Aid 15

Other Sources of Funds 5

State Average Source Arkansas Public School Com puter Network (wwwapscnorgreportshldasrasrhtm) Arkansas Department of Education

Arkansas County schools raised slightly more of their revenue from local sources and state aid than Arkansas public schools state average in the 2009-2010 school year

7

Employment

Labor Force 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 15 12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

9700

10975

Employment Unemployment

1150 2050

450

10100 2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Arkansas County employment decreased and unemployment increased since 2008

Change in Employment 2000 to 2010 The Natural State

Figure 16

Source Regional Economic Information System (REIS) Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Employment growth was highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas between 2000 and 2010

8

Unemployment Rates 1995 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Employment

Figure 17

169

79

96

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18 1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

County State US

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Unemployment rates in Arkansas County increased significantly since 2004 and stayed above state and national averages through 2010

Unemployment Rates 2010 The Natural State

Figure 18

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

In general Northwest Central and W estern Arkansas counties had the lowest unemployment rates while Delta and Coastal Plain counties had the highest rates in 2010

9

Employment

Jobs by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 19

Missing Trade

Farm amp Farm Services Government andhellip Other Services

Professional Services Finance insurance realhellip

Transportation andhellip Manufacturing Construction

Mining

4

1314

State County 5

9 15

11

9 13

23 12

6 8

65

11 26

4 6

0 1

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Source Regional Economic Information System Bureau of Econom ic Analysis (REIS)

A larger proportion of jobs in Arkansas County were in manufacturing (26) as compared to the state average (11) in 2010

Workforce by Occupation 2010 The Natural State amp the Nation

Figure 20

25

20

15

10

5

0

AR State United States

Managem

ent

busine

ss and

financial

Profession

al and

related Service

Sal es and related

Office and

administrative

supp

ort

Farm

ing

fishing

and forestry

C onstructio

n and

extractio

n

Installatio

nmainten

ance

and

repair

P rod

uctio

n

T ransportatio

nand material

moving

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

More people were employed in serv ice occupations in Arkansas and in the United States than in any other occupation in 2010

10

Changes in Jobs by Sector 2001 to 2010 Arkansas County

Employment

Figure 21

58

‐126

249 66 108

1326

‐82 ‐165 ‐5 ‐295

‐1034‐1500

‐1000

‐500

0

500

1000

1500

Mining

Constructio

n

Manufacturing

Transportatio

n and

public

utilities

Finance

insurance

real

estate andhellip

Profession

al Services

Other

Services

Governm

ent and

governmen

thellip

Farm

amp Farm

Services

Trade

Missing

Data

Source Regional Economic Information System Bureau of Econom ic Analysis (REIS)

The trade sector lost more jobs while the professional services sector gained more jobs between 2001 and 2010 than any other sectors in Arkansas County There were considerable missing data due to non-disclosure of confidential information

Jobs in Top 10 Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 22

29

9

7

7

6

6

6

5

5

3

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Food Products

Fabricated Metal Products

Transportation Equipment

Machinery

Paper Products

Plastics amp Rubber Products

Wood Products

Electrical Equipment amp Appliances

Primary Metal Products

Miscellaneous

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Nearly 30 percent of the jobs in the manufacturing sector in 2010 in Arkansas were in the food processing industries

11

Income

Total Personal Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 23

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Total personal income in Arkansas County in constant dollars increased from $574 million in 1994 to $760 million in 2010

$390

$574

$760

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

$600

$700

$800 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Millions

of D

ollars

Current $ Constant $ 2010

Income by Source 1999 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 24

$410

$107 $114

$460

$115

$185

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Income from all three categories (net earning dividends interest amp rent transfer payments) increased between 1999 and 2010 in Arkansas County

12

Income by Source County and State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Income

Figure 25

61

15

24

58

17 24

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents receive a slightly larger share of their income from earnings as compared to the average for all Arkansas residents in 2010 Earnings accounted for approximately sixty-one percent whereas transfer payments

accounted for twenty four percent of income

Median Household Income 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 26

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

$37230

$34659

$39801$39267 $38984

$39550

$32000 $33000

$34000

$35000

$36000

$37000 $38000

$39000

$40000

$41000

Estimate Lower Estimate Upper Estimate

County State

Median household income in 2005-2009 was lower in Arkansas County than the state average

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

13

Income

Per Capita Income 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Figure 27

$0

$5000

$10000

$15000

$20000

$25000

$30000

$35000

$40000

$45000

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Constant

$ 2010

County State US

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County per capita income was higher than the State and lower than the US from 1990 to 2010 but grew to the US average in 2010

Per Capita Income 2010 The Natural State

Figure 28

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Per capita incomes were highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas and lowest in some W est amp Northcentral counties in 2010

14

40

Income

Earnings by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 29

Trade

Farm and Farm Services

Government amp Governmenthellip

Other Services

Professional Services

Finance Insurance Informationhellip

Transportation amp Public Utilities

Manufacturing

Construction

Mining

State

County

0 10 20 30

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

The manufacturing sector accounted for over one-third of total earnings in Arkansas County in 2010 and comprised a much larger share of total earnings as compared to the state as a whole

Per Capita Unemployment Insurance Benefits 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 30

Constant

$ 2010

$1200

$1000

$800

$600

$400

$200

$0

County State

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents received per capita unemployment insurance benefits that were substantially higher than the state average from 2000 to 2010

15

Income

Value Added of Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 31

21 12

11 7 7 6 6 6

5 4

3 3 2 2 2 1 1

1 0 0

0 5 10 15 20 25

Food ProductsPaper Products

Fabricated Metal ProductsElectircal Equipment amp Appliances

Machinery Products Plastics amp Rubber ProductsTransportation Equipment

Primary Metal Products Chemical Products

Wood Products Miscellaneous

Petroleum amp Coal Products Nonmetal Mineral Products Furniture amp related Products

Printing amp RelatedBeverage amp Tobacco

Computer amp Other Electronics Textile Mills

Leather amp Allied Textile Products

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Most of the value added in the manufacturing sector in Arkansas came from food paper and fabricated metal products in 2010

Average Weekly Earnings 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 32

$423 $462

$591 $655 $668 $713 $741

$807 $823 $841 $857 $858

$1073 $1082 $1089

$0 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1000 $1200

Apparel Products Leather and Allied Products

Food Products Furniture and Relatedhellip

Wood Products Printing

Machinery Transportation Equipment Fabricated Metal Products Plastics amp Rubber Products Electrical Equipment andhellip

Textile Mill Products Chemical Products

Primary Metal Products Paper Products

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Average weekly earnings in the manufacturing sector ranged from a high of $1089 in the paper products industry to a low of $423 in the apparel industry in 2010

16

Retail

Total Retail Sales 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 33

$216 $210 $217 $231

$250 $261

$276 $286 $286 $295 $291 $281 $272 $270 $277 $281 $281 $274 $257

$235 $242

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

$350 1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Source W oods amp Poole 2011

Arkansas County retail sales grew during 1990s but declined since 1999

Retail Sales Per Capita 2010 The Natural State

Figure 34

Source W oods amp Poole 2011 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Retail sales per capita were highest in counties that are regional trade centers in 2010

17

Poverty

Persons Below Poverty Level 1989 1999 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 35

20

18 1918

16 18

0

3

5

8

10 13

15

18

20

23

1989 1999 2005‐2009

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level remained slightly higher in Arkansas County than the state average in 1989 1999 and 2005-2009

Estimated People Below Poverty Level 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 36

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level was highest in the Delta with many counties having a poverty level over twenty-one percent in the five-year period from 2005 to 2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small population may be large

18

Age Groups amp Estimated Poverty 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Poverty

Figure 37

22

17 19

26

12

18

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

(0‐17) (65 and Over) Total

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger proportion of children lived in poverty than for the population as a whole in the five-year period 2005-2009 Arkansas County had a lower proportion of their children living in poverty than the state average

Proportion of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunch 2009-2010 The Natural State

Figure 38

Source Arkansas Department of Education

There was a wide range in the proportion of students who received free and reduced price school lunches across the seventy-five counties in the 2009-2010 school year Participation rates ranged from thirty-five percent to one-hundred

percent with a higher percentage of youth in the Delta Region counties receiving free and reduced price lunches

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

19

Poverty

Proportion of Population Participating in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program 2010

The Natural State Figure 39

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A larger proportion of people living in the Delta counties and Columbia Jefferson and Lafayette counties participated in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program when compared to people in other parts of the state in 2010

Proportion of Population Medicaid Eligible 2010 The Natural State

Figure 40

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A substantial percentage of the population (between 30 and 51) was eligible for Medicaid in thirty-six counties in 2010 primarily located in the Eastern and Southern parts of the state

20

Infant Mortality Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Health

Figure 41

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The infant mortality rate was highest in the Bradley Crittenden Dallas Newton Ouachita Perry Prairie and Stone counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010

Teen Fertility Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Figure 42

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The teen fertility rate varied from county to county and was highest in some Delta and Coastal Plain counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010 Counties with the highest teen fertility rates included Bradley Crittenden Desha

Hempstead Mississippi Monroe Ouachita Phillips Poinsett St Francis Scott Sevier and Yell counties

21

Households

Female Headed Families 1970 1980 1990 2000 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 43

9

12

15 15

22

10 12

15 13

19

0

5

10

15

20

25

1970 1980 1990 2000 2005‐2009

County State

Source 1970 1980 1990 2000 Census of Population amp 2010 American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

Female headed families as a proportion of total families in Arkansas County increased from nine percent in 1970 to twenty-two percent in 2005-2009 and remained above the state average

Single Head of Family 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 44

Source American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

The Delta counties and the Coastal Plains counties had the highest proportion of families with only a single parent present in 2010

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

22

Current $ Constant $ 2007 $248

$181 $148

$159 $184 $180

$108 $142

$110

$78 $84 $81

$96

Agriculture

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 1978 to 2007 Arkansas County

$300

Figure 45 Million Dollars

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The market value (in constant dollars) of agricultural products sold in Arkansas County fluctuated in a declining trend since 1978 Values decreased from $248 million in 1978 to $180 million in 2007

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 2007 The Natural State

Figure 46

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The two counties with the highest market value of agricultural production were in Northwest Arkansas However many Delta and Highlands counties also ranked high in terms of the market value of agricultural production in 2007

23

Agriculture

Farms amp Farm Sales by Size 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 47

40

11 4

10 12

24

0 1 1 5

13

81

0 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

lt $10000 $10000 to $49999

$50000 to $99999

$100000 to $249999

$250000 to $499999

$500000+ Unknown

Farms

Market Value Ag Products

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

Fifty-five percent of the farms in Arkansas County had sales of less than $100000 in 2007 These farms accounted for less than two percent of total farm sales Twenty four percent of the farms had sales of $500000 or more and these farms

accounted for eighty one percent of total sales

Number of Farms 1964 to 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 48

951

736 748

636 572

490 518 502 539

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1964 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Farms

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The number of farms in Arkansas County declined from 951 in 1964 to 539 in 2007 However the number of farm increased slightly since 1992

Note Due to the lack of available data the unknown column was added for the missing data

24

Source of Farm Income County 1999 2003 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Agriculture

Figure 49

$1

$150

$63

$15 $1

$145

$60

$10$1

$188

$21 $6

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2003 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Crop sales were the major source of farm income for Arkansas County farmers between 1999 and 2010 Income from livestock amp products government payments and imputed amp miscellaneous decreased in this period while income from

crops increased

Source of Farm Income County amp State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 50

0

87

10 3

53

36

4 6

0

20

40

60

80

100

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County farmers received a higher proportion of farm income from crops and government payments when compared to all Arkansas farmers in 2010

25

Agriculture amp Forestry

Farm Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 51

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Farm income from crop sales fluctuated in Arkansas County during 1994 to 2010 Crop sales rose to a high of $271 million in 2008 followed by a decline to $188 million in 2010

$165

$271

$188

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Livestock Crops Government Payment Imputed Income

Timber Output 1999 amp 2009 Arkansas County

Figure 52

Source US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program

Timber output of Arkansas County (in both softwood and hardwood) declined substantially between 1999 and 2009

323 292

3782

1376

4105

1668

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

1999 2009

1000 Cu

bic Feet

Softwood Hardwood Total

26

Area of Timberland by Ownership Class 2010 Arkansas County

Forestry

Figure 53

51

28

114

0 25 50 75 100

125

National Forest System

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Dept of Defense

Other federal

State

County and Municipal

Other Local Govt

Private

Thousand Acres

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

The total timber acreage in Arkansas County was 194100 acres in 2010 Farmersranchers and private individuals owned a large share (over 59) of the timberland in Arkansas County

Percent of Land in Forest By County 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 54

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

Over seventy-five percent of the land area in many Coastal Plain and Ouachita Highland counties qualified as timber acreage in 2010

27

Property Assessment amp Roads

Property Assessments Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 55

Source Arkansas Assessment Coordination Departm ent Little Rock Arkansas 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The average property assessments per person in 2010 varied greatly among Arkansas counties from $7427 to $27781

Miles of County Roads Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 56

Source Road and Street Report Arkansas State Highway Commission

In general sparsely populated counties had more miles of county roads to maintain per person than more densely populated counties in 2010

28

Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

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Carroll

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Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Arkansas County Staff Chair District

Delta District

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Fax 870-946-3061

or

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Table of Contents

Forward amp Acknowledgmentshelliphellip helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip II

Table of Contentshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip III

List of Figureshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip IV

Internet Sources of Informationhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip VI

Populationhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 1

Educationhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 6

Employmenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 8

Incomehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 12

Retailhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 17

Povertyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 18

Healthhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 21

Householdhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 22

Agriculturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 23

Forestryhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 26

Property Assessmenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 28

County Roadshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 28

Glossaryhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 29

(For Local Staff Chair See Inside Backcover)

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Figures Figure Description Page

Population Figure 1 1Populationhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 2 1Population Changehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 3 2Population by Age Pyramidhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 4 2Population by Age helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 5 3Population 65 and Olderhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 6 3Population Change of People 65 and Olderhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 7 4Migration of Peoplehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 8 4Population by Household Typehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 9 5Population by Racehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 10 5Population of Hispanic Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Education Figure 11 6Public School Enrollmenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 12 6Educational Attainmenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 13 7Expenditure Per Childhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 14 7Revenue by Sourcehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Employment Figure 15 8Labor Forcehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 16 8Change in Employmenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 17 9Unemployment Rateshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 18 9Unemployment Rates Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 19 10Jobs by Sectorhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 20 10Workforce by Occupationhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 21 11Changes in Jobs by Sectorhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 22 11Jobs in Top Ten Manufacturing Sectorshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Income Figure 23 12Total Personal Incomehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 24 12Income by Sourcehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 25 13Personal Income by Sourcehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 26 13Median Household Incomehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 27 14Per Capita Income Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 28 14Per Capita Income Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 29 15Earnings by Sectorhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 30 15Per Capita Unemployment Insurance Benefitshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 31 16Value Added of Manufacturing Sectorshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 32 16Earnings of Manufacturing Sector Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

IV

Figures Figure Description Page

Retail Figure 33 Total Retail Sales Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 17 Figure 34 Retail Sales Per Capita Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 17

Poverty Figure 35 18Persons Below Poverty Level Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 36 18Persons Below Poverty Level Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 37 19Age Groups amp Povertyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 38 19Proportion of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Lunchhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 39 Proportion of Population Participating in the Supplemented Nutrition

Assistance 20 Figure 40 20Proportion of Population Medicaid Eligiblehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Health Figure 41 Infant Mortality Ratehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 21 Figure 42 Teen Fertility Ratehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 21

Households Figure 43 Female Headed Familieshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 22 Figure 44 Single Head of Familyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 22

Agriculture Figure 45 23Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 46 23Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 47 24Farms amp Percent of Sales by Sizehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 48 24Number of Farms Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 49 25Source of Farm Income Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 50 25Source of Farm Income County amp Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 51 26Farm Income Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Forestry Figure 52 26Timber Outputhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 53 27Area of Timberland by Ownership Classhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 54 27Percent of Land in Forest by Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Property Assessments Figure 55 Assessments Per Personhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 28

Transportation Figure 56 Miles of County Roads Per Personhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 28

V

Internet Sources of Information

Population Bureau of Census ndash 2010 Census http2010censusgov2010censusdata Bureau of Census wwwcensusgov Bureau of Economic Analysiswwwbeagovbearegionaldatahtm US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov

Education Arkansas Department of Education ADE Data Center httpadedataarkansasgov Arkansas Public School Computer Network httpwwwapscnorgreportsreportshtm US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov

Employment Arkansas Department of Workforce Services wwwarkansasgovesd Discover Arkansas Labor Market Information wwwdiscoverarkansasnetcgidataanalysis Bureau of Economic Analysiswwwbeadocgovbearegionaldatahtm US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc wwwimplancom

Income Bureau of Economic Analysiswwwbeagovbearegionaldatahtm US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov Discover Arkansas Labor Market Information wwwdiscoverarkansasnetcgidataanalysis Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc wwwimplancom

Retail Sales Woods amp Poole 2011 wwwwoodsandpoolecom

Poverty Arkansas Department of Education ADE Data Center httpadedataarkansasgov US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov Arkansas Department of Human Services httphumanservicesarkansasgov

Health Arkansas Department of Health wwwhealthyarkansascomdatadatahtml Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Familieshttpdatacenterkidscountorgdata

Households US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov

Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service (NASS) wwwagcensususdagovPublications2007 Bureau of Economic Analysiswwwbeagovbearegionaldatahtm

Forestry US Forest Service httpsrsfia2fsfedusphptpo_2009tpo_rpa_int1php US Forest Service Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis httpwwwsrsfsusdagov

Property Assessments Arkansas Assessment Coordination Department wwwarkansasgovacd

Transportation Arkansas Highway amp Transportation Department wwwarkansashighwayscom

VI

Population

Population 1960-2010 Arkansas County

Figure 1

23355 23347 24175 21653 20749

19019

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1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

Number of People

Source 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 and 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The population of Arkansas County decreased from a high of 24175 in 1980 to 19019 in 2010

Population Change 2000 to 2010 The Natural State

Figure 2

Source July 2000 amp July 2010 Population Estim ates US Bureau of Census

Population grew most rapidly in Northwest amp Central Arkansas counties and declined in some East and South Arkansas counties between 2000 and 2010

1

Population Percent of Total County Population by Age and Gender 2010

Arkansas County Figure 3

Age 85 + Age 80 ‐ 84 Age 75 ‐ 79 Age 70 ‐ 74 Age 65 ‐ 69 Age 60 ‐ 64 Age 55 ‐ 59 Age 50 ‐ 54 Age 45 ‐ 49 Age 40 ‐ 44 Age 35 ‐ 39 Age 30 ‐ 34 Age 25 ‐ 29 Age 20 ‐ 24 Age 15 ‐ 19 Age 10 ‐ 14

Age 5 ‐ 9 Age 0 ‐ 5

Males Females

6 4 2 0 2 4 6

Source US Bureau of Census 2010 Census Sum m ary File 1

There were fewer people living in Arkansas County between the ages of 20 to 44 than in both younger (between the ages of 0 to 19) and older age (between the ages of 45 and 64) categories

Population by Age 2000 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 4

1362

4319 5075

5697

3335

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3707

4486

5350

3457

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Under 5 (5‐19) (20‐39) (40‐59) (60‐79) (80+)

Age Groups

2000 2010

Source 2000 amp 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The population of most age groups in Arkansas County declined from 2000 to 2010 However the population of the 60 to 79 age group increased slightly

2

Population 65 and Older 2010 The Natural State

Population

Figure 5

Source July 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Counties in Northcentral Arkansas had the highest proportion of people aged 65 and older in 2010

Population Change of People 65 amp Older 2000 to 2010 The Natural State

Figure 6

Source 2000 amp 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The elderly population as a proportion of the total population grew most rapidly in Central and Northwest Arkansas from 2000 to 2010

3

Population

Net Domestic Migration of People 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 7

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

Central amp Northwest Arkansas had the highest domestic in-migration of people between 2005 and 2009 while Arkansas Bradley Clay Desha Mississippi Pulaski Sebastian Sevier and Woodruff counties had the largest domestic out-migration

of people during this period

Population by Household Type 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 8

82

17

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82

15 3

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20

40

60

80

100

Family Households Non‐Family Households Group Quarters

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

Most of the people (82) in Arkansas County lived in family households The proportion of people living each household type was about the same for Arkansas County as it was for the state

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

4

Population by Race 2010 Arkansas County

Population

Figure 9

1

0

0

0

25

72

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0 20 40 60 80 100

Two or more races

Hawaiian or Pac Islander

Asian

Native Indian

African American

White

Other races

Source 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Seventy-two percent of the people living in Arkansas County were Caucasian Twenty-five percent were African American Other minorities represented about three percent of the population

Population of Hispanic Origin State and County for 2000 amp 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 10

1

3 3

6

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

2000 2010

County State

Source 2000 amp 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The proportion of Hispanic people living in Arkansas County increased from about one percent to nearly three percent between 2000 and 2010 The Hispanic population may be of any race white black or any other combination of races

5

Education

Public School Enrollment 1983-1984 to 2011-2012 Arkansas County

Figure 11

4522

3089

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83‐84 86‐87 89‐90 92‐93 96‐97 01‐02 04‐05 08‐09 11‐12

Number of Students

Source Arkansas Department of Education (httpadedataarkansasgovstatewideCountiesEnrollmentaspx)

Public school enrollment in Arkansas County generally declined since 1983-1984 Enrollment decreased from 4522 students in 1983-1984 to 3089 students in 2011-2012

Educational Attainment 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 12

Graduate or professional degree

Bachelors degree

Associates degree

Some college no degree

High school graduate (includes 38equivalency)

Non‐HS Graduate

0 10 20 30 40

5 6 State

13 County

9

6 6

22 21

35

18 21

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger percentage of people in Arkansas County have not completed high school as compared to the statewide average in the five-year period 2005-2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

6

Education

Education Expenditure Per Child County amp State 2011-2012 Arkansas County

Figure 13

$8654

$9112

$8400

$8500

$8600

$8700

$8800

$8900

$9000

$9100

$9200

County State

Source Arkansas Public School Com puter Network (wwwapscnorgreportshldasrasrhtm) Arkansas Department of Education

Schools in Arkansas County spent $8654 per child in the 2011-2012 school year as compared to an average expenditure of $9112 statewide

Education Revenue By Source County amp State 2009-2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 14

Local Revenue 33

State Aid 51

Federal Aid 15

Other Sources of Funds 1

County

Local Revenue 32

State Aid 48

Federal Aid 15

Other Sources of Funds 5

State Average Source Arkansas Public School Com puter Network (wwwapscnorgreportshldasrasrhtm) Arkansas Department of Education

Arkansas County schools raised slightly more of their revenue from local sources and state aid than Arkansas public schools state average in the 2009-2010 school year

7

Employment

Labor Force 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 15 12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

9700

10975

Employment Unemployment

1150 2050

450

10100 2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Arkansas County employment decreased and unemployment increased since 2008

Change in Employment 2000 to 2010 The Natural State

Figure 16

Source Regional Economic Information System (REIS) Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Employment growth was highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas between 2000 and 2010

8

Unemployment Rates 1995 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Employment

Figure 17

169

79

96

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18 1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

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2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

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2010

County State US

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Unemployment rates in Arkansas County increased significantly since 2004 and stayed above state and national averages through 2010

Unemployment Rates 2010 The Natural State

Figure 18

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

In general Northwest Central and W estern Arkansas counties had the lowest unemployment rates while Delta and Coastal Plain counties had the highest rates in 2010

9

Employment

Jobs by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 19

Missing Trade

Farm amp Farm Services Government andhellip Other Services

Professional Services Finance insurance realhellip

Transportation andhellip Manufacturing Construction

Mining

4

1314

State County 5

9 15

11

9 13

23 12

6 8

65

11 26

4 6

0 1

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Source Regional Economic Information System Bureau of Econom ic Analysis (REIS)

A larger proportion of jobs in Arkansas County were in manufacturing (26) as compared to the state average (11) in 2010

Workforce by Occupation 2010 The Natural State amp the Nation

Figure 20

25

20

15

10

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Managem

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ss and

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Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

More people were employed in serv ice occupations in Arkansas and in the United States than in any other occupation in 2010

10

Changes in Jobs by Sector 2001 to 2010 Arkansas County

Employment

Figure 21

58

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Governm

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Services

Trade

Missing

Data

Source Regional Economic Information System Bureau of Econom ic Analysis (REIS)

The trade sector lost more jobs while the professional services sector gained more jobs between 2001 and 2010 than any other sectors in Arkansas County There were considerable missing data due to non-disclosure of confidential information

Jobs in Top 10 Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 22

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6

5

5

3

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Food Products

Fabricated Metal Products

Transportation Equipment

Machinery

Paper Products

Plastics amp Rubber Products

Wood Products

Electrical Equipment amp Appliances

Primary Metal Products

Miscellaneous

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Nearly 30 percent of the jobs in the manufacturing sector in 2010 in Arkansas were in the food processing industries

11

Income

Total Personal Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 23

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Total personal income in Arkansas County in constant dollars increased from $574 million in 1994 to $760 million in 2010

$390

$574

$760

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

$600

$700

$800 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Millions

of D

ollars

Current $ Constant $ 2010

Income by Source 1999 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 24

$410

$107 $114

$460

$115

$185

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Income from all three categories (net earning dividends interest amp rent transfer payments) increased between 1999 and 2010 in Arkansas County

12

Income by Source County and State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Income

Figure 25

61

15

24

58

17 24

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents receive a slightly larger share of their income from earnings as compared to the average for all Arkansas residents in 2010 Earnings accounted for approximately sixty-one percent whereas transfer payments

accounted for twenty four percent of income

Median Household Income 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 26

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

$37230

$34659

$39801$39267 $38984

$39550

$32000 $33000

$34000

$35000

$36000

$37000 $38000

$39000

$40000

$41000

Estimate Lower Estimate Upper Estimate

County State

Median household income in 2005-2009 was lower in Arkansas County than the state average

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

13

Income

Per Capita Income 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Figure 27

$0

$5000

$10000

$15000

$20000

$25000

$30000

$35000

$40000

$45000

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Constant

$ 2010

County State US

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County per capita income was higher than the State and lower than the US from 1990 to 2010 but grew to the US average in 2010

Per Capita Income 2010 The Natural State

Figure 28

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Per capita incomes were highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas and lowest in some W est amp Northcentral counties in 2010

14

40

Income

Earnings by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 29

Trade

Farm and Farm Services

Government amp Governmenthellip

Other Services

Professional Services

Finance Insurance Informationhellip

Transportation amp Public Utilities

Manufacturing

Construction

Mining

State

County

0 10 20 30

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

The manufacturing sector accounted for over one-third of total earnings in Arkansas County in 2010 and comprised a much larger share of total earnings as compared to the state as a whole

Per Capita Unemployment Insurance Benefits 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 30

Constant

$ 2010

$1200

$1000

$800

$600

$400

$200

$0

County State

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents received per capita unemployment insurance benefits that were substantially higher than the state average from 2000 to 2010

15

Income

Value Added of Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 31

21 12

11 7 7 6 6 6

5 4

3 3 2 2 2 1 1

1 0 0

0 5 10 15 20 25

Food ProductsPaper Products

Fabricated Metal ProductsElectircal Equipment amp Appliances

Machinery Products Plastics amp Rubber ProductsTransportation Equipment

Primary Metal Products Chemical Products

Wood Products Miscellaneous

Petroleum amp Coal Products Nonmetal Mineral Products Furniture amp related Products

Printing amp RelatedBeverage amp Tobacco

Computer amp Other Electronics Textile Mills

Leather amp Allied Textile Products

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Most of the value added in the manufacturing sector in Arkansas came from food paper and fabricated metal products in 2010

Average Weekly Earnings 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 32

$423 $462

$591 $655 $668 $713 $741

$807 $823 $841 $857 $858

$1073 $1082 $1089

$0 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1000 $1200

Apparel Products Leather and Allied Products

Food Products Furniture and Relatedhellip

Wood Products Printing

Machinery Transportation Equipment Fabricated Metal Products Plastics amp Rubber Products Electrical Equipment andhellip

Textile Mill Products Chemical Products

Primary Metal Products Paper Products

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Average weekly earnings in the manufacturing sector ranged from a high of $1089 in the paper products industry to a low of $423 in the apparel industry in 2010

16

Retail

Total Retail Sales 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 33

$216 $210 $217 $231

$250 $261

$276 $286 $286 $295 $291 $281 $272 $270 $277 $281 $281 $274 $257

$235 $242

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

$350 1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Source W oods amp Poole 2011

Arkansas County retail sales grew during 1990s but declined since 1999

Retail Sales Per Capita 2010 The Natural State

Figure 34

Source W oods amp Poole 2011 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Retail sales per capita were highest in counties that are regional trade centers in 2010

17

Poverty

Persons Below Poverty Level 1989 1999 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 35

20

18 1918

16 18

0

3

5

8

10 13

15

18

20

23

1989 1999 2005‐2009

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level remained slightly higher in Arkansas County than the state average in 1989 1999 and 2005-2009

Estimated People Below Poverty Level 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 36

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level was highest in the Delta with many counties having a poverty level over twenty-one percent in the five-year period from 2005 to 2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small population may be large

18

Age Groups amp Estimated Poverty 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Poverty

Figure 37

22

17 19

26

12

18

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

(0‐17) (65 and Over) Total

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger proportion of children lived in poverty than for the population as a whole in the five-year period 2005-2009 Arkansas County had a lower proportion of their children living in poverty than the state average

Proportion of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunch 2009-2010 The Natural State

Figure 38

Source Arkansas Department of Education

There was a wide range in the proportion of students who received free and reduced price school lunches across the seventy-five counties in the 2009-2010 school year Participation rates ranged from thirty-five percent to one-hundred

percent with a higher percentage of youth in the Delta Region counties receiving free and reduced price lunches

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

19

Poverty

Proportion of Population Participating in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program 2010

The Natural State Figure 39

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A larger proportion of people living in the Delta counties and Columbia Jefferson and Lafayette counties participated in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program when compared to people in other parts of the state in 2010

Proportion of Population Medicaid Eligible 2010 The Natural State

Figure 40

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A substantial percentage of the population (between 30 and 51) was eligible for Medicaid in thirty-six counties in 2010 primarily located in the Eastern and Southern parts of the state

20

Infant Mortality Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Health

Figure 41

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The infant mortality rate was highest in the Bradley Crittenden Dallas Newton Ouachita Perry Prairie and Stone counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010

Teen Fertility Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Figure 42

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The teen fertility rate varied from county to county and was highest in some Delta and Coastal Plain counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010 Counties with the highest teen fertility rates included Bradley Crittenden Desha

Hempstead Mississippi Monroe Ouachita Phillips Poinsett St Francis Scott Sevier and Yell counties

21

Households

Female Headed Families 1970 1980 1990 2000 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 43

9

12

15 15

22

10 12

15 13

19

0

5

10

15

20

25

1970 1980 1990 2000 2005‐2009

County State

Source 1970 1980 1990 2000 Census of Population amp 2010 American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

Female headed families as a proportion of total families in Arkansas County increased from nine percent in 1970 to twenty-two percent in 2005-2009 and remained above the state average

Single Head of Family 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 44

Source American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

The Delta counties and the Coastal Plains counties had the highest proportion of families with only a single parent present in 2010

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

22

Current $ Constant $ 2007 $248

$181 $148

$159 $184 $180

$108 $142

$110

$78 $84 $81

$96

Agriculture

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 1978 to 2007 Arkansas County

$300

Figure 45 Million Dollars

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The market value (in constant dollars) of agricultural products sold in Arkansas County fluctuated in a declining trend since 1978 Values decreased from $248 million in 1978 to $180 million in 2007

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 2007 The Natural State

Figure 46

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The two counties with the highest market value of agricultural production were in Northwest Arkansas However many Delta and Highlands counties also ranked high in terms of the market value of agricultural production in 2007

23

Agriculture

Farms amp Farm Sales by Size 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 47

40

11 4

10 12

24

0 1 1 5

13

81

0 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

lt $10000 $10000 to $49999

$50000 to $99999

$100000 to $249999

$250000 to $499999

$500000+ Unknown

Farms

Market Value Ag Products

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

Fifty-five percent of the farms in Arkansas County had sales of less than $100000 in 2007 These farms accounted for less than two percent of total farm sales Twenty four percent of the farms had sales of $500000 or more and these farms

accounted for eighty one percent of total sales

Number of Farms 1964 to 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 48

951

736 748

636 572

490 518 502 539

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1964 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Farms

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The number of farms in Arkansas County declined from 951 in 1964 to 539 in 2007 However the number of farm increased slightly since 1992

Note Due to the lack of available data the unknown column was added for the missing data

24

Source of Farm Income County 1999 2003 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Agriculture

Figure 49

$1

$150

$63

$15 $1

$145

$60

$10$1

$188

$21 $6

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2003 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Crop sales were the major source of farm income for Arkansas County farmers between 1999 and 2010 Income from livestock amp products government payments and imputed amp miscellaneous decreased in this period while income from

crops increased

Source of Farm Income County amp State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 50

0

87

10 3

53

36

4 6

0

20

40

60

80

100

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County farmers received a higher proportion of farm income from crops and government payments when compared to all Arkansas farmers in 2010

25

Agriculture amp Forestry

Farm Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 51

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Farm income from crop sales fluctuated in Arkansas County during 1994 to 2010 Crop sales rose to a high of $271 million in 2008 followed by a decline to $188 million in 2010

$165

$271

$188

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Livestock Crops Government Payment Imputed Income

Timber Output 1999 amp 2009 Arkansas County

Figure 52

Source US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program

Timber output of Arkansas County (in both softwood and hardwood) declined substantially between 1999 and 2009

323 292

3782

1376

4105

1668

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

1999 2009

1000 Cu

bic Feet

Softwood Hardwood Total

26

Area of Timberland by Ownership Class 2010 Arkansas County

Forestry

Figure 53

51

28

114

0 25 50 75 100

125

National Forest System

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Dept of Defense

Other federal

State

County and Municipal

Other Local Govt

Private

Thousand Acres

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

The total timber acreage in Arkansas County was 194100 acres in 2010 Farmersranchers and private individuals owned a large share (over 59) of the timberland in Arkansas County

Percent of Land in Forest By County 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 54

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

Over seventy-five percent of the land area in many Coastal Plain and Ouachita Highland counties qualified as timber acreage in 2010

27

Property Assessment amp Roads

Property Assessments Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 55

Source Arkansas Assessment Coordination Departm ent Little Rock Arkansas 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The average property assessments per person in 2010 varied greatly among Arkansas counties from $7427 to $27781

Miles of County Roads Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 56

Source Road and Street Report Arkansas State Highway Commission

In general sparsely populated counties had more miles of county roads to maintain per person than more densely populated counties in 2010

28

Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

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Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

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Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Arkansas County Staff Chair District

Delta District

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Address 1009 Liberty Dr Ozark District

DeWitt AR 72042

Phone 870-946-3231 (office)

Fax 870-946-3061

or

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Ouachita District

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Figures Figure Description Page

Population Figure 1 1Populationhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 2 1Population Changehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 3 2Population by Age Pyramidhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 4 2Population by Age helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 5 3Population 65 and Olderhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 6 3Population Change of People 65 and Olderhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 7 4Migration of Peoplehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 8 4Population by Household Typehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 9 5Population by Racehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 10 5Population of Hispanic Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Education Figure 11 6Public School Enrollmenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 12 6Educational Attainmenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 13 7Expenditure Per Childhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 14 7Revenue by Sourcehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Employment Figure 15 8Labor Forcehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 16 8Change in Employmenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 17 9Unemployment Rateshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 18 9Unemployment Rates Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 19 10Jobs by Sectorhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 20 10Workforce by Occupationhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 21 11Changes in Jobs by Sectorhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 22 11Jobs in Top Ten Manufacturing Sectorshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Income Figure 23 12Total Personal Incomehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 24 12Income by Sourcehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 25 13Personal Income by Sourcehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 26 13Median Household Incomehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 27 14Per Capita Income Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 28 14Per Capita Income Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 29 15Earnings by Sectorhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 30 15Per Capita Unemployment Insurance Benefitshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 31 16Value Added of Manufacturing Sectorshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 32 16Earnings of Manufacturing Sector Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

IV

Figures Figure Description Page

Retail Figure 33 Total Retail Sales Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 17 Figure 34 Retail Sales Per Capita Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 17

Poverty Figure 35 18Persons Below Poverty Level Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 36 18Persons Below Poverty Level Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 37 19Age Groups amp Povertyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 38 19Proportion of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Lunchhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 39 Proportion of Population Participating in the Supplemented Nutrition

Assistance 20 Figure 40 20Proportion of Population Medicaid Eligiblehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Health Figure 41 Infant Mortality Ratehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 21 Figure 42 Teen Fertility Ratehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 21

Households Figure 43 Female Headed Familieshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 22 Figure 44 Single Head of Familyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 22

Agriculture Figure 45 23Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 46 23Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 47 24Farms amp Percent of Sales by Sizehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 48 24Number of Farms Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 49 25Source of Farm Income Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 50 25Source of Farm Income County amp Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 51 26Farm Income Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Forestry Figure 52 26Timber Outputhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 53 27Area of Timberland by Ownership Classhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 54 27Percent of Land in Forest by Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Property Assessments Figure 55 Assessments Per Personhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 28

Transportation Figure 56 Miles of County Roads Per Personhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 28

V

Internet Sources of Information

Population Bureau of Census ndash 2010 Census http2010censusgov2010censusdata Bureau of Census wwwcensusgov Bureau of Economic Analysiswwwbeagovbearegionaldatahtm US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov

Education Arkansas Department of Education ADE Data Center httpadedataarkansasgov Arkansas Public School Computer Network httpwwwapscnorgreportsreportshtm US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov

Employment Arkansas Department of Workforce Services wwwarkansasgovesd Discover Arkansas Labor Market Information wwwdiscoverarkansasnetcgidataanalysis Bureau of Economic Analysiswwwbeadocgovbearegionaldatahtm US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc wwwimplancom

Income Bureau of Economic Analysiswwwbeagovbearegionaldatahtm US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov Discover Arkansas Labor Market Information wwwdiscoverarkansasnetcgidataanalysis Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc wwwimplancom

Retail Sales Woods amp Poole 2011 wwwwoodsandpoolecom

Poverty Arkansas Department of Education ADE Data Center httpadedataarkansasgov US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov Arkansas Department of Human Services httphumanservicesarkansasgov

Health Arkansas Department of Health wwwhealthyarkansascomdatadatahtml Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Familieshttpdatacenterkidscountorgdata

Households US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov

Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service (NASS) wwwagcensususdagovPublications2007 Bureau of Economic Analysiswwwbeagovbearegionaldatahtm

Forestry US Forest Service httpsrsfia2fsfedusphptpo_2009tpo_rpa_int1php US Forest Service Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis httpwwwsrsfsusdagov

Property Assessments Arkansas Assessment Coordination Department wwwarkansasgovacd

Transportation Arkansas Highway amp Transportation Department wwwarkansashighwayscom

VI

Population

Population 1960-2010 Arkansas County

Figure 1

23355 23347 24175 21653 20749

19019

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

Number of People

Source 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 and 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The population of Arkansas County decreased from a high of 24175 in 1980 to 19019 in 2010

Population Change 2000 to 2010 The Natural State

Figure 2

Source July 2000 amp July 2010 Population Estim ates US Bureau of Census

Population grew most rapidly in Northwest amp Central Arkansas counties and declined in some East and South Arkansas counties between 2000 and 2010

1

Population Percent of Total County Population by Age and Gender 2010

Arkansas County Figure 3

Age 85 + Age 80 ‐ 84 Age 75 ‐ 79 Age 70 ‐ 74 Age 65 ‐ 69 Age 60 ‐ 64 Age 55 ‐ 59 Age 50 ‐ 54 Age 45 ‐ 49 Age 40 ‐ 44 Age 35 ‐ 39 Age 30 ‐ 34 Age 25 ‐ 29 Age 20 ‐ 24 Age 15 ‐ 19 Age 10 ‐ 14

Age 5 ‐ 9 Age 0 ‐ 5

Males Females

6 4 2 0 2 4 6

Source US Bureau of Census 2010 Census Sum m ary File 1

There were fewer people living in Arkansas County between the ages of 20 to 44 than in both younger (between the ages of 0 to 19) and older age (between the ages of 45 and 64) categories

Population by Age 2000 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 4

1362

4319 5075

5697

3335

9611148

3707

4486

5350

3457

871

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

Under 5 (5‐19) (20‐39) (40‐59) (60‐79) (80+)

Age Groups

2000 2010

Source 2000 amp 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The population of most age groups in Arkansas County declined from 2000 to 2010 However the population of the 60 to 79 age group increased slightly

2

Population 65 and Older 2010 The Natural State

Population

Figure 5

Source July 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Counties in Northcentral Arkansas had the highest proportion of people aged 65 and older in 2010

Population Change of People 65 amp Older 2000 to 2010 The Natural State

Figure 6

Source 2000 amp 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The elderly population as a proportion of the total population grew most rapidly in Central and Northwest Arkansas from 2000 to 2010

3

Population

Net Domestic Migration of People 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 7

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

Central amp Northwest Arkansas had the highest domestic in-migration of people between 2005 and 2009 while Arkansas Bradley Clay Desha Mississippi Pulaski Sebastian Sevier and Woodruff counties had the largest domestic out-migration

of people during this period

Population by Household Type 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 8

82

17

1

82

15 3

0

20

40

60

80

100

Family Households Non‐Family Households Group Quarters

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

Most of the people (82) in Arkansas County lived in family households The proportion of people living each household type was about the same for Arkansas County as it was for the state

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

4

Population by Race 2010 Arkansas County

Population

Figure 9

1

0

0

0

25

72

2

0 20 40 60 80 100

Two or more races

Hawaiian or Pac Islander

Asian

Native Indian

African American

White

Other races

Source 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Seventy-two percent of the people living in Arkansas County were Caucasian Twenty-five percent were African American Other minorities represented about three percent of the population

Population of Hispanic Origin State and County for 2000 amp 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 10

1

3 3

6

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

2000 2010

County State

Source 2000 amp 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The proportion of Hispanic people living in Arkansas County increased from about one percent to nearly three percent between 2000 and 2010 The Hispanic population may be of any race white black or any other combination of races

5

Education

Public School Enrollment 1983-1984 to 2011-2012 Arkansas County

Figure 11

4522

3089

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

83‐84 86‐87 89‐90 92‐93 96‐97 01‐02 04‐05 08‐09 11‐12

Number of Students

Source Arkansas Department of Education (httpadedataarkansasgovstatewideCountiesEnrollmentaspx)

Public school enrollment in Arkansas County generally declined since 1983-1984 Enrollment decreased from 4522 students in 1983-1984 to 3089 students in 2011-2012

Educational Attainment 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 12

Graduate or professional degree

Bachelors degree

Associates degree

Some college no degree

High school graduate (includes 38equivalency)

Non‐HS Graduate

0 10 20 30 40

5 6 State

13 County

9

6 6

22 21

35

18 21

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger percentage of people in Arkansas County have not completed high school as compared to the statewide average in the five-year period 2005-2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

6

Education

Education Expenditure Per Child County amp State 2011-2012 Arkansas County

Figure 13

$8654

$9112

$8400

$8500

$8600

$8700

$8800

$8900

$9000

$9100

$9200

County State

Source Arkansas Public School Com puter Network (wwwapscnorgreportshldasrasrhtm) Arkansas Department of Education

Schools in Arkansas County spent $8654 per child in the 2011-2012 school year as compared to an average expenditure of $9112 statewide

Education Revenue By Source County amp State 2009-2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 14

Local Revenue 33

State Aid 51

Federal Aid 15

Other Sources of Funds 1

County

Local Revenue 32

State Aid 48

Federal Aid 15

Other Sources of Funds 5

State Average Source Arkansas Public School Com puter Network (wwwapscnorgreportshldasrasrhtm) Arkansas Department of Education

Arkansas County schools raised slightly more of their revenue from local sources and state aid than Arkansas public schools state average in the 2009-2010 school year

7

Employment

Labor Force 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 15 12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

9700

10975

Employment Unemployment

1150 2050

450

10100 2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Arkansas County employment decreased and unemployment increased since 2008

Change in Employment 2000 to 2010 The Natural State

Figure 16

Source Regional Economic Information System (REIS) Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Employment growth was highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas between 2000 and 2010

8

Unemployment Rates 1995 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Employment

Figure 17

169

79

96

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18 1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

County State US

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Unemployment rates in Arkansas County increased significantly since 2004 and stayed above state and national averages through 2010

Unemployment Rates 2010 The Natural State

Figure 18

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

In general Northwest Central and W estern Arkansas counties had the lowest unemployment rates while Delta and Coastal Plain counties had the highest rates in 2010

9

Employment

Jobs by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 19

Missing Trade

Farm amp Farm Services Government andhellip Other Services

Professional Services Finance insurance realhellip

Transportation andhellip Manufacturing Construction

Mining

4

1314

State County 5

9 15

11

9 13

23 12

6 8

65

11 26

4 6

0 1

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Source Regional Economic Information System Bureau of Econom ic Analysis (REIS)

A larger proportion of jobs in Arkansas County were in manufacturing (26) as compared to the state average (11) in 2010

Workforce by Occupation 2010 The Natural State amp the Nation

Figure 20

25

20

15

10

5

0

AR State United States

Managem

ent

busine

ss and

financial

Profession

al and

related Service

Sal es and related

Office and

administrative

supp

ort

Farm

ing

fishing

and forestry

C onstructio

n and

extractio

n

Installatio

nmainten

ance

and

repair

P rod

uctio

n

T ransportatio

nand material

moving

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

More people were employed in serv ice occupations in Arkansas and in the United States than in any other occupation in 2010

10

Changes in Jobs by Sector 2001 to 2010 Arkansas County

Employment

Figure 21

58

‐126

249 66 108

1326

‐82 ‐165 ‐5 ‐295

‐1034‐1500

‐1000

‐500

0

500

1000

1500

Mining

Constructio

n

Manufacturing

Transportatio

n and

public

utilities

Finance

insurance

real

estate andhellip

Profession

al Services

Other

Services

Governm

ent and

governmen

thellip

Farm

amp Farm

Services

Trade

Missing

Data

Source Regional Economic Information System Bureau of Econom ic Analysis (REIS)

The trade sector lost more jobs while the professional services sector gained more jobs between 2001 and 2010 than any other sectors in Arkansas County There were considerable missing data due to non-disclosure of confidential information

Jobs in Top 10 Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 22

29

9

7

7

6

6

6

5

5

3

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Food Products

Fabricated Metal Products

Transportation Equipment

Machinery

Paper Products

Plastics amp Rubber Products

Wood Products

Electrical Equipment amp Appliances

Primary Metal Products

Miscellaneous

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Nearly 30 percent of the jobs in the manufacturing sector in 2010 in Arkansas were in the food processing industries

11

Income

Total Personal Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 23

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Total personal income in Arkansas County in constant dollars increased from $574 million in 1994 to $760 million in 2010

$390

$574

$760

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

$600

$700

$800 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Millions

of D

ollars

Current $ Constant $ 2010

Income by Source 1999 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 24

$410

$107 $114

$460

$115

$185

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Income from all three categories (net earning dividends interest amp rent transfer payments) increased between 1999 and 2010 in Arkansas County

12

Income by Source County and State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Income

Figure 25

61

15

24

58

17 24

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents receive a slightly larger share of their income from earnings as compared to the average for all Arkansas residents in 2010 Earnings accounted for approximately sixty-one percent whereas transfer payments

accounted for twenty four percent of income

Median Household Income 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 26

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

$37230

$34659

$39801$39267 $38984

$39550

$32000 $33000

$34000

$35000

$36000

$37000 $38000

$39000

$40000

$41000

Estimate Lower Estimate Upper Estimate

County State

Median household income in 2005-2009 was lower in Arkansas County than the state average

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

13

Income

Per Capita Income 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Figure 27

$0

$5000

$10000

$15000

$20000

$25000

$30000

$35000

$40000

$45000

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Constant

$ 2010

County State US

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County per capita income was higher than the State and lower than the US from 1990 to 2010 but grew to the US average in 2010

Per Capita Income 2010 The Natural State

Figure 28

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Per capita incomes were highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas and lowest in some W est amp Northcentral counties in 2010

14

40

Income

Earnings by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 29

Trade

Farm and Farm Services

Government amp Governmenthellip

Other Services

Professional Services

Finance Insurance Informationhellip

Transportation amp Public Utilities

Manufacturing

Construction

Mining

State

County

0 10 20 30

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

The manufacturing sector accounted for over one-third of total earnings in Arkansas County in 2010 and comprised a much larger share of total earnings as compared to the state as a whole

Per Capita Unemployment Insurance Benefits 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 30

Constant

$ 2010

$1200

$1000

$800

$600

$400

$200

$0

County State

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents received per capita unemployment insurance benefits that were substantially higher than the state average from 2000 to 2010

15

Income

Value Added of Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 31

21 12

11 7 7 6 6 6

5 4

3 3 2 2 2 1 1

1 0 0

0 5 10 15 20 25

Food ProductsPaper Products

Fabricated Metal ProductsElectircal Equipment amp Appliances

Machinery Products Plastics amp Rubber ProductsTransportation Equipment

Primary Metal Products Chemical Products

Wood Products Miscellaneous

Petroleum amp Coal Products Nonmetal Mineral Products Furniture amp related Products

Printing amp RelatedBeverage amp Tobacco

Computer amp Other Electronics Textile Mills

Leather amp Allied Textile Products

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Most of the value added in the manufacturing sector in Arkansas came from food paper and fabricated metal products in 2010

Average Weekly Earnings 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 32

$423 $462

$591 $655 $668 $713 $741

$807 $823 $841 $857 $858

$1073 $1082 $1089

$0 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1000 $1200

Apparel Products Leather and Allied Products

Food Products Furniture and Relatedhellip

Wood Products Printing

Machinery Transportation Equipment Fabricated Metal Products Plastics amp Rubber Products Electrical Equipment andhellip

Textile Mill Products Chemical Products

Primary Metal Products Paper Products

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Average weekly earnings in the manufacturing sector ranged from a high of $1089 in the paper products industry to a low of $423 in the apparel industry in 2010

16

Retail

Total Retail Sales 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 33

$216 $210 $217 $231

$250 $261

$276 $286 $286 $295 $291 $281 $272 $270 $277 $281 $281 $274 $257

$235 $242

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

$350 1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Source W oods amp Poole 2011

Arkansas County retail sales grew during 1990s but declined since 1999

Retail Sales Per Capita 2010 The Natural State

Figure 34

Source W oods amp Poole 2011 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Retail sales per capita were highest in counties that are regional trade centers in 2010

17

Poverty

Persons Below Poverty Level 1989 1999 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 35

20

18 1918

16 18

0

3

5

8

10 13

15

18

20

23

1989 1999 2005‐2009

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level remained slightly higher in Arkansas County than the state average in 1989 1999 and 2005-2009

Estimated People Below Poverty Level 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 36

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level was highest in the Delta with many counties having a poverty level over twenty-one percent in the five-year period from 2005 to 2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small population may be large

18

Age Groups amp Estimated Poverty 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Poverty

Figure 37

22

17 19

26

12

18

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

(0‐17) (65 and Over) Total

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger proportion of children lived in poverty than for the population as a whole in the five-year period 2005-2009 Arkansas County had a lower proportion of their children living in poverty than the state average

Proportion of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunch 2009-2010 The Natural State

Figure 38

Source Arkansas Department of Education

There was a wide range in the proportion of students who received free and reduced price school lunches across the seventy-five counties in the 2009-2010 school year Participation rates ranged from thirty-five percent to one-hundred

percent with a higher percentage of youth in the Delta Region counties receiving free and reduced price lunches

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

19

Poverty

Proportion of Population Participating in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program 2010

The Natural State Figure 39

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A larger proportion of people living in the Delta counties and Columbia Jefferson and Lafayette counties participated in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program when compared to people in other parts of the state in 2010

Proportion of Population Medicaid Eligible 2010 The Natural State

Figure 40

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A substantial percentage of the population (between 30 and 51) was eligible for Medicaid in thirty-six counties in 2010 primarily located in the Eastern and Southern parts of the state

20

Infant Mortality Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Health

Figure 41

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The infant mortality rate was highest in the Bradley Crittenden Dallas Newton Ouachita Perry Prairie and Stone counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010

Teen Fertility Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Figure 42

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The teen fertility rate varied from county to county and was highest in some Delta and Coastal Plain counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010 Counties with the highest teen fertility rates included Bradley Crittenden Desha

Hempstead Mississippi Monroe Ouachita Phillips Poinsett St Francis Scott Sevier and Yell counties

21

Households

Female Headed Families 1970 1980 1990 2000 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 43

9

12

15 15

22

10 12

15 13

19

0

5

10

15

20

25

1970 1980 1990 2000 2005‐2009

County State

Source 1970 1980 1990 2000 Census of Population amp 2010 American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

Female headed families as a proportion of total families in Arkansas County increased from nine percent in 1970 to twenty-two percent in 2005-2009 and remained above the state average

Single Head of Family 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 44

Source American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

The Delta counties and the Coastal Plains counties had the highest proportion of families with only a single parent present in 2010

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

22

Current $ Constant $ 2007 $248

$181 $148

$159 $184 $180

$108 $142

$110

$78 $84 $81

$96

Agriculture

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 1978 to 2007 Arkansas County

$300

Figure 45 Million Dollars

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The market value (in constant dollars) of agricultural products sold in Arkansas County fluctuated in a declining trend since 1978 Values decreased from $248 million in 1978 to $180 million in 2007

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 2007 The Natural State

Figure 46

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The two counties with the highest market value of agricultural production were in Northwest Arkansas However many Delta and Highlands counties also ranked high in terms of the market value of agricultural production in 2007

23

Agriculture

Farms amp Farm Sales by Size 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 47

40

11 4

10 12

24

0 1 1 5

13

81

0 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

lt $10000 $10000 to $49999

$50000 to $99999

$100000 to $249999

$250000 to $499999

$500000+ Unknown

Farms

Market Value Ag Products

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

Fifty-five percent of the farms in Arkansas County had sales of less than $100000 in 2007 These farms accounted for less than two percent of total farm sales Twenty four percent of the farms had sales of $500000 or more and these farms

accounted for eighty one percent of total sales

Number of Farms 1964 to 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 48

951

736 748

636 572

490 518 502 539

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1964 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Farms

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The number of farms in Arkansas County declined from 951 in 1964 to 539 in 2007 However the number of farm increased slightly since 1992

Note Due to the lack of available data the unknown column was added for the missing data

24

Source of Farm Income County 1999 2003 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Agriculture

Figure 49

$1

$150

$63

$15 $1

$145

$60

$10$1

$188

$21 $6

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2003 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Crop sales were the major source of farm income for Arkansas County farmers between 1999 and 2010 Income from livestock amp products government payments and imputed amp miscellaneous decreased in this period while income from

crops increased

Source of Farm Income County amp State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 50

0

87

10 3

53

36

4 6

0

20

40

60

80

100

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County farmers received a higher proportion of farm income from crops and government payments when compared to all Arkansas farmers in 2010

25

Agriculture amp Forestry

Farm Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 51

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Farm income from crop sales fluctuated in Arkansas County during 1994 to 2010 Crop sales rose to a high of $271 million in 2008 followed by a decline to $188 million in 2010

$165

$271

$188

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Livestock Crops Government Payment Imputed Income

Timber Output 1999 amp 2009 Arkansas County

Figure 52

Source US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program

Timber output of Arkansas County (in both softwood and hardwood) declined substantially between 1999 and 2009

323 292

3782

1376

4105

1668

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

1999 2009

1000 Cu

bic Feet

Softwood Hardwood Total

26

Area of Timberland by Ownership Class 2010 Arkansas County

Forestry

Figure 53

51

28

114

0 25 50 75 100

125

National Forest System

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Dept of Defense

Other federal

State

County and Municipal

Other Local Govt

Private

Thousand Acres

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

The total timber acreage in Arkansas County was 194100 acres in 2010 Farmersranchers and private individuals owned a large share (over 59) of the timberland in Arkansas County

Percent of Land in Forest By County 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 54

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

Over seventy-five percent of the land area in many Coastal Plain and Ouachita Highland counties qualified as timber acreage in 2010

27

Property Assessment amp Roads

Property Assessments Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 55

Source Arkansas Assessment Coordination Departm ent Little Rock Arkansas 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The average property assessments per person in 2010 varied greatly among Arkansas counties from $7427 to $27781

Miles of County Roads Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 56

Source Road and Street Report Arkansas State Highway Commission

In general sparsely populated counties had more miles of county roads to maintain per person than more densely populated counties in 2010

28

Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

Local Cooperative Extension Office

Delta District

Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

Bradley Calhoun

Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Arkansas County Staff Chair District

Delta District

Name Recruiting Position

Address 1009 Liberty Dr Ozark District

DeWitt AR 72042

Phone 870-946-3231 (office)

Fax 870-946-3061

or

Email arkduaexedu

Ouachita District

For additional copies of the County Profile or information on your county

please contact your County Staff Chair listed above

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Figures Figure Description Page

Retail Figure 33 Total Retail Sales Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 17 Figure 34 Retail Sales Per Capita Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 17

Poverty Figure 35 18Persons Below Poverty Level Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 36 18Persons Below Poverty Level Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 37 19Age Groups amp Povertyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 38 19Proportion of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Lunchhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 39 Proportion of Population Participating in the Supplemented Nutrition

Assistance 20 Figure 40 20Proportion of Population Medicaid Eligiblehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Health Figure 41 Infant Mortality Ratehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 21 Figure 42 Teen Fertility Ratehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 21

Households Figure 43 Female Headed Familieshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 22 Figure 44 Single Head of Familyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 22

Agriculture Figure 45 23Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 46 23Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 47 24Farms amp Percent of Sales by Sizehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 48 24Number of Farms Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 49 25Source of Farm Income Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 50 25Source of Farm Income County amp Statehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 51 26Farm Income Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Forestry Figure 52 26Timber Outputhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 53 27Area of Timberland by Ownership Classhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Figure 54 27Percent of Land in Forest by Countyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip

Property Assessments Figure 55 Assessments Per Personhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 28

Transportation Figure 56 Miles of County Roads Per Personhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 28

V

Internet Sources of Information

Population Bureau of Census ndash 2010 Census http2010censusgov2010censusdata Bureau of Census wwwcensusgov Bureau of Economic Analysiswwwbeagovbearegionaldatahtm US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov

Education Arkansas Department of Education ADE Data Center httpadedataarkansasgov Arkansas Public School Computer Network httpwwwapscnorgreportsreportshtm US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov

Employment Arkansas Department of Workforce Services wwwarkansasgovesd Discover Arkansas Labor Market Information wwwdiscoverarkansasnetcgidataanalysis Bureau of Economic Analysiswwwbeadocgovbearegionaldatahtm US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc wwwimplancom

Income Bureau of Economic Analysiswwwbeagovbearegionaldatahtm US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov Discover Arkansas Labor Market Information wwwdiscoverarkansasnetcgidataanalysis Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc wwwimplancom

Retail Sales Woods amp Poole 2011 wwwwoodsandpoolecom

Poverty Arkansas Department of Education ADE Data Center httpadedataarkansasgov US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov Arkansas Department of Human Services httphumanservicesarkansasgov

Health Arkansas Department of Health wwwhealthyarkansascomdatadatahtml Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Familieshttpdatacenterkidscountorgdata

Households US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov

Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service (NASS) wwwagcensususdagovPublications2007 Bureau of Economic Analysiswwwbeagovbearegionaldatahtm

Forestry US Forest Service httpsrsfia2fsfedusphptpo_2009tpo_rpa_int1php US Forest Service Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis httpwwwsrsfsusdagov

Property Assessments Arkansas Assessment Coordination Department wwwarkansasgovacd

Transportation Arkansas Highway amp Transportation Department wwwarkansashighwayscom

VI

Population

Population 1960-2010 Arkansas County

Figure 1

23355 23347 24175 21653 20749

19019

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

Number of People

Source 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 and 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The population of Arkansas County decreased from a high of 24175 in 1980 to 19019 in 2010

Population Change 2000 to 2010 The Natural State

Figure 2

Source July 2000 amp July 2010 Population Estim ates US Bureau of Census

Population grew most rapidly in Northwest amp Central Arkansas counties and declined in some East and South Arkansas counties between 2000 and 2010

1

Population Percent of Total County Population by Age and Gender 2010

Arkansas County Figure 3

Age 85 + Age 80 ‐ 84 Age 75 ‐ 79 Age 70 ‐ 74 Age 65 ‐ 69 Age 60 ‐ 64 Age 55 ‐ 59 Age 50 ‐ 54 Age 45 ‐ 49 Age 40 ‐ 44 Age 35 ‐ 39 Age 30 ‐ 34 Age 25 ‐ 29 Age 20 ‐ 24 Age 15 ‐ 19 Age 10 ‐ 14

Age 5 ‐ 9 Age 0 ‐ 5

Males Females

6 4 2 0 2 4 6

Source US Bureau of Census 2010 Census Sum m ary File 1

There were fewer people living in Arkansas County between the ages of 20 to 44 than in both younger (between the ages of 0 to 19) and older age (between the ages of 45 and 64) categories

Population by Age 2000 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 4

1362

4319 5075

5697

3335

9611148

3707

4486

5350

3457

871

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

Under 5 (5‐19) (20‐39) (40‐59) (60‐79) (80+)

Age Groups

2000 2010

Source 2000 amp 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The population of most age groups in Arkansas County declined from 2000 to 2010 However the population of the 60 to 79 age group increased slightly

2

Population 65 and Older 2010 The Natural State

Population

Figure 5

Source July 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Counties in Northcentral Arkansas had the highest proportion of people aged 65 and older in 2010

Population Change of People 65 amp Older 2000 to 2010 The Natural State

Figure 6

Source 2000 amp 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The elderly population as a proportion of the total population grew most rapidly in Central and Northwest Arkansas from 2000 to 2010

3

Population

Net Domestic Migration of People 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 7

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

Central amp Northwest Arkansas had the highest domestic in-migration of people between 2005 and 2009 while Arkansas Bradley Clay Desha Mississippi Pulaski Sebastian Sevier and Woodruff counties had the largest domestic out-migration

of people during this period

Population by Household Type 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 8

82

17

1

82

15 3

0

20

40

60

80

100

Family Households Non‐Family Households Group Quarters

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

Most of the people (82) in Arkansas County lived in family households The proportion of people living each household type was about the same for Arkansas County as it was for the state

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

4

Population by Race 2010 Arkansas County

Population

Figure 9

1

0

0

0

25

72

2

0 20 40 60 80 100

Two or more races

Hawaiian or Pac Islander

Asian

Native Indian

African American

White

Other races

Source 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Seventy-two percent of the people living in Arkansas County were Caucasian Twenty-five percent were African American Other minorities represented about three percent of the population

Population of Hispanic Origin State and County for 2000 amp 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 10

1

3 3

6

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

2000 2010

County State

Source 2000 amp 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The proportion of Hispanic people living in Arkansas County increased from about one percent to nearly three percent between 2000 and 2010 The Hispanic population may be of any race white black or any other combination of races

5

Education

Public School Enrollment 1983-1984 to 2011-2012 Arkansas County

Figure 11

4522

3089

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

83‐84 86‐87 89‐90 92‐93 96‐97 01‐02 04‐05 08‐09 11‐12

Number of Students

Source Arkansas Department of Education (httpadedataarkansasgovstatewideCountiesEnrollmentaspx)

Public school enrollment in Arkansas County generally declined since 1983-1984 Enrollment decreased from 4522 students in 1983-1984 to 3089 students in 2011-2012

Educational Attainment 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 12

Graduate or professional degree

Bachelors degree

Associates degree

Some college no degree

High school graduate (includes 38equivalency)

Non‐HS Graduate

0 10 20 30 40

5 6 State

13 County

9

6 6

22 21

35

18 21

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger percentage of people in Arkansas County have not completed high school as compared to the statewide average in the five-year period 2005-2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

6

Education

Education Expenditure Per Child County amp State 2011-2012 Arkansas County

Figure 13

$8654

$9112

$8400

$8500

$8600

$8700

$8800

$8900

$9000

$9100

$9200

County State

Source Arkansas Public School Com puter Network (wwwapscnorgreportshldasrasrhtm) Arkansas Department of Education

Schools in Arkansas County spent $8654 per child in the 2011-2012 school year as compared to an average expenditure of $9112 statewide

Education Revenue By Source County amp State 2009-2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 14

Local Revenue 33

State Aid 51

Federal Aid 15

Other Sources of Funds 1

County

Local Revenue 32

State Aid 48

Federal Aid 15

Other Sources of Funds 5

State Average Source Arkansas Public School Com puter Network (wwwapscnorgreportshldasrasrhtm) Arkansas Department of Education

Arkansas County schools raised slightly more of their revenue from local sources and state aid than Arkansas public schools state average in the 2009-2010 school year

7

Employment

Labor Force 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 15 12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

9700

10975

Employment Unemployment

1150 2050

450

10100 2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Arkansas County employment decreased and unemployment increased since 2008

Change in Employment 2000 to 2010 The Natural State

Figure 16

Source Regional Economic Information System (REIS) Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Employment growth was highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas between 2000 and 2010

8

Unemployment Rates 1995 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Employment

Figure 17

169

79

96

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18 1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

County State US

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Unemployment rates in Arkansas County increased significantly since 2004 and stayed above state and national averages through 2010

Unemployment Rates 2010 The Natural State

Figure 18

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

In general Northwest Central and W estern Arkansas counties had the lowest unemployment rates while Delta and Coastal Plain counties had the highest rates in 2010

9

Employment

Jobs by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 19

Missing Trade

Farm amp Farm Services Government andhellip Other Services

Professional Services Finance insurance realhellip

Transportation andhellip Manufacturing Construction

Mining

4

1314

State County 5

9 15

11

9 13

23 12

6 8

65

11 26

4 6

0 1

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Source Regional Economic Information System Bureau of Econom ic Analysis (REIS)

A larger proportion of jobs in Arkansas County were in manufacturing (26) as compared to the state average (11) in 2010

Workforce by Occupation 2010 The Natural State amp the Nation

Figure 20

25

20

15

10

5

0

AR State United States

Managem

ent

busine

ss and

financial

Profession

al and

related Service

Sal es and related

Office and

administrative

supp

ort

Farm

ing

fishing

and forestry

C onstructio

n and

extractio

n

Installatio

nmainten

ance

and

repair

P rod

uctio

n

T ransportatio

nand material

moving

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

More people were employed in serv ice occupations in Arkansas and in the United States than in any other occupation in 2010

10

Changes in Jobs by Sector 2001 to 2010 Arkansas County

Employment

Figure 21

58

‐126

249 66 108

1326

‐82 ‐165 ‐5 ‐295

‐1034‐1500

‐1000

‐500

0

500

1000

1500

Mining

Constructio

n

Manufacturing

Transportatio

n and

public

utilities

Finance

insurance

real

estate andhellip

Profession

al Services

Other

Services

Governm

ent and

governmen

thellip

Farm

amp Farm

Services

Trade

Missing

Data

Source Regional Economic Information System Bureau of Econom ic Analysis (REIS)

The trade sector lost more jobs while the professional services sector gained more jobs between 2001 and 2010 than any other sectors in Arkansas County There were considerable missing data due to non-disclosure of confidential information

Jobs in Top 10 Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 22

29

9

7

7

6

6

6

5

5

3

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Food Products

Fabricated Metal Products

Transportation Equipment

Machinery

Paper Products

Plastics amp Rubber Products

Wood Products

Electrical Equipment amp Appliances

Primary Metal Products

Miscellaneous

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Nearly 30 percent of the jobs in the manufacturing sector in 2010 in Arkansas were in the food processing industries

11

Income

Total Personal Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 23

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Total personal income in Arkansas County in constant dollars increased from $574 million in 1994 to $760 million in 2010

$390

$574

$760

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

$600

$700

$800 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Millions

of D

ollars

Current $ Constant $ 2010

Income by Source 1999 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 24

$410

$107 $114

$460

$115

$185

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Income from all three categories (net earning dividends interest amp rent transfer payments) increased between 1999 and 2010 in Arkansas County

12

Income by Source County and State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Income

Figure 25

61

15

24

58

17 24

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents receive a slightly larger share of their income from earnings as compared to the average for all Arkansas residents in 2010 Earnings accounted for approximately sixty-one percent whereas transfer payments

accounted for twenty four percent of income

Median Household Income 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 26

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

$37230

$34659

$39801$39267 $38984

$39550

$32000 $33000

$34000

$35000

$36000

$37000 $38000

$39000

$40000

$41000

Estimate Lower Estimate Upper Estimate

County State

Median household income in 2005-2009 was lower in Arkansas County than the state average

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

13

Income

Per Capita Income 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Figure 27

$0

$5000

$10000

$15000

$20000

$25000

$30000

$35000

$40000

$45000

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Constant

$ 2010

County State US

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County per capita income was higher than the State and lower than the US from 1990 to 2010 but grew to the US average in 2010

Per Capita Income 2010 The Natural State

Figure 28

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Per capita incomes were highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas and lowest in some W est amp Northcentral counties in 2010

14

40

Income

Earnings by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 29

Trade

Farm and Farm Services

Government amp Governmenthellip

Other Services

Professional Services

Finance Insurance Informationhellip

Transportation amp Public Utilities

Manufacturing

Construction

Mining

State

County

0 10 20 30

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

The manufacturing sector accounted for over one-third of total earnings in Arkansas County in 2010 and comprised a much larger share of total earnings as compared to the state as a whole

Per Capita Unemployment Insurance Benefits 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 30

Constant

$ 2010

$1200

$1000

$800

$600

$400

$200

$0

County State

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents received per capita unemployment insurance benefits that were substantially higher than the state average from 2000 to 2010

15

Income

Value Added of Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 31

21 12

11 7 7 6 6 6

5 4

3 3 2 2 2 1 1

1 0 0

0 5 10 15 20 25

Food ProductsPaper Products

Fabricated Metal ProductsElectircal Equipment amp Appliances

Machinery Products Plastics amp Rubber ProductsTransportation Equipment

Primary Metal Products Chemical Products

Wood Products Miscellaneous

Petroleum amp Coal Products Nonmetal Mineral Products Furniture amp related Products

Printing amp RelatedBeverage amp Tobacco

Computer amp Other Electronics Textile Mills

Leather amp Allied Textile Products

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Most of the value added in the manufacturing sector in Arkansas came from food paper and fabricated metal products in 2010

Average Weekly Earnings 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 32

$423 $462

$591 $655 $668 $713 $741

$807 $823 $841 $857 $858

$1073 $1082 $1089

$0 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1000 $1200

Apparel Products Leather and Allied Products

Food Products Furniture and Relatedhellip

Wood Products Printing

Machinery Transportation Equipment Fabricated Metal Products Plastics amp Rubber Products Electrical Equipment andhellip

Textile Mill Products Chemical Products

Primary Metal Products Paper Products

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Average weekly earnings in the manufacturing sector ranged from a high of $1089 in the paper products industry to a low of $423 in the apparel industry in 2010

16

Retail

Total Retail Sales 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 33

$216 $210 $217 $231

$250 $261

$276 $286 $286 $295 $291 $281 $272 $270 $277 $281 $281 $274 $257

$235 $242

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

$350 1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Source W oods amp Poole 2011

Arkansas County retail sales grew during 1990s but declined since 1999

Retail Sales Per Capita 2010 The Natural State

Figure 34

Source W oods amp Poole 2011 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Retail sales per capita were highest in counties that are regional trade centers in 2010

17

Poverty

Persons Below Poverty Level 1989 1999 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 35

20

18 1918

16 18

0

3

5

8

10 13

15

18

20

23

1989 1999 2005‐2009

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level remained slightly higher in Arkansas County than the state average in 1989 1999 and 2005-2009

Estimated People Below Poverty Level 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 36

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level was highest in the Delta with many counties having a poverty level over twenty-one percent in the five-year period from 2005 to 2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small population may be large

18

Age Groups amp Estimated Poverty 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Poverty

Figure 37

22

17 19

26

12

18

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

(0‐17) (65 and Over) Total

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger proportion of children lived in poverty than for the population as a whole in the five-year period 2005-2009 Arkansas County had a lower proportion of their children living in poverty than the state average

Proportion of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunch 2009-2010 The Natural State

Figure 38

Source Arkansas Department of Education

There was a wide range in the proportion of students who received free and reduced price school lunches across the seventy-five counties in the 2009-2010 school year Participation rates ranged from thirty-five percent to one-hundred

percent with a higher percentage of youth in the Delta Region counties receiving free and reduced price lunches

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

19

Poverty

Proportion of Population Participating in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program 2010

The Natural State Figure 39

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A larger proportion of people living in the Delta counties and Columbia Jefferson and Lafayette counties participated in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program when compared to people in other parts of the state in 2010

Proportion of Population Medicaid Eligible 2010 The Natural State

Figure 40

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A substantial percentage of the population (between 30 and 51) was eligible for Medicaid in thirty-six counties in 2010 primarily located in the Eastern and Southern parts of the state

20

Infant Mortality Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Health

Figure 41

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The infant mortality rate was highest in the Bradley Crittenden Dallas Newton Ouachita Perry Prairie and Stone counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010

Teen Fertility Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Figure 42

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The teen fertility rate varied from county to county and was highest in some Delta and Coastal Plain counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010 Counties with the highest teen fertility rates included Bradley Crittenden Desha

Hempstead Mississippi Monroe Ouachita Phillips Poinsett St Francis Scott Sevier and Yell counties

21

Households

Female Headed Families 1970 1980 1990 2000 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 43

9

12

15 15

22

10 12

15 13

19

0

5

10

15

20

25

1970 1980 1990 2000 2005‐2009

County State

Source 1970 1980 1990 2000 Census of Population amp 2010 American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

Female headed families as a proportion of total families in Arkansas County increased from nine percent in 1970 to twenty-two percent in 2005-2009 and remained above the state average

Single Head of Family 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 44

Source American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

The Delta counties and the Coastal Plains counties had the highest proportion of families with only a single parent present in 2010

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

22

Current $ Constant $ 2007 $248

$181 $148

$159 $184 $180

$108 $142

$110

$78 $84 $81

$96

Agriculture

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 1978 to 2007 Arkansas County

$300

Figure 45 Million Dollars

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The market value (in constant dollars) of agricultural products sold in Arkansas County fluctuated in a declining trend since 1978 Values decreased from $248 million in 1978 to $180 million in 2007

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 2007 The Natural State

Figure 46

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The two counties with the highest market value of agricultural production were in Northwest Arkansas However many Delta and Highlands counties also ranked high in terms of the market value of agricultural production in 2007

23

Agriculture

Farms amp Farm Sales by Size 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 47

40

11 4

10 12

24

0 1 1 5

13

81

0 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

lt $10000 $10000 to $49999

$50000 to $99999

$100000 to $249999

$250000 to $499999

$500000+ Unknown

Farms

Market Value Ag Products

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

Fifty-five percent of the farms in Arkansas County had sales of less than $100000 in 2007 These farms accounted for less than two percent of total farm sales Twenty four percent of the farms had sales of $500000 or more and these farms

accounted for eighty one percent of total sales

Number of Farms 1964 to 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 48

951

736 748

636 572

490 518 502 539

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1964 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Farms

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The number of farms in Arkansas County declined from 951 in 1964 to 539 in 2007 However the number of farm increased slightly since 1992

Note Due to the lack of available data the unknown column was added for the missing data

24

Source of Farm Income County 1999 2003 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Agriculture

Figure 49

$1

$150

$63

$15 $1

$145

$60

$10$1

$188

$21 $6

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2003 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Crop sales were the major source of farm income for Arkansas County farmers between 1999 and 2010 Income from livestock amp products government payments and imputed amp miscellaneous decreased in this period while income from

crops increased

Source of Farm Income County amp State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 50

0

87

10 3

53

36

4 6

0

20

40

60

80

100

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County farmers received a higher proportion of farm income from crops and government payments when compared to all Arkansas farmers in 2010

25

Agriculture amp Forestry

Farm Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 51

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Farm income from crop sales fluctuated in Arkansas County during 1994 to 2010 Crop sales rose to a high of $271 million in 2008 followed by a decline to $188 million in 2010

$165

$271

$188

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Livestock Crops Government Payment Imputed Income

Timber Output 1999 amp 2009 Arkansas County

Figure 52

Source US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program

Timber output of Arkansas County (in both softwood and hardwood) declined substantially between 1999 and 2009

323 292

3782

1376

4105

1668

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

1999 2009

1000 Cu

bic Feet

Softwood Hardwood Total

26

Area of Timberland by Ownership Class 2010 Arkansas County

Forestry

Figure 53

51

28

114

0 25 50 75 100

125

National Forest System

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Dept of Defense

Other federal

State

County and Municipal

Other Local Govt

Private

Thousand Acres

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

The total timber acreage in Arkansas County was 194100 acres in 2010 Farmersranchers and private individuals owned a large share (over 59) of the timberland in Arkansas County

Percent of Land in Forest By County 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 54

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

Over seventy-five percent of the land area in many Coastal Plain and Ouachita Highland counties qualified as timber acreage in 2010

27

Property Assessment amp Roads

Property Assessments Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 55

Source Arkansas Assessment Coordination Departm ent Little Rock Arkansas 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The average property assessments per person in 2010 varied greatly among Arkansas counties from $7427 to $27781

Miles of County Roads Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 56

Source Road and Street Report Arkansas State Highway Commission

In general sparsely populated counties had more miles of county roads to maintain per person than more densely populated counties in 2010

28

Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

Local Cooperative Extension Office

Delta District

Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

Bradley Calhoun

Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Arkansas County Staff Chair District

Delta District

Name Recruiting Position

Address 1009 Liberty Dr Ozark District

DeWitt AR 72042

Phone 870-946-3231 (office)

Fax 870-946-3061

or

Email arkduaexedu

Ouachita District

For additional copies of the County Profile or information on your county

please contact your County Staff Chair listed above

A r k a n s a s I s O u r C a m p u s

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Printed by University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service Printing Services Little Rock

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Internet Sources of Information

Population Bureau of Census ndash 2010 Census http2010censusgov2010censusdata Bureau of Census wwwcensusgov Bureau of Economic Analysiswwwbeagovbearegionaldatahtm US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov

Education Arkansas Department of Education ADE Data Center httpadedataarkansasgov Arkansas Public School Computer Network httpwwwapscnorgreportsreportshtm US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov

Employment Arkansas Department of Workforce Services wwwarkansasgovesd Discover Arkansas Labor Market Information wwwdiscoverarkansasnetcgidataanalysis Bureau of Economic Analysiswwwbeadocgovbearegionaldatahtm US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc wwwimplancom

Income Bureau of Economic Analysiswwwbeagovbearegionaldatahtm US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov Discover Arkansas Labor Market Information wwwdiscoverarkansasnetcgidataanalysis Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc wwwimplancom

Retail Sales Woods amp Poole 2011 wwwwoodsandpoolecom

Poverty Arkansas Department of Education ADE Data Center httpadedataarkansasgov US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov Arkansas Department of Human Services httphumanservicesarkansasgov

Health Arkansas Department of Health wwwhealthyarkansascomdatadatahtml Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Familieshttpdatacenterkidscountorgdata

Households US Census Bureau American Community Surveyhttpfactfinder2censusgov

Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service (NASS) wwwagcensususdagovPublications2007 Bureau of Economic Analysiswwwbeagovbearegionaldatahtm

Forestry US Forest Service httpsrsfia2fsfedusphptpo_2009tpo_rpa_int1php US Forest Service Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis httpwwwsrsfsusdagov

Property Assessments Arkansas Assessment Coordination Department wwwarkansasgovacd

Transportation Arkansas Highway amp Transportation Department wwwarkansashighwayscom

VI

Population

Population 1960-2010 Arkansas County

Figure 1

23355 23347 24175 21653 20749

19019

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

Number of People

Source 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 and 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The population of Arkansas County decreased from a high of 24175 in 1980 to 19019 in 2010

Population Change 2000 to 2010 The Natural State

Figure 2

Source July 2000 amp July 2010 Population Estim ates US Bureau of Census

Population grew most rapidly in Northwest amp Central Arkansas counties and declined in some East and South Arkansas counties between 2000 and 2010

1

Population Percent of Total County Population by Age and Gender 2010

Arkansas County Figure 3

Age 85 + Age 80 ‐ 84 Age 75 ‐ 79 Age 70 ‐ 74 Age 65 ‐ 69 Age 60 ‐ 64 Age 55 ‐ 59 Age 50 ‐ 54 Age 45 ‐ 49 Age 40 ‐ 44 Age 35 ‐ 39 Age 30 ‐ 34 Age 25 ‐ 29 Age 20 ‐ 24 Age 15 ‐ 19 Age 10 ‐ 14

Age 5 ‐ 9 Age 0 ‐ 5

Males Females

6 4 2 0 2 4 6

Source US Bureau of Census 2010 Census Sum m ary File 1

There were fewer people living in Arkansas County between the ages of 20 to 44 than in both younger (between the ages of 0 to 19) and older age (between the ages of 45 and 64) categories

Population by Age 2000 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 4

1362

4319 5075

5697

3335

9611148

3707

4486

5350

3457

871

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

Under 5 (5‐19) (20‐39) (40‐59) (60‐79) (80+)

Age Groups

2000 2010

Source 2000 amp 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The population of most age groups in Arkansas County declined from 2000 to 2010 However the population of the 60 to 79 age group increased slightly

2

Population 65 and Older 2010 The Natural State

Population

Figure 5

Source July 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Counties in Northcentral Arkansas had the highest proportion of people aged 65 and older in 2010

Population Change of People 65 amp Older 2000 to 2010 The Natural State

Figure 6

Source 2000 amp 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The elderly population as a proportion of the total population grew most rapidly in Central and Northwest Arkansas from 2000 to 2010

3

Population

Net Domestic Migration of People 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 7

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

Central amp Northwest Arkansas had the highest domestic in-migration of people between 2005 and 2009 while Arkansas Bradley Clay Desha Mississippi Pulaski Sebastian Sevier and Woodruff counties had the largest domestic out-migration

of people during this period

Population by Household Type 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 8

82

17

1

82

15 3

0

20

40

60

80

100

Family Households Non‐Family Households Group Quarters

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

Most of the people (82) in Arkansas County lived in family households The proportion of people living each household type was about the same for Arkansas County as it was for the state

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

4

Population by Race 2010 Arkansas County

Population

Figure 9

1

0

0

0

25

72

2

0 20 40 60 80 100

Two or more races

Hawaiian or Pac Islander

Asian

Native Indian

African American

White

Other races

Source 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Seventy-two percent of the people living in Arkansas County were Caucasian Twenty-five percent were African American Other minorities represented about three percent of the population

Population of Hispanic Origin State and County for 2000 amp 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 10

1

3 3

6

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

2000 2010

County State

Source 2000 amp 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The proportion of Hispanic people living in Arkansas County increased from about one percent to nearly three percent between 2000 and 2010 The Hispanic population may be of any race white black or any other combination of races

5

Education

Public School Enrollment 1983-1984 to 2011-2012 Arkansas County

Figure 11

4522

3089

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

83‐84 86‐87 89‐90 92‐93 96‐97 01‐02 04‐05 08‐09 11‐12

Number of Students

Source Arkansas Department of Education (httpadedataarkansasgovstatewideCountiesEnrollmentaspx)

Public school enrollment in Arkansas County generally declined since 1983-1984 Enrollment decreased from 4522 students in 1983-1984 to 3089 students in 2011-2012

Educational Attainment 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 12

Graduate or professional degree

Bachelors degree

Associates degree

Some college no degree

High school graduate (includes 38equivalency)

Non‐HS Graduate

0 10 20 30 40

5 6 State

13 County

9

6 6

22 21

35

18 21

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger percentage of people in Arkansas County have not completed high school as compared to the statewide average in the five-year period 2005-2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

6

Education

Education Expenditure Per Child County amp State 2011-2012 Arkansas County

Figure 13

$8654

$9112

$8400

$8500

$8600

$8700

$8800

$8900

$9000

$9100

$9200

County State

Source Arkansas Public School Com puter Network (wwwapscnorgreportshldasrasrhtm) Arkansas Department of Education

Schools in Arkansas County spent $8654 per child in the 2011-2012 school year as compared to an average expenditure of $9112 statewide

Education Revenue By Source County amp State 2009-2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 14

Local Revenue 33

State Aid 51

Federal Aid 15

Other Sources of Funds 1

County

Local Revenue 32

State Aid 48

Federal Aid 15

Other Sources of Funds 5

State Average Source Arkansas Public School Com puter Network (wwwapscnorgreportshldasrasrhtm) Arkansas Department of Education

Arkansas County schools raised slightly more of their revenue from local sources and state aid than Arkansas public schools state average in the 2009-2010 school year

7

Employment

Labor Force 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 15 12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

9700

10975

Employment Unemployment

1150 2050

450

10100 2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Arkansas County employment decreased and unemployment increased since 2008

Change in Employment 2000 to 2010 The Natural State

Figure 16

Source Regional Economic Information System (REIS) Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Employment growth was highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas between 2000 and 2010

8

Unemployment Rates 1995 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Employment

Figure 17

169

79

96

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18 1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

County State US

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Unemployment rates in Arkansas County increased significantly since 2004 and stayed above state and national averages through 2010

Unemployment Rates 2010 The Natural State

Figure 18

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

In general Northwest Central and W estern Arkansas counties had the lowest unemployment rates while Delta and Coastal Plain counties had the highest rates in 2010

9

Employment

Jobs by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 19

Missing Trade

Farm amp Farm Services Government andhellip Other Services

Professional Services Finance insurance realhellip

Transportation andhellip Manufacturing Construction

Mining

4

1314

State County 5

9 15

11

9 13

23 12

6 8

65

11 26

4 6

0 1

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Source Regional Economic Information System Bureau of Econom ic Analysis (REIS)

A larger proportion of jobs in Arkansas County were in manufacturing (26) as compared to the state average (11) in 2010

Workforce by Occupation 2010 The Natural State amp the Nation

Figure 20

25

20

15

10

5

0

AR State United States

Managem

ent

busine

ss and

financial

Profession

al and

related Service

Sal es and related

Office and

administrative

supp

ort

Farm

ing

fishing

and forestry

C onstructio

n and

extractio

n

Installatio

nmainten

ance

and

repair

P rod

uctio

n

T ransportatio

nand material

moving

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

More people were employed in serv ice occupations in Arkansas and in the United States than in any other occupation in 2010

10

Changes in Jobs by Sector 2001 to 2010 Arkansas County

Employment

Figure 21

58

‐126

249 66 108

1326

‐82 ‐165 ‐5 ‐295

‐1034‐1500

‐1000

‐500

0

500

1000

1500

Mining

Constructio

n

Manufacturing

Transportatio

n and

public

utilities

Finance

insurance

real

estate andhellip

Profession

al Services

Other

Services

Governm

ent and

governmen

thellip

Farm

amp Farm

Services

Trade

Missing

Data

Source Regional Economic Information System Bureau of Econom ic Analysis (REIS)

The trade sector lost more jobs while the professional services sector gained more jobs between 2001 and 2010 than any other sectors in Arkansas County There were considerable missing data due to non-disclosure of confidential information

Jobs in Top 10 Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 22

29

9

7

7

6

6

6

5

5

3

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Food Products

Fabricated Metal Products

Transportation Equipment

Machinery

Paper Products

Plastics amp Rubber Products

Wood Products

Electrical Equipment amp Appliances

Primary Metal Products

Miscellaneous

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Nearly 30 percent of the jobs in the manufacturing sector in 2010 in Arkansas were in the food processing industries

11

Income

Total Personal Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 23

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Total personal income in Arkansas County in constant dollars increased from $574 million in 1994 to $760 million in 2010

$390

$574

$760

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

$600

$700

$800 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Millions

of D

ollars

Current $ Constant $ 2010

Income by Source 1999 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 24

$410

$107 $114

$460

$115

$185

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Income from all three categories (net earning dividends interest amp rent transfer payments) increased between 1999 and 2010 in Arkansas County

12

Income by Source County and State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Income

Figure 25

61

15

24

58

17 24

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents receive a slightly larger share of their income from earnings as compared to the average for all Arkansas residents in 2010 Earnings accounted for approximately sixty-one percent whereas transfer payments

accounted for twenty four percent of income

Median Household Income 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 26

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

$37230

$34659

$39801$39267 $38984

$39550

$32000 $33000

$34000

$35000

$36000

$37000 $38000

$39000

$40000

$41000

Estimate Lower Estimate Upper Estimate

County State

Median household income in 2005-2009 was lower in Arkansas County than the state average

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

13

Income

Per Capita Income 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Figure 27

$0

$5000

$10000

$15000

$20000

$25000

$30000

$35000

$40000

$45000

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Constant

$ 2010

County State US

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County per capita income was higher than the State and lower than the US from 1990 to 2010 but grew to the US average in 2010

Per Capita Income 2010 The Natural State

Figure 28

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Per capita incomes were highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas and lowest in some W est amp Northcentral counties in 2010

14

40

Income

Earnings by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 29

Trade

Farm and Farm Services

Government amp Governmenthellip

Other Services

Professional Services

Finance Insurance Informationhellip

Transportation amp Public Utilities

Manufacturing

Construction

Mining

State

County

0 10 20 30

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

The manufacturing sector accounted for over one-third of total earnings in Arkansas County in 2010 and comprised a much larger share of total earnings as compared to the state as a whole

Per Capita Unemployment Insurance Benefits 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 30

Constant

$ 2010

$1200

$1000

$800

$600

$400

$200

$0

County State

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents received per capita unemployment insurance benefits that were substantially higher than the state average from 2000 to 2010

15

Income

Value Added of Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 31

21 12

11 7 7 6 6 6

5 4

3 3 2 2 2 1 1

1 0 0

0 5 10 15 20 25

Food ProductsPaper Products

Fabricated Metal ProductsElectircal Equipment amp Appliances

Machinery Products Plastics amp Rubber ProductsTransportation Equipment

Primary Metal Products Chemical Products

Wood Products Miscellaneous

Petroleum amp Coal Products Nonmetal Mineral Products Furniture amp related Products

Printing amp RelatedBeverage amp Tobacco

Computer amp Other Electronics Textile Mills

Leather amp Allied Textile Products

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Most of the value added in the manufacturing sector in Arkansas came from food paper and fabricated metal products in 2010

Average Weekly Earnings 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 32

$423 $462

$591 $655 $668 $713 $741

$807 $823 $841 $857 $858

$1073 $1082 $1089

$0 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1000 $1200

Apparel Products Leather and Allied Products

Food Products Furniture and Relatedhellip

Wood Products Printing

Machinery Transportation Equipment Fabricated Metal Products Plastics amp Rubber Products Electrical Equipment andhellip

Textile Mill Products Chemical Products

Primary Metal Products Paper Products

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Average weekly earnings in the manufacturing sector ranged from a high of $1089 in the paper products industry to a low of $423 in the apparel industry in 2010

16

Retail

Total Retail Sales 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 33

$216 $210 $217 $231

$250 $261

$276 $286 $286 $295 $291 $281 $272 $270 $277 $281 $281 $274 $257

$235 $242

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

$350 1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Source W oods amp Poole 2011

Arkansas County retail sales grew during 1990s but declined since 1999

Retail Sales Per Capita 2010 The Natural State

Figure 34

Source W oods amp Poole 2011 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Retail sales per capita were highest in counties that are regional trade centers in 2010

17

Poverty

Persons Below Poverty Level 1989 1999 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 35

20

18 1918

16 18

0

3

5

8

10 13

15

18

20

23

1989 1999 2005‐2009

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level remained slightly higher in Arkansas County than the state average in 1989 1999 and 2005-2009

Estimated People Below Poverty Level 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 36

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level was highest in the Delta with many counties having a poverty level over twenty-one percent in the five-year period from 2005 to 2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small population may be large

18

Age Groups amp Estimated Poverty 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Poverty

Figure 37

22

17 19

26

12

18

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

(0‐17) (65 and Over) Total

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger proportion of children lived in poverty than for the population as a whole in the five-year period 2005-2009 Arkansas County had a lower proportion of their children living in poverty than the state average

Proportion of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunch 2009-2010 The Natural State

Figure 38

Source Arkansas Department of Education

There was a wide range in the proportion of students who received free and reduced price school lunches across the seventy-five counties in the 2009-2010 school year Participation rates ranged from thirty-five percent to one-hundred

percent with a higher percentage of youth in the Delta Region counties receiving free and reduced price lunches

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

19

Poverty

Proportion of Population Participating in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program 2010

The Natural State Figure 39

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A larger proportion of people living in the Delta counties and Columbia Jefferson and Lafayette counties participated in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program when compared to people in other parts of the state in 2010

Proportion of Population Medicaid Eligible 2010 The Natural State

Figure 40

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A substantial percentage of the population (between 30 and 51) was eligible for Medicaid in thirty-six counties in 2010 primarily located in the Eastern and Southern parts of the state

20

Infant Mortality Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Health

Figure 41

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The infant mortality rate was highest in the Bradley Crittenden Dallas Newton Ouachita Perry Prairie and Stone counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010

Teen Fertility Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Figure 42

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The teen fertility rate varied from county to county and was highest in some Delta and Coastal Plain counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010 Counties with the highest teen fertility rates included Bradley Crittenden Desha

Hempstead Mississippi Monroe Ouachita Phillips Poinsett St Francis Scott Sevier and Yell counties

21

Households

Female Headed Families 1970 1980 1990 2000 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 43

9

12

15 15

22

10 12

15 13

19

0

5

10

15

20

25

1970 1980 1990 2000 2005‐2009

County State

Source 1970 1980 1990 2000 Census of Population amp 2010 American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

Female headed families as a proportion of total families in Arkansas County increased from nine percent in 1970 to twenty-two percent in 2005-2009 and remained above the state average

Single Head of Family 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 44

Source American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

The Delta counties and the Coastal Plains counties had the highest proportion of families with only a single parent present in 2010

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

22

Current $ Constant $ 2007 $248

$181 $148

$159 $184 $180

$108 $142

$110

$78 $84 $81

$96

Agriculture

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 1978 to 2007 Arkansas County

$300

Figure 45 Million Dollars

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The market value (in constant dollars) of agricultural products sold in Arkansas County fluctuated in a declining trend since 1978 Values decreased from $248 million in 1978 to $180 million in 2007

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 2007 The Natural State

Figure 46

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The two counties with the highest market value of agricultural production were in Northwest Arkansas However many Delta and Highlands counties also ranked high in terms of the market value of agricultural production in 2007

23

Agriculture

Farms amp Farm Sales by Size 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 47

40

11 4

10 12

24

0 1 1 5

13

81

0 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

lt $10000 $10000 to $49999

$50000 to $99999

$100000 to $249999

$250000 to $499999

$500000+ Unknown

Farms

Market Value Ag Products

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

Fifty-five percent of the farms in Arkansas County had sales of less than $100000 in 2007 These farms accounted for less than two percent of total farm sales Twenty four percent of the farms had sales of $500000 or more and these farms

accounted for eighty one percent of total sales

Number of Farms 1964 to 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 48

951

736 748

636 572

490 518 502 539

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1964 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Farms

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The number of farms in Arkansas County declined from 951 in 1964 to 539 in 2007 However the number of farm increased slightly since 1992

Note Due to the lack of available data the unknown column was added for the missing data

24

Source of Farm Income County 1999 2003 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Agriculture

Figure 49

$1

$150

$63

$15 $1

$145

$60

$10$1

$188

$21 $6

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2003 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Crop sales were the major source of farm income for Arkansas County farmers between 1999 and 2010 Income from livestock amp products government payments and imputed amp miscellaneous decreased in this period while income from

crops increased

Source of Farm Income County amp State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 50

0

87

10 3

53

36

4 6

0

20

40

60

80

100

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County farmers received a higher proportion of farm income from crops and government payments when compared to all Arkansas farmers in 2010

25

Agriculture amp Forestry

Farm Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 51

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Farm income from crop sales fluctuated in Arkansas County during 1994 to 2010 Crop sales rose to a high of $271 million in 2008 followed by a decline to $188 million in 2010

$165

$271

$188

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Livestock Crops Government Payment Imputed Income

Timber Output 1999 amp 2009 Arkansas County

Figure 52

Source US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program

Timber output of Arkansas County (in both softwood and hardwood) declined substantially between 1999 and 2009

323 292

3782

1376

4105

1668

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

1999 2009

1000 Cu

bic Feet

Softwood Hardwood Total

26

Area of Timberland by Ownership Class 2010 Arkansas County

Forestry

Figure 53

51

28

114

0 25 50 75 100

125

National Forest System

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Dept of Defense

Other federal

State

County and Municipal

Other Local Govt

Private

Thousand Acres

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

The total timber acreage in Arkansas County was 194100 acres in 2010 Farmersranchers and private individuals owned a large share (over 59) of the timberland in Arkansas County

Percent of Land in Forest By County 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 54

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

Over seventy-five percent of the land area in many Coastal Plain and Ouachita Highland counties qualified as timber acreage in 2010

27

Property Assessment amp Roads

Property Assessments Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 55

Source Arkansas Assessment Coordination Departm ent Little Rock Arkansas 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The average property assessments per person in 2010 varied greatly among Arkansas counties from $7427 to $27781

Miles of County Roads Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 56

Source Road and Street Report Arkansas State Highway Commission

In general sparsely populated counties had more miles of county roads to maintain per person than more densely populated counties in 2010

28

Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

Local Cooperative Extension Office

Delta District

Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

Bradley Calhoun

Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Arkansas County Staff Chair District

Delta District

Name Recruiting Position

Address 1009 Liberty Dr Ozark District

DeWitt AR 72042

Phone 870-946-3231 (office)

Fax 870-946-3061

or

Email arkduaexedu

Ouachita District

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Population

Population 1960-2010 Arkansas County

Figure 1

23355 23347 24175 21653 20749

19019

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

Number of People

Source 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 and 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The population of Arkansas County decreased from a high of 24175 in 1980 to 19019 in 2010

Population Change 2000 to 2010 The Natural State

Figure 2

Source July 2000 amp July 2010 Population Estim ates US Bureau of Census

Population grew most rapidly in Northwest amp Central Arkansas counties and declined in some East and South Arkansas counties between 2000 and 2010

1

Population Percent of Total County Population by Age and Gender 2010

Arkansas County Figure 3

Age 85 + Age 80 ‐ 84 Age 75 ‐ 79 Age 70 ‐ 74 Age 65 ‐ 69 Age 60 ‐ 64 Age 55 ‐ 59 Age 50 ‐ 54 Age 45 ‐ 49 Age 40 ‐ 44 Age 35 ‐ 39 Age 30 ‐ 34 Age 25 ‐ 29 Age 20 ‐ 24 Age 15 ‐ 19 Age 10 ‐ 14

Age 5 ‐ 9 Age 0 ‐ 5

Males Females

6 4 2 0 2 4 6

Source US Bureau of Census 2010 Census Sum m ary File 1

There were fewer people living in Arkansas County between the ages of 20 to 44 than in both younger (between the ages of 0 to 19) and older age (between the ages of 45 and 64) categories

Population by Age 2000 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 4

1362

4319 5075

5697

3335

9611148

3707

4486

5350

3457

871

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

Under 5 (5‐19) (20‐39) (40‐59) (60‐79) (80+)

Age Groups

2000 2010

Source 2000 amp 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The population of most age groups in Arkansas County declined from 2000 to 2010 However the population of the 60 to 79 age group increased slightly

2

Population 65 and Older 2010 The Natural State

Population

Figure 5

Source July 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Counties in Northcentral Arkansas had the highest proportion of people aged 65 and older in 2010

Population Change of People 65 amp Older 2000 to 2010 The Natural State

Figure 6

Source 2000 amp 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The elderly population as a proportion of the total population grew most rapidly in Central and Northwest Arkansas from 2000 to 2010

3

Population

Net Domestic Migration of People 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 7

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

Central amp Northwest Arkansas had the highest domestic in-migration of people between 2005 and 2009 while Arkansas Bradley Clay Desha Mississippi Pulaski Sebastian Sevier and Woodruff counties had the largest domestic out-migration

of people during this period

Population by Household Type 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 8

82

17

1

82

15 3

0

20

40

60

80

100

Family Households Non‐Family Households Group Quarters

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

Most of the people (82) in Arkansas County lived in family households The proportion of people living each household type was about the same for Arkansas County as it was for the state

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

4

Population by Race 2010 Arkansas County

Population

Figure 9

1

0

0

0

25

72

2

0 20 40 60 80 100

Two or more races

Hawaiian or Pac Islander

Asian

Native Indian

African American

White

Other races

Source 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Seventy-two percent of the people living in Arkansas County were Caucasian Twenty-five percent were African American Other minorities represented about three percent of the population

Population of Hispanic Origin State and County for 2000 amp 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 10

1

3 3

6

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

2000 2010

County State

Source 2000 amp 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The proportion of Hispanic people living in Arkansas County increased from about one percent to nearly three percent between 2000 and 2010 The Hispanic population may be of any race white black or any other combination of races

5

Education

Public School Enrollment 1983-1984 to 2011-2012 Arkansas County

Figure 11

4522

3089

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

83‐84 86‐87 89‐90 92‐93 96‐97 01‐02 04‐05 08‐09 11‐12

Number of Students

Source Arkansas Department of Education (httpadedataarkansasgovstatewideCountiesEnrollmentaspx)

Public school enrollment in Arkansas County generally declined since 1983-1984 Enrollment decreased from 4522 students in 1983-1984 to 3089 students in 2011-2012

Educational Attainment 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 12

Graduate or professional degree

Bachelors degree

Associates degree

Some college no degree

High school graduate (includes 38equivalency)

Non‐HS Graduate

0 10 20 30 40

5 6 State

13 County

9

6 6

22 21

35

18 21

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger percentage of people in Arkansas County have not completed high school as compared to the statewide average in the five-year period 2005-2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

6

Education

Education Expenditure Per Child County amp State 2011-2012 Arkansas County

Figure 13

$8654

$9112

$8400

$8500

$8600

$8700

$8800

$8900

$9000

$9100

$9200

County State

Source Arkansas Public School Com puter Network (wwwapscnorgreportshldasrasrhtm) Arkansas Department of Education

Schools in Arkansas County spent $8654 per child in the 2011-2012 school year as compared to an average expenditure of $9112 statewide

Education Revenue By Source County amp State 2009-2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 14

Local Revenue 33

State Aid 51

Federal Aid 15

Other Sources of Funds 1

County

Local Revenue 32

State Aid 48

Federal Aid 15

Other Sources of Funds 5

State Average Source Arkansas Public School Com puter Network (wwwapscnorgreportshldasrasrhtm) Arkansas Department of Education

Arkansas County schools raised slightly more of their revenue from local sources and state aid than Arkansas public schools state average in the 2009-2010 school year

7

Employment

Labor Force 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 15 12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

9700

10975

Employment Unemployment

1150 2050

450

10100 2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Arkansas County employment decreased and unemployment increased since 2008

Change in Employment 2000 to 2010 The Natural State

Figure 16

Source Regional Economic Information System (REIS) Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Employment growth was highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas between 2000 and 2010

8

Unemployment Rates 1995 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Employment

Figure 17

169

79

96

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18 1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

County State US

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Unemployment rates in Arkansas County increased significantly since 2004 and stayed above state and national averages through 2010

Unemployment Rates 2010 The Natural State

Figure 18

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

In general Northwest Central and W estern Arkansas counties had the lowest unemployment rates while Delta and Coastal Plain counties had the highest rates in 2010

9

Employment

Jobs by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 19

Missing Trade

Farm amp Farm Services Government andhellip Other Services

Professional Services Finance insurance realhellip

Transportation andhellip Manufacturing Construction

Mining

4

1314

State County 5

9 15

11

9 13

23 12

6 8

65

11 26

4 6

0 1

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Source Regional Economic Information System Bureau of Econom ic Analysis (REIS)

A larger proportion of jobs in Arkansas County were in manufacturing (26) as compared to the state average (11) in 2010

Workforce by Occupation 2010 The Natural State amp the Nation

Figure 20

25

20

15

10

5

0

AR State United States

Managem

ent

busine

ss and

financial

Profession

al and

related Service

Sal es and related

Office and

administrative

supp

ort

Farm

ing

fishing

and forestry

C onstructio

n and

extractio

n

Installatio

nmainten

ance

and

repair

P rod

uctio

n

T ransportatio

nand material

moving

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

More people were employed in serv ice occupations in Arkansas and in the United States than in any other occupation in 2010

10

Changes in Jobs by Sector 2001 to 2010 Arkansas County

Employment

Figure 21

58

‐126

249 66 108

1326

‐82 ‐165 ‐5 ‐295

‐1034‐1500

‐1000

‐500

0

500

1000

1500

Mining

Constructio

n

Manufacturing

Transportatio

n and

public

utilities

Finance

insurance

real

estate andhellip

Profession

al Services

Other

Services

Governm

ent and

governmen

thellip

Farm

amp Farm

Services

Trade

Missing

Data

Source Regional Economic Information System Bureau of Econom ic Analysis (REIS)

The trade sector lost more jobs while the professional services sector gained more jobs between 2001 and 2010 than any other sectors in Arkansas County There were considerable missing data due to non-disclosure of confidential information

Jobs in Top 10 Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 22

29

9

7

7

6

6

6

5

5

3

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Food Products

Fabricated Metal Products

Transportation Equipment

Machinery

Paper Products

Plastics amp Rubber Products

Wood Products

Electrical Equipment amp Appliances

Primary Metal Products

Miscellaneous

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Nearly 30 percent of the jobs in the manufacturing sector in 2010 in Arkansas were in the food processing industries

11

Income

Total Personal Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 23

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Total personal income in Arkansas County in constant dollars increased from $574 million in 1994 to $760 million in 2010

$390

$574

$760

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

$600

$700

$800 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Millions

of D

ollars

Current $ Constant $ 2010

Income by Source 1999 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 24

$410

$107 $114

$460

$115

$185

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Income from all three categories (net earning dividends interest amp rent transfer payments) increased between 1999 and 2010 in Arkansas County

12

Income by Source County and State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Income

Figure 25

61

15

24

58

17 24

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents receive a slightly larger share of their income from earnings as compared to the average for all Arkansas residents in 2010 Earnings accounted for approximately sixty-one percent whereas transfer payments

accounted for twenty four percent of income

Median Household Income 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 26

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

$37230

$34659

$39801$39267 $38984

$39550

$32000 $33000

$34000

$35000

$36000

$37000 $38000

$39000

$40000

$41000

Estimate Lower Estimate Upper Estimate

County State

Median household income in 2005-2009 was lower in Arkansas County than the state average

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

13

Income

Per Capita Income 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Figure 27

$0

$5000

$10000

$15000

$20000

$25000

$30000

$35000

$40000

$45000

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Constant

$ 2010

County State US

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County per capita income was higher than the State and lower than the US from 1990 to 2010 but grew to the US average in 2010

Per Capita Income 2010 The Natural State

Figure 28

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Per capita incomes were highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas and lowest in some W est amp Northcentral counties in 2010

14

40

Income

Earnings by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 29

Trade

Farm and Farm Services

Government amp Governmenthellip

Other Services

Professional Services

Finance Insurance Informationhellip

Transportation amp Public Utilities

Manufacturing

Construction

Mining

State

County

0 10 20 30

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

The manufacturing sector accounted for over one-third of total earnings in Arkansas County in 2010 and comprised a much larger share of total earnings as compared to the state as a whole

Per Capita Unemployment Insurance Benefits 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 30

Constant

$ 2010

$1200

$1000

$800

$600

$400

$200

$0

County State

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents received per capita unemployment insurance benefits that were substantially higher than the state average from 2000 to 2010

15

Income

Value Added of Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 31

21 12

11 7 7 6 6 6

5 4

3 3 2 2 2 1 1

1 0 0

0 5 10 15 20 25

Food ProductsPaper Products

Fabricated Metal ProductsElectircal Equipment amp Appliances

Machinery Products Plastics amp Rubber ProductsTransportation Equipment

Primary Metal Products Chemical Products

Wood Products Miscellaneous

Petroleum amp Coal Products Nonmetal Mineral Products Furniture amp related Products

Printing amp RelatedBeverage amp Tobacco

Computer amp Other Electronics Textile Mills

Leather amp Allied Textile Products

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Most of the value added in the manufacturing sector in Arkansas came from food paper and fabricated metal products in 2010

Average Weekly Earnings 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 32

$423 $462

$591 $655 $668 $713 $741

$807 $823 $841 $857 $858

$1073 $1082 $1089

$0 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1000 $1200

Apparel Products Leather and Allied Products

Food Products Furniture and Relatedhellip

Wood Products Printing

Machinery Transportation Equipment Fabricated Metal Products Plastics amp Rubber Products Electrical Equipment andhellip

Textile Mill Products Chemical Products

Primary Metal Products Paper Products

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Average weekly earnings in the manufacturing sector ranged from a high of $1089 in the paper products industry to a low of $423 in the apparel industry in 2010

16

Retail

Total Retail Sales 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 33

$216 $210 $217 $231

$250 $261

$276 $286 $286 $295 $291 $281 $272 $270 $277 $281 $281 $274 $257

$235 $242

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

$350 1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Source W oods amp Poole 2011

Arkansas County retail sales grew during 1990s but declined since 1999

Retail Sales Per Capita 2010 The Natural State

Figure 34

Source W oods amp Poole 2011 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Retail sales per capita were highest in counties that are regional trade centers in 2010

17

Poverty

Persons Below Poverty Level 1989 1999 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 35

20

18 1918

16 18

0

3

5

8

10 13

15

18

20

23

1989 1999 2005‐2009

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level remained slightly higher in Arkansas County than the state average in 1989 1999 and 2005-2009

Estimated People Below Poverty Level 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 36

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level was highest in the Delta with many counties having a poverty level over twenty-one percent in the five-year period from 2005 to 2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small population may be large

18

Age Groups amp Estimated Poverty 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Poverty

Figure 37

22

17 19

26

12

18

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

(0‐17) (65 and Over) Total

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger proportion of children lived in poverty than for the population as a whole in the five-year period 2005-2009 Arkansas County had a lower proportion of their children living in poverty than the state average

Proportion of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunch 2009-2010 The Natural State

Figure 38

Source Arkansas Department of Education

There was a wide range in the proportion of students who received free and reduced price school lunches across the seventy-five counties in the 2009-2010 school year Participation rates ranged from thirty-five percent to one-hundred

percent with a higher percentage of youth in the Delta Region counties receiving free and reduced price lunches

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

19

Poverty

Proportion of Population Participating in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program 2010

The Natural State Figure 39

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A larger proportion of people living in the Delta counties and Columbia Jefferson and Lafayette counties participated in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program when compared to people in other parts of the state in 2010

Proportion of Population Medicaid Eligible 2010 The Natural State

Figure 40

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A substantial percentage of the population (between 30 and 51) was eligible for Medicaid in thirty-six counties in 2010 primarily located in the Eastern and Southern parts of the state

20

Infant Mortality Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Health

Figure 41

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The infant mortality rate was highest in the Bradley Crittenden Dallas Newton Ouachita Perry Prairie and Stone counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010

Teen Fertility Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Figure 42

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The teen fertility rate varied from county to county and was highest in some Delta and Coastal Plain counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010 Counties with the highest teen fertility rates included Bradley Crittenden Desha

Hempstead Mississippi Monroe Ouachita Phillips Poinsett St Francis Scott Sevier and Yell counties

21

Households

Female Headed Families 1970 1980 1990 2000 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 43

9

12

15 15

22

10 12

15 13

19

0

5

10

15

20

25

1970 1980 1990 2000 2005‐2009

County State

Source 1970 1980 1990 2000 Census of Population amp 2010 American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

Female headed families as a proportion of total families in Arkansas County increased from nine percent in 1970 to twenty-two percent in 2005-2009 and remained above the state average

Single Head of Family 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 44

Source American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

The Delta counties and the Coastal Plains counties had the highest proportion of families with only a single parent present in 2010

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

22

Current $ Constant $ 2007 $248

$181 $148

$159 $184 $180

$108 $142

$110

$78 $84 $81

$96

Agriculture

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 1978 to 2007 Arkansas County

$300

Figure 45 Million Dollars

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The market value (in constant dollars) of agricultural products sold in Arkansas County fluctuated in a declining trend since 1978 Values decreased from $248 million in 1978 to $180 million in 2007

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 2007 The Natural State

Figure 46

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The two counties with the highest market value of agricultural production were in Northwest Arkansas However many Delta and Highlands counties also ranked high in terms of the market value of agricultural production in 2007

23

Agriculture

Farms amp Farm Sales by Size 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 47

40

11 4

10 12

24

0 1 1 5

13

81

0 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

lt $10000 $10000 to $49999

$50000 to $99999

$100000 to $249999

$250000 to $499999

$500000+ Unknown

Farms

Market Value Ag Products

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

Fifty-five percent of the farms in Arkansas County had sales of less than $100000 in 2007 These farms accounted for less than two percent of total farm sales Twenty four percent of the farms had sales of $500000 or more and these farms

accounted for eighty one percent of total sales

Number of Farms 1964 to 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 48

951

736 748

636 572

490 518 502 539

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1964 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Farms

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The number of farms in Arkansas County declined from 951 in 1964 to 539 in 2007 However the number of farm increased slightly since 1992

Note Due to the lack of available data the unknown column was added for the missing data

24

Source of Farm Income County 1999 2003 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Agriculture

Figure 49

$1

$150

$63

$15 $1

$145

$60

$10$1

$188

$21 $6

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2003 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Crop sales were the major source of farm income for Arkansas County farmers between 1999 and 2010 Income from livestock amp products government payments and imputed amp miscellaneous decreased in this period while income from

crops increased

Source of Farm Income County amp State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 50

0

87

10 3

53

36

4 6

0

20

40

60

80

100

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County farmers received a higher proportion of farm income from crops and government payments when compared to all Arkansas farmers in 2010

25

Agriculture amp Forestry

Farm Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 51

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Farm income from crop sales fluctuated in Arkansas County during 1994 to 2010 Crop sales rose to a high of $271 million in 2008 followed by a decline to $188 million in 2010

$165

$271

$188

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Livestock Crops Government Payment Imputed Income

Timber Output 1999 amp 2009 Arkansas County

Figure 52

Source US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program

Timber output of Arkansas County (in both softwood and hardwood) declined substantially between 1999 and 2009

323 292

3782

1376

4105

1668

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

1999 2009

1000 Cu

bic Feet

Softwood Hardwood Total

26

Area of Timberland by Ownership Class 2010 Arkansas County

Forestry

Figure 53

51

28

114

0 25 50 75 100

125

National Forest System

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Dept of Defense

Other federal

State

County and Municipal

Other Local Govt

Private

Thousand Acres

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

The total timber acreage in Arkansas County was 194100 acres in 2010 Farmersranchers and private individuals owned a large share (over 59) of the timberland in Arkansas County

Percent of Land in Forest By County 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 54

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

Over seventy-five percent of the land area in many Coastal Plain and Ouachita Highland counties qualified as timber acreage in 2010

27

Property Assessment amp Roads

Property Assessments Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 55

Source Arkansas Assessment Coordination Departm ent Little Rock Arkansas 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The average property assessments per person in 2010 varied greatly among Arkansas counties from $7427 to $27781

Miles of County Roads Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 56

Source Road and Street Report Arkansas State Highway Commission

In general sparsely populated counties had more miles of county roads to maintain per person than more densely populated counties in 2010

28

Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

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Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

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Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

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Delta District

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Fax 870-946-3061

or

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Ouachita District

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Population Percent of Total County Population by Age and Gender 2010

Arkansas County Figure 3

Age 85 + Age 80 ‐ 84 Age 75 ‐ 79 Age 70 ‐ 74 Age 65 ‐ 69 Age 60 ‐ 64 Age 55 ‐ 59 Age 50 ‐ 54 Age 45 ‐ 49 Age 40 ‐ 44 Age 35 ‐ 39 Age 30 ‐ 34 Age 25 ‐ 29 Age 20 ‐ 24 Age 15 ‐ 19 Age 10 ‐ 14

Age 5 ‐ 9 Age 0 ‐ 5

Males Females

6 4 2 0 2 4 6

Source US Bureau of Census 2010 Census Sum m ary File 1

There were fewer people living in Arkansas County between the ages of 20 to 44 than in both younger (between the ages of 0 to 19) and older age (between the ages of 45 and 64) categories

Population by Age 2000 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 4

1362

4319 5075

5697

3335

9611148

3707

4486

5350

3457

871

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

Under 5 (5‐19) (20‐39) (40‐59) (60‐79) (80+)

Age Groups

2000 2010

Source 2000 amp 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The population of most age groups in Arkansas County declined from 2000 to 2010 However the population of the 60 to 79 age group increased slightly

2

Population 65 and Older 2010 The Natural State

Population

Figure 5

Source July 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Counties in Northcentral Arkansas had the highest proportion of people aged 65 and older in 2010

Population Change of People 65 amp Older 2000 to 2010 The Natural State

Figure 6

Source 2000 amp 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The elderly population as a proportion of the total population grew most rapidly in Central and Northwest Arkansas from 2000 to 2010

3

Population

Net Domestic Migration of People 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 7

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

Central amp Northwest Arkansas had the highest domestic in-migration of people between 2005 and 2009 while Arkansas Bradley Clay Desha Mississippi Pulaski Sebastian Sevier and Woodruff counties had the largest domestic out-migration

of people during this period

Population by Household Type 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 8

82

17

1

82

15 3

0

20

40

60

80

100

Family Households Non‐Family Households Group Quarters

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

Most of the people (82) in Arkansas County lived in family households The proportion of people living each household type was about the same for Arkansas County as it was for the state

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

4

Population by Race 2010 Arkansas County

Population

Figure 9

1

0

0

0

25

72

2

0 20 40 60 80 100

Two or more races

Hawaiian or Pac Islander

Asian

Native Indian

African American

White

Other races

Source 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Seventy-two percent of the people living in Arkansas County were Caucasian Twenty-five percent were African American Other minorities represented about three percent of the population

Population of Hispanic Origin State and County for 2000 amp 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 10

1

3 3

6

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

2000 2010

County State

Source 2000 amp 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The proportion of Hispanic people living in Arkansas County increased from about one percent to nearly three percent between 2000 and 2010 The Hispanic population may be of any race white black or any other combination of races

5

Education

Public School Enrollment 1983-1984 to 2011-2012 Arkansas County

Figure 11

4522

3089

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

83‐84 86‐87 89‐90 92‐93 96‐97 01‐02 04‐05 08‐09 11‐12

Number of Students

Source Arkansas Department of Education (httpadedataarkansasgovstatewideCountiesEnrollmentaspx)

Public school enrollment in Arkansas County generally declined since 1983-1984 Enrollment decreased from 4522 students in 1983-1984 to 3089 students in 2011-2012

Educational Attainment 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 12

Graduate or professional degree

Bachelors degree

Associates degree

Some college no degree

High school graduate (includes 38equivalency)

Non‐HS Graduate

0 10 20 30 40

5 6 State

13 County

9

6 6

22 21

35

18 21

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger percentage of people in Arkansas County have not completed high school as compared to the statewide average in the five-year period 2005-2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

6

Education

Education Expenditure Per Child County amp State 2011-2012 Arkansas County

Figure 13

$8654

$9112

$8400

$8500

$8600

$8700

$8800

$8900

$9000

$9100

$9200

County State

Source Arkansas Public School Com puter Network (wwwapscnorgreportshldasrasrhtm) Arkansas Department of Education

Schools in Arkansas County spent $8654 per child in the 2011-2012 school year as compared to an average expenditure of $9112 statewide

Education Revenue By Source County amp State 2009-2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 14

Local Revenue 33

State Aid 51

Federal Aid 15

Other Sources of Funds 1

County

Local Revenue 32

State Aid 48

Federal Aid 15

Other Sources of Funds 5

State Average Source Arkansas Public School Com puter Network (wwwapscnorgreportshldasrasrhtm) Arkansas Department of Education

Arkansas County schools raised slightly more of their revenue from local sources and state aid than Arkansas public schools state average in the 2009-2010 school year

7

Employment

Labor Force 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 15 12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

9700

10975

Employment Unemployment

1150 2050

450

10100 2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Arkansas County employment decreased and unemployment increased since 2008

Change in Employment 2000 to 2010 The Natural State

Figure 16

Source Regional Economic Information System (REIS) Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Employment growth was highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas between 2000 and 2010

8

Unemployment Rates 1995 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Employment

Figure 17

169

79

96

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18 1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

County State US

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Unemployment rates in Arkansas County increased significantly since 2004 and stayed above state and national averages through 2010

Unemployment Rates 2010 The Natural State

Figure 18

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

In general Northwest Central and W estern Arkansas counties had the lowest unemployment rates while Delta and Coastal Plain counties had the highest rates in 2010

9

Employment

Jobs by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 19

Missing Trade

Farm amp Farm Services Government andhellip Other Services

Professional Services Finance insurance realhellip

Transportation andhellip Manufacturing Construction

Mining

4

1314

State County 5

9 15

11

9 13

23 12

6 8

65

11 26

4 6

0 1

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Source Regional Economic Information System Bureau of Econom ic Analysis (REIS)

A larger proportion of jobs in Arkansas County were in manufacturing (26) as compared to the state average (11) in 2010

Workforce by Occupation 2010 The Natural State amp the Nation

Figure 20

25

20

15

10

5

0

AR State United States

Managem

ent

busine

ss and

financial

Profession

al and

related Service

Sal es and related

Office and

administrative

supp

ort

Farm

ing

fishing

and forestry

C onstructio

n and

extractio

n

Installatio

nmainten

ance

and

repair

P rod

uctio

n

T ransportatio

nand material

moving

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

More people were employed in serv ice occupations in Arkansas and in the United States than in any other occupation in 2010

10

Changes in Jobs by Sector 2001 to 2010 Arkansas County

Employment

Figure 21

58

‐126

249 66 108

1326

‐82 ‐165 ‐5 ‐295

‐1034‐1500

‐1000

‐500

0

500

1000

1500

Mining

Constructio

n

Manufacturing

Transportatio

n and

public

utilities

Finance

insurance

real

estate andhellip

Profession

al Services

Other

Services

Governm

ent and

governmen

thellip

Farm

amp Farm

Services

Trade

Missing

Data

Source Regional Economic Information System Bureau of Econom ic Analysis (REIS)

The trade sector lost more jobs while the professional services sector gained more jobs between 2001 and 2010 than any other sectors in Arkansas County There were considerable missing data due to non-disclosure of confidential information

Jobs in Top 10 Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 22

29

9

7

7

6

6

6

5

5

3

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Food Products

Fabricated Metal Products

Transportation Equipment

Machinery

Paper Products

Plastics amp Rubber Products

Wood Products

Electrical Equipment amp Appliances

Primary Metal Products

Miscellaneous

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Nearly 30 percent of the jobs in the manufacturing sector in 2010 in Arkansas were in the food processing industries

11

Income

Total Personal Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 23

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Total personal income in Arkansas County in constant dollars increased from $574 million in 1994 to $760 million in 2010

$390

$574

$760

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

$600

$700

$800 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Millions

of D

ollars

Current $ Constant $ 2010

Income by Source 1999 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 24

$410

$107 $114

$460

$115

$185

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Income from all three categories (net earning dividends interest amp rent transfer payments) increased between 1999 and 2010 in Arkansas County

12

Income by Source County and State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Income

Figure 25

61

15

24

58

17 24

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents receive a slightly larger share of their income from earnings as compared to the average for all Arkansas residents in 2010 Earnings accounted for approximately sixty-one percent whereas transfer payments

accounted for twenty four percent of income

Median Household Income 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 26

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

$37230

$34659

$39801$39267 $38984

$39550

$32000 $33000

$34000

$35000

$36000

$37000 $38000

$39000

$40000

$41000

Estimate Lower Estimate Upper Estimate

County State

Median household income in 2005-2009 was lower in Arkansas County than the state average

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

13

Income

Per Capita Income 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Figure 27

$0

$5000

$10000

$15000

$20000

$25000

$30000

$35000

$40000

$45000

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Constant

$ 2010

County State US

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County per capita income was higher than the State and lower than the US from 1990 to 2010 but grew to the US average in 2010

Per Capita Income 2010 The Natural State

Figure 28

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Per capita incomes were highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas and lowest in some W est amp Northcentral counties in 2010

14

40

Income

Earnings by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 29

Trade

Farm and Farm Services

Government amp Governmenthellip

Other Services

Professional Services

Finance Insurance Informationhellip

Transportation amp Public Utilities

Manufacturing

Construction

Mining

State

County

0 10 20 30

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

The manufacturing sector accounted for over one-third of total earnings in Arkansas County in 2010 and comprised a much larger share of total earnings as compared to the state as a whole

Per Capita Unemployment Insurance Benefits 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 30

Constant

$ 2010

$1200

$1000

$800

$600

$400

$200

$0

County State

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents received per capita unemployment insurance benefits that were substantially higher than the state average from 2000 to 2010

15

Income

Value Added of Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 31

21 12

11 7 7 6 6 6

5 4

3 3 2 2 2 1 1

1 0 0

0 5 10 15 20 25

Food ProductsPaper Products

Fabricated Metal ProductsElectircal Equipment amp Appliances

Machinery Products Plastics amp Rubber ProductsTransportation Equipment

Primary Metal Products Chemical Products

Wood Products Miscellaneous

Petroleum amp Coal Products Nonmetal Mineral Products Furniture amp related Products

Printing amp RelatedBeverage amp Tobacco

Computer amp Other Electronics Textile Mills

Leather amp Allied Textile Products

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Most of the value added in the manufacturing sector in Arkansas came from food paper and fabricated metal products in 2010

Average Weekly Earnings 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 32

$423 $462

$591 $655 $668 $713 $741

$807 $823 $841 $857 $858

$1073 $1082 $1089

$0 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1000 $1200

Apparel Products Leather and Allied Products

Food Products Furniture and Relatedhellip

Wood Products Printing

Machinery Transportation Equipment Fabricated Metal Products Plastics amp Rubber Products Electrical Equipment andhellip

Textile Mill Products Chemical Products

Primary Metal Products Paper Products

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Average weekly earnings in the manufacturing sector ranged from a high of $1089 in the paper products industry to a low of $423 in the apparel industry in 2010

16

Retail

Total Retail Sales 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 33

$216 $210 $217 $231

$250 $261

$276 $286 $286 $295 $291 $281 $272 $270 $277 $281 $281 $274 $257

$235 $242

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

$350 1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Source W oods amp Poole 2011

Arkansas County retail sales grew during 1990s but declined since 1999

Retail Sales Per Capita 2010 The Natural State

Figure 34

Source W oods amp Poole 2011 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Retail sales per capita were highest in counties that are regional trade centers in 2010

17

Poverty

Persons Below Poverty Level 1989 1999 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 35

20

18 1918

16 18

0

3

5

8

10 13

15

18

20

23

1989 1999 2005‐2009

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level remained slightly higher in Arkansas County than the state average in 1989 1999 and 2005-2009

Estimated People Below Poverty Level 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 36

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level was highest in the Delta with many counties having a poverty level over twenty-one percent in the five-year period from 2005 to 2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small population may be large

18

Age Groups amp Estimated Poverty 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Poverty

Figure 37

22

17 19

26

12

18

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

(0‐17) (65 and Over) Total

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger proportion of children lived in poverty than for the population as a whole in the five-year period 2005-2009 Arkansas County had a lower proportion of their children living in poverty than the state average

Proportion of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunch 2009-2010 The Natural State

Figure 38

Source Arkansas Department of Education

There was a wide range in the proportion of students who received free and reduced price school lunches across the seventy-five counties in the 2009-2010 school year Participation rates ranged from thirty-five percent to one-hundred

percent with a higher percentage of youth in the Delta Region counties receiving free and reduced price lunches

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

19

Poverty

Proportion of Population Participating in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program 2010

The Natural State Figure 39

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A larger proportion of people living in the Delta counties and Columbia Jefferson and Lafayette counties participated in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program when compared to people in other parts of the state in 2010

Proportion of Population Medicaid Eligible 2010 The Natural State

Figure 40

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A substantial percentage of the population (between 30 and 51) was eligible for Medicaid in thirty-six counties in 2010 primarily located in the Eastern and Southern parts of the state

20

Infant Mortality Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Health

Figure 41

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The infant mortality rate was highest in the Bradley Crittenden Dallas Newton Ouachita Perry Prairie and Stone counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010

Teen Fertility Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Figure 42

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The teen fertility rate varied from county to county and was highest in some Delta and Coastal Plain counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010 Counties with the highest teen fertility rates included Bradley Crittenden Desha

Hempstead Mississippi Monroe Ouachita Phillips Poinsett St Francis Scott Sevier and Yell counties

21

Households

Female Headed Families 1970 1980 1990 2000 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 43

9

12

15 15

22

10 12

15 13

19

0

5

10

15

20

25

1970 1980 1990 2000 2005‐2009

County State

Source 1970 1980 1990 2000 Census of Population amp 2010 American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

Female headed families as a proportion of total families in Arkansas County increased from nine percent in 1970 to twenty-two percent in 2005-2009 and remained above the state average

Single Head of Family 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 44

Source American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

The Delta counties and the Coastal Plains counties had the highest proportion of families with only a single parent present in 2010

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

22

Current $ Constant $ 2007 $248

$181 $148

$159 $184 $180

$108 $142

$110

$78 $84 $81

$96

Agriculture

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 1978 to 2007 Arkansas County

$300

Figure 45 Million Dollars

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The market value (in constant dollars) of agricultural products sold in Arkansas County fluctuated in a declining trend since 1978 Values decreased from $248 million in 1978 to $180 million in 2007

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 2007 The Natural State

Figure 46

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The two counties with the highest market value of agricultural production were in Northwest Arkansas However many Delta and Highlands counties also ranked high in terms of the market value of agricultural production in 2007

23

Agriculture

Farms amp Farm Sales by Size 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 47

40

11 4

10 12

24

0 1 1 5

13

81

0 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

lt $10000 $10000 to $49999

$50000 to $99999

$100000 to $249999

$250000 to $499999

$500000+ Unknown

Farms

Market Value Ag Products

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

Fifty-five percent of the farms in Arkansas County had sales of less than $100000 in 2007 These farms accounted for less than two percent of total farm sales Twenty four percent of the farms had sales of $500000 or more and these farms

accounted for eighty one percent of total sales

Number of Farms 1964 to 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 48

951

736 748

636 572

490 518 502 539

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1964 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Farms

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The number of farms in Arkansas County declined from 951 in 1964 to 539 in 2007 However the number of farm increased slightly since 1992

Note Due to the lack of available data the unknown column was added for the missing data

24

Source of Farm Income County 1999 2003 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Agriculture

Figure 49

$1

$150

$63

$15 $1

$145

$60

$10$1

$188

$21 $6

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2003 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Crop sales were the major source of farm income for Arkansas County farmers between 1999 and 2010 Income from livestock amp products government payments and imputed amp miscellaneous decreased in this period while income from

crops increased

Source of Farm Income County amp State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 50

0

87

10 3

53

36

4 6

0

20

40

60

80

100

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County farmers received a higher proportion of farm income from crops and government payments when compared to all Arkansas farmers in 2010

25

Agriculture amp Forestry

Farm Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 51

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Farm income from crop sales fluctuated in Arkansas County during 1994 to 2010 Crop sales rose to a high of $271 million in 2008 followed by a decline to $188 million in 2010

$165

$271

$188

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Livestock Crops Government Payment Imputed Income

Timber Output 1999 amp 2009 Arkansas County

Figure 52

Source US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program

Timber output of Arkansas County (in both softwood and hardwood) declined substantially between 1999 and 2009

323 292

3782

1376

4105

1668

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

1999 2009

1000 Cu

bic Feet

Softwood Hardwood Total

26

Area of Timberland by Ownership Class 2010 Arkansas County

Forestry

Figure 53

51

28

114

0 25 50 75 100

125

National Forest System

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Dept of Defense

Other federal

State

County and Municipal

Other Local Govt

Private

Thousand Acres

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

The total timber acreage in Arkansas County was 194100 acres in 2010 Farmersranchers and private individuals owned a large share (over 59) of the timberland in Arkansas County

Percent of Land in Forest By County 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 54

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

Over seventy-five percent of the land area in many Coastal Plain and Ouachita Highland counties qualified as timber acreage in 2010

27

Property Assessment amp Roads

Property Assessments Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 55

Source Arkansas Assessment Coordination Departm ent Little Rock Arkansas 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The average property assessments per person in 2010 varied greatly among Arkansas counties from $7427 to $27781

Miles of County Roads Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 56

Source Road and Street Report Arkansas State Highway Commission

In general sparsely populated counties had more miles of county roads to maintain per person than more densely populated counties in 2010

28

Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

Local Cooperative Extension Office

Delta District

Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

Bradley Calhoun

Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

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or

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Page 10: County Profile 2013 - Arkansas County - CP1 · CP1 Arkansas County. ARKANSAS COUNTY PROFILE 2013 Arkansas Ashley Baxter Benton Boone Bradley Calhoun Carroll Chicot Clark Clay Cleburne

Population 65 and Older 2010 The Natural State

Population

Figure 5

Source July 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Counties in Northcentral Arkansas had the highest proportion of people aged 65 and older in 2010

Population Change of People 65 amp Older 2000 to 2010 The Natural State

Figure 6

Source 2000 amp 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The elderly population as a proportion of the total population grew most rapidly in Central and Northwest Arkansas from 2000 to 2010

3

Population

Net Domestic Migration of People 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 7

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

Central amp Northwest Arkansas had the highest domestic in-migration of people between 2005 and 2009 while Arkansas Bradley Clay Desha Mississippi Pulaski Sebastian Sevier and Woodruff counties had the largest domestic out-migration

of people during this period

Population by Household Type 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 8

82

17

1

82

15 3

0

20

40

60

80

100

Family Households Non‐Family Households Group Quarters

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

Most of the people (82) in Arkansas County lived in family households The proportion of people living each household type was about the same for Arkansas County as it was for the state

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

4

Population by Race 2010 Arkansas County

Population

Figure 9

1

0

0

0

25

72

2

0 20 40 60 80 100

Two or more races

Hawaiian or Pac Islander

Asian

Native Indian

African American

White

Other races

Source 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Seventy-two percent of the people living in Arkansas County were Caucasian Twenty-five percent were African American Other minorities represented about three percent of the population

Population of Hispanic Origin State and County for 2000 amp 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 10

1

3 3

6

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

2000 2010

County State

Source 2000 amp 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The proportion of Hispanic people living in Arkansas County increased from about one percent to nearly three percent between 2000 and 2010 The Hispanic population may be of any race white black or any other combination of races

5

Education

Public School Enrollment 1983-1984 to 2011-2012 Arkansas County

Figure 11

4522

3089

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

83‐84 86‐87 89‐90 92‐93 96‐97 01‐02 04‐05 08‐09 11‐12

Number of Students

Source Arkansas Department of Education (httpadedataarkansasgovstatewideCountiesEnrollmentaspx)

Public school enrollment in Arkansas County generally declined since 1983-1984 Enrollment decreased from 4522 students in 1983-1984 to 3089 students in 2011-2012

Educational Attainment 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 12

Graduate or professional degree

Bachelors degree

Associates degree

Some college no degree

High school graduate (includes 38equivalency)

Non‐HS Graduate

0 10 20 30 40

5 6 State

13 County

9

6 6

22 21

35

18 21

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger percentage of people in Arkansas County have not completed high school as compared to the statewide average in the five-year period 2005-2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

6

Education

Education Expenditure Per Child County amp State 2011-2012 Arkansas County

Figure 13

$8654

$9112

$8400

$8500

$8600

$8700

$8800

$8900

$9000

$9100

$9200

County State

Source Arkansas Public School Com puter Network (wwwapscnorgreportshldasrasrhtm) Arkansas Department of Education

Schools in Arkansas County spent $8654 per child in the 2011-2012 school year as compared to an average expenditure of $9112 statewide

Education Revenue By Source County amp State 2009-2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 14

Local Revenue 33

State Aid 51

Federal Aid 15

Other Sources of Funds 1

County

Local Revenue 32

State Aid 48

Federal Aid 15

Other Sources of Funds 5

State Average Source Arkansas Public School Com puter Network (wwwapscnorgreportshldasrasrhtm) Arkansas Department of Education

Arkansas County schools raised slightly more of their revenue from local sources and state aid than Arkansas public schools state average in the 2009-2010 school year

7

Employment

Labor Force 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 15 12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

9700

10975

Employment Unemployment

1150 2050

450

10100 2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Arkansas County employment decreased and unemployment increased since 2008

Change in Employment 2000 to 2010 The Natural State

Figure 16

Source Regional Economic Information System (REIS) Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Employment growth was highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas between 2000 and 2010

8

Unemployment Rates 1995 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Employment

Figure 17

169

79

96

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18 1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

County State US

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Unemployment rates in Arkansas County increased significantly since 2004 and stayed above state and national averages through 2010

Unemployment Rates 2010 The Natural State

Figure 18

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

In general Northwest Central and W estern Arkansas counties had the lowest unemployment rates while Delta and Coastal Plain counties had the highest rates in 2010

9

Employment

Jobs by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 19

Missing Trade

Farm amp Farm Services Government andhellip Other Services

Professional Services Finance insurance realhellip

Transportation andhellip Manufacturing Construction

Mining

4

1314

State County 5

9 15

11

9 13

23 12

6 8

65

11 26

4 6

0 1

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Source Regional Economic Information System Bureau of Econom ic Analysis (REIS)

A larger proportion of jobs in Arkansas County were in manufacturing (26) as compared to the state average (11) in 2010

Workforce by Occupation 2010 The Natural State amp the Nation

Figure 20

25

20

15

10

5

0

AR State United States

Managem

ent

busine

ss and

financial

Profession

al and

related Service

Sal es and related

Office and

administrative

supp

ort

Farm

ing

fishing

and forestry

C onstructio

n and

extractio

n

Installatio

nmainten

ance

and

repair

P rod

uctio

n

T ransportatio

nand material

moving

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

More people were employed in serv ice occupations in Arkansas and in the United States than in any other occupation in 2010

10

Changes in Jobs by Sector 2001 to 2010 Arkansas County

Employment

Figure 21

58

‐126

249 66 108

1326

‐82 ‐165 ‐5 ‐295

‐1034‐1500

‐1000

‐500

0

500

1000

1500

Mining

Constructio

n

Manufacturing

Transportatio

n and

public

utilities

Finance

insurance

real

estate andhellip

Profession

al Services

Other

Services

Governm

ent and

governmen

thellip

Farm

amp Farm

Services

Trade

Missing

Data

Source Regional Economic Information System Bureau of Econom ic Analysis (REIS)

The trade sector lost more jobs while the professional services sector gained more jobs between 2001 and 2010 than any other sectors in Arkansas County There were considerable missing data due to non-disclosure of confidential information

Jobs in Top 10 Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 22

29

9

7

7

6

6

6

5

5

3

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Food Products

Fabricated Metal Products

Transportation Equipment

Machinery

Paper Products

Plastics amp Rubber Products

Wood Products

Electrical Equipment amp Appliances

Primary Metal Products

Miscellaneous

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Nearly 30 percent of the jobs in the manufacturing sector in 2010 in Arkansas were in the food processing industries

11

Income

Total Personal Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 23

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Total personal income in Arkansas County in constant dollars increased from $574 million in 1994 to $760 million in 2010

$390

$574

$760

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

$600

$700

$800 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Millions

of D

ollars

Current $ Constant $ 2010

Income by Source 1999 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 24

$410

$107 $114

$460

$115

$185

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Income from all three categories (net earning dividends interest amp rent transfer payments) increased between 1999 and 2010 in Arkansas County

12

Income by Source County and State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Income

Figure 25

61

15

24

58

17 24

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents receive a slightly larger share of their income from earnings as compared to the average for all Arkansas residents in 2010 Earnings accounted for approximately sixty-one percent whereas transfer payments

accounted for twenty four percent of income

Median Household Income 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 26

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

$37230

$34659

$39801$39267 $38984

$39550

$32000 $33000

$34000

$35000

$36000

$37000 $38000

$39000

$40000

$41000

Estimate Lower Estimate Upper Estimate

County State

Median household income in 2005-2009 was lower in Arkansas County than the state average

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

13

Income

Per Capita Income 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Figure 27

$0

$5000

$10000

$15000

$20000

$25000

$30000

$35000

$40000

$45000

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Constant

$ 2010

County State US

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County per capita income was higher than the State and lower than the US from 1990 to 2010 but grew to the US average in 2010

Per Capita Income 2010 The Natural State

Figure 28

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Per capita incomes were highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas and lowest in some W est amp Northcentral counties in 2010

14

40

Income

Earnings by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 29

Trade

Farm and Farm Services

Government amp Governmenthellip

Other Services

Professional Services

Finance Insurance Informationhellip

Transportation amp Public Utilities

Manufacturing

Construction

Mining

State

County

0 10 20 30

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

The manufacturing sector accounted for over one-third of total earnings in Arkansas County in 2010 and comprised a much larger share of total earnings as compared to the state as a whole

Per Capita Unemployment Insurance Benefits 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 30

Constant

$ 2010

$1200

$1000

$800

$600

$400

$200

$0

County State

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents received per capita unemployment insurance benefits that were substantially higher than the state average from 2000 to 2010

15

Income

Value Added of Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 31

21 12

11 7 7 6 6 6

5 4

3 3 2 2 2 1 1

1 0 0

0 5 10 15 20 25

Food ProductsPaper Products

Fabricated Metal ProductsElectircal Equipment amp Appliances

Machinery Products Plastics amp Rubber ProductsTransportation Equipment

Primary Metal Products Chemical Products

Wood Products Miscellaneous

Petroleum amp Coal Products Nonmetal Mineral Products Furniture amp related Products

Printing amp RelatedBeverage amp Tobacco

Computer amp Other Electronics Textile Mills

Leather amp Allied Textile Products

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Most of the value added in the manufacturing sector in Arkansas came from food paper and fabricated metal products in 2010

Average Weekly Earnings 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 32

$423 $462

$591 $655 $668 $713 $741

$807 $823 $841 $857 $858

$1073 $1082 $1089

$0 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1000 $1200

Apparel Products Leather and Allied Products

Food Products Furniture and Relatedhellip

Wood Products Printing

Machinery Transportation Equipment Fabricated Metal Products Plastics amp Rubber Products Electrical Equipment andhellip

Textile Mill Products Chemical Products

Primary Metal Products Paper Products

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Average weekly earnings in the manufacturing sector ranged from a high of $1089 in the paper products industry to a low of $423 in the apparel industry in 2010

16

Retail

Total Retail Sales 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 33

$216 $210 $217 $231

$250 $261

$276 $286 $286 $295 $291 $281 $272 $270 $277 $281 $281 $274 $257

$235 $242

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

$350 1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Source W oods amp Poole 2011

Arkansas County retail sales grew during 1990s but declined since 1999

Retail Sales Per Capita 2010 The Natural State

Figure 34

Source W oods amp Poole 2011 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Retail sales per capita were highest in counties that are regional trade centers in 2010

17

Poverty

Persons Below Poverty Level 1989 1999 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 35

20

18 1918

16 18

0

3

5

8

10 13

15

18

20

23

1989 1999 2005‐2009

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level remained slightly higher in Arkansas County than the state average in 1989 1999 and 2005-2009

Estimated People Below Poverty Level 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 36

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level was highest in the Delta with many counties having a poverty level over twenty-one percent in the five-year period from 2005 to 2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small population may be large

18

Age Groups amp Estimated Poverty 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Poverty

Figure 37

22

17 19

26

12

18

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

(0‐17) (65 and Over) Total

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger proportion of children lived in poverty than for the population as a whole in the five-year period 2005-2009 Arkansas County had a lower proportion of their children living in poverty than the state average

Proportion of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunch 2009-2010 The Natural State

Figure 38

Source Arkansas Department of Education

There was a wide range in the proportion of students who received free and reduced price school lunches across the seventy-five counties in the 2009-2010 school year Participation rates ranged from thirty-five percent to one-hundred

percent with a higher percentage of youth in the Delta Region counties receiving free and reduced price lunches

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

19

Poverty

Proportion of Population Participating in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program 2010

The Natural State Figure 39

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A larger proportion of people living in the Delta counties and Columbia Jefferson and Lafayette counties participated in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program when compared to people in other parts of the state in 2010

Proportion of Population Medicaid Eligible 2010 The Natural State

Figure 40

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A substantial percentage of the population (between 30 and 51) was eligible for Medicaid in thirty-six counties in 2010 primarily located in the Eastern and Southern parts of the state

20

Infant Mortality Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Health

Figure 41

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The infant mortality rate was highest in the Bradley Crittenden Dallas Newton Ouachita Perry Prairie and Stone counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010

Teen Fertility Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Figure 42

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The teen fertility rate varied from county to county and was highest in some Delta and Coastal Plain counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010 Counties with the highest teen fertility rates included Bradley Crittenden Desha

Hempstead Mississippi Monroe Ouachita Phillips Poinsett St Francis Scott Sevier and Yell counties

21

Households

Female Headed Families 1970 1980 1990 2000 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 43

9

12

15 15

22

10 12

15 13

19

0

5

10

15

20

25

1970 1980 1990 2000 2005‐2009

County State

Source 1970 1980 1990 2000 Census of Population amp 2010 American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

Female headed families as a proportion of total families in Arkansas County increased from nine percent in 1970 to twenty-two percent in 2005-2009 and remained above the state average

Single Head of Family 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 44

Source American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

The Delta counties and the Coastal Plains counties had the highest proportion of families with only a single parent present in 2010

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

22

Current $ Constant $ 2007 $248

$181 $148

$159 $184 $180

$108 $142

$110

$78 $84 $81

$96

Agriculture

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 1978 to 2007 Arkansas County

$300

Figure 45 Million Dollars

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The market value (in constant dollars) of agricultural products sold in Arkansas County fluctuated in a declining trend since 1978 Values decreased from $248 million in 1978 to $180 million in 2007

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 2007 The Natural State

Figure 46

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The two counties with the highest market value of agricultural production were in Northwest Arkansas However many Delta and Highlands counties also ranked high in terms of the market value of agricultural production in 2007

23

Agriculture

Farms amp Farm Sales by Size 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 47

40

11 4

10 12

24

0 1 1 5

13

81

0 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

lt $10000 $10000 to $49999

$50000 to $99999

$100000 to $249999

$250000 to $499999

$500000+ Unknown

Farms

Market Value Ag Products

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

Fifty-five percent of the farms in Arkansas County had sales of less than $100000 in 2007 These farms accounted for less than two percent of total farm sales Twenty four percent of the farms had sales of $500000 or more and these farms

accounted for eighty one percent of total sales

Number of Farms 1964 to 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 48

951

736 748

636 572

490 518 502 539

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1964 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Farms

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The number of farms in Arkansas County declined from 951 in 1964 to 539 in 2007 However the number of farm increased slightly since 1992

Note Due to the lack of available data the unknown column was added for the missing data

24

Source of Farm Income County 1999 2003 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Agriculture

Figure 49

$1

$150

$63

$15 $1

$145

$60

$10$1

$188

$21 $6

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2003 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Crop sales were the major source of farm income for Arkansas County farmers between 1999 and 2010 Income from livestock amp products government payments and imputed amp miscellaneous decreased in this period while income from

crops increased

Source of Farm Income County amp State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 50

0

87

10 3

53

36

4 6

0

20

40

60

80

100

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County farmers received a higher proportion of farm income from crops and government payments when compared to all Arkansas farmers in 2010

25

Agriculture amp Forestry

Farm Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 51

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Farm income from crop sales fluctuated in Arkansas County during 1994 to 2010 Crop sales rose to a high of $271 million in 2008 followed by a decline to $188 million in 2010

$165

$271

$188

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Livestock Crops Government Payment Imputed Income

Timber Output 1999 amp 2009 Arkansas County

Figure 52

Source US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program

Timber output of Arkansas County (in both softwood and hardwood) declined substantially between 1999 and 2009

323 292

3782

1376

4105

1668

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

1999 2009

1000 Cu

bic Feet

Softwood Hardwood Total

26

Area of Timberland by Ownership Class 2010 Arkansas County

Forestry

Figure 53

51

28

114

0 25 50 75 100

125

National Forest System

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Dept of Defense

Other federal

State

County and Municipal

Other Local Govt

Private

Thousand Acres

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

The total timber acreage in Arkansas County was 194100 acres in 2010 Farmersranchers and private individuals owned a large share (over 59) of the timberland in Arkansas County

Percent of Land in Forest By County 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 54

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

Over seventy-five percent of the land area in many Coastal Plain and Ouachita Highland counties qualified as timber acreage in 2010

27

Property Assessment amp Roads

Property Assessments Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 55

Source Arkansas Assessment Coordination Departm ent Little Rock Arkansas 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The average property assessments per person in 2010 varied greatly among Arkansas counties from $7427 to $27781

Miles of County Roads Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 56

Source Road and Street Report Arkansas State Highway Commission

In general sparsely populated counties had more miles of county roads to maintain per person than more densely populated counties in 2010

28

Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

Local Cooperative Extension Office

Delta District

Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

Bradley Calhoun

Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Arkansas County Staff Chair District

Delta District

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Fax 870-946-3061

or

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Population

Net Domestic Migration of People 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 7

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

Central amp Northwest Arkansas had the highest domestic in-migration of people between 2005 and 2009 while Arkansas Bradley Clay Desha Mississippi Pulaski Sebastian Sevier and Woodruff counties had the largest domestic out-migration

of people during this period

Population by Household Type 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 8

82

17

1

82

15 3

0

20

40

60

80

100

Family Households Non‐Family Households Group Quarters

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

Most of the people (82) in Arkansas County lived in family households The proportion of people living each household type was about the same for Arkansas County as it was for the state

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

4

Population by Race 2010 Arkansas County

Population

Figure 9

1

0

0

0

25

72

2

0 20 40 60 80 100

Two or more races

Hawaiian or Pac Islander

Asian

Native Indian

African American

White

Other races

Source 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Seventy-two percent of the people living in Arkansas County were Caucasian Twenty-five percent were African American Other minorities represented about three percent of the population

Population of Hispanic Origin State and County for 2000 amp 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 10

1

3 3

6

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

2000 2010

County State

Source 2000 amp 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The proportion of Hispanic people living in Arkansas County increased from about one percent to nearly three percent between 2000 and 2010 The Hispanic population may be of any race white black or any other combination of races

5

Education

Public School Enrollment 1983-1984 to 2011-2012 Arkansas County

Figure 11

4522

3089

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

83‐84 86‐87 89‐90 92‐93 96‐97 01‐02 04‐05 08‐09 11‐12

Number of Students

Source Arkansas Department of Education (httpadedataarkansasgovstatewideCountiesEnrollmentaspx)

Public school enrollment in Arkansas County generally declined since 1983-1984 Enrollment decreased from 4522 students in 1983-1984 to 3089 students in 2011-2012

Educational Attainment 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 12

Graduate or professional degree

Bachelors degree

Associates degree

Some college no degree

High school graduate (includes 38equivalency)

Non‐HS Graduate

0 10 20 30 40

5 6 State

13 County

9

6 6

22 21

35

18 21

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger percentage of people in Arkansas County have not completed high school as compared to the statewide average in the five-year period 2005-2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

6

Education

Education Expenditure Per Child County amp State 2011-2012 Arkansas County

Figure 13

$8654

$9112

$8400

$8500

$8600

$8700

$8800

$8900

$9000

$9100

$9200

County State

Source Arkansas Public School Com puter Network (wwwapscnorgreportshldasrasrhtm) Arkansas Department of Education

Schools in Arkansas County spent $8654 per child in the 2011-2012 school year as compared to an average expenditure of $9112 statewide

Education Revenue By Source County amp State 2009-2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 14

Local Revenue 33

State Aid 51

Federal Aid 15

Other Sources of Funds 1

County

Local Revenue 32

State Aid 48

Federal Aid 15

Other Sources of Funds 5

State Average Source Arkansas Public School Com puter Network (wwwapscnorgreportshldasrasrhtm) Arkansas Department of Education

Arkansas County schools raised slightly more of their revenue from local sources and state aid than Arkansas public schools state average in the 2009-2010 school year

7

Employment

Labor Force 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 15 12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

9700

10975

Employment Unemployment

1150 2050

450

10100 2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Arkansas County employment decreased and unemployment increased since 2008

Change in Employment 2000 to 2010 The Natural State

Figure 16

Source Regional Economic Information System (REIS) Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Employment growth was highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas between 2000 and 2010

8

Unemployment Rates 1995 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Employment

Figure 17

169

79

96

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18 1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

County State US

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Unemployment rates in Arkansas County increased significantly since 2004 and stayed above state and national averages through 2010

Unemployment Rates 2010 The Natural State

Figure 18

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

In general Northwest Central and W estern Arkansas counties had the lowest unemployment rates while Delta and Coastal Plain counties had the highest rates in 2010

9

Employment

Jobs by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 19

Missing Trade

Farm amp Farm Services Government andhellip Other Services

Professional Services Finance insurance realhellip

Transportation andhellip Manufacturing Construction

Mining

4

1314

State County 5

9 15

11

9 13

23 12

6 8

65

11 26

4 6

0 1

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Source Regional Economic Information System Bureau of Econom ic Analysis (REIS)

A larger proportion of jobs in Arkansas County were in manufacturing (26) as compared to the state average (11) in 2010

Workforce by Occupation 2010 The Natural State amp the Nation

Figure 20

25

20

15

10

5

0

AR State United States

Managem

ent

busine

ss and

financial

Profession

al and

related Service

Sal es and related

Office and

administrative

supp

ort

Farm

ing

fishing

and forestry

C onstructio

n and

extractio

n

Installatio

nmainten

ance

and

repair

P rod

uctio

n

T ransportatio

nand material

moving

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

More people were employed in serv ice occupations in Arkansas and in the United States than in any other occupation in 2010

10

Changes in Jobs by Sector 2001 to 2010 Arkansas County

Employment

Figure 21

58

‐126

249 66 108

1326

‐82 ‐165 ‐5 ‐295

‐1034‐1500

‐1000

‐500

0

500

1000

1500

Mining

Constructio

n

Manufacturing

Transportatio

n and

public

utilities

Finance

insurance

real

estate andhellip

Profession

al Services

Other

Services

Governm

ent and

governmen

thellip

Farm

amp Farm

Services

Trade

Missing

Data

Source Regional Economic Information System Bureau of Econom ic Analysis (REIS)

The trade sector lost more jobs while the professional services sector gained more jobs between 2001 and 2010 than any other sectors in Arkansas County There were considerable missing data due to non-disclosure of confidential information

Jobs in Top 10 Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 22

29

9

7

7

6

6

6

5

5

3

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Food Products

Fabricated Metal Products

Transportation Equipment

Machinery

Paper Products

Plastics amp Rubber Products

Wood Products

Electrical Equipment amp Appliances

Primary Metal Products

Miscellaneous

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Nearly 30 percent of the jobs in the manufacturing sector in 2010 in Arkansas were in the food processing industries

11

Income

Total Personal Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 23

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Total personal income in Arkansas County in constant dollars increased from $574 million in 1994 to $760 million in 2010

$390

$574

$760

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

$600

$700

$800 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Millions

of D

ollars

Current $ Constant $ 2010

Income by Source 1999 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 24

$410

$107 $114

$460

$115

$185

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Income from all three categories (net earning dividends interest amp rent transfer payments) increased between 1999 and 2010 in Arkansas County

12

Income by Source County and State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Income

Figure 25

61

15

24

58

17 24

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents receive a slightly larger share of their income from earnings as compared to the average for all Arkansas residents in 2010 Earnings accounted for approximately sixty-one percent whereas transfer payments

accounted for twenty four percent of income

Median Household Income 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 26

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

$37230

$34659

$39801$39267 $38984

$39550

$32000 $33000

$34000

$35000

$36000

$37000 $38000

$39000

$40000

$41000

Estimate Lower Estimate Upper Estimate

County State

Median household income in 2005-2009 was lower in Arkansas County than the state average

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

13

Income

Per Capita Income 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Figure 27

$0

$5000

$10000

$15000

$20000

$25000

$30000

$35000

$40000

$45000

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Constant

$ 2010

County State US

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County per capita income was higher than the State and lower than the US from 1990 to 2010 but grew to the US average in 2010

Per Capita Income 2010 The Natural State

Figure 28

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Per capita incomes were highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas and lowest in some W est amp Northcentral counties in 2010

14

40

Income

Earnings by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 29

Trade

Farm and Farm Services

Government amp Governmenthellip

Other Services

Professional Services

Finance Insurance Informationhellip

Transportation amp Public Utilities

Manufacturing

Construction

Mining

State

County

0 10 20 30

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

The manufacturing sector accounted for over one-third of total earnings in Arkansas County in 2010 and comprised a much larger share of total earnings as compared to the state as a whole

Per Capita Unemployment Insurance Benefits 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 30

Constant

$ 2010

$1200

$1000

$800

$600

$400

$200

$0

County State

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents received per capita unemployment insurance benefits that were substantially higher than the state average from 2000 to 2010

15

Income

Value Added of Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 31

21 12

11 7 7 6 6 6

5 4

3 3 2 2 2 1 1

1 0 0

0 5 10 15 20 25

Food ProductsPaper Products

Fabricated Metal ProductsElectircal Equipment amp Appliances

Machinery Products Plastics amp Rubber ProductsTransportation Equipment

Primary Metal Products Chemical Products

Wood Products Miscellaneous

Petroleum amp Coal Products Nonmetal Mineral Products Furniture amp related Products

Printing amp RelatedBeverage amp Tobacco

Computer amp Other Electronics Textile Mills

Leather amp Allied Textile Products

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Most of the value added in the manufacturing sector in Arkansas came from food paper and fabricated metal products in 2010

Average Weekly Earnings 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 32

$423 $462

$591 $655 $668 $713 $741

$807 $823 $841 $857 $858

$1073 $1082 $1089

$0 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1000 $1200

Apparel Products Leather and Allied Products

Food Products Furniture and Relatedhellip

Wood Products Printing

Machinery Transportation Equipment Fabricated Metal Products Plastics amp Rubber Products Electrical Equipment andhellip

Textile Mill Products Chemical Products

Primary Metal Products Paper Products

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Average weekly earnings in the manufacturing sector ranged from a high of $1089 in the paper products industry to a low of $423 in the apparel industry in 2010

16

Retail

Total Retail Sales 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 33

$216 $210 $217 $231

$250 $261

$276 $286 $286 $295 $291 $281 $272 $270 $277 $281 $281 $274 $257

$235 $242

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

$350 1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Source W oods amp Poole 2011

Arkansas County retail sales grew during 1990s but declined since 1999

Retail Sales Per Capita 2010 The Natural State

Figure 34

Source W oods amp Poole 2011 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Retail sales per capita were highest in counties that are regional trade centers in 2010

17

Poverty

Persons Below Poverty Level 1989 1999 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 35

20

18 1918

16 18

0

3

5

8

10 13

15

18

20

23

1989 1999 2005‐2009

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level remained slightly higher in Arkansas County than the state average in 1989 1999 and 2005-2009

Estimated People Below Poverty Level 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 36

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level was highest in the Delta with many counties having a poverty level over twenty-one percent in the five-year period from 2005 to 2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small population may be large

18

Age Groups amp Estimated Poverty 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Poverty

Figure 37

22

17 19

26

12

18

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

(0‐17) (65 and Over) Total

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger proportion of children lived in poverty than for the population as a whole in the five-year period 2005-2009 Arkansas County had a lower proportion of their children living in poverty than the state average

Proportion of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunch 2009-2010 The Natural State

Figure 38

Source Arkansas Department of Education

There was a wide range in the proportion of students who received free and reduced price school lunches across the seventy-five counties in the 2009-2010 school year Participation rates ranged from thirty-five percent to one-hundred

percent with a higher percentage of youth in the Delta Region counties receiving free and reduced price lunches

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

19

Poverty

Proportion of Population Participating in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program 2010

The Natural State Figure 39

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A larger proportion of people living in the Delta counties and Columbia Jefferson and Lafayette counties participated in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program when compared to people in other parts of the state in 2010

Proportion of Population Medicaid Eligible 2010 The Natural State

Figure 40

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A substantial percentage of the population (between 30 and 51) was eligible for Medicaid in thirty-six counties in 2010 primarily located in the Eastern and Southern parts of the state

20

Infant Mortality Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Health

Figure 41

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The infant mortality rate was highest in the Bradley Crittenden Dallas Newton Ouachita Perry Prairie and Stone counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010

Teen Fertility Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Figure 42

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The teen fertility rate varied from county to county and was highest in some Delta and Coastal Plain counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010 Counties with the highest teen fertility rates included Bradley Crittenden Desha

Hempstead Mississippi Monroe Ouachita Phillips Poinsett St Francis Scott Sevier and Yell counties

21

Households

Female Headed Families 1970 1980 1990 2000 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 43

9

12

15 15

22

10 12

15 13

19

0

5

10

15

20

25

1970 1980 1990 2000 2005‐2009

County State

Source 1970 1980 1990 2000 Census of Population amp 2010 American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

Female headed families as a proportion of total families in Arkansas County increased from nine percent in 1970 to twenty-two percent in 2005-2009 and remained above the state average

Single Head of Family 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 44

Source American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

The Delta counties and the Coastal Plains counties had the highest proportion of families with only a single parent present in 2010

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

22

Current $ Constant $ 2007 $248

$181 $148

$159 $184 $180

$108 $142

$110

$78 $84 $81

$96

Agriculture

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 1978 to 2007 Arkansas County

$300

Figure 45 Million Dollars

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The market value (in constant dollars) of agricultural products sold in Arkansas County fluctuated in a declining trend since 1978 Values decreased from $248 million in 1978 to $180 million in 2007

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 2007 The Natural State

Figure 46

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The two counties with the highest market value of agricultural production were in Northwest Arkansas However many Delta and Highlands counties also ranked high in terms of the market value of agricultural production in 2007

23

Agriculture

Farms amp Farm Sales by Size 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 47

40

11 4

10 12

24

0 1 1 5

13

81

0 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

lt $10000 $10000 to $49999

$50000 to $99999

$100000 to $249999

$250000 to $499999

$500000+ Unknown

Farms

Market Value Ag Products

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

Fifty-five percent of the farms in Arkansas County had sales of less than $100000 in 2007 These farms accounted for less than two percent of total farm sales Twenty four percent of the farms had sales of $500000 or more and these farms

accounted for eighty one percent of total sales

Number of Farms 1964 to 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 48

951

736 748

636 572

490 518 502 539

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1964 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Farms

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The number of farms in Arkansas County declined from 951 in 1964 to 539 in 2007 However the number of farm increased slightly since 1992

Note Due to the lack of available data the unknown column was added for the missing data

24

Source of Farm Income County 1999 2003 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Agriculture

Figure 49

$1

$150

$63

$15 $1

$145

$60

$10$1

$188

$21 $6

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2003 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Crop sales were the major source of farm income for Arkansas County farmers between 1999 and 2010 Income from livestock amp products government payments and imputed amp miscellaneous decreased in this period while income from

crops increased

Source of Farm Income County amp State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 50

0

87

10 3

53

36

4 6

0

20

40

60

80

100

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County farmers received a higher proportion of farm income from crops and government payments when compared to all Arkansas farmers in 2010

25

Agriculture amp Forestry

Farm Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 51

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Farm income from crop sales fluctuated in Arkansas County during 1994 to 2010 Crop sales rose to a high of $271 million in 2008 followed by a decline to $188 million in 2010

$165

$271

$188

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Livestock Crops Government Payment Imputed Income

Timber Output 1999 amp 2009 Arkansas County

Figure 52

Source US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program

Timber output of Arkansas County (in both softwood and hardwood) declined substantially between 1999 and 2009

323 292

3782

1376

4105

1668

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

1999 2009

1000 Cu

bic Feet

Softwood Hardwood Total

26

Area of Timberland by Ownership Class 2010 Arkansas County

Forestry

Figure 53

51

28

114

0 25 50 75 100

125

National Forest System

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Dept of Defense

Other federal

State

County and Municipal

Other Local Govt

Private

Thousand Acres

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

The total timber acreage in Arkansas County was 194100 acres in 2010 Farmersranchers and private individuals owned a large share (over 59) of the timberland in Arkansas County

Percent of Land in Forest By County 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 54

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

Over seventy-five percent of the land area in many Coastal Plain and Ouachita Highland counties qualified as timber acreage in 2010

27

Property Assessment amp Roads

Property Assessments Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 55

Source Arkansas Assessment Coordination Departm ent Little Rock Arkansas 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The average property assessments per person in 2010 varied greatly among Arkansas counties from $7427 to $27781

Miles of County Roads Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 56

Source Road and Street Report Arkansas State Highway Commission

In general sparsely populated counties had more miles of county roads to maintain per person than more densely populated counties in 2010

28

Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

Local Cooperative Extension Office

Delta District

Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

Bradley Calhoun

Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Arkansas County Staff Chair District

Delta District

Name Recruiting Position

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Phone 870-946-3231 (office)

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or

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Population by Race 2010 Arkansas County

Population

Figure 9

1

0

0

0

25

72

2

0 20 40 60 80 100

Two or more races

Hawaiian or Pac Islander

Asian

Native Indian

African American

White

Other races

Source 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Seventy-two percent of the people living in Arkansas County were Caucasian Twenty-five percent were African American Other minorities represented about three percent of the population

Population of Hispanic Origin State and County for 2000 amp 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 10

1

3 3

6

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

2000 2010

County State

Source 2000 amp 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The proportion of Hispanic people living in Arkansas County increased from about one percent to nearly three percent between 2000 and 2010 The Hispanic population may be of any race white black or any other combination of races

5

Education

Public School Enrollment 1983-1984 to 2011-2012 Arkansas County

Figure 11

4522

3089

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

83‐84 86‐87 89‐90 92‐93 96‐97 01‐02 04‐05 08‐09 11‐12

Number of Students

Source Arkansas Department of Education (httpadedataarkansasgovstatewideCountiesEnrollmentaspx)

Public school enrollment in Arkansas County generally declined since 1983-1984 Enrollment decreased from 4522 students in 1983-1984 to 3089 students in 2011-2012

Educational Attainment 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 12

Graduate or professional degree

Bachelors degree

Associates degree

Some college no degree

High school graduate (includes 38equivalency)

Non‐HS Graduate

0 10 20 30 40

5 6 State

13 County

9

6 6

22 21

35

18 21

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger percentage of people in Arkansas County have not completed high school as compared to the statewide average in the five-year period 2005-2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

6

Education

Education Expenditure Per Child County amp State 2011-2012 Arkansas County

Figure 13

$8654

$9112

$8400

$8500

$8600

$8700

$8800

$8900

$9000

$9100

$9200

County State

Source Arkansas Public School Com puter Network (wwwapscnorgreportshldasrasrhtm) Arkansas Department of Education

Schools in Arkansas County spent $8654 per child in the 2011-2012 school year as compared to an average expenditure of $9112 statewide

Education Revenue By Source County amp State 2009-2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 14

Local Revenue 33

State Aid 51

Federal Aid 15

Other Sources of Funds 1

County

Local Revenue 32

State Aid 48

Federal Aid 15

Other Sources of Funds 5

State Average Source Arkansas Public School Com puter Network (wwwapscnorgreportshldasrasrhtm) Arkansas Department of Education

Arkansas County schools raised slightly more of their revenue from local sources and state aid than Arkansas public schools state average in the 2009-2010 school year

7

Employment

Labor Force 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 15 12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

9700

10975

Employment Unemployment

1150 2050

450

10100 2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Arkansas County employment decreased and unemployment increased since 2008

Change in Employment 2000 to 2010 The Natural State

Figure 16

Source Regional Economic Information System (REIS) Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Employment growth was highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas between 2000 and 2010

8

Unemployment Rates 1995 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Employment

Figure 17

169

79

96

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18 1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

County State US

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Unemployment rates in Arkansas County increased significantly since 2004 and stayed above state and national averages through 2010

Unemployment Rates 2010 The Natural State

Figure 18

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

In general Northwest Central and W estern Arkansas counties had the lowest unemployment rates while Delta and Coastal Plain counties had the highest rates in 2010

9

Employment

Jobs by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 19

Missing Trade

Farm amp Farm Services Government andhellip Other Services

Professional Services Finance insurance realhellip

Transportation andhellip Manufacturing Construction

Mining

4

1314

State County 5

9 15

11

9 13

23 12

6 8

65

11 26

4 6

0 1

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Source Regional Economic Information System Bureau of Econom ic Analysis (REIS)

A larger proportion of jobs in Arkansas County were in manufacturing (26) as compared to the state average (11) in 2010

Workforce by Occupation 2010 The Natural State amp the Nation

Figure 20

25

20

15

10

5

0

AR State United States

Managem

ent

busine

ss and

financial

Profession

al and

related Service

Sal es and related

Office and

administrative

supp

ort

Farm

ing

fishing

and forestry

C onstructio

n and

extractio

n

Installatio

nmainten

ance

and

repair

P rod

uctio

n

T ransportatio

nand material

moving

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

More people were employed in serv ice occupations in Arkansas and in the United States than in any other occupation in 2010

10

Changes in Jobs by Sector 2001 to 2010 Arkansas County

Employment

Figure 21

58

‐126

249 66 108

1326

‐82 ‐165 ‐5 ‐295

‐1034‐1500

‐1000

‐500

0

500

1000

1500

Mining

Constructio

n

Manufacturing

Transportatio

n and

public

utilities

Finance

insurance

real

estate andhellip

Profession

al Services

Other

Services

Governm

ent and

governmen

thellip

Farm

amp Farm

Services

Trade

Missing

Data

Source Regional Economic Information System Bureau of Econom ic Analysis (REIS)

The trade sector lost more jobs while the professional services sector gained more jobs between 2001 and 2010 than any other sectors in Arkansas County There were considerable missing data due to non-disclosure of confidential information

Jobs in Top 10 Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 22

29

9

7

7

6

6

6

5

5

3

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Food Products

Fabricated Metal Products

Transportation Equipment

Machinery

Paper Products

Plastics amp Rubber Products

Wood Products

Electrical Equipment amp Appliances

Primary Metal Products

Miscellaneous

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Nearly 30 percent of the jobs in the manufacturing sector in 2010 in Arkansas were in the food processing industries

11

Income

Total Personal Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 23

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Total personal income in Arkansas County in constant dollars increased from $574 million in 1994 to $760 million in 2010

$390

$574

$760

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

$600

$700

$800 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Millions

of D

ollars

Current $ Constant $ 2010

Income by Source 1999 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 24

$410

$107 $114

$460

$115

$185

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Income from all three categories (net earning dividends interest amp rent transfer payments) increased between 1999 and 2010 in Arkansas County

12

Income by Source County and State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Income

Figure 25

61

15

24

58

17 24

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents receive a slightly larger share of their income from earnings as compared to the average for all Arkansas residents in 2010 Earnings accounted for approximately sixty-one percent whereas transfer payments

accounted for twenty four percent of income

Median Household Income 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 26

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

$37230

$34659

$39801$39267 $38984

$39550

$32000 $33000

$34000

$35000

$36000

$37000 $38000

$39000

$40000

$41000

Estimate Lower Estimate Upper Estimate

County State

Median household income in 2005-2009 was lower in Arkansas County than the state average

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

13

Income

Per Capita Income 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Figure 27

$0

$5000

$10000

$15000

$20000

$25000

$30000

$35000

$40000

$45000

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Constant

$ 2010

County State US

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County per capita income was higher than the State and lower than the US from 1990 to 2010 but grew to the US average in 2010

Per Capita Income 2010 The Natural State

Figure 28

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Per capita incomes were highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas and lowest in some W est amp Northcentral counties in 2010

14

40

Income

Earnings by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 29

Trade

Farm and Farm Services

Government amp Governmenthellip

Other Services

Professional Services

Finance Insurance Informationhellip

Transportation amp Public Utilities

Manufacturing

Construction

Mining

State

County

0 10 20 30

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

The manufacturing sector accounted for over one-third of total earnings in Arkansas County in 2010 and comprised a much larger share of total earnings as compared to the state as a whole

Per Capita Unemployment Insurance Benefits 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 30

Constant

$ 2010

$1200

$1000

$800

$600

$400

$200

$0

County State

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents received per capita unemployment insurance benefits that were substantially higher than the state average from 2000 to 2010

15

Income

Value Added of Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 31

21 12

11 7 7 6 6 6

5 4

3 3 2 2 2 1 1

1 0 0

0 5 10 15 20 25

Food ProductsPaper Products

Fabricated Metal ProductsElectircal Equipment amp Appliances

Machinery Products Plastics amp Rubber ProductsTransportation Equipment

Primary Metal Products Chemical Products

Wood Products Miscellaneous

Petroleum amp Coal Products Nonmetal Mineral Products Furniture amp related Products

Printing amp RelatedBeverage amp Tobacco

Computer amp Other Electronics Textile Mills

Leather amp Allied Textile Products

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Most of the value added in the manufacturing sector in Arkansas came from food paper and fabricated metal products in 2010

Average Weekly Earnings 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 32

$423 $462

$591 $655 $668 $713 $741

$807 $823 $841 $857 $858

$1073 $1082 $1089

$0 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1000 $1200

Apparel Products Leather and Allied Products

Food Products Furniture and Relatedhellip

Wood Products Printing

Machinery Transportation Equipment Fabricated Metal Products Plastics amp Rubber Products Electrical Equipment andhellip

Textile Mill Products Chemical Products

Primary Metal Products Paper Products

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Average weekly earnings in the manufacturing sector ranged from a high of $1089 in the paper products industry to a low of $423 in the apparel industry in 2010

16

Retail

Total Retail Sales 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 33

$216 $210 $217 $231

$250 $261

$276 $286 $286 $295 $291 $281 $272 $270 $277 $281 $281 $274 $257

$235 $242

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

$350 1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Source W oods amp Poole 2011

Arkansas County retail sales grew during 1990s but declined since 1999

Retail Sales Per Capita 2010 The Natural State

Figure 34

Source W oods amp Poole 2011 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Retail sales per capita were highest in counties that are regional trade centers in 2010

17

Poverty

Persons Below Poverty Level 1989 1999 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 35

20

18 1918

16 18

0

3

5

8

10 13

15

18

20

23

1989 1999 2005‐2009

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level remained slightly higher in Arkansas County than the state average in 1989 1999 and 2005-2009

Estimated People Below Poverty Level 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 36

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level was highest in the Delta with many counties having a poverty level over twenty-one percent in the five-year period from 2005 to 2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small population may be large

18

Age Groups amp Estimated Poverty 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Poverty

Figure 37

22

17 19

26

12

18

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

(0‐17) (65 and Over) Total

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger proportion of children lived in poverty than for the population as a whole in the five-year period 2005-2009 Arkansas County had a lower proportion of their children living in poverty than the state average

Proportion of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunch 2009-2010 The Natural State

Figure 38

Source Arkansas Department of Education

There was a wide range in the proportion of students who received free and reduced price school lunches across the seventy-five counties in the 2009-2010 school year Participation rates ranged from thirty-five percent to one-hundred

percent with a higher percentage of youth in the Delta Region counties receiving free and reduced price lunches

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

19

Poverty

Proportion of Population Participating in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program 2010

The Natural State Figure 39

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A larger proportion of people living in the Delta counties and Columbia Jefferson and Lafayette counties participated in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program when compared to people in other parts of the state in 2010

Proportion of Population Medicaid Eligible 2010 The Natural State

Figure 40

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A substantial percentage of the population (between 30 and 51) was eligible for Medicaid in thirty-six counties in 2010 primarily located in the Eastern and Southern parts of the state

20

Infant Mortality Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Health

Figure 41

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The infant mortality rate was highest in the Bradley Crittenden Dallas Newton Ouachita Perry Prairie and Stone counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010

Teen Fertility Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Figure 42

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The teen fertility rate varied from county to county and was highest in some Delta and Coastal Plain counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010 Counties with the highest teen fertility rates included Bradley Crittenden Desha

Hempstead Mississippi Monroe Ouachita Phillips Poinsett St Francis Scott Sevier and Yell counties

21

Households

Female Headed Families 1970 1980 1990 2000 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 43

9

12

15 15

22

10 12

15 13

19

0

5

10

15

20

25

1970 1980 1990 2000 2005‐2009

County State

Source 1970 1980 1990 2000 Census of Population amp 2010 American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

Female headed families as a proportion of total families in Arkansas County increased from nine percent in 1970 to twenty-two percent in 2005-2009 and remained above the state average

Single Head of Family 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 44

Source American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

The Delta counties and the Coastal Plains counties had the highest proportion of families with only a single parent present in 2010

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

22

Current $ Constant $ 2007 $248

$181 $148

$159 $184 $180

$108 $142

$110

$78 $84 $81

$96

Agriculture

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 1978 to 2007 Arkansas County

$300

Figure 45 Million Dollars

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The market value (in constant dollars) of agricultural products sold in Arkansas County fluctuated in a declining trend since 1978 Values decreased from $248 million in 1978 to $180 million in 2007

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 2007 The Natural State

Figure 46

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The two counties with the highest market value of agricultural production were in Northwest Arkansas However many Delta and Highlands counties also ranked high in terms of the market value of agricultural production in 2007

23

Agriculture

Farms amp Farm Sales by Size 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 47

40

11 4

10 12

24

0 1 1 5

13

81

0 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

lt $10000 $10000 to $49999

$50000 to $99999

$100000 to $249999

$250000 to $499999

$500000+ Unknown

Farms

Market Value Ag Products

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

Fifty-five percent of the farms in Arkansas County had sales of less than $100000 in 2007 These farms accounted for less than two percent of total farm sales Twenty four percent of the farms had sales of $500000 or more and these farms

accounted for eighty one percent of total sales

Number of Farms 1964 to 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 48

951

736 748

636 572

490 518 502 539

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1964 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Farms

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The number of farms in Arkansas County declined from 951 in 1964 to 539 in 2007 However the number of farm increased slightly since 1992

Note Due to the lack of available data the unknown column was added for the missing data

24

Source of Farm Income County 1999 2003 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Agriculture

Figure 49

$1

$150

$63

$15 $1

$145

$60

$10$1

$188

$21 $6

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2003 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Crop sales were the major source of farm income for Arkansas County farmers between 1999 and 2010 Income from livestock amp products government payments and imputed amp miscellaneous decreased in this period while income from

crops increased

Source of Farm Income County amp State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 50

0

87

10 3

53

36

4 6

0

20

40

60

80

100

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County farmers received a higher proportion of farm income from crops and government payments when compared to all Arkansas farmers in 2010

25

Agriculture amp Forestry

Farm Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 51

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Farm income from crop sales fluctuated in Arkansas County during 1994 to 2010 Crop sales rose to a high of $271 million in 2008 followed by a decline to $188 million in 2010

$165

$271

$188

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Livestock Crops Government Payment Imputed Income

Timber Output 1999 amp 2009 Arkansas County

Figure 52

Source US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program

Timber output of Arkansas County (in both softwood and hardwood) declined substantially between 1999 and 2009

323 292

3782

1376

4105

1668

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

1999 2009

1000 Cu

bic Feet

Softwood Hardwood Total

26

Area of Timberland by Ownership Class 2010 Arkansas County

Forestry

Figure 53

51

28

114

0 25 50 75 100

125

National Forest System

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Dept of Defense

Other federal

State

County and Municipal

Other Local Govt

Private

Thousand Acres

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

The total timber acreage in Arkansas County was 194100 acres in 2010 Farmersranchers and private individuals owned a large share (over 59) of the timberland in Arkansas County

Percent of Land in Forest By County 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 54

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

Over seventy-five percent of the land area in many Coastal Plain and Ouachita Highland counties qualified as timber acreage in 2010

27

Property Assessment amp Roads

Property Assessments Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 55

Source Arkansas Assessment Coordination Departm ent Little Rock Arkansas 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The average property assessments per person in 2010 varied greatly among Arkansas counties from $7427 to $27781

Miles of County Roads Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 56

Source Road and Street Report Arkansas State Highway Commission

In general sparsely populated counties had more miles of county roads to maintain per person than more densely populated counties in 2010

28

Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

Local Cooperative Extension Office

Delta District

Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

Bradley Calhoun

Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Arkansas County Staff Chair District

Delta District

Name Recruiting Position

Address 1009 Liberty Dr Ozark District

DeWitt AR 72042

Phone 870-946-3231 (office)

Fax 870-946-3061

or

Email arkduaexedu

Ouachita District

For additional copies of the County Profile or information on your county

please contact your County Staff Chair listed above

A r k a n s a s I s O u r C a m p u s

Visit our web sites at

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Printed by University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service Printing Services Little Rock

The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race color national origin religion gender age disability marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status and is

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Education

Public School Enrollment 1983-1984 to 2011-2012 Arkansas County

Figure 11

4522

3089

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

83‐84 86‐87 89‐90 92‐93 96‐97 01‐02 04‐05 08‐09 11‐12

Number of Students

Source Arkansas Department of Education (httpadedataarkansasgovstatewideCountiesEnrollmentaspx)

Public school enrollment in Arkansas County generally declined since 1983-1984 Enrollment decreased from 4522 students in 1983-1984 to 3089 students in 2011-2012

Educational Attainment 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 12

Graduate or professional degree

Bachelors degree

Associates degree

Some college no degree

High school graduate (includes 38equivalency)

Non‐HS Graduate

0 10 20 30 40

5 6 State

13 County

9

6 6

22 21

35

18 21

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger percentage of people in Arkansas County have not completed high school as compared to the statewide average in the five-year period 2005-2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

6

Education

Education Expenditure Per Child County amp State 2011-2012 Arkansas County

Figure 13

$8654

$9112

$8400

$8500

$8600

$8700

$8800

$8900

$9000

$9100

$9200

County State

Source Arkansas Public School Com puter Network (wwwapscnorgreportshldasrasrhtm) Arkansas Department of Education

Schools in Arkansas County spent $8654 per child in the 2011-2012 school year as compared to an average expenditure of $9112 statewide

Education Revenue By Source County amp State 2009-2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 14

Local Revenue 33

State Aid 51

Federal Aid 15

Other Sources of Funds 1

County

Local Revenue 32

State Aid 48

Federal Aid 15

Other Sources of Funds 5

State Average Source Arkansas Public School Com puter Network (wwwapscnorgreportshldasrasrhtm) Arkansas Department of Education

Arkansas County schools raised slightly more of their revenue from local sources and state aid than Arkansas public schools state average in the 2009-2010 school year

7

Employment

Labor Force 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 15 12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

9700

10975

Employment Unemployment

1150 2050

450

10100 2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Arkansas County employment decreased and unemployment increased since 2008

Change in Employment 2000 to 2010 The Natural State

Figure 16

Source Regional Economic Information System (REIS) Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Employment growth was highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas between 2000 and 2010

8

Unemployment Rates 1995 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Employment

Figure 17

169

79

96

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18 1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

County State US

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Unemployment rates in Arkansas County increased significantly since 2004 and stayed above state and national averages through 2010

Unemployment Rates 2010 The Natural State

Figure 18

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

In general Northwest Central and W estern Arkansas counties had the lowest unemployment rates while Delta and Coastal Plain counties had the highest rates in 2010

9

Employment

Jobs by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 19

Missing Trade

Farm amp Farm Services Government andhellip Other Services

Professional Services Finance insurance realhellip

Transportation andhellip Manufacturing Construction

Mining

4

1314

State County 5

9 15

11

9 13

23 12

6 8

65

11 26

4 6

0 1

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Source Regional Economic Information System Bureau of Econom ic Analysis (REIS)

A larger proportion of jobs in Arkansas County were in manufacturing (26) as compared to the state average (11) in 2010

Workforce by Occupation 2010 The Natural State amp the Nation

Figure 20

25

20

15

10

5

0

AR State United States

Managem

ent

busine

ss and

financial

Profession

al and

related Service

Sal es and related

Office and

administrative

supp

ort

Farm

ing

fishing

and forestry

C onstructio

n and

extractio

n

Installatio

nmainten

ance

and

repair

P rod

uctio

n

T ransportatio

nand material

moving

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

More people were employed in serv ice occupations in Arkansas and in the United States than in any other occupation in 2010

10

Changes in Jobs by Sector 2001 to 2010 Arkansas County

Employment

Figure 21

58

‐126

249 66 108

1326

‐82 ‐165 ‐5 ‐295

‐1034‐1500

‐1000

‐500

0

500

1000

1500

Mining

Constructio

n

Manufacturing

Transportatio

n and

public

utilities

Finance

insurance

real

estate andhellip

Profession

al Services

Other

Services

Governm

ent and

governmen

thellip

Farm

amp Farm

Services

Trade

Missing

Data

Source Regional Economic Information System Bureau of Econom ic Analysis (REIS)

The trade sector lost more jobs while the professional services sector gained more jobs between 2001 and 2010 than any other sectors in Arkansas County There were considerable missing data due to non-disclosure of confidential information

Jobs in Top 10 Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 22

29

9

7

7

6

6

6

5

5

3

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Food Products

Fabricated Metal Products

Transportation Equipment

Machinery

Paper Products

Plastics amp Rubber Products

Wood Products

Electrical Equipment amp Appliances

Primary Metal Products

Miscellaneous

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Nearly 30 percent of the jobs in the manufacturing sector in 2010 in Arkansas were in the food processing industries

11

Income

Total Personal Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 23

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Total personal income in Arkansas County in constant dollars increased from $574 million in 1994 to $760 million in 2010

$390

$574

$760

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

$600

$700

$800 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Millions

of D

ollars

Current $ Constant $ 2010

Income by Source 1999 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 24

$410

$107 $114

$460

$115

$185

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Income from all three categories (net earning dividends interest amp rent transfer payments) increased between 1999 and 2010 in Arkansas County

12

Income by Source County and State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Income

Figure 25

61

15

24

58

17 24

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents receive a slightly larger share of their income from earnings as compared to the average for all Arkansas residents in 2010 Earnings accounted for approximately sixty-one percent whereas transfer payments

accounted for twenty four percent of income

Median Household Income 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 26

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

$37230

$34659

$39801$39267 $38984

$39550

$32000 $33000

$34000

$35000

$36000

$37000 $38000

$39000

$40000

$41000

Estimate Lower Estimate Upper Estimate

County State

Median household income in 2005-2009 was lower in Arkansas County than the state average

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

13

Income

Per Capita Income 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Figure 27

$0

$5000

$10000

$15000

$20000

$25000

$30000

$35000

$40000

$45000

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Constant

$ 2010

County State US

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County per capita income was higher than the State and lower than the US from 1990 to 2010 but grew to the US average in 2010

Per Capita Income 2010 The Natural State

Figure 28

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Per capita incomes were highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas and lowest in some W est amp Northcentral counties in 2010

14

40

Income

Earnings by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 29

Trade

Farm and Farm Services

Government amp Governmenthellip

Other Services

Professional Services

Finance Insurance Informationhellip

Transportation amp Public Utilities

Manufacturing

Construction

Mining

State

County

0 10 20 30

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

The manufacturing sector accounted for over one-third of total earnings in Arkansas County in 2010 and comprised a much larger share of total earnings as compared to the state as a whole

Per Capita Unemployment Insurance Benefits 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 30

Constant

$ 2010

$1200

$1000

$800

$600

$400

$200

$0

County State

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents received per capita unemployment insurance benefits that were substantially higher than the state average from 2000 to 2010

15

Income

Value Added of Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 31

21 12

11 7 7 6 6 6

5 4

3 3 2 2 2 1 1

1 0 0

0 5 10 15 20 25

Food ProductsPaper Products

Fabricated Metal ProductsElectircal Equipment amp Appliances

Machinery Products Plastics amp Rubber ProductsTransportation Equipment

Primary Metal Products Chemical Products

Wood Products Miscellaneous

Petroleum amp Coal Products Nonmetal Mineral Products Furniture amp related Products

Printing amp RelatedBeverage amp Tobacco

Computer amp Other Electronics Textile Mills

Leather amp Allied Textile Products

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Most of the value added in the manufacturing sector in Arkansas came from food paper and fabricated metal products in 2010

Average Weekly Earnings 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 32

$423 $462

$591 $655 $668 $713 $741

$807 $823 $841 $857 $858

$1073 $1082 $1089

$0 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1000 $1200

Apparel Products Leather and Allied Products

Food Products Furniture and Relatedhellip

Wood Products Printing

Machinery Transportation Equipment Fabricated Metal Products Plastics amp Rubber Products Electrical Equipment andhellip

Textile Mill Products Chemical Products

Primary Metal Products Paper Products

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Average weekly earnings in the manufacturing sector ranged from a high of $1089 in the paper products industry to a low of $423 in the apparel industry in 2010

16

Retail

Total Retail Sales 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 33

$216 $210 $217 $231

$250 $261

$276 $286 $286 $295 $291 $281 $272 $270 $277 $281 $281 $274 $257

$235 $242

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

$350 1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Source W oods amp Poole 2011

Arkansas County retail sales grew during 1990s but declined since 1999

Retail Sales Per Capita 2010 The Natural State

Figure 34

Source W oods amp Poole 2011 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Retail sales per capita were highest in counties that are regional trade centers in 2010

17

Poverty

Persons Below Poverty Level 1989 1999 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 35

20

18 1918

16 18

0

3

5

8

10 13

15

18

20

23

1989 1999 2005‐2009

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level remained slightly higher in Arkansas County than the state average in 1989 1999 and 2005-2009

Estimated People Below Poverty Level 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 36

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level was highest in the Delta with many counties having a poverty level over twenty-one percent in the five-year period from 2005 to 2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small population may be large

18

Age Groups amp Estimated Poverty 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Poverty

Figure 37

22

17 19

26

12

18

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

(0‐17) (65 and Over) Total

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger proportion of children lived in poverty than for the population as a whole in the five-year period 2005-2009 Arkansas County had a lower proportion of their children living in poverty than the state average

Proportion of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunch 2009-2010 The Natural State

Figure 38

Source Arkansas Department of Education

There was a wide range in the proportion of students who received free and reduced price school lunches across the seventy-five counties in the 2009-2010 school year Participation rates ranged from thirty-five percent to one-hundred

percent with a higher percentage of youth in the Delta Region counties receiving free and reduced price lunches

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

19

Poverty

Proportion of Population Participating in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program 2010

The Natural State Figure 39

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A larger proportion of people living in the Delta counties and Columbia Jefferson and Lafayette counties participated in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program when compared to people in other parts of the state in 2010

Proportion of Population Medicaid Eligible 2010 The Natural State

Figure 40

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A substantial percentage of the population (between 30 and 51) was eligible for Medicaid in thirty-six counties in 2010 primarily located in the Eastern and Southern parts of the state

20

Infant Mortality Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Health

Figure 41

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The infant mortality rate was highest in the Bradley Crittenden Dallas Newton Ouachita Perry Prairie and Stone counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010

Teen Fertility Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Figure 42

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The teen fertility rate varied from county to county and was highest in some Delta and Coastal Plain counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010 Counties with the highest teen fertility rates included Bradley Crittenden Desha

Hempstead Mississippi Monroe Ouachita Phillips Poinsett St Francis Scott Sevier and Yell counties

21

Households

Female Headed Families 1970 1980 1990 2000 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 43

9

12

15 15

22

10 12

15 13

19

0

5

10

15

20

25

1970 1980 1990 2000 2005‐2009

County State

Source 1970 1980 1990 2000 Census of Population amp 2010 American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

Female headed families as a proportion of total families in Arkansas County increased from nine percent in 1970 to twenty-two percent in 2005-2009 and remained above the state average

Single Head of Family 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 44

Source American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

The Delta counties and the Coastal Plains counties had the highest proportion of families with only a single parent present in 2010

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

22

Current $ Constant $ 2007 $248

$181 $148

$159 $184 $180

$108 $142

$110

$78 $84 $81

$96

Agriculture

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 1978 to 2007 Arkansas County

$300

Figure 45 Million Dollars

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The market value (in constant dollars) of agricultural products sold in Arkansas County fluctuated in a declining trend since 1978 Values decreased from $248 million in 1978 to $180 million in 2007

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 2007 The Natural State

Figure 46

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The two counties with the highest market value of agricultural production were in Northwest Arkansas However many Delta and Highlands counties also ranked high in terms of the market value of agricultural production in 2007

23

Agriculture

Farms amp Farm Sales by Size 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 47

40

11 4

10 12

24

0 1 1 5

13

81

0 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

lt $10000 $10000 to $49999

$50000 to $99999

$100000 to $249999

$250000 to $499999

$500000+ Unknown

Farms

Market Value Ag Products

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

Fifty-five percent of the farms in Arkansas County had sales of less than $100000 in 2007 These farms accounted for less than two percent of total farm sales Twenty four percent of the farms had sales of $500000 or more and these farms

accounted for eighty one percent of total sales

Number of Farms 1964 to 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 48

951

736 748

636 572

490 518 502 539

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1964 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Farms

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The number of farms in Arkansas County declined from 951 in 1964 to 539 in 2007 However the number of farm increased slightly since 1992

Note Due to the lack of available data the unknown column was added for the missing data

24

Source of Farm Income County 1999 2003 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Agriculture

Figure 49

$1

$150

$63

$15 $1

$145

$60

$10$1

$188

$21 $6

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2003 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Crop sales were the major source of farm income for Arkansas County farmers between 1999 and 2010 Income from livestock amp products government payments and imputed amp miscellaneous decreased in this period while income from

crops increased

Source of Farm Income County amp State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 50

0

87

10 3

53

36

4 6

0

20

40

60

80

100

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County farmers received a higher proportion of farm income from crops and government payments when compared to all Arkansas farmers in 2010

25

Agriculture amp Forestry

Farm Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 51

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Farm income from crop sales fluctuated in Arkansas County during 1994 to 2010 Crop sales rose to a high of $271 million in 2008 followed by a decline to $188 million in 2010

$165

$271

$188

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Livestock Crops Government Payment Imputed Income

Timber Output 1999 amp 2009 Arkansas County

Figure 52

Source US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program

Timber output of Arkansas County (in both softwood and hardwood) declined substantially between 1999 and 2009

323 292

3782

1376

4105

1668

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

1999 2009

1000 Cu

bic Feet

Softwood Hardwood Total

26

Area of Timberland by Ownership Class 2010 Arkansas County

Forestry

Figure 53

51

28

114

0 25 50 75 100

125

National Forest System

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Dept of Defense

Other federal

State

County and Municipal

Other Local Govt

Private

Thousand Acres

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

The total timber acreage in Arkansas County was 194100 acres in 2010 Farmersranchers and private individuals owned a large share (over 59) of the timberland in Arkansas County

Percent of Land in Forest By County 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 54

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

Over seventy-five percent of the land area in many Coastal Plain and Ouachita Highland counties qualified as timber acreage in 2010

27

Property Assessment amp Roads

Property Assessments Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 55

Source Arkansas Assessment Coordination Departm ent Little Rock Arkansas 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The average property assessments per person in 2010 varied greatly among Arkansas counties from $7427 to $27781

Miles of County Roads Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 56

Source Road and Street Report Arkansas State Highway Commission

In general sparsely populated counties had more miles of county roads to maintain per person than more densely populated counties in 2010

28

Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

Local Cooperative Extension Office

Delta District

Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

Bradley Calhoun

Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Arkansas County Staff Chair District

Delta District

Name Recruiting Position

Address 1009 Liberty Dr Ozark District

DeWitt AR 72042

Phone 870-946-3231 (office)

Fax 870-946-3061

or

Email arkduaexedu

Ouachita District

For additional copies of the County Profile or information on your county

please contact your County Staff Chair listed above

A r k a n s a s I s O u r C a m p u s

Visit our web sites at

httpuaexedu httpwwwarcommunitiesorg

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Printed by University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service Printing Services Little Rock

The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race color national origin religion gender age disability marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status and is

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Education

Education Expenditure Per Child County amp State 2011-2012 Arkansas County

Figure 13

$8654

$9112

$8400

$8500

$8600

$8700

$8800

$8900

$9000

$9100

$9200

County State

Source Arkansas Public School Com puter Network (wwwapscnorgreportshldasrasrhtm) Arkansas Department of Education

Schools in Arkansas County spent $8654 per child in the 2011-2012 school year as compared to an average expenditure of $9112 statewide

Education Revenue By Source County amp State 2009-2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 14

Local Revenue 33

State Aid 51

Federal Aid 15

Other Sources of Funds 1

County

Local Revenue 32

State Aid 48

Federal Aid 15

Other Sources of Funds 5

State Average Source Arkansas Public School Com puter Network (wwwapscnorgreportshldasrasrhtm) Arkansas Department of Education

Arkansas County schools raised slightly more of their revenue from local sources and state aid than Arkansas public schools state average in the 2009-2010 school year

7

Employment

Labor Force 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 15 12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

9700

10975

Employment Unemployment

1150 2050

450

10100 2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Arkansas County employment decreased and unemployment increased since 2008

Change in Employment 2000 to 2010 The Natural State

Figure 16

Source Regional Economic Information System (REIS) Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Employment growth was highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas between 2000 and 2010

8

Unemployment Rates 1995 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Employment

Figure 17

169

79

96

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18 1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

County State US

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Unemployment rates in Arkansas County increased significantly since 2004 and stayed above state and national averages through 2010

Unemployment Rates 2010 The Natural State

Figure 18

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

In general Northwest Central and W estern Arkansas counties had the lowest unemployment rates while Delta and Coastal Plain counties had the highest rates in 2010

9

Employment

Jobs by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 19

Missing Trade

Farm amp Farm Services Government andhellip Other Services

Professional Services Finance insurance realhellip

Transportation andhellip Manufacturing Construction

Mining

4

1314

State County 5

9 15

11

9 13

23 12

6 8

65

11 26

4 6

0 1

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Source Regional Economic Information System Bureau of Econom ic Analysis (REIS)

A larger proportion of jobs in Arkansas County were in manufacturing (26) as compared to the state average (11) in 2010

Workforce by Occupation 2010 The Natural State amp the Nation

Figure 20

25

20

15

10

5

0

AR State United States

Managem

ent

busine

ss and

financial

Profession

al and

related Service

Sal es and related

Office and

administrative

supp

ort

Farm

ing

fishing

and forestry

C onstructio

n and

extractio

n

Installatio

nmainten

ance

and

repair

P rod

uctio

n

T ransportatio

nand material

moving

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

More people were employed in serv ice occupations in Arkansas and in the United States than in any other occupation in 2010

10

Changes in Jobs by Sector 2001 to 2010 Arkansas County

Employment

Figure 21

58

‐126

249 66 108

1326

‐82 ‐165 ‐5 ‐295

‐1034‐1500

‐1000

‐500

0

500

1000

1500

Mining

Constructio

n

Manufacturing

Transportatio

n and

public

utilities

Finance

insurance

real

estate andhellip

Profession

al Services

Other

Services

Governm

ent and

governmen

thellip

Farm

amp Farm

Services

Trade

Missing

Data

Source Regional Economic Information System Bureau of Econom ic Analysis (REIS)

The trade sector lost more jobs while the professional services sector gained more jobs between 2001 and 2010 than any other sectors in Arkansas County There were considerable missing data due to non-disclosure of confidential information

Jobs in Top 10 Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 22

29

9

7

7

6

6

6

5

5

3

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Food Products

Fabricated Metal Products

Transportation Equipment

Machinery

Paper Products

Plastics amp Rubber Products

Wood Products

Electrical Equipment amp Appliances

Primary Metal Products

Miscellaneous

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Nearly 30 percent of the jobs in the manufacturing sector in 2010 in Arkansas were in the food processing industries

11

Income

Total Personal Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 23

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Total personal income in Arkansas County in constant dollars increased from $574 million in 1994 to $760 million in 2010

$390

$574

$760

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

$600

$700

$800 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Millions

of D

ollars

Current $ Constant $ 2010

Income by Source 1999 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 24

$410

$107 $114

$460

$115

$185

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Income from all three categories (net earning dividends interest amp rent transfer payments) increased between 1999 and 2010 in Arkansas County

12

Income by Source County and State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Income

Figure 25

61

15

24

58

17 24

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents receive a slightly larger share of their income from earnings as compared to the average for all Arkansas residents in 2010 Earnings accounted for approximately sixty-one percent whereas transfer payments

accounted for twenty four percent of income

Median Household Income 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 26

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

$37230

$34659

$39801$39267 $38984

$39550

$32000 $33000

$34000

$35000

$36000

$37000 $38000

$39000

$40000

$41000

Estimate Lower Estimate Upper Estimate

County State

Median household income in 2005-2009 was lower in Arkansas County than the state average

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

13

Income

Per Capita Income 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Figure 27

$0

$5000

$10000

$15000

$20000

$25000

$30000

$35000

$40000

$45000

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Constant

$ 2010

County State US

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County per capita income was higher than the State and lower than the US from 1990 to 2010 but grew to the US average in 2010

Per Capita Income 2010 The Natural State

Figure 28

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Per capita incomes were highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas and lowest in some W est amp Northcentral counties in 2010

14

40

Income

Earnings by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 29

Trade

Farm and Farm Services

Government amp Governmenthellip

Other Services

Professional Services

Finance Insurance Informationhellip

Transportation amp Public Utilities

Manufacturing

Construction

Mining

State

County

0 10 20 30

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

The manufacturing sector accounted for over one-third of total earnings in Arkansas County in 2010 and comprised a much larger share of total earnings as compared to the state as a whole

Per Capita Unemployment Insurance Benefits 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 30

Constant

$ 2010

$1200

$1000

$800

$600

$400

$200

$0

County State

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents received per capita unemployment insurance benefits that were substantially higher than the state average from 2000 to 2010

15

Income

Value Added of Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 31

21 12

11 7 7 6 6 6

5 4

3 3 2 2 2 1 1

1 0 0

0 5 10 15 20 25

Food ProductsPaper Products

Fabricated Metal ProductsElectircal Equipment amp Appliances

Machinery Products Plastics amp Rubber ProductsTransportation Equipment

Primary Metal Products Chemical Products

Wood Products Miscellaneous

Petroleum amp Coal Products Nonmetal Mineral Products Furniture amp related Products

Printing amp RelatedBeverage amp Tobacco

Computer amp Other Electronics Textile Mills

Leather amp Allied Textile Products

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Most of the value added in the manufacturing sector in Arkansas came from food paper and fabricated metal products in 2010

Average Weekly Earnings 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 32

$423 $462

$591 $655 $668 $713 $741

$807 $823 $841 $857 $858

$1073 $1082 $1089

$0 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1000 $1200

Apparel Products Leather and Allied Products

Food Products Furniture and Relatedhellip

Wood Products Printing

Machinery Transportation Equipment Fabricated Metal Products Plastics amp Rubber Products Electrical Equipment andhellip

Textile Mill Products Chemical Products

Primary Metal Products Paper Products

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Average weekly earnings in the manufacturing sector ranged from a high of $1089 in the paper products industry to a low of $423 in the apparel industry in 2010

16

Retail

Total Retail Sales 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 33

$216 $210 $217 $231

$250 $261

$276 $286 $286 $295 $291 $281 $272 $270 $277 $281 $281 $274 $257

$235 $242

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

$350 1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Source W oods amp Poole 2011

Arkansas County retail sales grew during 1990s but declined since 1999

Retail Sales Per Capita 2010 The Natural State

Figure 34

Source W oods amp Poole 2011 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Retail sales per capita were highest in counties that are regional trade centers in 2010

17

Poverty

Persons Below Poverty Level 1989 1999 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 35

20

18 1918

16 18

0

3

5

8

10 13

15

18

20

23

1989 1999 2005‐2009

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level remained slightly higher in Arkansas County than the state average in 1989 1999 and 2005-2009

Estimated People Below Poverty Level 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 36

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level was highest in the Delta with many counties having a poverty level over twenty-one percent in the five-year period from 2005 to 2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small population may be large

18

Age Groups amp Estimated Poverty 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Poverty

Figure 37

22

17 19

26

12

18

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

(0‐17) (65 and Over) Total

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger proportion of children lived in poverty than for the population as a whole in the five-year period 2005-2009 Arkansas County had a lower proportion of their children living in poverty than the state average

Proportion of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunch 2009-2010 The Natural State

Figure 38

Source Arkansas Department of Education

There was a wide range in the proportion of students who received free and reduced price school lunches across the seventy-five counties in the 2009-2010 school year Participation rates ranged from thirty-five percent to one-hundred

percent with a higher percentage of youth in the Delta Region counties receiving free and reduced price lunches

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

19

Poverty

Proportion of Population Participating in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program 2010

The Natural State Figure 39

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A larger proportion of people living in the Delta counties and Columbia Jefferson and Lafayette counties participated in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program when compared to people in other parts of the state in 2010

Proportion of Population Medicaid Eligible 2010 The Natural State

Figure 40

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A substantial percentage of the population (between 30 and 51) was eligible for Medicaid in thirty-six counties in 2010 primarily located in the Eastern and Southern parts of the state

20

Infant Mortality Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Health

Figure 41

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The infant mortality rate was highest in the Bradley Crittenden Dallas Newton Ouachita Perry Prairie and Stone counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010

Teen Fertility Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Figure 42

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The teen fertility rate varied from county to county and was highest in some Delta and Coastal Plain counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010 Counties with the highest teen fertility rates included Bradley Crittenden Desha

Hempstead Mississippi Monroe Ouachita Phillips Poinsett St Francis Scott Sevier and Yell counties

21

Households

Female Headed Families 1970 1980 1990 2000 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 43

9

12

15 15

22

10 12

15 13

19

0

5

10

15

20

25

1970 1980 1990 2000 2005‐2009

County State

Source 1970 1980 1990 2000 Census of Population amp 2010 American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

Female headed families as a proportion of total families in Arkansas County increased from nine percent in 1970 to twenty-two percent in 2005-2009 and remained above the state average

Single Head of Family 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 44

Source American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

The Delta counties and the Coastal Plains counties had the highest proportion of families with only a single parent present in 2010

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

22

Current $ Constant $ 2007 $248

$181 $148

$159 $184 $180

$108 $142

$110

$78 $84 $81

$96

Agriculture

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 1978 to 2007 Arkansas County

$300

Figure 45 Million Dollars

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The market value (in constant dollars) of agricultural products sold in Arkansas County fluctuated in a declining trend since 1978 Values decreased from $248 million in 1978 to $180 million in 2007

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 2007 The Natural State

Figure 46

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The two counties with the highest market value of agricultural production were in Northwest Arkansas However many Delta and Highlands counties also ranked high in terms of the market value of agricultural production in 2007

23

Agriculture

Farms amp Farm Sales by Size 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 47

40

11 4

10 12

24

0 1 1 5

13

81

0 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

lt $10000 $10000 to $49999

$50000 to $99999

$100000 to $249999

$250000 to $499999

$500000+ Unknown

Farms

Market Value Ag Products

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

Fifty-five percent of the farms in Arkansas County had sales of less than $100000 in 2007 These farms accounted for less than two percent of total farm sales Twenty four percent of the farms had sales of $500000 or more and these farms

accounted for eighty one percent of total sales

Number of Farms 1964 to 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 48

951

736 748

636 572

490 518 502 539

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1964 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Farms

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The number of farms in Arkansas County declined from 951 in 1964 to 539 in 2007 However the number of farm increased slightly since 1992

Note Due to the lack of available data the unknown column was added for the missing data

24

Source of Farm Income County 1999 2003 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Agriculture

Figure 49

$1

$150

$63

$15 $1

$145

$60

$10$1

$188

$21 $6

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2003 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Crop sales were the major source of farm income for Arkansas County farmers between 1999 and 2010 Income from livestock amp products government payments and imputed amp miscellaneous decreased in this period while income from

crops increased

Source of Farm Income County amp State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 50

0

87

10 3

53

36

4 6

0

20

40

60

80

100

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County farmers received a higher proportion of farm income from crops and government payments when compared to all Arkansas farmers in 2010

25

Agriculture amp Forestry

Farm Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 51

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Farm income from crop sales fluctuated in Arkansas County during 1994 to 2010 Crop sales rose to a high of $271 million in 2008 followed by a decline to $188 million in 2010

$165

$271

$188

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Livestock Crops Government Payment Imputed Income

Timber Output 1999 amp 2009 Arkansas County

Figure 52

Source US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program

Timber output of Arkansas County (in both softwood and hardwood) declined substantially between 1999 and 2009

323 292

3782

1376

4105

1668

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

1999 2009

1000 Cu

bic Feet

Softwood Hardwood Total

26

Area of Timberland by Ownership Class 2010 Arkansas County

Forestry

Figure 53

51

28

114

0 25 50 75 100

125

National Forest System

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Dept of Defense

Other federal

State

County and Municipal

Other Local Govt

Private

Thousand Acres

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

The total timber acreage in Arkansas County was 194100 acres in 2010 Farmersranchers and private individuals owned a large share (over 59) of the timberland in Arkansas County

Percent of Land in Forest By County 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 54

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

Over seventy-five percent of the land area in many Coastal Plain and Ouachita Highland counties qualified as timber acreage in 2010

27

Property Assessment amp Roads

Property Assessments Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 55

Source Arkansas Assessment Coordination Departm ent Little Rock Arkansas 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The average property assessments per person in 2010 varied greatly among Arkansas counties from $7427 to $27781

Miles of County Roads Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 56

Source Road and Street Report Arkansas State Highway Commission

In general sparsely populated counties had more miles of county roads to maintain per person than more densely populated counties in 2010

28

Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

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Garland

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Pike

Poinsett

Polk

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Scott

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Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

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Employment

Labor Force 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 15 12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

9700

10975

Employment Unemployment

1150 2050

450

10100 2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Arkansas County employment decreased and unemployment increased since 2008

Change in Employment 2000 to 2010 The Natural State

Figure 16

Source Regional Economic Information System (REIS) Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Employment growth was highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas between 2000 and 2010

8

Unemployment Rates 1995 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Employment

Figure 17

169

79

96

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18 1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

County State US

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Unemployment rates in Arkansas County increased significantly since 2004 and stayed above state and national averages through 2010

Unemployment Rates 2010 The Natural State

Figure 18

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

In general Northwest Central and W estern Arkansas counties had the lowest unemployment rates while Delta and Coastal Plain counties had the highest rates in 2010

9

Employment

Jobs by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 19

Missing Trade

Farm amp Farm Services Government andhellip Other Services

Professional Services Finance insurance realhellip

Transportation andhellip Manufacturing Construction

Mining

4

1314

State County 5

9 15

11

9 13

23 12

6 8

65

11 26

4 6

0 1

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Source Regional Economic Information System Bureau of Econom ic Analysis (REIS)

A larger proportion of jobs in Arkansas County were in manufacturing (26) as compared to the state average (11) in 2010

Workforce by Occupation 2010 The Natural State amp the Nation

Figure 20

25

20

15

10

5

0

AR State United States

Managem

ent

busine

ss and

financial

Profession

al and

related Service

Sal es and related

Office and

administrative

supp

ort

Farm

ing

fishing

and forestry

C onstructio

n and

extractio

n

Installatio

nmainten

ance

and

repair

P rod

uctio

n

T ransportatio

nand material

moving

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

More people were employed in serv ice occupations in Arkansas and in the United States than in any other occupation in 2010

10

Changes in Jobs by Sector 2001 to 2010 Arkansas County

Employment

Figure 21

58

‐126

249 66 108

1326

‐82 ‐165 ‐5 ‐295

‐1034‐1500

‐1000

‐500

0

500

1000

1500

Mining

Constructio

n

Manufacturing

Transportatio

n and

public

utilities

Finance

insurance

real

estate andhellip

Profession

al Services

Other

Services

Governm

ent and

governmen

thellip

Farm

amp Farm

Services

Trade

Missing

Data

Source Regional Economic Information System Bureau of Econom ic Analysis (REIS)

The trade sector lost more jobs while the professional services sector gained more jobs between 2001 and 2010 than any other sectors in Arkansas County There were considerable missing data due to non-disclosure of confidential information

Jobs in Top 10 Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 22

29

9

7

7

6

6

6

5

5

3

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Food Products

Fabricated Metal Products

Transportation Equipment

Machinery

Paper Products

Plastics amp Rubber Products

Wood Products

Electrical Equipment amp Appliances

Primary Metal Products

Miscellaneous

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Nearly 30 percent of the jobs in the manufacturing sector in 2010 in Arkansas were in the food processing industries

11

Income

Total Personal Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 23

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Total personal income in Arkansas County in constant dollars increased from $574 million in 1994 to $760 million in 2010

$390

$574

$760

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

$600

$700

$800 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Millions

of D

ollars

Current $ Constant $ 2010

Income by Source 1999 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 24

$410

$107 $114

$460

$115

$185

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Income from all three categories (net earning dividends interest amp rent transfer payments) increased between 1999 and 2010 in Arkansas County

12

Income by Source County and State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Income

Figure 25

61

15

24

58

17 24

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents receive a slightly larger share of their income from earnings as compared to the average for all Arkansas residents in 2010 Earnings accounted for approximately sixty-one percent whereas transfer payments

accounted for twenty four percent of income

Median Household Income 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 26

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

$37230

$34659

$39801$39267 $38984

$39550

$32000 $33000

$34000

$35000

$36000

$37000 $38000

$39000

$40000

$41000

Estimate Lower Estimate Upper Estimate

County State

Median household income in 2005-2009 was lower in Arkansas County than the state average

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

13

Income

Per Capita Income 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Figure 27

$0

$5000

$10000

$15000

$20000

$25000

$30000

$35000

$40000

$45000

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Constant

$ 2010

County State US

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County per capita income was higher than the State and lower than the US from 1990 to 2010 but grew to the US average in 2010

Per Capita Income 2010 The Natural State

Figure 28

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Per capita incomes were highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas and lowest in some W est amp Northcentral counties in 2010

14

40

Income

Earnings by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 29

Trade

Farm and Farm Services

Government amp Governmenthellip

Other Services

Professional Services

Finance Insurance Informationhellip

Transportation amp Public Utilities

Manufacturing

Construction

Mining

State

County

0 10 20 30

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

The manufacturing sector accounted for over one-third of total earnings in Arkansas County in 2010 and comprised a much larger share of total earnings as compared to the state as a whole

Per Capita Unemployment Insurance Benefits 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 30

Constant

$ 2010

$1200

$1000

$800

$600

$400

$200

$0

County State

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents received per capita unemployment insurance benefits that were substantially higher than the state average from 2000 to 2010

15

Income

Value Added of Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 31

21 12

11 7 7 6 6 6

5 4

3 3 2 2 2 1 1

1 0 0

0 5 10 15 20 25

Food ProductsPaper Products

Fabricated Metal ProductsElectircal Equipment amp Appliances

Machinery Products Plastics amp Rubber ProductsTransportation Equipment

Primary Metal Products Chemical Products

Wood Products Miscellaneous

Petroleum amp Coal Products Nonmetal Mineral Products Furniture amp related Products

Printing amp RelatedBeverage amp Tobacco

Computer amp Other Electronics Textile Mills

Leather amp Allied Textile Products

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Most of the value added in the manufacturing sector in Arkansas came from food paper and fabricated metal products in 2010

Average Weekly Earnings 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 32

$423 $462

$591 $655 $668 $713 $741

$807 $823 $841 $857 $858

$1073 $1082 $1089

$0 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1000 $1200

Apparel Products Leather and Allied Products

Food Products Furniture and Relatedhellip

Wood Products Printing

Machinery Transportation Equipment Fabricated Metal Products Plastics amp Rubber Products Electrical Equipment andhellip

Textile Mill Products Chemical Products

Primary Metal Products Paper Products

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Average weekly earnings in the manufacturing sector ranged from a high of $1089 in the paper products industry to a low of $423 in the apparel industry in 2010

16

Retail

Total Retail Sales 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 33

$216 $210 $217 $231

$250 $261

$276 $286 $286 $295 $291 $281 $272 $270 $277 $281 $281 $274 $257

$235 $242

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

$350 1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Source W oods amp Poole 2011

Arkansas County retail sales grew during 1990s but declined since 1999

Retail Sales Per Capita 2010 The Natural State

Figure 34

Source W oods amp Poole 2011 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Retail sales per capita were highest in counties that are regional trade centers in 2010

17

Poverty

Persons Below Poverty Level 1989 1999 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 35

20

18 1918

16 18

0

3

5

8

10 13

15

18

20

23

1989 1999 2005‐2009

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level remained slightly higher in Arkansas County than the state average in 1989 1999 and 2005-2009

Estimated People Below Poverty Level 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 36

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level was highest in the Delta with many counties having a poverty level over twenty-one percent in the five-year period from 2005 to 2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small population may be large

18

Age Groups amp Estimated Poverty 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Poverty

Figure 37

22

17 19

26

12

18

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

(0‐17) (65 and Over) Total

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger proportion of children lived in poverty than for the population as a whole in the five-year period 2005-2009 Arkansas County had a lower proportion of their children living in poverty than the state average

Proportion of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunch 2009-2010 The Natural State

Figure 38

Source Arkansas Department of Education

There was a wide range in the proportion of students who received free and reduced price school lunches across the seventy-five counties in the 2009-2010 school year Participation rates ranged from thirty-five percent to one-hundred

percent with a higher percentage of youth in the Delta Region counties receiving free and reduced price lunches

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

19

Poverty

Proportion of Population Participating in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program 2010

The Natural State Figure 39

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A larger proportion of people living in the Delta counties and Columbia Jefferson and Lafayette counties participated in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program when compared to people in other parts of the state in 2010

Proportion of Population Medicaid Eligible 2010 The Natural State

Figure 40

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A substantial percentage of the population (between 30 and 51) was eligible for Medicaid in thirty-six counties in 2010 primarily located in the Eastern and Southern parts of the state

20

Infant Mortality Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Health

Figure 41

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The infant mortality rate was highest in the Bradley Crittenden Dallas Newton Ouachita Perry Prairie and Stone counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010

Teen Fertility Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Figure 42

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The teen fertility rate varied from county to county and was highest in some Delta and Coastal Plain counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010 Counties with the highest teen fertility rates included Bradley Crittenden Desha

Hempstead Mississippi Monroe Ouachita Phillips Poinsett St Francis Scott Sevier and Yell counties

21

Households

Female Headed Families 1970 1980 1990 2000 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 43

9

12

15 15

22

10 12

15 13

19

0

5

10

15

20

25

1970 1980 1990 2000 2005‐2009

County State

Source 1970 1980 1990 2000 Census of Population amp 2010 American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

Female headed families as a proportion of total families in Arkansas County increased from nine percent in 1970 to twenty-two percent in 2005-2009 and remained above the state average

Single Head of Family 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 44

Source American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

The Delta counties and the Coastal Plains counties had the highest proportion of families with only a single parent present in 2010

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

22

Current $ Constant $ 2007 $248

$181 $148

$159 $184 $180

$108 $142

$110

$78 $84 $81

$96

Agriculture

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 1978 to 2007 Arkansas County

$300

Figure 45 Million Dollars

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The market value (in constant dollars) of agricultural products sold in Arkansas County fluctuated in a declining trend since 1978 Values decreased from $248 million in 1978 to $180 million in 2007

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 2007 The Natural State

Figure 46

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The two counties with the highest market value of agricultural production were in Northwest Arkansas However many Delta and Highlands counties also ranked high in terms of the market value of agricultural production in 2007

23

Agriculture

Farms amp Farm Sales by Size 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 47

40

11 4

10 12

24

0 1 1 5

13

81

0 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

lt $10000 $10000 to $49999

$50000 to $99999

$100000 to $249999

$250000 to $499999

$500000+ Unknown

Farms

Market Value Ag Products

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

Fifty-five percent of the farms in Arkansas County had sales of less than $100000 in 2007 These farms accounted for less than two percent of total farm sales Twenty four percent of the farms had sales of $500000 or more and these farms

accounted for eighty one percent of total sales

Number of Farms 1964 to 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 48

951

736 748

636 572

490 518 502 539

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1964 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Farms

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The number of farms in Arkansas County declined from 951 in 1964 to 539 in 2007 However the number of farm increased slightly since 1992

Note Due to the lack of available data the unknown column was added for the missing data

24

Source of Farm Income County 1999 2003 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Agriculture

Figure 49

$1

$150

$63

$15 $1

$145

$60

$10$1

$188

$21 $6

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2003 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Crop sales were the major source of farm income for Arkansas County farmers between 1999 and 2010 Income from livestock amp products government payments and imputed amp miscellaneous decreased in this period while income from

crops increased

Source of Farm Income County amp State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 50

0

87

10 3

53

36

4 6

0

20

40

60

80

100

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County farmers received a higher proportion of farm income from crops and government payments when compared to all Arkansas farmers in 2010

25

Agriculture amp Forestry

Farm Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 51

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Farm income from crop sales fluctuated in Arkansas County during 1994 to 2010 Crop sales rose to a high of $271 million in 2008 followed by a decline to $188 million in 2010

$165

$271

$188

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Livestock Crops Government Payment Imputed Income

Timber Output 1999 amp 2009 Arkansas County

Figure 52

Source US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program

Timber output of Arkansas County (in both softwood and hardwood) declined substantially between 1999 and 2009

323 292

3782

1376

4105

1668

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

1999 2009

1000 Cu

bic Feet

Softwood Hardwood Total

26

Area of Timberland by Ownership Class 2010 Arkansas County

Forestry

Figure 53

51

28

114

0 25 50 75 100

125

National Forest System

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Dept of Defense

Other federal

State

County and Municipal

Other Local Govt

Private

Thousand Acres

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

The total timber acreage in Arkansas County was 194100 acres in 2010 Farmersranchers and private individuals owned a large share (over 59) of the timberland in Arkansas County

Percent of Land in Forest By County 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 54

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

Over seventy-five percent of the land area in many Coastal Plain and Ouachita Highland counties qualified as timber acreage in 2010

27

Property Assessment amp Roads

Property Assessments Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 55

Source Arkansas Assessment Coordination Departm ent Little Rock Arkansas 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The average property assessments per person in 2010 varied greatly among Arkansas counties from $7427 to $27781

Miles of County Roads Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 56

Source Road and Street Report Arkansas State Highway Commission

In general sparsely populated counties had more miles of county roads to maintain per person than more densely populated counties in 2010

28

Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

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Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

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or

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Unemployment Rates 1995 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Employment

Figure 17

169

79

96

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18 1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

County State US

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Unemployment rates in Arkansas County increased significantly since 2004 and stayed above state and national averages through 2010

Unemployment Rates 2010 The Natural State

Figure 18

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

In general Northwest Central and W estern Arkansas counties had the lowest unemployment rates while Delta and Coastal Plain counties had the highest rates in 2010

9

Employment

Jobs by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 19

Missing Trade

Farm amp Farm Services Government andhellip Other Services

Professional Services Finance insurance realhellip

Transportation andhellip Manufacturing Construction

Mining

4

1314

State County 5

9 15

11

9 13

23 12

6 8

65

11 26

4 6

0 1

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Source Regional Economic Information System Bureau of Econom ic Analysis (REIS)

A larger proportion of jobs in Arkansas County were in manufacturing (26) as compared to the state average (11) in 2010

Workforce by Occupation 2010 The Natural State amp the Nation

Figure 20

25

20

15

10

5

0

AR State United States

Managem

ent

busine

ss and

financial

Profession

al and

related Service

Sal es and related

Office and

administrative

supp

ort

Farm

ing

fishing

and forestry

C onstructio

n and

extractio

n

Installatio

nmainten

ance

and

repair

P rod

uctio

n

T ransportatio

nand material

moving

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

More people were employed in serv ice occupations in Arkansas and in the United States than in any other occupation in 2010

10

Changes in Jobs by Sector 2001 to 2010 Arkansas County

Employment

Figure 21

58

‐126

249 66 108

1326

‐82 ‐165 ‐5 ‐295

‐1034‐1500

‐1000

‐500

0

500

1000

1500

Mining

Constructio

n

Manufacturing

Transportatio

n and

public

utilities

Finance

insurance

real

estate andhellip

Profession

al Services

Other

Services

Governm

ent and

governmen

thellip

Farm

amp Farm

Services

Trade

Missing

Data

Source Regional Economic Information System Bureau of Econom ic Analysis (REIS)

The trade sector lost more jobs while the professional services sector gained more jobs between 2001 and 2010 than any other sectors in Arkansas County There were considerable missing data due to non-disclosure of confidential information

Jobs in Top 10 Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 22

29

9

7

7

6

6

6

5

5

3

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Food Products

Fabricated Metal Products

Transportation Equipment

Machinery

Paper Products

Plastics amp Rubber Products

Wood Products

Electrical Equipment amp Appliances

Primary Metal Products

Miscellaneous

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Nearly 30 percent of the jobs in the manufacturing sector in 2010 in Arkansas were in the food processing industries

11

Income

Total Personal Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 23

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Total personal income in Arkansas County in constant dollars increased from $574 million in 1994 to $760 million in 2010

$390

$574

$760

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

$600

$700

$800 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Millions

of D

ollars

Current $ Constant $ 2010

Income by Source 1999 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 24

$410

$107 $114

$460

$115

$185

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Income from all three categories (net earning dividends interest amp rent transfer payments) increased between 1999 and 2010 in Arkansas County

12

Income by Source County and State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Income

Figure 25

61

15

24

58

17 24

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents receive a slightly larger share of their income from earnings as compared to the average for all Arkansas residents in 2010 Earnings accounted for approximately sixty-one percent whereas transfer payments

accounted for twenty four percent of income

Median Household Income 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 26

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

$37230

$34659

$39801$39267 $38984

$39550

$32000 $33000

$34000

$35000

$36000

$37000 $38000

$39000

$40000

$41000

Estimate Lower Estimate Upper Estimate

County State

Median household income in 2005-2009 was lower in Arkansas County than the state average

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

13

Income

Per Capita Income 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Figure 27

$0

$5000

$10000

$15000

$20000

$25000

$30000

$35000

$40000

$45000

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Constant

$ 2010

County State US

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County per capita income was higher than the State and lower than the US from 1990 to 2010 but grew to the US average in 2010

Per Capita Income 2010 The Natural State

Figure 28

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Per capita incomes were highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas and lowest in some W est amp Northcentral counties in 2010

14

40

Income

Earnings by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 29

Trade

Farm and Farm Services

Government amp Governmenthellip

Other Services

Professional Services

Finance Insurance Informationhellip

Transportation amp Public Utilities

Manufacturing

Construction

Mining

State

County

0 10 20 30

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

The manufacturing sector accounted for over one-third of total earnings in Arkansas County in 2010 and comprised a much larger share of total earnings as compared to the state as a whole

Per Capita Unemployment Insurance Benefits 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 30

Constant

$ 2010

$1200

$1000

$800

$600

$400

$200

$0

County State

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents received per capita unemployment insurance benefits that were substantially higher than the state average from 2000 to 2010

15

Income

Value Added of Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 31

21 12

11 7 7 6 6 6

5 4

3 3 2 2 2 1 1

1 0 0

0 5 10 15 20 25

Food ProductsPaper Products

Fabricated Metal ProductsElectircal Equipment amp Appliances

Machinery Products Plastics amp Rubber ProductsTransportation Equipment

Primary Metal Products Chemical Products

Wood Products Miscellaneous

Petroleum amp Coal Products Nonmetal Mineral Products Furniture amp related Products

Printing amp RelatedBeverage amp Tobacco

Computer amp Other Electronics Textile Mills

Leather amp Allied Textile Products

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Most of the value added in the manufacturing sector in Arkansas came from food paper and fabricated metal products in 2010

Average Weekly Earnings 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 32

$423 $462

$591 $655 $668 $713 $741

$807 $823 $841 $857 $858

$1073 $1082 $1089

$0 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1000 $1200

Apparel Products Leather and Allied Products

Food Products Furniture and Relatedhellip

Wood Products Printing

Machinery Transportation Equipment Fabricated Metal Products Plastics amp Rubber Products Electrical Equipment andhellip

Textile Mill Products Chemical Products

Primary Metal Products Paper Products

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Average weekly earnings in the manufacturing sector ranged from a high of $1089 in the paper products industry to a low of $423 in the apparel industry in 2010

16

Retail

Total Retail Sales 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 33

$216 $210 $217 $231

$250 $261

$276 $286 $286 $295 $291 $281 $272 $270 $277 $281 $281 $274 $257

$235 $242

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

$350 1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Source W oods amp Poole 2011

Arkansas County retail sales grew during 1990s but declined since 1999

Retail Sales Per Capita 2010 The Natural State

Figure 34

Source W oods amp Poole 2011 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Retail sales per capita were highest in counties that are regional trade centers in 2010

17

Poverty

Persons Below Poverty Level 1989 1999 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 35

20

18 1918

16 18

0

3

5

8

10 13

15

18

20

23

1989 1999 2005‐2009

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level remained slightly higher in Arkansas County than the state average in 1989 1999 and 2005-2009

Estimated People Below Poverty Level 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 36

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level was highest in the Delta with many counties having a poverty level over twenty-one percent in the five-year period from 2005 to 2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small population may be large

18

Age Groups amp Estimated Poverty 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Poverty

Figure 37

22

17 19

26

12

18

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

(0‐17) (65 and Over) Total

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger proportion of children lived in poverty than for the population as a whole in the five-year period 2005-2009 Arkansas County had a lower proportion of their children living in poverty than the state average

Proportion of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunch 2009-2010 The Natural State

Figure 38

Source Arkansas Department of Education

There was a wide range in the proportion of students who received free and reduced price school lunches across the seventy-five counties in the 2009-2010 school year Participation rates ranged from thirty-five percent to one-hundred

percent with a higher percentage of youth in the Delta Region counties receiving free and reduced price lunches

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

19

Poverty

Proportion of Population Participating in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program 2010

The Natural State Figure 39

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A larger proportion of people living in the Delta counties and Columbia Jefferson and Lafayette counties participated in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program when compared to people in other parts of the state in 2010

Proportion of Population Medicaid Eligible 2010 The Natural State

Figure 40

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A substantial percentage of the population (between 30 and 51) was eligible for Medicaid in thirty-six counties in 2010 primarily located in the Eastern and Southern parts of the state

20

Infant Mortality Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Health

Figure 41

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The infant mortality rate was highest in the Bradley Crittenden Dallas Newton Ouachita Perry Prairie and Stone counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010

Teen Fertility Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Figure 42

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The teen fertility rate varied from county to county and was highest in some Delta and Coastal Plain counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010 Counties with the highest teen fertility rates included Bradley Crittenden Desha

Hempstead Mississippi Monroe Ouachita Phillips Poinsett St Francis Scott Sevier and Yell counties

21

Households

Female Headed Families 1970 1980 1990 2000 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 43

9

12

15 15

22

10 12

15 13

19

0

5

10

15

20

25

1970 1980 1990 2000 2005‐2009

County State

Source 1970 1980 1990 2000 Census of Population amp 2010 American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

Female headed families as a proportion of total families in Arkansas County increased from nine percent in 1970 to twenty-two percent in 2005-2009 and remained above the state average

Single Head of Family 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 44

Source American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

The Delta counties and the Coastal Plains counties had the highest proportion of families with only a single parent present in 2010

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

22

Current $ Constant $ 2007 $248

$181 $148

$159 $184 $180

$108 $142

$110

$78 $84 $81

$96

Agriculture

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 1978 to 2007 Arkansas County

$300

Figure 45 Million Dollars

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The market value (in constant dollars) of agricultural products sold in Arkansas County fluctuated in a declining trend since 1978 Values decreased from $248 million in 1978 to $180 million in 2007

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 2007 The Natural State

Figure 46

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The two counties with the highest market value of agricultural production were in Northwest Arkansas However many Delta and Highlands counties also ranked high in terms of the market value of agricultural production in 2007

23

Agriculture

Farms amp Farm Sales by Size 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 47

40

11 4

10 12

24

0 1 1 5

13

81

0 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

lt $10000 $10000 to $49999

$50000 to $99999

$100000 to $249999

$250000 to $499999

$500000+ Unknown

Farms

Market Value Ag Products

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

Fifty-five percent of the farms in Arkansas County had sales of less than $100000 in 2007 These farms accounted for less than two percent of total farm sales Twenty four percent of the farms had sales of $500000 or more and these farms

accounted for eighty one percent of total sales

Number of Farms 1964 to 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 48

951

736 748

636 572

490 518 502 539

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1964 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Farms

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The number of farms in Arkansas County declined from 951 in 1964 to 539 in 2007 However the number of farm increased slightly since 1992

Note Due to the lack of available data the unknown column was added for the missing data

24

Source of Farm Income County 1999 2003 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Agriculture

Figure 49

$1

$150

$63

$15 $1

$145

$60

$10$1

$188

$21 $6

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2003 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Crop sales were the major source of farm income for Arkansas County farmers between 1999 and 2010 Income from livestock amp products government payments and imputed amp miscellaneous decreased in this period while income from

crops increased

Source of Farm Income County amp State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 50

0

87

10 3

53

36

4 6

0

20

40

60

80

100

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County farmers received a higher proportion of farm income from crops and government payments when compared to all Arkansas farmers in 2010

25

Agriculture amp Forestry

Farm Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 51

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Farm income from crop sales fluctuated in Arkansas County during 1994 to 2010 Crop sales rose to a high of $271 million in 2008 followed by a decline to $188 million in 2010

$165

$271

$188

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Livestock Crops Government Payment Imputed Income

Timber Output 1999 amp 2009 Arkansas County

Figure 52

Source US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program

Timber output of Arkansas County (in both softwood and hardwood) declined substantially between 1999 and 2009

323 292

3782

1376

4105

1668

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

1999 2009

1000 Cu

bic Feet

Softwood Hardwood Total

26

Area of Timberland by Ownership Class 2010 Arkansas County

Forestry

Figure 53

51

28

114

0 25 50 75 100

125

National Forest System

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Dept of Defense

Other federal

State

County and Municipal

Other Local Govt

Private

Thousand Acres

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

The total timber acreage in Arkansas County was 194100 acres in 2010 Farmersranchers and private individuals owned a large share (over 59) of the timberland in Arkansas County

Percent of Land in Forest By County 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 54

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

Over seventy-five percent of the land area in many Coastal Plain and Ouachita Highland counties qualified as timber acreage in 2010

27

Property Assessment amp Roads

Property Assessments Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 55

Source Arkansas Assessment Coordination Departm ent Little Rock Arkansas 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The average property assessments per person in 2010 varied greatly among Arkansas counties from $7427 to $27781

Miles of County Roads Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 56

Source Road and Street Report Arkansas State Highway Commission

In general sparsely populated counties had more miles of county roads to maintain per person than more densely populated counties in 2010

28

Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

Local Cooperative Extension Office

Delta District

Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

Bradley Calhoun

Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Arkansas County Staff Chair District

Delta District

Name Recruiting Position

Address 1009 Liberty Dr Ozark District

DeWitt AR 72042

Phone 870-946-3231 (office)

Fax 870-946-3061

or

Email arkduaexedu

Ouachita District

For additional copies of the County Profile or information on your county

please contact your County Staff Chair listed above

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Visit our web sites at

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Employment

Jobs by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 19

Missing Trade

Farm amp Farm Services Government andhellip Other Services

Professional Services Finance insurance realhellip

Transportation andhellip Manufacturing Construction

Mining

4

1314

State County 5

9 15

11

9 13

23 12

6 8

65

11 26

4 6

0 1

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Source Regional Economic Information System Bureau of Econom ic Analysis (REIS)

A larger proportion of jobs in Arkansas County were in manufacturing (26) as compared to the state average (11) in 2010

Workforce by Occupation 2010 The Natural State amp the Nation

Figure 20

25

20

15

10

5

0

AR State United States

Managem

ent

busine

ss and

financial

Profession

al and

related Service

Sal es and related

Office and

administrative

supp

ort

Farm

ing

fishing

and forestry

C onstructio

n and

extractio

n

Installatio

nmainten

ance

and

repair

P rod

uctio

n

T ransportatio

nand material

moving

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

More people were employed in serv ice occupations in Arkansas and in the United States than in any other occupation in 2010

10

Changes in Jobs by Sector 2001 to 2010 Arkansas County

Employment

Figure 21

58

‐126

249 66 108

1326

‐82 ‐165 ‐5 ‐295

‐1034‐1500

‐1000

‐500

0

500

1000

1500

Mining

Constructio

n

Manufacturing

Transportatio

n and

public

utilities

Finance

insurance

real

estate andhellip

Profession

al Services

Other

Services

Governm

ent and

governmen

thellip

Farm

amp Farm

Services

Trade

Missing

Data

Source Regional Economic Information System Bureau of Econom ic Analysis (REIS)

The trade sector lost more jobs while the professional services sector gained more jobs between 2001 and 2010 than any other sectors in Arkansas County There were considerable missing data due to non-disclosure of confidential information

Jobs in Top 10 Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 22

29

9

7

7

6

6

6

5

5

3

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Food Products

Fabricated Metal Products

Transportation Equipment

Machinery

Paper Products

Plastics amp Rubber Products

Wood Products

Electrical Equipment amp Appliances

Primary Metal Products

Miscellaneous

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Nearly 30 percent of the jobs in the manufacturing sector in 2010 in Arkansas were in the food processing industries

11

Income

Total Personal Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 23

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Total personal income in Arkansas County in constant dollars increased from $574 million in 1994 to $760 million in 2010

$390

$574

$760

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

$600

$700

$800 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Millions

of D

ollars

Current $ Constant $ 2010

Income by Source 1999 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 24

$410

$107 $114

$460

$115

$185

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Income from all three categories (net earning dividends interest amp rent transfer payments) increased between 1999 and 2010 in Arkansas County

12

Income by Source County and State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Income

Figure 25

61

15

24

58

17 24

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents receive a slightly larger share of their income from earnings as compared to the average for all Arkansas residents in 2010 Earnings accounted for approximately sixty-one percent whereas transfer payments

accounted for twenty four percent of income

Median Household Income 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 26

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

$37230

$34659

$39801$39267 $38984

$39550

$32000 $33000

$34000

$35000

$36000

$37000 $38000

$39000

$40000

$41000

Estimate Lower Estimate Upper Estimate

County State

Median household income in 2005-2009 was lower in Arkansas County than the state average

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

13

Income

Per Capita Income 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Figure 27

$0

$5000

$10000

$15000

$20000

$25000

$30000

$35000

$40000

$45000

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Constant

$ 2010

County State US

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County per capita income was higher than the State and lower than the US from 1990 to 2010 but grew to the US average in 2010

Per Capita Income 2010 The Natural State

Figure 28

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Per capita incomes were highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas and lowest in some W est amp Northcentral counties in 2010

14

40

Income

Earnings by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 29

Trade

Farm and Farm Services

Government amp Governmenthellip

Other Services

Professional Services

Finance Insurance Informationhellip

Transportation amp Public Utilities

Manufacturing

Construction

Mining

State

County

0 10 20 30

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

The manufacturing sector accounted for over one-third of total earnings in Arkansas County in 2010 and comprised a much larger share of total earnings as compared to the state as a whole

Per Capita Unemployment Insurance Benefits 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 30

Constant

$ 2010

$1200

$1000

$800

$600

$400

$200

$0

County State

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents received per capita unemployment insurance benefits that were substantially higher than the state average from 2000 to 2010

15

Income

Value Added of Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 31

21 12

11 7 7 6 6 6

5 4

3 3 2 2 2 1 1

1 0 0

0 5 10 15 20 25

Food ProductsPaper Products

Fabricated Metal ProductsElectircal Equipment amp Appliances

Machinery Products Plastics amp Rubber ProductsTransportation Equipment

Primary Metal Products Chemical Products

Wood Products Miscellaneous

Petroleum amp Coal Products Nonmetal Mineral Products Furniture amp related Products

Printing amp RelatedBeverage amp Tobacco

Computer amp Other Electronics Textile Mills

Leather amp Allied Textile Products

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Most of the value added in the manufacturing sector in Arkansas came from food paper and fabricated metal products in 2010

Average Weekly Earnings 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 32

$423 $462

$591 $655 $668 $713 $741

$807 $823 $841 $857 $858

$1073 $1082 $1089

$0 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1000 $1200

Apparel Products Leather and Allied Products

Food Products Furniture and Relatedhellip

Wood Products Printing

Machinery Transportation Equipment Fabricated Metal Products Plastics amp Rubber Products Electrical Equipment andhellip

Textile Mill Products Chemical Products

Primary Metal Products Paper Products

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Average weekly earnings in the manufacturing sector ranged from a high of $1089 in the paper products industry to a low of $423 in the apparel industry in 2010

16

Retail

Total Retail Sales 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 33

$216 $210 $217 $231

$250 $261

$276 $286 $286 $295 $291 $281 $272 $270 $277 $281 $281 $274 $257

$235 $242

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

$350 1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Source W oods amp Poole 2011

Arkansas County retail sales grew during 1990s but declined since 1999

Retail Sales Per Capita 2010 The Natural State

Figure 34

Source W oods amp Poole 2011 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Retail sales per capita were highest in counties that are regional trade centers in 2010

17

Poverty

Persons Below Poverty Level 1989 1999 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 35

20

18 1918

16 18

0

3

5

8

10 13

15

18

20

23

1989 1999 2005‐2009

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level remained slightly higher in Arkansas County than the state average in 1989 1999 and 2005-2009

Estimated People Below Poverty Level 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 36

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level was highest in the Delta with many counties having a poverty level over twenty-one percent in the five-year period from 2005 to 2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small population may be large

18

Age Groups amp Estimated Poverty 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Poverty

Figure 37

22

17 19

26

12

18

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

(0‐17) (65 and Over) Total

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger proportion of children lived in poverty than for the population as a whole in the five-year period 2005-2009 Arkansas County had a lower proportion of their children living in poverty than the state average

Proportion of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunch 2009-2010 The Natural State

Figure 38

Source Arkansas Department of Education

There was a wide range in the proportion of students who received free and reduced price school lunches across the seventy-five counties in the 2009-2010 school year Participation rates ranged from thirty-five percent to one-hundred

percent with a higher percentage of youth in the Delta Region counties receiving free and reduced price lunches

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

19

Poverty

Proportion of Population Participating in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program 2010

The Natural State Figure 39

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A larger proportion of people living in the Delta counties and Columbia Jefferson and Lafayette counties participated in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program when compared to people in other parts of the state in 2010

Proportion of Population Medicaid Eligible 2010 The Natural State

Figure 40

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A substantial percentage of the population (between 30 and 51) was eligible for Medicaid in thirty-six counties in 2010 primarily located in the Eastern and Southern parts of the state

20

Infant Mortality Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Health

Figure 41

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The infant mortality rate was highest in the Bradley Crittenden Dallas Newton Ouachita Perry Prairie and Stone counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010

Teen Fertility Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Figure 42

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The teen fertility rate varied from county to county and was highest in some Delta and Coastal Plain counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010 Counties with the highest teen fertility rates included Bradley Crittenden Desha

Hempstead Mississippi Monroe Ouachita Phillips Poinsett St Francis Scott Sevier and Yell counties

21

Households

Female Headed Families 1970 1980 1990 2000 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 43

9

12

15 15

22

10 12

15 13

19

0

5

10

15

20

25

1970 1980 1990 2000 2005‐2009

County State

Source 1970 1980 1990 2000 Census of Population amp 2010 American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

Female headed families as a proportion of total families in Arkansas County increased from nine percent in 1970 to twenty-two percent in 2005-2009 and remained above the state average

Single Head of Family 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 44

Source American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

The Delta counties and the Coastal Plains counties had the highest proportion of families with only a single parent present in 2010

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

22

Current $ Constant $ 2007 $248

$181 $148

$159 $184 $180

$108 $142

$110

$78 $84 $81

$96

Agriculture

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 1978 to 2007 Arkansas County

$300

Figure 45 Million Dollars

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The market value (in constant dollars) of agricultural products sold in Arkansas County fluctuated in a declining trend since 1978 Values decreased from $248 million in 1978 to $180 million in 2007

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 2007 The Natural State

Figure 46

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The two counties with the highest market value of agricultural production were in Northwest Arkansas However many Delta and Highlands counties also ranked high in terms of the market value of agricultural production in 2007

23

Agriculture

Farms amp Farm Sales by Size 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 47

40

11 4

10 12

24

0 1 1 5

13

81

0 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

lt $10000 $10000 to $49999

$50000 to $99999

$100000 to $249999

$250000 to $499999

$500000+ Unknown

Farms

Market Value Ag Products

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

Fifty-five percent of the farms in Arkansas County had sales of less than $100000 in 2007 These farms accounted for less than two percent of total farm sales Twenty four percent of the farms had sales of $500000 or more and these farms

accounted for eighty one percent of total sales

Number of Farms 1964 to 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 48

951

736 748

636 572

490 518 502 539

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1964 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Farms

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The number of farms in Arkansas County declined from 951 in 1964 to 539 in 2007 However the number of farm increased slightly since 1992

Note Due to the lack of available data the unknown column was added for the missing data

24

Source of Farm Income County 1999 2003 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Agriculture

Figure 49

$1

$150

$63

$15 $1

$145

$60

$10$1

$188

$21 $6

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2003 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Crop sales were the major source of farm income for Arkansas County farmers between 1999 and 2010 Income from livestock amp products government payments and imputed amp miscellaneous decreased in this period while income from

crops increased

Source of Farm Income County amp State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 50

0

87

10 3

53

36

4 6

0

20

40

60

80

100

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County farmers received a higher proportion of farm income from crops and government payments when compared to all Arkansas farmers in 2010

25

Agriculture amp Forestry

Farm Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 51

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Farm income from crop sales fluctuated in Arkansas County during 1994 to 2010 Crop sales rose to a high of $271 million in 2008 followed by a decline to $188 million in 2010

$165

$271

$188

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Livestock Crops Government Payment Imputed Income

Timber Output 1999 amp 2009 Arkansas County

Figure 52

Source US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program

Timber output of Arkansas County (in both softwood and hardwood) declined substantially between 1999 and 2009

323 292

3782

1376

4105

1668

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

1999 2009

1000 Cu

bic Feet

Softwood Hardwood Total

26

Area of Timberland by Ownership Class 2010 Arkansas County

Forestry

Figure 53

51

28

114

0 25 50 75 100

125

National Forest System

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Dept of Defense

Other federal

State

County and Municipal

Other Local Govt

Private

Thousand Acres

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

The total timber acreage in Arkansas County was 194100 acres in 2010 Farmersranchers and private individuals owned a large share (over 59) of the timberland in Arkansas County

Percent of Land in Forest By County 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 54

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

Over seventy-five percent of the land area in many Coastal Plain and Ouachita Highland counties qualified as timber acreage in 2010

27

Property Assessment amp Roads

Property Assessments Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 55

Source Arkansas Assessment Coordination Departm ent Little Rock Arkansas 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The average property assessments per person in 2010 varied greatly among Arkansas counties from $7427 to $27781

Miles of County Roads Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 56

Source Road and Street Report Arkansas State Highway Commission

In general sparsely populated counties had more miles of county roads to maintain per person than more densely populated counties in 2010

28

Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

Local Cooperative Extension Office

Delta District

Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

Bradley Calhoun

Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Arkansas County Staff Chair District

Delta District

Name Recruiting Position

Address 1009 Liberty Dr Ozark District

DeWitt AR 72042

Phone 870-946-3231 (office)

Fax 870-946-3061

or

Email arkduaexedu

Ouachita District

For additional copies of the County Profile or information on your county

please contact your County Staff Chair listed above

A r k a n s a s I s O u r C a m p u s

Visit our web sites at

httpuaexedu httpwwwarcommunitiesorg

httpwwwfacebookcomUACommunityDevelopment

University of Arkansas United States Department of Agriculture and County Governments Cooperating

Printed by University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service Printing Services Little Rock

The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race color national origin religion gender age disability marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status and is

an Affirmative ActionEqual Opportunity Employer

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Changes in Jobs by Sector 2001 to 2010 Arkansas County

Employment

Figure 21

58

‐126

249 66 108

1326

‐82 ‐165 ‐5 ‐295

‐1034‐1500

‐1000

‐500

0

500

1000

1500

Mining

Constructio

n

Manufacturing

Transportatio

n and

public

utilities

Finance

insurance

real

estate andhellip

Profession

al Services

Other

Services

Governm

ent and

governmen

thellip

Farm

amp Farm

Services

Trade

Missing

Data

Source Regional Economic Information System Bureau of Econom ic Analysis (REIS)

The trade sector lost more jobs while the professional services sector gained more jobs between 2001 and 2010 than any other sectors in Arkansas County There were considerable missing data due to non-disclosure of confidential information

Jobs in Top 10 Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 22

29

9

7

7

6

6

6

5

5

3

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Food Products

Fabricated Metal Products

Transportation Equipment

Machinery

Paper Products

Plastics amp Rubber Products

Wood Products

Electrical Equipment amp Appliances

Primary Metal Products

Miscellaneous

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Nearly 30 percent of the jobs in the manufacturing sector in 2010 in Arkansas were in the food processing industries

11

Income

Total Personal Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 23

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Total personal income in Arkansas County in constant dollars increased from $574 million in 1994 to $760 million in 2010

$390

$574

$760

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

$600

$700

$800 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Millions

of D

ollars

Current $ Constant $ 2010

Income by Source 1999 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 24

$410

$107 $114

$460

$115

$185

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Income from all three categories (net earning dividends interest amp rent transfer payments) increased between 1999 and 2010 in Arkansas County

12

Income by Source County and State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Income

Figure 25

61

15

24

58

17 24

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents receive a slightly larger share of their income from earnings as compared to the average for all Arkansas residents in 2010 Earnings accounted for approximately sixty-one percent whereas transfer payments

accounted for twenty four percent of income

Median Household Income 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 26

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

$37230

$34659

$39801$39267 $38984

$39550

$32000 $33000

$34000

$35000

$36000

$37000 $38000

$39000

$40000

$41000

Estimate Lower Estimate Upper Estimate

County State

Median household income in 2005-2009 was lower in Arkansas County than the state average

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

13

Income

Per Capita Income 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Figure 27

$0

$5000

$10000

$15000

$20000

$25000

$30000

$35000

$40000

$45000

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Constant

$ 2010

County State US

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County per capita income was higher than the State and lower than the US from 1990 to 2010 but grew to the US average in 2010

Per Capita Income 2010 The Natural State

Figure 28

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Per capita incomes were highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas and lowest in some W est amp Northcentral counties in 2010

14

40

Income

Earnings by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 29

Trade

Farm and Farm Services

Government amp Governmenthellip

Other Services

Professional Services

Finance Insurance Informationhellip

Transportation amp Public Utilities

Manufacturing

Construction

Mining

State

County

0 10 20 30

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

The manufacturing sector accounted for over one-third of total earnings in Arkansas County in 2010 and comprised a much larger share of total earnings as compared to the state as a whole

Per Capita Unemployment Insurance Benefits 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 30

Constant

$ 2010

$1200

$1000

$800

$600

$400

$200

$0

County State

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents received per capita unemployment insurance benefits that were substantially higher than the state average from 2000 to 2010

15

Income

Value Added of Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 31

21 12

11 7 7 6 6 6

5 4

3 3 2 2 2 1 1

1 0 0

0 5 10 15 20 25

Food ProductsPaper Products

Fabricated Metal ProductsElectircal Equipment amp Appliances

Machinery Products Plastics amp Rubber ProductsTransportation Equipment

Primary Metal Products Chemical Products

Wood Products Miscellaneous

Petroleum amp Coal Products Nonmetal Mineral Products Furniture amp related Products

Printing amp RelatedBeverage amp Tobacco

Computer amp Other Electronics Textile Mills

Leather amp Allied Textile Products

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Most of the value added in the manufacturing sector in Arkansas came from food paper and fabricated metal products in 2010

Average Weekly Earnings 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 32

$423 $462

$591 $655 $668 $713 $741

$807 $823 $841 $857 $858

$1073 $1082 $1089

$0 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1000 $1200

Apparel Products Leather and Allied Products

Food Products Furniture and Relatedhellip

Wood Products Printing

Machinery Transportation Equipment Fabricated Metal Products Plastics amp Rubber Products Electrical Equipment andhellip

Textile Mill Products Chemical Products

Primary Metal Products Paper Products

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Average weekly earnings in the manufacturing sector ranged from a high of $1089 in the paper products industry to a low of $423 in the apparel industry in 2010

16

Retail

Total Retail Sales 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 33

$216 $210 $217 $231

$250 $261

$276 $286 $286 $295 $291 $281 $272 $270 $277 $281 $281 $274 $257

$235 $242

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

$350 1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Source W oods amp Poole 2011

Arkansas County retail sales grew during 1990s but declined since 1999

Retail Sales Per Capita 2010 The Natural State

Figure 34

Source W oods amp Poole 2011 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Retail sales per capita were highest in counties that are regional trade centers in 2010

17

Poverty

Persons Below Poverty Level 1989 1999 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 35

20

18 1918

16 18

0

3

5

8

10 13

15

18

20

23

1989 1999 2005‐2009

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level remained slightly higher in Arkansas County than the state average in 1989 1999 and 2005-2009

Estimated People Below Poverty Level 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 36

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level was highest in the Delta with many counties having a poverty level over twenty-one percent in the five-year period from 2005 to 2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small population may be large

18

Age Groups amp Estimated Poverty 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Poverty

Figure 37

22

17 19

26

12

18

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

(0‐17) (65 and Over) Total

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger proportion of children lived in poverty than for the population as a whole in the five-year period 2005-2009 Arkansas County had a lower proportion of their children living in poverty than the state average

Proportion of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunch 2009-2010 The Natural State

Figure 38

Source Arkansas Department of Education

There was a wide range in the proportion of students who received free and reduced price school lunches across the seventy-five counties in the 2009-2010 school year Participation rates ranged from thirty-five percent to one-hundred

percent with a higher percentage of youth in the Delta Region counties receiving free and reduced price lunches

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

19

Poverty

Proportion of Population Participating in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program 2010

The Natural State Figure 39

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A larger proportion of people living in the Delta counties and Columbia Jefferson and Lafayette counties participated in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program when compared to people in other parts of the state in 2010

Proportion of Population Medicaid Eligible 2010 The Natural State

Figure 40

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A substantial percentage of the population (between 30 and 51) was eligible for Medicaid in thirty-six counties in 2010 primarily located in the Eastern and Southern parts of the state

20

Infant Mortality Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Health

Figure 41

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The infant mortality rate was highest in the Bradley Crittenden Dallas Newton Ouachita Perry Prairie and Stone counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010

Teen Fertility Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Figure 42

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The teen fertility rate varied from county to county and was highest in some Delta and Coastal Plain counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010 Counties with the highest teen fertility rates included Bradley Crittenden Desha

Hempstead Mississippi Monroe Ouachita Phillips Poinsett St Francis Scott Sevier and Yell counties

21

Households

Female Headed Families 1970 1980 1990 2000 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 43

9

12

15 15

22

10 12

15 13

19

0

5

10

15

20

25

1970 1980 1990 2000 2005‐2009

County State

Source 1970 1980 1990 2000 Census of Population amp 2010 American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

Female headed families as a proportion of total families in Arkansas County increased from nine percent in 1970 to twenty-two percent in 2005-2009 and remained above the state average

Single Head of Family 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 44

Source American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

The Delta counties and the Coastal Plains counties had the highest proportion of families with only a single parent present in 2010

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

22

Current $ Constant $ 2007 $248

$181 $148

$159 $184 $180

$108 $142

$110

$78 $84 $81

$96

Agriculture

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 1978 to 2007 Arkansas County

$300

Figure 45 Million Dollars

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The market value (in constant dollars) of agricultural products sold in Arkansas County fluctuated in a declining trend since 1978 Values decreased from $248 million in 1978 to $180 million in 2007

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 2007 The Natural State

Figure 46

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The two counties with the highest market value of agricultural production were in Northwest Arkansas However many Delta and Highlands counties also ranked high in terms of the market value of agricultural production in 2007

23

Agriculture

Farms amp Farm Sales by Size 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 47

40

11 4

10 12

24

0 1 1 5

13

81

0 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

lt $10000 $10000 to $49999

$50000 to $99999

$100000 to $249999

$250000 to $499999

$500000+ Unknown

Farms

Market Value Ag Products

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

Fifty-five percent of the farms in Arkansas County had sales of less than $100000 in 2007 These farms accounted for less than two percent of total farm sales Twenty four percent of the farms had sales of $500000 or more and these farms

accounted for eighty one percent of total sales

Number of Farms 1964 to 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 48

951

736 748

636 572

490 518 502 539

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1964 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Farms

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The number of farms in Arkansas County declined from 951 in 1964 to 539 in 2007 However the number of farm increased slightly since 1992

Note Due to the lack of available data the unknown column was added for the missing data

24

Source of Farm Income County 1999 2003 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Agriculture

Figure 49

$1

$150

$63

$15 $1

$145

$60

$10$1

$188

$21 $6

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2003 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Crop sales were the major source of farm income for Arkansas County farmers between 1999 and 2010 Income from livestock amp products government payments and imputed amp miscellaneous decreased in this period while income from

crops increased

Source of Farm Income County amp State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 50

0

87

10 3

53

36

4 6

0

20

40

60

80

100

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County farmers received a higher proportion of farm income from crops and government payments when compared to all Arkansas farmers in 2010

25

Agriculture amp Forestry

Farm Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 51

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Farm income from crop sales fluctuated in Arkansas County during 1994 to 2010 Crop sales rose to a high of $271 million in 2008 followed by a decline to $188 million in 2010

$165

$271

$188

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Livestock Crops Government Payment Imputed Income

Timber Output 1999 amp 2009 Arkansas County

Figure 52

Source US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program

Timber output of Arkansas County (in both softwood and hardwood) declined substantially between 1999 and 2009

323 292

3782

1376

4105

1668

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

1999 2009

1000 Cu

bic Feet

Softwood Hardwood Total

26

Area of Timberland by Ownership Class 2010 Arkansas County

Forestry

Figure 53

51

28

114

0 25 50 75 100

125

National Forest System

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Dept of Defense

Other federal

State

County and Municipal

Other Local Govt

Private

Thousand Acres

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

The total timber acreage in Arkansas County was 194100 acres in 2010 Farmersranchers and private individuals owned a large share (over 59) of the timberland in Arkansas County

Percent of Land in Forest By County 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 54

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

Over seventy-five percent of the land area in many Coastal Plain and Ouachita Highland counties qualified as timber acreage in 2010

27

Property Assessment amp Roads

Property Assessments Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 55

Source Arkansas Assessment Coordination Departm ent Little Rock Arkansas 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The average property assessments per person in 2010 varied greatly among Arkansas counties from $7427 to $27781

Miles of County Roads Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 56

Source Road and Street Report Arkansas State Highway Commission

In general sparsely populated counties had more miles of county roads to maintain per person than more densely populated counties in 2010

28

Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

Local Cooperative Extension Office

Delta District

Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

Bradley Calhoun

Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Arkansas County Staff Chair District

Delta District

Name Recruiting Position

Address 1009 Liberty Dr Ozark District

DeWitt AR 72042

Phone 870-946-3231 (office)

Fax 870-946-3061

or

Email arkduaexedu

Ouachita District

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please contact your County Staff Chair listed above

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Income

Total Personal Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 23

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Total personal income in Arkansas County in constant dollars increased from $574 million in 1994 to $760 million in 2010

$390

$574

$760

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

$600

$700

$800 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Millions

of D

ollars

Current $ Constant $ 2010

Income by Source 1999 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 24

$410

$107 $114

$460

$115

$185

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Income from all three categories (net earning dividends interest amp rent transfer payments) increased between 1999 and 2010 in Arkansas County

12

Income by Source County and State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Income

Figure 25

61

15

24

58

17 24

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents receive a slightly larger share of their income from earnings as compared to the average for all Arkansas residents in 2010 Earnings accounted for approximately sixty-one percent whereas transfer payments

accounted for twenty four percent of income

Median Household Income 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 26

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

$37230

$34659

$39801$39267 $38984

$39550

$32000 $33000

$34000

$35000

$36000

$37000 $38000

$39000

$40000

$41000

Estimate Lower Estimate Upper Estimate

County State

Median household income in 2005-2009 was lower in Arkansas County than the state average

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

13

Income

Per Capita Income 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Figure 27

$0

$5000

$10000

$15000

$20000

$25000

$30000

$35000

$40000

$45000

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Constant

$ 2010

County State US

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County per capita income was higher than the State and lower than the US from 1990 to 2010 but grew to the US average in 2010

Per Capita Income 2010 The Natural State

Figure 28

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Per capita incomes were highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas and lowest in some W est amp Northcentral counties in 2010

14

40

Income

Earnings by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 29

Trade

Farm and Farm Services

Government amp Governmenthellip

Other Services

Professional Services

Finance Insurance Informationhellip

Transportation amp Public Utilities

Manufacturing

Construction

Mining

State

County

0 10 20 30

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

The manufacturing sector accounted for over one-third of total earnings in Arkansas County in 2010 and comprised a much larger share of total earnings as compared to the state as a whole

Per Capita Unemployment Insurance Benefits 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 30

Constant

$ 2010

$1200

$1000

$800

$600

$400

$200

$0

County State

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents received per capita unemployment insurance benefits that were substantially higher than the state average from 2000 to 2010

15

Income

Value Added of Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 31

21 12

11 7 7 6 6 6

5 4

3 3 2 2 2 1 1

1 0 0

0 5 10 15 20 25

Food ProductsPaper Products

Fabricated Metal ProductsElectircal Equipment amp Appliances

Machinery Products Plastics amp Rubber ProductsTransportation Equipment

Primary Metal Products Chemical Products

Wood Products Miscellaneous

Petroleum amp Coal Products Nonmetal Mineral Products Furniture amp related Products

Printing amp RelatedBeverage amp Tobacco

Computer amp Other Electronics Textile Mills

Leather amp Allied Textile Products

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Most of the value added in the manufacturing sector in Arkansas came from food paper and fabricated metal products in 2010

Average Weekly Earnings 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 32

$423 $462

$591 $655 $668 $713 $741

$807 $823 $841 $857 $858

$1073 $1082 $1089

$0 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1000 $1200

Apparel Products Leather and Allied Products

Food Products Furniture and Relatedhellip

Wood Products Printing

Machinery Transportation Equipment Fabricated Metal Products Plastics amp Rubber Products Electrical Equipment andhellip

Textile Mill Products Chemical Products

Primary Metal Products Paper Products

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Average weekly earnings in the manufacturing sector ranged from a high of $1089 in the paper products industry to a low of $423 in the apparel industry in 2010

16

Retail

Total Retail Sales 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 33

$216 $210 $217 $231

$250 $261

$276 $286 $286 $295 $291 $281 $272 $270 $277 $281 $281 $274 $257

$235 $242

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

$350 1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Source W oods amp Poole 2011

Arkansas County retail sales grew during 1990s but declined since 1999

Retail Sales Per Capita 2010 The Natural State

Figure 34

Source W oods amp Poole 2011 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Retail sales per capita were highest in counties that are regional trade centers in 2010

17

Poverty

Persons Below Poverty Level 1989 1999 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 35

20

18 1918

16 18

0

3

5

8

10 13

15

18

20

23

1989 1999 2005‐2009

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level remained slightly higher in Arkansas County than the state average in 1989 1999 and 2005-2009

Estimated People Below Poverty Level 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 36

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level was highest in the Delta with many counties having a poverty level over twenty-one percent in the five-year period from 2005 to 2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small population may be large

18

Age Groups amp Estimated Poverty 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Poverty

Figure 37

22

17 19

26

12

18

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

(0‐17) (65 and Over) Total

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger proportion of children lived in poverty than for the population as a whole in the five-year period 2005-2009 Arkansas County had a lower proportion of their children living in poverty than the state average

Proportion of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunch 2009-2010 The Natural State

Figure 38

Source Arkansas Department of Education

There was a wide range in the proportion of students who received free and reduced price school lunches across the seventy-five counties in the 2009-2010 school year Participation rates ranged from thirty-five percent to one-hundred

percent with a higher percentage of youth in the Delta Region counties receiving free and reduced price lunches

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

19

Poverty

Proportion of Population Participating in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program 2010

The Natural State Figure 39

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A larger proportion of people living in the Delta counties and Columbia Jefferson and Lafayette counties participated in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program when compared to people in other parts of the state in 2010

Proportion of Population Medicaid Eligible 2010 The Natural State

Figure 40

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A substantial percentage of the population (between 30 and 51) was eligible for Medicaid in thirty-six counties in 2010 primarily located in the Eastern and Southern parts of the state

20

Infant Mortality Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Health

Figure 41

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The infant mortality rate was highest in the Bradley Crittenden Dallas Newton Ouachita Perry Prairie and Stone counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010

Teen Fertility Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Figure 42

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The teen fertility rate varied from county to county and was highest in some Delta and Coastal Plain counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010 Counties with the highest teen fertility rates included Bradley Crittenden Desha

Hempstead Mississippi Monroe Ouachita Phillips Poinsett St Francis Scott Sevier and Yell counties

21

Households

Female Headed Families 1970 1980 1990 2000 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 43

9

12

15 15

22

10 12

15 13

19

0

5

10

15

20

25

1970 1980 1990 2000 2005‐2009

County State

Source 1970 1980 1990 2000 Census of Population amp 2010 American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

Female headed families as a proportion of total families in Arkansas County increased from nine percent in 1970 to twenty-two percent in 2005-2009 and remained above the state average

Single Head of Family 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 44

Source American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

The Delta counties and the Coastal Plains counties had the highest proportion of families with only a single parent present in 2010

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

22

Current $ Constant $ 2007 $248

$181 $148

$159 $184 $180

$108 $142

$110

$78 $84 $81

$96

Agriculture

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 1978 to 2007 Arkansas County

$300

Figure 45 Million Dollars

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The market value (in constant dollars) of agricultural products sold in Arkansas County fluctuated in a declining trend since 1978 Values decreased from $248 million in 1978 to $180 million in 2007

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 2007 The Natural State

Figure 46

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The two counties with the highest market value of agricultural production were in Northwest Arkansas However many Delta and Highlands counties also ranked high in terms of the market value of agricultural production in 2007

23

Agriculture

Farms amp Farm Sales by Size 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 47

40

11 4

10 12

24

0 1 1 5

13

81

0 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

lt $10000 $10000 to $49999

$50000 to $99999

$100000 to $249999

$250000 to $499999

$500000+ Unknown

Farms

Market Value Ag Products

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

Fifty-five percent of the farms in Arkansas County had sales of less than $100000 in 2007 These farms accounted for less than two percent of total farm sales Twenty four percent of the farms had sales of $500000 or more and these farms

accounted for eighty one percent of total sales

Number of Farms 1964 to 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 48

951

736 748

636 572

490 518 502 539

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1964 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Farms

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The number of farms in Arkansas County declined from 951 in 1964 to 539 in 2007 However the number of farm increased slightly since 1992

Note Due to the lack of available data the unknown column was added for the missing data

24

Source of Farm Income County 1999 2003 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Agriculture

Figure 49

$1

$150

$63

$15 $1

$145

$60

$10$1

$188

$21 $6

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2003 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Crop sales were the major source of farm income for Arkansas County farmers between 1999 and 2010 Income from livestock amp products government payments and imputed amp miscellaneous decreased in this period while income from

crops increased

Source of Farm Income County amp State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 50

0

87

10 3

53

36

4 6

0

20

40

60

80

100

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County farmers received a higher proportion of farm income from crops and government payments when compared to all Arkansas farmers in 2010

25

Agriculture amp Forestry

Farm Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 51

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Farm income from crop sales fluctuated in Arkansas County during 1994 to 2010 Crop sales rose to a high of $271 million in 2008 followed by a decline to $188 million in 2010

$165

$271

$188

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Livestock Crops Government Payment Imputed Income

Timber Output 1999 amp 2009 Arkansas County

Figure 52

Source US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program

Timber output of Arkansas County (in both softwood and hardwood) declined substantially between 1999 and 2009

323 292

3782

1376

4105

1668

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

1999 2009

1000 Cu

bic Feet

Softwood Hardwood Total

26

Area of Timberland by Ownership Class 2010 Arkansas County

Forestry

Figure 53

51

28

114

0 25 50 75 100

125

National Forest System

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Dept of Defense

Other federal

State

County and Municipal

Other Local Govt

Private

Thousand Acres

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

The total timber acreage in Arkansas County was 194100 acres in 2010 Farmersranchers and private individuals owned a large share (over 59) of the timberland in Arkansas County

Percent of Land in Forest By County 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 54

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

Over seventy-five percent of the land area in many Coastal Plain and Ouachita Highland counties qualified as timber acreage in 2010

27

Property Assessment amp Roads

Property Assessments Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 55

Source Arkansas Assessment Coordination Departm ent Little Rock Arkansas 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The average property assessments per person in 2010 varied greatly among Arkansas counties from $7427 to $27781

Miles of County Roads Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 56

Source Road and Street Report Arkansas State Highway Commission

In general sparsely populated counties had more miles of county roads to maintain per person than more densely populated counties in 2010

28

Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

Local Cooperative Extension Office

Delta District

Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

Bradley Calhoun

Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Arkansas County Staff Chair District

Delta District

Name Recruiting Position

Address 1009 Liberty Dr Ozark District

DeWitt AR 72042

Phone 870-946-3231 (office)

Fax 870-946-3061

or

Email arkduaexedu

Ouachita District

For additional copies of the County Profile or information on your county

please contact your County Staff Chair listed above

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Income by Source County and State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Income

Figure 25

61

15

24

58

17 24

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Net Earnings by Residence Dividends Interest amp Rent Transfer Payments

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents receive a slightly larger share of their income from earnings as compared to the average for all Arkansas residents in 2010 Earnings accounted for approximately sixty-one percent whereas transfer payments

accounted for twenty four percent of income

Median Household Income 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 26

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

$37230

$34659

$39801$39267 $38984

$39550

$32000 $33000

$34000

$35000

$36000

$37000 $38000

$39000

$40000

$41000

Estimate Lower Estimate Upper Estimate

County State

Median household income in 2005-2009 was lower in Arkansas County than the state average

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

13

Income

Per Capita Income 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Figure 27

$0

$5000

$10000

$15000

$20000

$25000

$30000

$35000

$40000

$45000

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Constant

$ 2010

County State US

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County per capita income was higher than the State and lower than the US from 1990 to 2010 but grew to the US average in 2010

Per Capita Income 2010 The Natural State

Figure 28

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Per capita incomes were highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas and lowest in some W est amp Northcentral counties in 2010

14

40

Income

Earnings by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 29

Trade

Farm and Farm Services

Government amp Governmenthellip

Other Services

Professional Services

Finance Insurance Informationhellip

Transportation amp Public Utilities

Manufacturing

Construction

Mining

State

County

0 10 20 30

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

The manufacturing sector accounted for over one-third of total earnings in Arkansas County in 2010 and comprised a much larger share of total earnings as compared to the state as a whole

Per Capita Unemployment Insurance Benefits 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 30

Constant

$ 2010

$1200

$1000

$800

$600

$400

$200

$0

County State

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents received per capita unemployment insurance benefits that were substantially higher than the state average from 2000 to 2010

15

Income

Value Added of Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 31

21 12

11 7 7 6 6 6

5 4

3 3 2 2 2 1 1

1 0 0

0 5 10 15 20 25

Food ProductsPaper Products

Fabricated Metal ProductsElectircal Equipment amp Appliances

Machinery Products Plastics amp Rubber ProductsTransportation Equipment

Primary Metal Products Chemical Products

Wood Products Miscellaneous

Petroleum amp Coal Products Nonmetal Mineral Products Furniture amp related Products

Printing amp RelatedBeverage amp Tobacco

Computer amp Other Electronics Textile Mills

Leather amp Allied Textile Products

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Most of the value added in the manufacturing sector in Arkansas came from food paper and fabricated metal products in 2010

Average Weekly Earnings 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 32

$423 $462

$591 $655 $668 $713 $741

$807 $823 $841 $857 $858

$1073 $1082 $1089

$0 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1000 $1200

Apparel Products Leather and Allied Products

Food Products Furniture and Relatedhellip

Wood Products Printing

Machinery Transportation Equipment Fabricated Metal Products Plastics amp Rubber Products Electrical Equipment andhellip

Textile Mill Products Chemical Products

Primary Metal Products Paper Products

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Average weekly earnings in the manufacturing sector ranged from a high of $1089 in the paper products industry to a low of $423 in the apparel industry in 2010

16

Retail

Total Retail Sales 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 33

$216 $210 $217 $231

$250 $261

$276 $286 $286 $295 $291 $281 $272 $270 $277 $281 $281 $274 $257

$235 $242

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

$350 1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Source W oods amp Poole 2011

Arkansas County retail sales grew during 1990s but declined since 1999

Retail Sales Per Capita 2010 The Natural State

Figure 34

Source W oods amp Poole 2011 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Retail sales per capita were highest in counties that are regional trade centers in 2010

17

Poverty

Persons Below Poverty Level 1989 1999 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 35

20

18 1918

16 18

0

3

5

8

10 13

15

18

20

23

1989 1999 2005‐2009

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level remained slightly higher in Arkansas County than the state average in 1989 1999 and 2005-2009

Estimated People Below Poverty Level 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 36

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level was highest in the Delta with many counties having a poverty level over twenty-one percent in the five-year period from 2005 to 2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small population may be large

18

Age Groups amp Estimated Poverty 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Poverty

Figure 37

22

17 19

26

12

18

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

(0‐17) (65 and Over) Total

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger proportion of children lived in poverty than for the population as a whole in the five-year period 2005-2009 Arkansas County had a lower proportion of their children living in poverty than the state average

Proportion of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunch 2009-2010 The Natural State

Figure 38

Source Arkansas Department of Education

There was a wide range in the proportion of students who received free and reduced price school lunches across the seventy-five counties in the 2009-2010 school year Participation rates ranged from thirty-five percent to one-hundred

percent with a higher percentage of youth in the Delta Region counties receiving free and reduced price lunches

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

19

Poverty

Proportion of Population Participating in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program 2010

The Natural State Figure 39

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A larger proportion of people living in the Delta counties and Columbia Jefferson and Lafayette counties participated in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program when compared to people in other parts of the state in 2010

Proportion of Population Medicaid Eligible 2010 The Natural State

Figure 40

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A substantial percentage of the population (between 30 and 51) was eligible for Medicaid in thirty-six counties in 2010 primarily located in the Eastern and Southern parts of the state

20

Infant Mortality Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Health

Figure 41

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The infant mortality rate was highest in the Bradley Crittenden Dallas Newton Ouachita Perry Prairie and Stone counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010

Teen Fertility Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Figure 42

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The teen fertility rate varied from county to county and was highest in some Delta and Coastal Plain counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010 Counties with the highest teen fertility rates included Bradley Crittenden Desha

Hempstead Mississippi Monroe Ouachita Phillips Poinsett St Francis Scott Sevier and Yell counties

21

Households

Female Headed Families 1970 1980 1990 2000 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 43

9

12

15 15

22

10 12

15 13

19

0

5

10

15

20

25

1970 1980 1990 2000 2005‐2009

County State

Source 1970 1980 1990 2000 Census of Population amp 2010 American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

Female headed families as a proportion of total families in Arkansas County increased from nine percent in 1970 to twenty-two percent in 2005-2009 and remained above the state average

Single Head of Family 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 44

Source American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

The Delta counties and the Coastal Plains counties had the highest proportion of families with only a single parent present in 2010

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

22

Current $ Constant $ 2007 $248

$181 $148

$159 $184 $180

$108 $142

$110

$78 $84 $81

$96

Agriculture

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 1978 to 2007 Arkansas County

$300

Figure 45 Million Dollars

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The market value (in constant dollars) of agricultural products sold in Arkansas County fluctuated in a declining trend since 1978 Values decreased from $248 million in 1978 to $180 million in 2007

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 2007 The Natural State

Figure 46

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The two counties with the highest market value of agricultural production were in Northwest Arkansas However many Delta and Highlands counties also ranked high in terms of the market value of agricultural production in 2007

23

Agriculture

Farms amp Farm Sales by Size 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 47

40

11 4

10 12

24

0 1 1 5

13

81

0 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

lt $10000 $10000 to $49999

$50000 to $99999

$100000 to $249999

$250000 to $499999

$500000+ Unknown

Farms

Market Value Ag Products

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

Fifty-five percent of the farms in Arkansas County had sales of less than $100000 in 2007 These farms accounted for less than two percent of total farm sales Twenty four percent of the farms had sales of $500000 or more and these farms

accounted for eighty one percent of total sales

Number of Farms 1964 to 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 48

951

736 748

636 572

490 518 502 539

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1964 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Farms

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The number of farms in Arkansas County declined from 951 in 1964 to 539 in 2007 However the number of farm increased slightly since 1992

Note Due to the lack of available data the unknown column was added for the missing data

24

Source of Farm Income County 1999 2003 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Agriculture

Figure 49

$1

$150

$63

$15 $1

$145

$60

$10$1

$188

$21 $6

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2003 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Crop sales were the major source of farm income for Arkansas County farmers between 1999 and 2010 Income from livestock amp products government payments and imputed amp miscellaneous decreased in this period while income from

crops increased

Source of Farm Income County amp State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 50

0

87

10 3

53

36

4 6

0

20

40

60

80

100

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County farmers received a higher proportion of farm income from crops and government payments when compared to all Arkansas farmers in 2010

25

Agriculture amp Forestry

Farm Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 51

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Farm income from crop sales fluctuated in Arkansas County during 1994 to 2010 Crop sales rose to a high of $271 million in 2008 followed by a decline to $188 million in 2010

$165

$271

$188

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Livestock Crops Government Payment Imputed Income

Timber Output 1999 amp 2009 Arkansas County

Figure 52

Source US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program

Timber output of Arkansas County (in both softwood and hardwood) declined substantially between 1999 and 2009

323 292

3782

1376

4105

1668

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

1999 2009

1000 Cu

bic Feet

Softwood Hardwood Total

26

Area of Timberland by Ownership Class 2010 Arkansas County

Forestry

Figure 53

51

28

114

0 25 50 75 100

125

National Forest System

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Dept of Defense

Other federal

State

County and Municipal

Other Local Govt

Private

Thousand Acres

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

The total timber acreage in Arkansas County was 194100 acres in 2010 Farmersranchers and private individuals owned a large share (over 59) of the timberland in Arkansas County

Percent of Land in Forest By County 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 54

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

Over seventy-five percent of the land area in many Coastal Plain and Ouachita Highland counties qualified as timber acreage in 2010

27

Property Assessment amp Roads

Property Assessments Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 55

Source Arkansas Assessment Coordination Departm ent Little Rock Arkansas 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The average property assessments per person in 2010 varied greatly among Arkansas counties from $7427 to $27781

Miles of County Roads Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 56

Source Road and Street Report Arkansas State Highway Commission

In general sparsely populated counties had more miles of county roads to maintain per person than more densely populated counties in 2010

28

Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

Local Cooperative Extension Office

Delta District

Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

Bradley Calhoun

Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Arkansas County Staff Chair District

Delta District

Name Recruiting Position

Address 1009 Liberty Dr Ozark District

DeWitt AR 72042

Phone 870-946-3231 (office)

Fax 870-946-3061

or

Email arkduaexedu

Ouachita District

For additional copies of the County Profile or information on your county

please contact your County Staff Chair listed above

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Page 21: County Profile 2013 - Arkansas County - CP1 · CP1 Arkansas County. ARKANSAS COUNTY PROFILE 2013 Arkansas Ashley Baxter Benton Boone Bradley Calhoun Carroll Chicot Clark Clay Cleburne

Income

Per Capita Income 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County State amp United States

Figure 27

$0

$5000

$10000

$15000

$20000

$25000

$30000

$35000

$40000

$45000

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Constant

$ 2010

County State US

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County per capita income was higher than the State and lower than the US from 1990 to 2010 but grew to the US average in 2010

Per Capita Income 2010 The Natural State

Figure 28

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Per capita incomes were highest in Central amp Northwest Arkansas and lowest in some W est amp Northcentral counties in 2010

14

40

Income

Earnings by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 29

Trade

Farm and Farm Services

Government amp Governmenthellip

Other Services

Professional Services

Finance Insurance Informationhellip

Transportation amp Public Utilities

Manufacturing

Construction

Mining

State

County

0 10 20 30

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

The manufacturing sector accounted for over one-third of total earnings in Arkansas County in 2010 and comprised a much larger share of total earnings as compared to the state as a whole

Per Capita Unemployment Insurance Benefits 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 30

Constant

$ 2010

$1200

$1000

$800

$600

$400

$200

$0

County State

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents received per capita unemployment insurance benefits that were substantially higher than the state average from 2000 to 2010

15

Income

Value Added of Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 31

21 12

11 7 7 6 6 6

5 4

3 3 2 2 2 1 1

1 0 0

0 5 10 15 20 25

Food ProductsPaper Products

Fabricated Metal ProductsElectircal Equipment amp Appliances

Machinery Products Plastics amp Rubber ProductsTransportation Equipment

Primary Metal Products Chemical Products

Wood Products Miscellaneous

Petroleum amp Coal Products Nonmetal Mineral Products Furniture amp related Products

Printing amp RelatedBeverage amp Tobacco

Computer amp Other Electronics Textile Mills

Leather amp Allied Textile Products

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Most of the value added in the manufacturing sector in Arkansas came from food paper and fabricated metal products in 2010

Average Weekly Earnings 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 32

$423 $462

$591 $655 $668 $713 $741

$807 $823 $841 $857 $858

$1073 $1082 $1089

$0 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1000 $1200

Apparel Products Leather and Allied Products

Food Products Furniture and Relatedhellip

Wood Products Printing

Machinery Transportation Equipment Fabricated Metal Products Plastics amp Rubber Products Electrical Equipment andhellip

Textile Mill Products Chemical Products

Primary Metal Products Paper Products

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Average weekly earnings in the manufacturing sector ranged from a high of $1089 in the paper products industry to a low of $423 in the apparel industry in 2010

16

Retail

Total Retail Sales 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 33

$216 $210 $217 $231

$250 $261

$276 $286 $286 $295 $291 $281 $272 $270 $277 $281 $281 $274 $257

$235 $242

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

$350 1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Source W oods amp Poole 2011

Arkansas County retail sales grew during 1990s but declined since 1999

Retail Sales Per Capita 2010 The Natural State

Figure 34

Source W oods amp Poole 2011 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Retail sales per capita were highest in counties that are regional trade centers in 2010

17

Poverty

Persons Below Poverty Level 1989 1999 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 35

20

18 1918

16 18

0

3

5

8

10 13

15

18

20

23

1989 1999 2005‐2009

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level remained slightly higher in Arkansas County than the state average in 1989 1999 and 2005-2009

Estimated People Below Poverty Level 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 36

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level was highest in the Delta with many counties having a poverty level over twenty-one percent in the five-year period from 2005 to 2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small population may be large

18

Age Groups amp Estimated Poverty 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Poverty

Figure 37

22

17 19

26

12

18

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

(0‐17) (65 and Over) Total

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger proportion of children lived in poverty than for the population as a whole in the five-year period 2005-2009 Arkansas County had a lower proportion of their children living in poverty than the state average

Proportion of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunch 2009-2010 The Natural State

Figure 38

Source Arkansas Department of Education

There was a wide range in the proportion of students who received free and reduced price school lunches across the seventy-five counties in the 2009-2010 school year Participation rates ranged from thirty-five percent to one-hundred

percent with a higher percentage of youth in the Delta Region counties receiving free and reduced price lunches

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

19

Poverty

Proportion of Population Participating in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program 2010

The Natural State Figure 39

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A larger proportion of people living in the Delta counties and Columbia Jefferson and Lafayette counties participated in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program when compared to people in other parts of the state in 2010

Proportion of Population Medicaid Eligible 2010 The Natural State

Figure 40

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A substantial percentage of the population (between 30 and 51) was eligible for Medicaid in thirty-six counties in 2010 primarily located in the Eastern and Southern parts of the state

20

Infant Mortality Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Health

Figure 41

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The infant mortality rate was highest in the Bradley Crittenden Dallas Newton Ouachita Perry Prairie and Stone counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010

Teen Fertility Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Figure 42

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The teen fertility rate varied from county to county and was highest in some Delta and Coastal Plain counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010 Counties with the highest teen fertility rates included Bradley Crittenden Desha

Hempstead Mississippi Monroe Ouachita Phillips Poinsett St Francis Scott Sevier and Yell counties

21

Households

Female Headed Families 1970 1980 1990 2000 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 43

9

12

15 15

22

10 12

15 13

19

0

5

10

15

20

25

1970 1980 1990 2000 2005‐2009

County State

Source 1970 1980 1990 2000 Census of Population amp 2010 American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

Female headed families as a proportion of total families in Arkansas County increased from nine percent in 1970 to twenty-two percent in 2005-2009 and remained above the state average

Single Head of Family 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 44

Source American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

The Delta counties and the Coastal Plains counties had the highest proportion of families with only a single parent present in 2010

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

22

Current $ Constant $ 2007 $248

$181 $148

$159 $184 $180

$108 $142

$110

$78 $84 $81

$96

Agriculture

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 1978 to 2007 Arkansas County

$300

Figure 45 Million Dollars

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The market value (in constant dollars) of agricultural products sold in Arkansas County fluctuated in a declining trend since 1978 Values decreased from $248 million in 1978 to $180 million in 2007

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 2007 The Natural State

Figure 46

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The two counties with the highest market value of agricultural production were in Northwest Arkansas However many Delta and Highlands counties also ranked high in terms of the market value of agricultural production in 2007

23

Agriculture

Farms amp Farm Sales by Size 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 47

40

11 4

10 12

24

0 1 1 5

13

81

0 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

lt $10000 $10000 to $49999

$50000 to $99999

$100000 to $249999

$250000 to $499999

$500000+ Unknown

Farms

Market Value Ag Products

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

Fifty-five percent of the farms in Arkansas County had sales of less than $100000 in 2007 These farms accounted for less than two percent of total farm sales Twenty four percent of the farms had sales of $500000 or more and these farms

accounted for eighty one percent of total sales

Number of Farms 1964 to 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 48

951

736 748

636 572

490 518 502 539

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1964 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Farms

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The number of farms in Arkansas County declined from 951 in 1964 to 539 in 2007 However the number of farm increased slightly since 1992

Note Due to the lack of available data the unknown column was added for the missing data

24

Source of Farm Income County 1999 2003 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Agriculture

Figure 49

$1

$150

$63

$15 $1

$145

$60

$10$1

$188

$21 $6

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2003 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Crop sales were the major source of farm income for Arkansas County farmers between 1999 and 2010 Income from livestock amp products government payments and imputed amp miscellaneous decreased in this period while income from

crops increased

Source of Farm Income County amp State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 50

0

87

10 3

53

36

4 6

0

20

40

60

80

100

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County farmers received a higher proportion of farm income from crops and government payments when compared to all Arkansas farmers in 2010

25

Agriculture amp Forestry

Farm Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 51

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Farm income from crop sales fluctuated in Arkansas County during 1994 to 2010 Crop sales rose to a high of $271 million in 2008 followed by a decline to $188 million in 2010

$165

$271

$188

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Livestock Crops Government Payment Imputed Income

Timber Output 1999 amp 2009 Arkansas County

Figure 52

Source US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program

Timber output of Arkansas County (in both softwood and hardwood) declined substantially between 1999 and 2009

323 292

3782

1376

4105

1668

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

1999 2009

1000 Cu

bic Feet

Softwood Hardwood Total

26

Area of Timberland by Ownership Class 2010 Arkansas County

Forestry

Figure 53

51

28

114

0 25 50 75 100

125

National Forest System

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Dept of Defense

Other federal

State

County and Municipal

Other Local Govt

Private

Thousand Acres

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

The total timber acreage in Arkansas County was 194100 acres in 2010 Farmersranchers and private individuals owned a large share (over 59) of the timberland in Arkansas County

Percent of Land in Forest By County 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 54

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

Over seventy-five percent of the land area in many Coastal Plain and Ouachita Highland counties qualified as timber acreage in 2010

27

Property Assessment amp Roads

Property Assessments Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 55

Source Arkansas Assessment Coordination Departm ent Little Rock Arkansas 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The average property assessments per person in 2010 varied greatly among Arkansas counties from $7427 to $27781

Miles of County Roads Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 56

Source Road and Street Report Arkansas State Highway Commission

In general sparsely populated counties had more miles of county roads to maintain per person than more densely populated counties in 2010

28

Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

Local Cooperative Extension Office

Delta District

Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

Bradley Calhoun

Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Arkansas County Staff Chair District

Delta District

Name Recruiting Position

Address 1009 Liberty Dr Ozark District

DeWitt AR 72042

Phone 870-946-3231 (office)

Fax 870-946-3061

or

Email arkduaexedu

Ouachita District

For additional copies of the County Profile or information on your county

please contact your County Staff Chair listed above

A r k a n s a s I s O u r C a m p u s

Visit our web sites at

httpuaexedu httpwwwarcommunitiesorg

httpwwwfacebookcomUACommunityDevelopment

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Printed by University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service Printing Services Little Rock

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40

Income

Earnings by Sector 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 29

Trade

Farm and Farm Services

Government amp Governmenthellip

Other Services

Professional Services

Finance Insurance Informationhellip

Transportation amp Public Utilities

Manufacturing

Construction

Mining

State

County

0 10 20 30

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

The manufacturing sector accounted for over one-third of total earnings in Arkansas County in 2010 and comprised a much larger share of total earnings as compared to the state as a whole

Per Capita Unemployment Insurance Benefits 2000 to 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 30

Constant

$ 2010

$1200

$1000

$800

$600

$400

$200

$0

County State

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source Regional Economic Profiles Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County residents received per capita unemployment insurance benefits that were substantially higher than the state average from 2000 to 2010

15

Income

Value Added of Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 31

21 12

11 7 7 6 6 6

5 4

3 3 2 2 2 1 1

1 0 0

0 5 10 15 20 25

Food ProductsPaper Products

Fabricated Metal ProductsElectircal Equipment amp Appliances

Machinery Products Plastics amp Rubber ProductsTransportation Equipment

Primary Metal Products Chemical Products

Wood Products Miscellaneous

Petroleum amp Coal Products Nonmetal Mineral Products Furniture amp related Products

Printing amp RelatedBeverage amp Tobacco

Computer amp Other Electronics Textile Mills

Leather amp Allied Textile Products

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Most of the value added in the manufacturing sector in Arkansas came from food paper and fabricated metal products in 2010

Average Weekly Earnings 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 32

$423 $462

$591 $655 $668 $713 $741

$807 $823 $841 $857 $858

$1073 $1082 $1089

$0 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1000 $1200

Apparel Products Leather and Allied Products

Food Products Furniture and Relatedhellip

Wood Products Printing

Machinery Transportation Equipment Fabricated Metal Products Plastics amp Rubber Products Electrical Equipment andhellip

Textile Mill Products Chemical Products

Primary Metal Products Paper Products

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Average weekly earnings in the manufacturing sector ranged from a high of $1089 in the paper products industry to a low of $423 in the apparel industry in 2010

16

Retail

Total Retail Sales 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 33

$216 $210 $217 $231

$250 $261

$276 $286 $286 $295 $291 $281 $272 $270 $277 $281 $281 $274 $257

$235 $242

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

$350 1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Source W oods amp Poole 2011

Arkansas County retail sales grew during 1990s but declined since 1999

Retail Sales Per Capita 2010 The Natural State

Figure 34

Source W oods amp Poole 2011 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Retail sales per capita were highest in counties that are regional trade centers in 2010

17

Poverty

Persons Below Poverty Level 1989 1999 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 35

20

18 1918

16 18

0

3

5

8

10 13

15

18

20

23

1989 1999 2005‐2009

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level remained slightly higher in Arkansas County than the state average in 1989 1999 and 2005-2009

Estimated People Below Poverty Level 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 36

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level was highest in the Delta with many counties having a poverty level over twenty-one percent in the five-year period from 2005 to 2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small population may be large

18

Age Groups amp Estimated Poverty 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Poverty

Figure 37

22

17 19

26

12

18

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

(0‐17) (65 and Over) Total

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger proportion of children lived in poverty than for the population as a whole in the five-year period 2005-2009 Arkansas County had a lower proportion of their children living in poverty than the state average

Proportion of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunch 2009-2010 The Natural State

Figure 38

Source Arkansas Department of Education

There was a wide range in the proportion of students who received free and reduced price school lunches across the seventy-five counties in the 2009-2010 school year Participation rates ranged from thirty-five percent to one-hundred

percent with a higher percentage of youth in the Delta Region counties receiving free and reduced price lunches

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

19

Poverty

Proportion of Population Participating in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program 2010

The Natural State Figure 39

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A larger proportion of people living in the Delta counties and Columbia Jefferson and Lafayette counties participated in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program when compared to people in other parts of the state in 2010

Proportion of Population Medicaid Eligible 2010 The Natural State

Figure 40

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A substantial percentage of the population (between 30 and 51) was eligible for Medicaid in thirty-six counties in 2010 primarily located in the Eastern and Southern parts of the state

20

Infant Mortality Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Health

Figure 41

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The infant mortality rate was highest in the Bradley Crittenden Dallas Newton Ouachita Perry Prairie and Stone counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010

Teen Fertility Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Figure 42

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The teen fertility rate varied from county to county and was highest in some Delta and Coastal Plain counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010 Counties with the highest teen fertility rates included Bradley Crittenden Desha

Hempstead Mississippi Monroe Ouachita Phillips Poinsett St Francis Scott Sevier and Yell counties

21

Households

Female Headed Families 1970 1980 1990 2000 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 43

9

12

15 15

22

10 12

15 13

19

0

5

10

15

20

25

1970 1980 1990 2000 2005‐2009

County State

Source 1970 1980 1990 2000 Census of Population amp 2010 American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

Female headed families as a proportion of total families in Arkansas County increased from nine percent in 1970 to twenty-two percent in 2005-2009 and remained above the state average

Single Head of Family 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 44

Source American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

The Delta counties and the Coastal Plains counties had the highest proportion of families with only a single parent present in 2010

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

22

Current $ Constant $ 2007 $248

$181 $148

$159 $184 $180

$108 $142

$110

$78 $84 $81

$96

Agriculture

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 1978 to 2007 Arkansas County

$300

Figure 45 Million Dollars

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The market value (in constant dollars) of agricultural products sold in Arkansas County fluctuated in a declining trend since 1978 Values decreased from $248 million in 1978 to $180 million in 2007

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 2007 The Natural State

Figure 46

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The two counties with the highest market value of agricultural production were in Northwest Arkansas However many Delta and Highlands counties also ranked high in terms of the market value of agricultural production in 2007

23

Agriculture

Farms amp Farm Sales by Size 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 47

40

11 4

10 12

24

0 1 1 5

13

81

0 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

lt $10000 $10000 to $49999

$50000 to $99999

$100000 to $249999

$250000 to $499999

$500000+ Unknown

Farms

Market Value Ag Products

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

Fifty-five percent of the farms in Arkansas County had sales of less than $100000 in 2007 These farms accounted for less than two percent of total farm sales Twenty four percent of the farms had sales of $500000 or more and these farms

accounted for eighty one percent of total sales

Number of Farms 1964 to 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 48

951

736 748

636 572

490 518 502 539

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1964 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Farms

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The number of farms in Arkansas County declined from 951 in 1964 to 539 in 2007 However the number of farm increased slightly since 1992

Note Due to the lack of available data the unknown column was added for the missing data

24

Source of Farm Income County 1999 2003 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Agriculture

Figure 49

$1

$150

$63

$15 $1

$145

$60

$10$1

$188

$21 $6

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2003 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Crop sales were the major source of farm income for Arkansas County farmers between 1999 and 2010 Income from livestock amp products government payments and imputed amp miscellaneous decreased in this period while income from

crops increased

Source of Farm Income County amp State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 50

0

87

10 3

53

36

4 6

0

20

40

60

80

100

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County farmers received a higher proportion of farm income from crops and government payments when compared to all Arkansas farmers in 2010

25

Agriculture amp Forestry

Farm Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 51

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Farm income from crop sales fluctuated in Arkansas County during 1994 to 2010 Crop sales rose to a high of $271 million in 2008 followed by a decline to $188 million in 2010

$165

$271

$188

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Livestock Crops Government Payment Imputed Income

Timber Output 1999 amp 2009 Arkansas County

Figure 52

Source US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program

Timber output of Arkansas County (in both softwood and hardwood) declined substantially between 1999 and 2009

323 292

3782

1376

4105

1668

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

1999 2009

1000 Cu

bic Feet

Softwood Hardwood Total

26

Area of Timberland by Ownership Class 2010 Arkansas County

Forestry

Figure 53

51

28

114

0 25 50 75 100

125

National Forest System

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Dept of Defense

Other federal

State

County and Municipal

Other Local Govt

Private

Thousand Acres

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

The total timber acreage in Arkansas County was 194100 acres in 2010 Farmersranchers and private individuals owned a large share (over 59) of the timberland in Arkansas County

Percent of Land in Forest By County 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 54

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

Over seventy-five percent of the land area in many Coastal Plain and Ouachita Highland counties qualified as timber acreage in 2010

27

Property Assessment amp Roads

Property Assessments Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 55

Source Arkansas Assessment Coordination Departm ent Little Rock Arkansas 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The average property assessments per person in 2010 varied greatly among Arkansas counties from $7427 to $27781

Miles of County Roads Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 56

Source Road and Street Report Arkansas State Highway Commission

In general sparsely populated counties had more miles of county roads to maintain per person than more densely populated counties in 2010

28

Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

Local Cooperative Extension Office

Delta District

Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

Bradley Calhoun

Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Arkansas County Staff Chair District

Delta District

Name Recruiting Position

Address 1009 Liberty Dr Ozark District

DeWitt AR 72042

Phone 870-946-3231 (office)

Fax 870-946-3061

or

Email arkduaexedu

Ouachita District

For additional copies of the County Profile or information on your county

please contact your County Staff Chair listed above

A r k a n s a s I s O u r C a m p u s

Visit our web sites at

httpuaexedu httpwwwarcommunitiesorg

httpwwwfacebookcomUACommunityDevelopment

University of Arkansas United States Department of Agriculture and County Governments Cooperating

Printed by University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service Printing Services Little Rock

The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race color national origin religion gender age disability marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status and is

an Affirmative ActionEqual Opportunity Employer

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Income

Value Added of Manufacturing Sectors 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 31

21 12

11 7 7 6 6 6

5 4

3 3 2 2 2 1 1

1 0 0

0 5 10 15 20 25

Food ProductsPaper Products

Fabricated Metal ProductsElectircal Equipment amp Appliances

Machinery Products Plastics amp Rubber ProductsTransportation Equipment

Primary Metal Products Chemical Products

Wood Products Miscellaneous

Petroleum amp Coal Products Nonmetal Mineral Products Furniture amp related Products

Printing amp RelatedBeverage amp Tobacco

Computer amp Other Electronics Textile Mills

Leather amp Allied Textile Products

Source Minnesota IMPLAN Group Inc

Most of the value added in the manufacturing sector in Arkansas came from food paper and fabricated metal products in 2010

Average Weekly Earnings 2010 Arkansas State

Figure 32

$423 $462

$591 $655 $668 $713 $741

$807 $823 $841 $857 $858

$1073 $1082 $1089

$0 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1000 $1200

Apparel Products Leather and Allied Products

Food Products Furniture and Relatedhellip

Wood Products Printing

Machinery Transportation Equipment Fabricated Metal Products Plastics amp Rubber Products Electrical Equipment andhellip

Textile Mill Products Chemical Products

Primary Metal Products Paper Products

Source Labor Market Inform ation Arkansas Em ployment Security Department

Average weekly earnings in the manufacturing sector ranged from a high of $1089 in the paper products industry to a low of $423 in the apparel industry in 2010

16

Retail

Total Retail Sales 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 33

$216 $210 $217 $231

$250 $261

$276 $286 $286 $295 $291 $281 $272 $270 $277 $281 $281 $274 $257

$235 $242

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

$350 1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Source W oods amp Poole 2011

Arkansas County retail sales grew during 1990s but declined since 1999

Retail Sales Per Capita 2010 The Natural State

Figure 34

Source W oods amp Poole 2011 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Retail sales per capita were highest in counties that are regional trade centers in 2010

17

Poverty

Persons Below Poverty Level 1989 1999 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 35

20

18 1918

16 18

0

3

5

8

10 13

15

18

20

23

1989 1999 2005‐2009

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level remained slightly higher in Arkansas County than the state average in 1989 1999 and 2005-2009

Estimated People Below Poverty Level 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 36

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level was highest in the Delta with many counties having a poverty level over twenty-one percent in the five-year period from 2005 to 2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small population may be large

18

Age Groups amp Estimated Poverty 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Poverty

Figure 37

22

17 19

26

12

18

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

(0‐17) (65 and Over) Total

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger proportion of children lived in poverty than for the population as a whole in the five-year period 2005-2009 Arkansas County had a lower proportion of their children living in poverty than the state average

Proportion of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunch 2009-2010 The Natural State

Figure 38

Source Arkansas Department of Education

There was a wide range in the proportion of students who received free and reduced price school lunches across the seventy-five counties in the 2009-2010 school year Participation rates ranged from thirty-five percent to one-hundred

percent with a higher percentage of youth in the Delta Region counties receiving free and reduced price lunches

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

19

Poverty

Proportion of Population Participating in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program 2010

The Natural State Figure 39

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A larger proportion of people living in the Delta counties and Columbia Jefferson and Lafayette counties participated in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program when compared to people in other parts of the state in 2010

Proportion of Population Medicaid Eligible 2010 The Natural State

Figure 40

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A substantial percentage of the population (between 30 and 51) was eligible for Medicaid in thirty-six counties in 2010 primarily located in the Eastern and Southern parts of the state

20

Infant Mortality Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Health

Figure 41

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The infant mortality rate was highest in the Bradley Crittenden Dallas Newton Ouachita Perry Prairie and Stone counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010

Teen Fertility Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Figure 42

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The teen fertility rate varied from county to county and was highest in some Delta and Coastal Plain counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010 Counties with the highest teen fertility rates included Bradley Crittenden Desha

Hempstead Mississippi Monroe Ouachita Phillips Poinsett St Francis Scott Sevier and Yell counties

21

Households

Female Headed Families 1970 1980 1990 2000 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 43

9

12

15 15

22

10 12

15 13

19

0

5

10

15

20

25

1970 1980 1990 2000 2005‐2009

County State

Source 1970 1980 1990 2000 Census of Population amp 2010 American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

Female headed families as a proportion of total families in Arkansas County increased from nine percent in 1970 to twenty-two percent in 2005-2009 and remained above the state average

Single Head of Family 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 44

Source American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

The Delta counties and the Coastal Plains counties had the highest proportion of families with only a single parent present in 2010

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

22

Current $ Constant $ 2007 $248

$181 $148

$159 $184 $180

$108 $142

$110

$78 $84 $81

$96

Agriculture

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 1978 to 2007 Arkansas County

$300

Figure 45 Million Dollars

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The market value (in constant dollars) of agricultural products sold in Arkansas County fluctuated in a declining trend since 1978 Values decreased from $248 million in 1978 to $180 million in 2007

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 2007 The Natural State

Figure 46

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The two counties with the highest market value of agricultural production were in Northwest Arkansas However many Delta and Highlands counties also ranked high in terms of the market value of agricultural production in 2007

23

Agriculture

Farms amp Farm Sales by Size 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 47

40

11 4

10 12

24

0 1 1 5

13

81

0 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

lt $10000 $10000 to $49999

$50000 to $99999

$100000 to $249999

$250000 to $499999

$500000+ Unknown

Farms

Market Value Ag Products

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

Fifty-five percent of the farms in Arkansas County had sales of less than $100000 in 2007 These farms accounted for less than two percent of total farm sales Twenty four percent of the farms had sales of $500000 or more and these farms

accounted for eighty one percent of total sales

Number of Farms 1964 to 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 48

951

736 748

636 572

490 518 502 539

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1964 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Farms

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The number of farms in Arkansas County declined from 951 in 1964 to 539 in 2007 However the number of farm increased slightly since 1992

Note Due to the lack of available data the unknown column was added for the missing data

24

Source of Farm Income County 1999 2003 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Agriculture

Figure 49

$1

$150

$63

$15 $1

$145

$60

$10$1

$188

$21 $6

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2003 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Crop sales were the major source of farm income for Arkansas County farmers between 1999 and 2010 Income from livestock amp products government payments and imputed amp miscellaneous decreased in this period while income from

crops increased

Source of Farm Income County amp State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 50

0

87

10 3

53

36

4 6

0

20

40

60

80

100

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County farmers received a higher proportion of farm income from crops and government payments when compared to all Arkansas farmers in 2010

25

Agriculture amp Forestry

Farm Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 51

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Farm income from crop sales fluctuated in Arkansas County during 1994 to 2010 Crop sales rose to a high of $271 million in 2008 followed by a decline to $188 million in 2010

$165

$271

$188

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Livestock Crops Government Payment Imputed Income

Timber Output 1999 amp 2009 Arkansas County

Figure 52

Source US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program

Timber output of Arkansas County (in both softwood and hardwood) declined substantially between 1999 and 2009

323 292

3782

1376

4105

1668

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

1999 2009

1000 Cu

bic Feet

Softwood Hardwood Total

26

Area of Timberland by Ownership Class 2010 Arkansas County

Forestry

Figure 53

51

28

114

0 25 50 75 100

125

National Forest System

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Dept of Defense

Other federal

State

County and Municipal

Other Local Govt

Private

Thousand Acres

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

The total timber acreage in Arkansas County was 194100 acres in 2010 Farmersranchers and private individuals owned a large share (over 59) of the timberland in Arkansas County

Percent of Land in Forest By County 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 54

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

Over seventy-five percent of the land area in many Coastal Plain and Ouachita Highland counties qualified as timber acreage in 2010

27

Property Assessment amp Roads

Property Assessments Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 55

Source Arkansas Assessment Coordination Departm ent Little Rock Arkansas 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The average property assessments per person in 2010 varied greatly among Arkansas counties from $7427 to $27781

Miles of County Roads Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 56

Source Road and Street Report Arkansas State Highway Commission

In general sparsely populated counties had more miles of county roads to maintain per person than more densely populated counties in 2010

28

Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

Local Cooperative Extension Office

Delta District

Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

Bradley Calhoun

Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Arkansas County Staff Chair District

Delta District

Name Recruiting Position

Address 1009 Liberty Dr Ozark District

DeWitt AR 72042

Phone 870-946-3231 (office)

Fax 870-946-3061

or

Email arkduaexedu

Ouachita District

For additional copies of the County Profile or information on your county

please contact your County Staff Chair listed above

A r k a n s a s I s O u r C a m p u s

Visit our web sites at

httpuaexedu httpwwwarcommunitiesorg

httpwwwfacebookcomUACommunityDevelopment

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Printed by University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service Printing Services Little Rock

The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race color national origin religion gender age disability marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status and is

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Retail

Total Retail Sales 1990 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 33

$216 $210 $217 $231

$250 $261

$276 $286 $286 $295 $291 $281 $272 $270 $277 $281 $281 $274 $257

$235 $242

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

$350 1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Source W oods amp Poole 2011

Arkansas County retail sales grew during 1990s but declined since 1999

Retail Sales Per Capita 2010 The Natural State

Figure 34

Source W oods amp Poole 2011 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

Retail sales per capita were highest in counties that are regional trade centers in 2010

17

Poverty

Persons Below Poverty Level 1989 1999 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 35

20

18 1918

16 18

0

3

5

8

10 13

15

18

20

23

1989 1999 2005‐2009

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level remained slightly higher in Arkansas County than the state average in 1989 1999 and 2005-2009

Estimated People Below Poverty Level 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 36

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level was highest in the Delta with many counties having a poverty level over twenty-one percent in the five-year period from 2005 to 2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small population may be large

18

Age Groups amp Estimated Poverty 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Poverty

Figure 37

22

17 19

26

12

18

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

(0‐17) (65 and Over) Total

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger proportion of children lived in poverty than for the population as a whole in the five-year period 2005-2009 Arkansas County had a lower proportion of their children living in poverty than the state average

Proportion of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunch 2009-2010 The Natural State

Figure 38

Source Arkansas Department of Education

There was a wide range in the proportion of students who received free and reduced price school lunches across the seventy-five counties in the 2009-2010 school year Participation rates ranged from thirty-five percent to one-hundred

percent with a higher percentage of youth in the Delta Region counties receiving free and reduced price lunches

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

19

Poverty

Proportion of Population Participating in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program 2010

The Natural State Figure 39

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A larger proportion of people living in the Delta counties and Columbia Jefferson and Lafayette counties participated in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program when compared to people in other parts of the state in 2010

Proportion of Population Medicaid Eligible 2010 The Natural State

Figure 40

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A substantial percentage of the population (between 30 and 51) was eligible for Medicaid in thirty-six counties in 2010 primarily located in the Eastern and Southern parts of the state

20

Infant Mortality Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Health

Figure 41

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The infant mortality rate was highest in the Bradley Crittenden Dallas Newton Ouachita Perry Prairie and Stone counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010

Teen Fertility Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Figure 42

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The teen fertility rate varied from county to county and was highest in some Delta and Coastal Plain counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010 Counties with the highest teen fertility rates included Bradley Crittenden Desha

Hempstead Mississippi Monroe Ouachita Phillips Poinsett St Francis Scott Sevier and Yell counties

21

Households

Female Headed Families 1970 1980 1990 2000 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 43

9

12

15 15

22

10 12

15 13

19

0

5

10

15

20

25

1970 1980 1990 2000 2005‐2009

County State

Source 1970 1980 1990 2000 Census of Population amp 2010 American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

Female headed families as a proportion of total families in Arkansas County increased from nine percent in 1970 to twenty-two percent in 2005-2009 and remained above the state average

Single Head of Family 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 44

Source American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

The Delta counties and the Coastal Plains counties had the highest proportion of families with only a single parent present in 2010

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

22

Current $ Constant $ 2007 $248

$181 $148

$159 $184 $180

$108 $142

$110

$78 $84 $81

$96

Agriculture

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 1978 to 2007 Arkansas County

$300

Figure 45 Million Dollars

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The market value (in constant dollars) of agricultural products sold in Arkansas County fluctuated in a declining trend since 1978 Values decreased from $248 million in 1978 to $180 million in 2007

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 2007 The Natural State

Figure 46

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The two counties with the highest market value of agricultural production were in Northwest Arkansas However many Delta and Highlands counties also ranked high in terms of the market value of agricultural production in 2007

23

Agriculture

Farms amp Farm Sales by Size 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 47

40

11 4

10 12

24

0 1 1 5

13

81

0 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

lt $10000 $10000 to $49999

$50000 to $99999

$100000 to $249999

$250000 to $499999

$500000+ Unknown

Farms

Market Value Ag Products

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

Fifty-five percent of the farms in Arkansas County had sales of less than $100000 in 2007 These farms accounted for less than two percent of total farm sales Twenty four percent of the farms had sales of $500000 or more and these farms

accounted for eighty one percent of total sales

Number of Farms 1964 to 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 48

951

736 748

636 572

490 518 502 539

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1964 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Farms

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The number of farms in Arkansas County declined from 951 in 1964 to 539 in 2007 However the number of farm increased slightly since 1992

Note Due to the lack of available data the unknown column was added for the missing data

24

Source of Farm Income County 1999 2003 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Agriculture

Figure 49

$1

$150

$63

$15 $1

$145

$60

$10$1

$188

$21 $6

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2003 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Crop sales were the major source of farm income for Arkansas County farmers between 1999 and 2010 Income from livestock amp products government payments and imputed amp miscellaneous decreased in this period while income from

crops increased

Source of Farm Income County amp State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 50

0

87

10 3

53

36

4 6

0

20

40

60

80

100

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County farmers received a higher proportion of farm income from crops and government payments when compared to all Arkansas farmers in 2010

25

Agriculture amp Forestry

Farm Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 51

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Farm income from crop sales fluctuated in Arkansas County during 1994 to 2010 Crop sales rose to a high of $271 million in 2008 followed by a decline to $188 million in 2010

$165

$271

$188

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Livestock Crops Government Payment Imputed Income

Timber Output 1999 amp 2009 Arkansas County

Figure 52

Source US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program

Timber output of Arkansas County (in both softwood and hardwood) declined substantially between 1999 and 2009

323 292

3782

1376

4105

1668

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

1999 2009

1000 Cu

bic Feet

Softwood Hardwood Total

26

Area of Timberland by Ownership Class 2010 Arkansas County

Forestry

Figure 53

51

28

114

0 25 50 75 100

125

National Forest System

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Dept of Defense

Other federal

State

County and Municipal

Other Local Govt

Private

Thousand Acres

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

The total timber acreage in Arkansas County was 194100 acres in 2010 Farmersranchers and private individuals owned a large share (over 59) of the timberland in Arkansas County

Percent of Land in Forest By County 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 54

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

Over seventy-five percent of the land area in many Coastal Plain and Ouachita Highland counties qualified as timber acreage in 2010

27

Property Assessment amp Roads

Property Assessments Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 55

Source Arkansas Assessment Coordination Departm ent Little Rock Arkansas 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The average property assessments per person in 2010 varied greatly among Arkansas counties from $7427 to $27781

Miles of County Roads Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 56

Source Road and Street Report Arkansas State Highway Commission

In general sparsely populated counties had more miles of county roads to maintain per person than more densely populated counties in 2010

28

Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

Local Cooperative Extension Office

Delta District

Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

Bradley Calhoun

Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Arkansas County Staff Chair District

Delta District

Name Recruiting Position

Address 1009 Liberty Dr Ozark District

DeWitt AR 72042

Phone 870-946-3231 (office)

Fax 870-946-3061

or

Email arkduaexedu

Ouachita District

For additional copies of the County Profile or information on your county

please contact your County Staff Chair listed above

A r k a n s a s I s O u r C a m p u s

Visit our web sites at

httpuaexedu httpwwwarcommunitiesorg

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Printed by University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service Printing Services Little Rock

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Poverty

Persons Below Poverty Level 1989 1999 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 35

20

18 1918

16 18

0

3

5

8

10 13

15

18

20

23

1989 1999 2005‐2009

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level remained slightly higher in Arkansas County than the state average in 1989 1999 and 2005-2009

Estimated People Below Poverty Level 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 36

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

The estimated poverty level was highest in the Delta with many counties having a poverty level over twenty-one percent in the five-year period from 2005 to 2009

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small population may be large

18

Age Groups amp Estimated Poverty 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Poverty

Figure 37

22

17 19

26

12

18

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

(0‐17) (65 and Over) Total

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger proportion of children lived in poverty than for the population as a whole in the five-year period 2005-2009 Arkansas County had a lower proportion of their children living in poverty than the state average

Proportion of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunch 2009-2010 The Natural State

Figure 38

Source Arkansas Department of Education

There was a wide range in the proportion of students who received free and reduced price school lunches across the seventy-five counties in the 2009-2010 school year Participation rates ranged from thirty-five percent to one-hundred

percent with a higher percentage of youth in the Delta Region counties receiving free and reduced price lunches

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

19

Poverty

Proportion of Population Participating in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program 2010

The Natural State Figure 39

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A larger proportion of people living in the Delta counties and Columbia Jefferson and Lafayette counties participated in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program when compared to people in other parts of the state in 2010

Proportion of Population Medicaid Eligible 2010 The Natural State

Figure 40

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A substantial percentage of the population (between 30 and 51) was eligible for Medicaid in thirty-six counties in 2010 primarily located in the Eastern and Southern parts of the state

20

Infant Mortality Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Health

Figure 41

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The infant mortality rate was highest in the Bradley Crittenden Dallas Newton Ouachita Perry Prairie and Stone counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010

Teen Fertility Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Figure 42

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The teen fertility rate varied from county to county and was highest in some Delta and Coastal Plain counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010 Counties with the highest teen fertility rates included Bradley Crittenden Desha

Hempstead Mississippi Monroe Ouachita Phillips Poinsett St Francis Scott Sevier and Yell counties

21

Households

Female Headed Families 1970 1980 1990 2000 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 43

9

12

15 15

22

10 12

15 13

19

0

5

10

15

20

25

1970 1980 1990 2000 2005‐2009

County State

Source 1970 1980 1990 2000 Census of Population amp 2010 American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

Female headed families as a proportion of total families in Arkansas County increased from nine percent in 1970 to twenty-two percent in 2005-2009 and remained above the state average

Single Head of Family 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 44

Source American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

The Delta counties and the Coastal Plains counties had the highest proportion of families with only a single parent present in 2010

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

22

Current $ Constant $ 2007 $248

$181 $148

$159 $184 $180

$108 $142

$110

$78 $84 $81

$96

Agriculture

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 1978 to 2007 Arkansas County

$300

Figure 45 Million Dollars

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The market value (in constant dollars) of agricultural products sold in Arkansas County fluctuated in a declining trend since 1978 Values decreased from $248 million in 1978 to $180 million in 2007

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 2007 The Natural State

Figure 46

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The two counties with the highest market value of agricultural production were in Northwest Arkansas However many Delta and Highlands counties also ranked high in terms of the market value of agricultural production in 2007

23

Agriculture

Farms amp Farm Sales by Size 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 47

40

11 4

10 12

24

0 1 1 5

13

81

0 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

lt $10000 $10000 to $49999

$50000 to $99999

$100000 to $249999

$250000 to $499999

$500000+ Unknown

Farms

Market Value Ag Products

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

Fifty-five percent of the farms in Arkansas County had sales of less than $100000 in 2007 These farms accounted for less than two percent of total farm sales Twenty four percent of the farms had sales of $500000 or more and these farms

accounted for eighty one percent of total sales

Number of Farms 1964 to 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 48

951

736 748

636 572

490 518 502 539

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1964 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Farms

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The number of farms in Arkansas County declined from 951 in 1964 to 539 in 2007 However the number of farm increased slightly since 1992

Note Due to the lack of available data the unknown column was added for the missing data

24

Source of Farm Income County 1999 2003 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Agriculture

Figure 49

$1

$150

$63

$15 $1

$145

$60

$10$1

$188

$21 $6

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2003 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Crop sales were the major source of farm income for Arkansas County farmers between 1999 and 2010 Income from livestock amp products government payments and imputed amp miscellaneous decreased in this period while income from

crops increased

Source of Farm Income County amp State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 50

0

87

10 3

53

36

4 6

0

20

40

60

80

100

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County farmers received a higher proportion of farm income from crops and government payments when compared to all Arkansas farmers in 2010

25

Agriculture amp Forestry

Farm Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 51

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Farm income from crop sales fluctuated in Arkansas County during 1994 to 2010 Crop sales rose to a high of $271 million in 2008 followed by a decline to $188 million in 2010

$165

$271

$188

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Livestock Crops Government Payment Imputed Income

Timber Output 1999 amp 2009 Arkansas County

Figure 52

Source US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program

Timber output of Arkansas County (in both softwood and hardwood) declined substantially between 1999 and 2009

323 292

3782

1376

4105

1668

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

1999 2009

1000 Cu

bic Feet

Softwood Hardwood Total

26

Area of Timberland by Ownership Class 2010 Arkansas County

Forestry

Figure 53

51

28

114

0 25 50 75 100

125

National Forest System

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Dept of Defense

Other federal

State

County and Municipal

Other Local Govt

Private

Thousand Acres

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

The total timber acreage in Arkansas County was 194100 acres in 2010 Farmersranchers and private individuals owned a large share (over 59) of the timberland in Arkansas County

Percent of Land in Forest By County 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 54

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

Over seventy-five percent of the land area in many Coastal Plain and Ouachita Highland counties qualified as timber acreage in 2010

27

Property Assessment amp Roads

Property Assessments Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 55

Source Arkansas Assessment Coordination Departm ent Little Rock Arkansas 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The average property assessments per person in 2010 varied greatly among Arkansas counties from $7427 to $27781

Miles of County Roads Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 56

Source Road and Street Report Arkansas State Highway Commission

In general sparsely populated counties had more miles of county roads to maintain per person than more densely populated counties in 2010

28

Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

Local Cooperative Extension Office

Delta District

Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

Bradley Calhoun

Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Arkansas County Staff Chair District

Delta District

Name Recruiting Position

Address 1009 Liberty Dr Ozark District

DeWitt AR 72042

Phone 870-946-3231 (office)

Fax 870-946-3061

or

Email arkduaexedu

Ouachita District

For additional copies of the County Profile or information on your county

please contact your County Staff Chair listed above

A r k a n s a s I s O u r C a m p u s

Visit our web sites at

httpuaexedu httpwwwarcommunitiesorg

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University of Arkansas United States Department of Agriculture and County Governments Cooperating

Printed by University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service Printing Services Little Rock

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Age Groups amp Estimated Poverty 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Poverty

Figure 37

22

17 19

26

12

18

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

(0‐17) (65 and Over) Total

County State

Source US Bureau of Census American Com m unity Survey

A larger proportion of children lived in poverty than for the population as a whole in the five-year period 2005-2009 Arkansas County had a lower proportion of their children living in poverty than the state average

Proportion of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunch 2009-2010 The Natural State

Figure 38

Source Arkansas Department of Education

There was a wide range in the proportion of students who received free and reduced price school lunches across the seventy-five counties in the 2009-2010 school year Participation rates ranged from thirty-five percent to one-hundred

percent with a higher percentage of youth in the Delta Region counties receiving free and reduced price lunches

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

19

Poverty

Proportion of Population Participating in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program 2010

The Natural State Figure 39

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A larger proportion of people living in the Delta counties and Columbia Jefferson and Lafayette counties participated in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program when compared to people in other parts of the state in 2010

Proportion of Population Medicaid Eligible 2010 The Natural State

Figure 40

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A substantial percentage of the population (between 30 and 51) was eligible for Medicaid in thirty-six counties in 2010 primarily located in the Eastern and Southern parts of the state

20

Infant Mortality Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Health

Figure 41

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The infant mortality rate was highest in the Bradley Crittenden Dallas Newton Ouachita Perry Prairie and Stone counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010

Teen Fertility Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Figure 42

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The teen fertility rate varied from county to county and was highest in some Delta and Coastal Plain counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010 Counties with the highest teen fertility rates included Bradley Crittenden Desha

Hempstead Mississippi Monroe Ouachita Phillips Poinsett St Francis Scott Sevier and Yell counties

21

Households

Female Headed Families 1970 1980 1990 2000 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 43

9

12

15 15

22

10 12

15 13

19

0

5

10

15

20

25

1970 1980 1990 2000 2005‐2009

County State

Source 1970 1980 1990 2000 Census of Population amp 2010 American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

Female headed families as a proportion of total families in Arkansas County increased from nine percent in 1970 to twenty-two percent in 2005-2009 and remained above the state average

Single Head of Family 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 44

Source American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

The Delta counties and the Coastal Plains counties had the highest proportion of families with only a single parent present in 2010

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

22

Current $ Constant $ 2007 $248

$181 $148

$159 $184 $180

$108 $142

$110

$78 $84 $81

$96

Agriculture

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 1978 to 2007 Arkansas County

$300

Figure 45 Million Dollars

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The market value (in constant dollars) of agricultural products sold in Arkansas County fluctuated in a declining trend since 1978 Values decreased from $248 million in 1978 to $180 million in 2007

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 2007 The Natural State

Figure 46

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The two counties with the highest market value of agricultural production were in Northwest Arkansas However many Delta and Highlands counties also ranked high in terms of the market value of agricultural production in 2007

23

Agriculture

Farms amp Farm Sales by Size 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 47

40

11 4

10 12

24

0 1 1 5

13

81

0 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

lt $10000 $10000 to $49999

$50000 to $99999

$100000 to $249999

$250000 to $499999

$500000+ Unknown

Farms

Market Value Ag Products

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

Fifty-five percent of the farms in Arkansas County had sales of less than $100000 in 2007 These farms accounted for less than two percent of total farm sales Twenty four percent of the farms had sales of $500000 or more and these farms

accounted for eighty one percent of total sales

Number of Farms 1964 to 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 48

951

736 748

636 572

490 518 502 539

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1964 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Farms

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The number of farms in Arkansas County declined from 951 in 1964 to 539 in 2007 However the number of farm increased slightly since 1992

Note Due to the lack of available data the unknown column was added for the missing data

24

Source of Farm Income County 1999 2003 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Agriculture

Figure 49

$1

$150

$63

$15 $1

$145

$60

$10$1

$188

$21 $6

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2003 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Crop sales were the major source of farm income for Arkansas County farmers between 1999 and 2010 Income from livestock amp products government payments and imputed amp miscellaneous decreased in this period while income from

crops increased

Source of Farm Income County amp State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 50

0

87

10 3

53

36

4 6

0

20

40

60

80

100

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County farmers received a higher proportion of farm income from crops and government payments when compared to all Arkansas farmers in 2010

25

Agriculture amp Forestry

Farm Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 51

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Farm income from crop sales fluctuated in Arkansas County during 1994 to 2010 Crop sales rose to a high of $271 million in 2008 followed by a decline to $188 million in 2010

$165

$271

$188

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Livestock Crops Government Payment Imputed Income

Timber Output 1999 amp 2009 Arkansas County

Figure 52

Source US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program

Timber output of Arkansas County (in both softwood and hardwood) declined substantially between 1999 and 2009

323 292

3782

1376

4105

1668

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

1999 2009

1000 Cu

bic Feet

Softwood Hardwood Total

26

Area of Timberland by Ownership Class 2010 Arkansas County

Forestry

Figure 53

51

28

114

0 25 50 75 100

125

National Forest System

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Dept of Defense

Other federal

State

County and Municipal

Other Local Govt

Private

Thousand Acres

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

The total timber acreage in Arkansas County was 194100 acres in 2010 Farmersranchers and private individuals owned a large share (over 59) of the timberland in Arkansas County

Percent of Land in Forest By County 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 54

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

Over seventy-five percent of the land area in many Coastal Plain and Ouachita Highland counties qualified as timber acreage in 2010

27

Property Assessment amp Roads

Property Assessments Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 55

Source Arkansas Assessment Coordination Departm ent Little Rock Arkansas 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The average property assessments per person in 2010 varied greatly among Arkansas counties from $7427 to $27781

Miles of County Roads Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 56

Source Road and Street Report Arkansas State Highway Commission

In general sparsely populated counties had more miles of county roads to maintain per person than more densely populated counties in 2010

28

Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

Local Cooperative Extension Office

Delta District

Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

Bradley Calhoun

Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Arkansas County Staff Chair District

Delta District

Name Recruiting Position

Address 1009 Liberty Dr Ozark District

DeWitt AR 72042

Phone 870-946-3231 (office)

Fax 870-946-3061

or

Email arkduaexedu

Ouachita District

For additional copies of the County Profile or information on your county

please contact your County Staff Chair listed above

A r k a n s a s I s O u r C a m p u s

Visit our web sites at

httpuaexedu httpwwwarcommunitiesorg

httpwwwfacebookcomUACommunityDevelopment

University of Arkansas United States Department of Agriculture and County Governments Cooperating

Printed by University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service Printing Services Little Rock

The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race color national origin religion gender age disability marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status and is

an Affirmative ActionEqual Opportunity Employer

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Poverty

Proportion of Population Participating in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program 2010

The Natural State Figure 39

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A larger proportion of people living in the Delta counties and Columbia Jefferson and Lafayette counties participated in the Supplemented Nutrition Assistance Program when compared to people in other parts of the state in 2010

Proportion of Population Medicaid Eligible 2010 The Natural State

Figure 40

Source 2010 Statistical Report Arkansas Departm ent of Hum an Services

A substantial percentage of the population (between 30 and 51) was eligible for Medicaid in thirty-six counties in 2010 primarily located in the Eastern and Southern parts of the state

20

Infant Mortality Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Health

Figure 41

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The infant mortality rate was highest in the Bradley Crittenden Dallas Newton Ouachita Perry Prairie and Stone counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010

Teen Fertility Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Figure 42

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The teen fertility rate varied from county to county and was highest in some Delta and Coastal Plain counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010 Counties with the highest teen fertility rates included Bradley Crittenden Desha

Hempstead Mississippi Monroe Ouachita Phillips Poinsett St Francis Scott Sevier and Yell counties

21

Households

Female Headed Families 1970 1980 1990 2000 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 43

9

12

15 15

22

10 12

15 13

19

0

5

10

15

20

25

1970 1980 1990 2000 2005‐2009

County State

Source 1970 1980 1990 2000 Census of Population amp 2010 American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

Female headed families as a proportion of total families in Arkansas County increased from nine percent in 1970 to twenty-two percent in 2005-2009 and remained above the state average

Single Head of Family 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 44

Source American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

The Delta counties and the Coastal Plains counties had the highest proportion of families with only a single parent present in 2010

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

22

Current $ Constant $ 2007 $248

$181 $148

$159 $184 $180

$108 $142

$110

$78 $84 $81

$96

Agriculture

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 1978 to 2007 Arkansas County

$300

Figure 45 Million Dollars

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The market value (in constant dollars) of agricultural products sold in Arkansas County fluctuated in a declining trend since 1978 Values decreased from $248 million in 1978 to $180 million in 2007

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 2007 The Natural State

Figure 46

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The two counties with the highest market value of agricultural production were in Northwest Arkansas However many Delta and Highlands counties also ranked high in terms of the market value of agricultural production in 2007

23

Agriculture

Farms amp Farm Sales by Size 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 47

40

11 4

10 12

24

0 1 1 5

13

81

0 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

lt $10000 $10000 to $49999

$50000 to $99999

$100000 to $249999

$250000 to $499999

$500000+ Unknown

Farms

Market Value Ag Products

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

Fifty-five percent of the farms in Arkansas County had sales of less than $100000 in 2007 These farms accounted for less than two percent of total farm sales Twenty four percent of the farms had sales of $500000 or more and these farms

accounted for eighty one percent of total sales

Number of Farms 1964 to 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 48

951

736 748

636 572

490 518 502 539

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1964 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Farms

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The number of farms in Arkansas County declined from 951 in 1964 to 539 in 2007 However the number of farm increased slightly since 1992

Note Due to the lack of available data the unknown column was added for the missing data

24

Source of Farm Income County 1999 2003 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Agriculture

Figure 49

$1

$150

$63

$15 $1

$145

$60

$10$1

$188

$21 $6

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2003 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Crop sales were the major source of farm income for Arkansas County farmers between 1999 and 2010 Income from livestock amp products government payments and imputed amp miscellaneous decreased in this period while income from

crops increased

Source of Farm Income County amp State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 50

0

87

10 3

53

36

4 6

0

20

40

60

80

100

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County farmers received a higher proportion of farm income from crops and government payments when compared to all Arkansas farmers in 2010

25

Agriculture amp Forestry

Farm Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 51

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Farm income from crop sales fluctuated in Arkansas County during 1994 to 2010 Crop sales rose to a high of $271 million in 2008 followed by a decline to $188 million in 2010

$165

$271

$188

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Livestock Crops Government Payment Imputed Income

Timber Output 1999 amp 2009 Arkansas County

Figure 52

Source US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program

Timber output of Arkansas County (in both softwood and hardwood) declined substantially between 1999 and 2009

323 292

3782

1376

4105

1668

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

1999 2009

1000 Cu

bic Feet

Softwood Hardwood Total

26

Area of Timberland by Ownership Class 2010 Arkansas County

Forestry

Figure 53

51

28

114

0 25 50 75 100

125

National Forest System

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Dept of Defense

Other federal

State

County and Municipal

Other Local Govt

Private

Thousand Acres

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

The total timber acreage in Arkansas County was 194100 acres in 2010 Farmersranchers and private individuals owned a large share (over 59) of the timberland in Arkansas County

Percent of Land in Forest By County 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 54

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

Over seventy-five percent of the land area in many Coastal Plain and Ouachita Highland counties qualified as timber acreage in 2010

27

Property Assessment amp Roads

Property Assessments Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 55

Source Arkansas Assessment Coordination Departm ent Little Rock Arkansas 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The average property assessments per person in 2010 varied greatly among Arkansas counties from $7427 to $27781

Miles of County Roads Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 56

Source Road and Street Report Arkansas State Highway Commission

In general sparsely populated counties had more miles of county roads to maintain per person than more densely populated counties in 2010

28

Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

Local Cooperative Extension Office

Delta District

Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

Bradley Calhoun

Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Arkansas County Staff Chair District

Delta District

Name Recruiting Position

Address 1009 Liberty Dr Ozark District

DeWitt AR 72042

Phone 870-946-3231 (office)

Fax 870-946-3061

or

Email arkduaexedu

Ouachita District

For additional copies of the County Profile or information on your county

please contact your County Staff Chair listed above

A r k a n s a s I s O u r C a m p u s

Visit our web sites at

httpuaexedu httpwwwarcommunitiesorg

httpwwwfacebookcomUACommunityDevelopment

University of Arkansas United States Department of Agriculture and County Governments Cooperating

Printed by University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service Printing Services Little Rock

The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race color national origin religion gender age disability marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status and is

an Affirmative ActionEqual Opportunity Employer

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Infant Mortality Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Health

Figure 41

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The infant mortality rate was highest in the Bradley Crittenden Dallas Newton Ouachita Perry Prairie and Stone counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010

Teen Fertility Rate 2006-2010 The Natural State

Figure 42

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children amp Fam ilies

The teen fertility rate varied from county to county and was highest in some Delta and Coastal Plain counties in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010 Counties with the highest teen fertility rates included Bradley Crittenden Desha

Hempstead Mississippi Monroe Ouachita Phillips Poinsett St Francis Scott Sevier and Yell counties

21

Households

Female Headed Families 1970 1980 1990 2000 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 43

9

12

15 15

22

10 12

15 13

19

0

5

10

15

20

25

1970 1980 1990 2000 2005‐2009

County State

Source 1970 1980 1990 2000 Census of Population amp 2010 American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

Female headed families as a proportion of total families in Arkansas County increased from nine percent in 1970 to twenty-two percent in 2005-2009 and remained above the state average

Single Head of Family 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 44

Source American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

The Delta counties and the Coastal Plains counties had the highest proportion of families with only a single parent present in 2010

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

22

Current $ Constant $ 2007 $248

$181 $148

$159 $184 $180

$108 $142

$110

$78 $84 $81

$96

Agriculture

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 1978 to 2007 Arkansas County

$300

Figure 45 Million Dollars

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The market value (in constant dollars) of agricultural products sold in Arkansas County fluctuated in a declining trend since 1978 Values decreased from $248 million in 1978 to $180 million in 2007

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 2007 The Natural State

Figure 46

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The two counties with the highest market value of agricultural production were in Northwest Arkansas However many Delta and Highlands counties also ranked high in terms of the market value of agricultural production in 2007

23

Agriculture

Farms amp Farm Sales by Size 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 47

40

11 4

10 12

24

0 1 1 5

13

81

0 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

lt $10000 $10000 to $49999

$50000 to $99999

$100000 to $249999

$250000 to $499999

$500000+ Unknown

Farms

Market Value Ag Products

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

Fifty-five percent of the farms in Arkansas County had sales of less than $100000 in 2007 These farms accounted for less than two percent of total farm sales Twenty four percent of the farms had sales of $500000 or more and these farms

accounted for eighty one percent of total sales

Number of Farms 1964 to 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 48

951

736 748

636 572

490 518 502 539

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1964 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Farms

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The number of farms in Arkansas County declined from 951 in 1964 to 539 in 2007 However the number of farm increased slightly since 1992

Note Due to the lack of available data the unknown column was added for the missing data

24

Source of Farm Income County 1999 2003 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Agriculture

Figure 49

$1

$150

$63

$15 $1

$145

$60

$10$1

$188

$21 $6

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2003 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Crop sales were the major source of farm income for Arkansas County farmers between 1999 and 2010 Income from livestock amp products government payments and imputed amp miscellaneous decreased in this period while income from

crops increased

Source of Farm Income County amp State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 50

0

87

10 3

53

36

4 6

0

20

40

60

80

100

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County farmers received a higher proportion of farm income from crops and government payments when compared to all Arkansas farmers in 2010

25

Agriculture amp Forestry

Farm Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 51

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Farm income from crop sales fluctuated in Arkansas County during 1994 to 2010 Crop sales rose to a high of $271 million in 2008 followed by a decline to $188 million in 2010

$165

$271

$188

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Livestock Crops Government Payment Imputed Income

Timber Output 1999 amp 2009 Arkansas County

Figure 52

Source US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program

Timber output of Arkansas County (in both softwood and hardwood) declined substantially between 1999 and 2009

323 292

3782

1376

4105

1668

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

1999 2009

1000 Cu

bic Feet

Softwood Hardwood Total

26

Area of Timberland by Ownership Class 2010 Arkansas County

Forestry

Figure 53

51

28

114

0 25 50 75 100

125

National Forest System

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Dept of Defense

Other federal

State

County and Municipal

Other Local Govt

Private

Thousand Acres

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

The total timber acreage in Arkansas County was 194100 acres in 2010 Farmersranchers and private individuals owned a large share (over 59) of the timberland in Arkansas County

Percent of Land in Forest By County 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 54

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

Over seventy-five percent of the land area in many Coastal Plain and Ouachita Highland counties qualified as timber acreage in 2010

27

Property Assessment amp Roads

Property Assessments Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 55

Source Arkansas Assessment Coordination Departm ent Little Rock Arkansas 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The average property assessments per person in 2010 varied greatly among Arkansas counties from $7427 to $27781

Miles of County Roads Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 56

Source Road and Street Report Arkansas State Highway Commission

In general sparsely populated counties had more miles of county roads to maintain per person than more densely populated counties in 2010

28

Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

Local Cooperative Extension Office

Delta District

Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

Bradley Calhoun

Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Arkansas County Staff Chair District

Delta District

Name Recruiting Position

Address 1009 Liberty Dr Ozark District

DeWitt AR 72042

Phone 870-946-3231 (office)

Fax 870-946-3061

or

Email arkduaexedu

Ouachita District

For additional copies of the County Profile or information on your county

please contact your County Staff Chair listed above

A r k a n s a s I s O u r C a m p u s

Visit our web sites at

httpuaexedu httpwwwarcommunitiesorg

httpwwwfacebookcomUACommunityDevelopment

University of Arkansas United States Department of Agriculture and County Governments Cooperating

Printed by University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service Printing Services Little Rock

The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race color national origin religion gender age disability marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status and is

an Affirmative ActionEqual Opportunity Employer

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Households

Female Headed Families 1970 1980 1990 2000 amp 2005-2009 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 43

9

12

15 15

22

10 12

15 13

19

0

5

10

15

20

25

1970 1980 1990 2000 2005‐2009

County State

Source 1970 1980 1990 2000 Census of Population amp 2010 American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

Female headed families as a proportion of total families in Arkansas County increased from nine percent in 1970 to twenty-two percent in 2005-2009 and remained above the state average

Single Head of Family 2005-2009 The Natural State

Figure 44

Source American Community Survey US Bureau of Census

The Delta counties and the Coastal Plains counties had the highest proportion of families with only a single parent present in 2010

Note The data were from the five‐year sample (2005‐2009) collected by the American Community Survey Since this is sample data the margin of error for counties with small populations may be large

22

Current $ Constant $ 2007 $248

$181 $148

$159 $184 $180

$108 $142

$110

$78 $84 $81

$96

Agriculture

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 1978 to 2007 Arkansas County

$300

Figure 45 Million Dollars

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The market value (in constant dollars) of agricultural products sold in Arkansas County fluctuated in a declining trend since 1978 Values decreased from $248 million in 1978 to $180 million in 2007

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 2007 The Natural State

Figure 46

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The two counties with the highest market value of agricultural production were in Northwest Arkansas However many Delta and Highlands counties also ranked high in terms of the market value of agricultural production in 2007

23

Agriculture

Farms amp Farm Sales by Size 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 47

40

11 4

10 12

24

0 1 1 5

13

81

0 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

lt $10000 $10000 to $49999

$50000 to $99999

$100000 to $249999

$250000 to $499999

$500000+ Unknown

Farms

Market Value Ag Products

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

Fifty-five percent of the farms in Arkansas County had sales of less than $100000 in 2007 These farms accounted for less than two percent of total farm sales Twenty four percent of the farms had sales of $500000 or more and these farms

accounted for eighty one percent of total sales

Number of Farms 1964 to 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 48

951

736 748

636 572

490 518 502 539

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1964 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Farms

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The number of farms in Arkansas County declined from 951 in 1964 to 539 in 2007 However the number of farm increased slightly since 1992

Note Due to the lack of available data the unknown column was added for the missing data

24

Source of Farm Income County 1999 2003 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Agriculture

Figure 49

$1

$150

$63

$15 $1

$145

$60

$10$1

$188

$21 $6

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2003 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Crop sales were the major source of farm income for Arkansas County farmers between 1999 and 2010 Income from livestock amp products government payments and imputed amp miscellaneous decreased in this period while income from

crops increased

Source of Farm Income County amp State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 50

0

87

10 3

53

36

4 6

0

20

40

60

80

100

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County farmers received a higher proportion of farm income from crops and government payments when compared to all Arkansas farmers in 2010

25

Agriculture amp Forestry

Farm Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 51

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Farm income from crop sales fluctuated in Arkansas County during 1994 to 2010 Crop sales rose to a high of $271 million in 2008 followed by a decline to $188 million in 2010

$165

$271

$188

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Livestock Crops Government Payment Imputed Income

Timber Output 1999 amp 2009 Arkansas County

Figure 52

Source US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program

Timber output of Arkansas County (in both softwood and hardwood) declined substantially between 1999 and 2009

323 292

3782

1376

4105

1668

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

1999 2009

1000 Cu

bic Feet

Softwood Hardwood Total

26

Area of Timberland by Ownership Class 2010 Arkansas County

Forestry

Figure 53

51

28

114

0 25 50 75 100

125

National Forest System

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Dept of Defense

Other federal

State

County and Municipal

Other Local Govt

Private

Thousand Acres

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

The total timber acreage in Arkansas County was 194100 acres in 2010 Farmersranchers and private individuals owned a large share (over 59) of the timberland in Arkansas County

Percent of Land in Forest By County 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 54

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

Over seventy-five percent of the land area in many Coastal Plain and Ouachita Highland counties qualified as timber acreage in 2010

27

Property Assessment amp Roads

Property Assessments Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 55

Source Arkansas Assessment Coordination Departm ent Little Rock Arkansas 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The average property assessments per person in 2010 varied greatly among Arkansas counties from $7427 to $27781

Miles of County Roads Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 56

Source Road and Street Report Arkansas State Highway Commission

In general sparsely populated counties had more miles of county roads to maintain per person than more densely populated counties in 2010

28

Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

Local Cooperative Extension Office

Delta District

Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

Bradley Calhoun

Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Arkansas County Staff Chair District

Delta District

Name Recruiting Position

Address 1009 Liberty Dr Ozark District

DeWitt AR 72042

Phone 870-946-3231 (office)

Fax 870-946-3061

or

Email arkduaexedu

Ouachita District

For additional copies of the County Profile or information on your county

please contact your County Staff Chair listed above

A r k a n s a s I s O u r C a m p u s

Visit our web sites at

httpuaexedu httpwwwarcommunitiesorg

httpwwwfacebookcomUACommunityDevelopment

University of Arkansas United States Department of Agriculture and County Governments Cooperating

Printed by University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service Printing Services Little Rock

The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race color national origin religion gender age disability marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status and is

an Affirmative ActionEqual Opportunity Employer

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Current $ Constant $ 2007 $248

$181 $148

$159 $184 $180

$108 $142

$110

$78 $84 $81

$96

Agriculture

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 1978 to 2007 Arkansas County

$300

Figure 45 Million Dollars

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The market value (in constant dollars) of agricultural products sold in Arkansas County fluctuated in a declining trend since 1978 Values decreased from $248 million in 1978 to $180 million in 2007

Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold 2007 The Natural State

Figure 46

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The two counties with the highest market value of agricultural production were in Northwest Arkansas However many Delta and Highlands counties also ranked high in terms of the market value of agricultural production in 2007

23

Agriculture

Farms amp Farm Sales by Size 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 47

40

11 4

10 12

24

0 1 1 5

13

81

0 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

lt $10000 $10000 to $49999

$50000 to $99999

$100000 to $249999

$250000 to $499999

$500000+ Unknown

Farms

Market Value Ag Products

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

Fifty-five percent of the farms in Arkansas County had sales of less than $100000 in 2007 These farms accounted for less than two percent of total farm sales Twenty four percent of the farms had sales of $500000 or more and these farms

accounted for eighty one percent of total sales

Number of Farms 1964 to 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 48

951

736 748

636 572

490 518 502 539

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1964 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Farms

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The number of farms in Arkansas County declined from 951 in 1964 to 539 in 2007 However the number of farm increased slightly since 1992

Note Due to the lack of available data the unknown column was added for the missing data

24

Source of Farm Income County 1999 2003 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Agriculture

Figure 49

$1

$150

$63

$15 $1

$145

$60

$10$1

$188

$21 $6

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2003 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Crop sales were the major source of farm income for Arkansas County farmers between 1999 and 2010 Income from livestock amp products government payments and imputed amp miscellaneous decreased in this period while income from

crops increased

Source of Farm Income County amp State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 50

0

87

10 3

53

36

4 6

0

20

40

60

80

100

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County farmers received a higher proportion of farm income from crops and government payments when compared to all Arkansas farmers in 2010

25

Agriculture amp Forestry

Farm Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 51

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Farm income from crop sales fluctuated in Arkansas County during 1994 to 2010 Crop sales rose to a high of $271 million in 2008 followed by a decline to $188 million in 2010

$165

$271

$188

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Livestock Crops Government Payment Imputed Income

Timber Output 1999 amp 2009 Arkansas County

Figure 52

Source US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program

Timber output of Arkansas County (in both softwood and hardwood) declined substantially between 1999 and 2009

323 292

3782

1376

4105

1668

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

1999 2009

1000 Cu

bic Feet

Softwood Hardwood Total

26

Area of Timberland by Ownership Class 2010 Arkansas County

Forestry

Figure 53

51

28

114

0 25 50 75 100

125

National Forest System

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Dept of Defense

Other federal

State

County and Municipal

Other Local Govt

Private

Thousand Acres

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

The total timber acreage in Arkansas County was 194100 acres in 2010 Farmersranchers and private individuals owned a large share (over 59) of the timberland in Arkansas County

Percent of Land in Forest By County 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 54

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

Over seventy-five percent of the land area in many Coastal Plain and Ouachita Highland counties qualified as timber acreage in 2010

27

Property Assessment amp Roads

Property Assessments Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 55

Source Arkansas Assessment Coordination Departm ent Little Rock Arkansas 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The average property assessments per person in 2010 varied greatly among Arkansas counties from $7427 to $27781

Miles of County Roads Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 56

Source Road and Street Report Arkansas State Highway Commission

In general sparsely populated counties had more miles of county roads to maintain per person than more densely populated counties in 2010

28

Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

Local Cooperative Extension Office

Delta District

Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

Bradley Calhoun

Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Arkansas County Staff Chair District

Delta District

Name Recruiting Position

Address 1009 Liberty Dr Ozark District

DeWitt AR 72042

Phone 870-946-3231 (office)

Fax 870-946-3061

or

Email arkduaexedu

Ouachita District

For additional copies of the County Profile or information on your county

please contact your County Staff Chair listed above

A r k a n s a s I s O u r C a m p u s

Visit our web sites at

httpuaexedu httpwwwarcommunitiesorg

httpwwwfacebookcomUACommunityDevelopment

University of Arkansas United States Department of Agriculture and County Governments Cooperating

Printed by University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service Printing Services Little Rock

The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race color national origin religion gender age disability marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status and is

an Affirmative ActionEqual Opportunity Employer

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Agriculture

Farms amp Farm Sales by Size 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 47

40

11 4

10 12

24

0 1 1 5

13

81

0 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

lt $10000 $10000 to $49999

$50000 to $99999

$100000 to $249999

$250000 to $499999

$500000+ Unknown

Farms

Market Value Ag Products

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

Fifty-five percent of the farms in Arkansas County had sales of less than $100000 in 2007 These farms accounted for less than two percent of total farm sales Twenty four percent of the farms had sales of $500000 or more and these farms

accounted for eighty one percent of total sales

Number of Farms 1964 to 2007 Arkansas County

Figure 48

951

736 748

636 572

490 518 502 539

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1964 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

Farms

Source 2007 Census of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service

The number of farms in Arkansas County declined from 951 in 1964 to 539 in 2007 However the number of farm increased slightly since 1992

Note Due to the lack of available data the unknown column was added for the missing data

24

Source of Farm Income County 1999 2003 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Agriculture

Figure 49

$1

$150

$63

$15 $1

$145

$60

$10$1

$188

$21 $6

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2003 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Crop sales were the major source of farm income for Arkansas County farmers between 1999 and 2010 Income from livestock amp products government payments and imputed amp miscellaneous decreased in this period while income from

crops increased

Source of Farm Income County amp State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 50

0

87

10 3

53

36

4 6

0

20

40

60

80

100

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County farmers received a higher proportion of farm income from crops and government payments when compared to all Arkansas farmers in 2010

25

Agriculture amp Forestry

Farm Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 51

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Farm income from crop sales fluctuated in Arkansas County during 1994 to 2010 Crop sales rose to a high of $271 million in 2008 followed by a decline to $188 million in 2010

$165

$271

$188

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Livestock Crops Government Payment Imputed Income

Timber Output 1999 amp 2009 Arkansas County

Figure 52

Source US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program

Timber output of Arkansas County (in both softwood and hardwood) declined substantially between 1999 and 2009

323 292

3782

1376

4105

1668

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

1999 2009

1000 Cu

bic Feet

Softwood Hardwood Total

26

Area of Timberland by Ownership Class 2010 Arkansas County

Forestry

Figure 53

51

28

114

0 25 50 75 100

125

National Forest System

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Dept of Defense

Other federal

State

County and Municipal

Other Local Govt

Private

Thousand Acres

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

The total timber acreage in Arkansas County was 194100 acres in 2010 Farmersranchers and private individuals owned a large share (over 59) of the timberland in Arkansas County

Percent of Land in Forest By County 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 54

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

Over seventy-five percent of the land area in many Coastal Plain and Ouachita Highland counties qualified as timber acreage in 2010

27

Property Assessment amp Roads

Property Assessments Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 55

Source Arkansas Assessment Coordination Departm ent Little Rock Arkansas 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The average property assessments per person in 2010 varied greatly among Arkansas counties from $7427 to $27781

Miles of County Roads Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 56

Source Road and Street Report Arkansas State Highway Commission

In general sparsely populated counties had more miles of county roads to maintain per person than more densely populated counties in 2010

28

Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

Local Cooperative Extension Office

Delta District

Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

Bradley Calhoun

Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Arkansas County Staff Chair District

Delta District

Name Recruiting Position

Address 1009 Liberty Dr Ozark District

DeWitt AR 72042

Phone 870-946-3231 (office)

Fax 870-946-3061

or

Email arkduaexedu

Ouachita District

For additional copies of the County Profile or information on your county

please contact your County Staff Chair listed above

A r k a n s a s I s O u r C a m p u s

Visit our web sites at

httpuaexedu httpwwwarcommunitiesorg

httpwwwfacebookcomUACommunityDevelopment

University of Arkansas United States Department of Agriculture and County Governments Cooperating

Printed by University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service Printing Services Little Rock

The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race color national origin religion gender age disability marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status and is

an Affirmative ActionEqual Opportunity Employer

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Source of Farm Income County 1999 2003 amp 2010 Arkansas County

Agriculture

Figure 49

$1

$150

$63

$15 $1

$145

$60

$10$1

$188

$21 $6

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

1999 2003 2010

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Crop sales were the major source of farm income for Arkansas County farmers between 1999 and 2010 Income from livestock amp products government payments and imputed amp miscellaneous decreased in this period while income from

crops increased

Source of Farm Income County amp State 2010 Arkansas County amp State

Figure 50

0

87

10 3

53

36

4 6

0

20

40

60

80

100

Livestock amp Products Crops Government Payments

Imputed amp Misc Income Received

County State

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Arkansas County farmers received a higher proportion of farm income from crops and government payments when compared to all Arkansas farmers in 2010

25

Agriculture amp Forestry

Farm Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 51

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Farm income from crop sales fluctuated in Arkansas County during 1994 to 2010 Crop sales rose to a high of $271 million in 2008 followed by a decline to $188 million in 2010

$165

$271

$188

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Livestock Crops Government Payment Imputed Income

Timber Output 1999 amp 2009 Arkansas County

Figure 52

Source US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program

Timber output of Arkansas County (in both softwood and hardwood) declined substantially between 1999 and 2009

323 292

3782

1376

4105

1668

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

1999 2009

1000 Cu

bic Feet

Softwood Hardwood Total

26

Area of Timberland by Ownership Class 2010 Arkansas County

Forestry

Figure 53

51

28

114

0 25 50 75 100

125

National Forest System

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Dept of Defense

Other federal

State

County and Municipal

Other Local Govt

Private

Thousand Acres

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

The total timber acreage in Arkansas County was 194100 acres in 2010 Farmersranchers and private individuals owned a large share (over 59) of the timberland in Arkansas County

Percent of Land in Forest By County 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 54

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

Over seventy-five percent of the land area in many Coastal Plain and Ouachita Highland counties qualified as timber acreage in 2010

27

Property Assessment amp Roads

Property Assessments Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 55

Source Arkansas Assessment Coordination Departm ent Little Rock Arkansas 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The average property assessments per person in 2010 varied greatly among Arkansas counties from $7427 to $27781

Miles of County Roads Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 56

Source Road and Street Report Arkansas State Highway Commission

In general sparsely populated counties had more miles of county roads to maintain per person than more densely populated counties in 2010

28

Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

Local Cooperative Extension Office

Delta District

Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

Bradley Calhoun

Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Arkansas County Staff Chair District

Delta District

Name Recruiting Position

Address 1009 Liberty Dr Ozark District

DeWitt AR 72042

Phone 870-946-3231 (office)

Fax 870-946-3061

or

Email arkduaexedu

Ouachita District

For additional copies of the County Profile or information on your county

please contact your County Staff Chair listed above

A r k a n s a s I s O u r C a m p u s

Visit our web sites at

httpuaexedu httpwwwarcommunitiesorg

httpwwwfacebookcomUACommunityDevelopment

University of Arkansas United States Department of Agriculture and County Governments Cooperating

Printed by University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service Printing Services Little Rock

The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race color national origin religion gender age disability marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status and is

an Affirmative ActionEqual Opportunity Employer

Page 33: County Profile 2013 - Arkansas County - CP1 · CP1 Arkansas County. ARKANSAS COUNTY PROFILE 2013 Arkansas Ashley Baxter Benton Boone Bradley Calhoun Carroll Chicot Clark Clay Cleburne

Agriculture amp Forestry

Farm Income 1994 to 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 51

Source Regional Economic Information System US Bureau of Econom ic Analysis

Farm income from crop sales fluctuated in Arkansas County during 1994 to 2010 Crop sales rose to a high of $271 million in 2008 followed by a decline to $188 million in 2010

$165

$271

$188

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Constant

$ 2010 (M

illion)

Livestock Crops Government Payment Imputed Income

Timber Output 1999 amp 2009 Arkansas County

Figure 52

Source US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program

Timber output of Arkansas County (in both softwood and hardwood) declined substantially between 1999 and 2009

323 292

3782

1376

4105

1668

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

1999 2009

1000 Cu

bic Feet

Softwood Hardwood Total

26

Area of Timberland by Ownership Class 2010 Arkansas County

Forestry

Figure 53

51

28

114

0 25 50 75 100

125

National Forest System

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Dept of Defense

Other federal

State

County and Municipal

Other Local Govt

Private

Thousand Acres

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

The total timber acreage in Arkansas County was 194100 acres in 2010 Farmersranchers and private individuals owned a large share (over 59) of the timberland in Arkansas County

Percent of Land in Forest By County 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 54

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

Over seventy-five percent of the land area in many Coastal Plain and Ouachita Highland counties qualified as timber acreage in 2010

27

Property Assessment amp Roads

Property Assessments Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 55

Source Arkansas Assessment Coordination Departm ent Little Rock Arkansas 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The average property assessments per person in 2010 varied greatly among Arkansas counties from $7427 to $27781

Miles of County Roads Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 56

Source Road and Street Report Arkansas State Highway Commission

In general sparsely populated counties had more miles of county roads to maintain per person than more densely populated counties in 2010

28

Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

Local Cooperative Extension Office

Delta District

Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

Bradley Calhoun

Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Arkansas County Staff Chair District

Delta District

Name Recruiting Position

Address 1009 Liberty Dr Ozark District

DeWitt AR 72042

Phone 870-946-3231 (office)

Fax 870-946-3061

or

Email arkduaexedu

Ouachita District

For additional copies of the County Profile or information on your county

please contact your County Staff Chair listed above

A r k a n s a s I s O u r C a m p u s

Visit our web sites at

httpuaexedu httpwwwarcommunitiesorg

httpwwwfacebookcomUACommunityDevelopment

University of Arkansas United States Department of Agriculture and County Governments Cooperating

Printed by University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service Printing Services Little Rock

The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race color national origin religion gender age disability marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status and is

an Affirmative ActionEqual Opportunity Employer

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Area of Timberland by Ownership Class 2010 Arkansas County

Forestry

Figure 53

51

28

114

0 25 50 75 100

125

National Forest System

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Dept of Defense

Other federal

State

County and Municipal

Other Local Govt

Private

Thousand Acres

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

The total timber acreage in Arkansas County was 194100 acres in 2010 Farmersranchers and private individuals owned a large share (over 59) of the timberland in Arkansas County

Percent of Land in Forest By County 2010 Arkansas County

Figure 54

Source Southern Forest Inventory amp Analysis Southern Research Station US Forest Service USDA

Over seventy-five percent of the land area in many Coastal Plain and Ouachita Highland counties qualified as timber acreage in 2010

27

Property Assessment amp Roads

Property Assessments Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 55

Source Arkansas Assessment Coordination Departm ent Little Rock Arkansas 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The average property assessments per person in 2010 varied greatly among Arkansas counties from $7427 to $27781

Miles of County Roads Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 56

Source Road and Street Report Arkansas State Highway Commission

In general sparsely populated counties had more miles of county roads to maintain per person than more densely populated counties in 2010

28

Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

Local Cooperative Extension Office

Delta District

Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

Bradley Calhoun

Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Arkansas County Staff Chair District

Delta District

Name Recruiting Position

Address 1009 Liberty Dr Ozark District

DeWitt AR 72042

Phone 870-946-3231 (office)

Fax 870-946-3061

or

Email arkduaexedu

Ouachita District

For additional copies of the County Profile or information on your county

please contact your County Staff Chair listed above

A r k a n s a s I s O u r C a m p u s

Visit our web sites at

httpuaexedu httpwwwarcommunitiesorg

httpwwwfacebookcomUACommunityDevelopment

University of Arkansas United States Department of Agriculture and County Governments Cooperating

Printed by University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service Printing Services Little Rock

The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race color national origin religion gender age disability marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status and is

an Affirmative ActionEqual Opportunity Employer

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Property Assessment amp Roads

Property Assessments Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 55

Source Arkansas Assessment Coordination Departm ent Little Rock Arkansas 2010 Census of Population US Bureau of Census

The average property assessments per person in 2010 varied greatly among Arkansas counties from $7427 to $27781

Miles of County Roads Per Person 2010 The Natural State

Figure 56

Source Road and Street Report Arkansas State Highway Commission

In general sparsely populated counties had more miles of county roads to maintain per person than more densely populated counties in 2010

28

Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

Local Cooperative Extension Office

Delta District

Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

Bradley Calhoun

Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Arkansas County Staff Chair District

Delta District

Name Recruiting Position

Address 1009 Liberty Dr Ozark District

DeWitt AR 72042

Phone 870-946-3231 (office)

Fax 870-946-3061

or

Email arkduaexedu

Ouachita District

For additional copies of the County Profile or information on your county

please contact your County Staff Chair listed above

A r k a n s a s I s O u r C a m p u s

Visit our web sites at

httpuaexedu httpwwwarcommunitiesorg

httpwwwfacebookcomUACommunityDevelopment

University of Arkansas United States Department of Agriculture and County Governments Cooperating

Printed by University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service Printing Services Little Rock

The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race color national origin religion gender age disability marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status and is

an Affirmative ActionEqual Opportunity Employer

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Glossary AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Includes establishments primarily engaged in performing soil preparation services crop services veterinary and other animal services farm labor and management services and landscape and horticultural services for others on a contract or fee basis

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older Members of the Armed Forces are excluded

CONSTANT $ Figures adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index 1982-1984 = 100

ldquoCURRENT $rdquo Figures not adjusted for inflation

CONSTRUCTION Includes general building contractors (residential operative and nonresidential) heavy construction contractors (highway street etc) and special trade contractors (plumbing heating air conditioning painting paper hanging electrical masonry stonework roofing sheet metal concrete and miscellaneous special trade contractors)

DELIVERED VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of harvested timber delivered to the first processing point The value includes the value of the timber (stumpage value) the cost of harvesting and the cost of transporting the timber to the first processing point

EARNINGS Earnings include wages and salaries other labor income and proprietors income by place of work

EMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons on a place-of-residence basis who worked anytime for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid family worker during the week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) Also included are those who although not working had some job attachment and were not looking for work and persons involved in labor-management disputes

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS Includes a householder and one or more other persons living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth marriage or adoption The number of family households always equals the number of families however a family household may also include non-relatives living with the family Families are classified by type as either a married-couple family or other family which is further classified into male householder (a family with a male householder and no wife present) or female householder (a family with a female householder and no husband present)

FARMING Includes businesses whose primary source of revenue is from crop and livestock production

FEMALE HEADED FAMILIES A family with a female householder and no husband present

FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial insurance and real estate services

GOVERNMENT Employees of city county state and federal governments

IMPUTED amp MISC INCOME RECEIVED Consists of imputed income such as gross rental value of dwellings and value of home consumption and other farm related income components such as machine hire and custom work income rental income and income from forest products

INCOME Total income is the algebraic sum of the amount reported separately for wage or salary income non-farm net self-employment income farm net self-employment income interest dividend net royalty or rental income social security or railroad retirement income public assistance or welfare income and all other income

INFANT MORTALITY RATE The number of infant deaths (under one year of age) per 1000 live births

JOBS The number of full-time and part-time jobs in a geographic area

MANUFACTURING Includes manufacturing industries dealing with food and kindred products textile mill products apparel products lumber and wood products furniture and fixtures paper and allied products printing and publishing chemicals petroleum and coal rubber and miscellaneous plastics leather stone clay and glass primary metal industries fabricated metal products machinery electrical and electronic equipment transportation equipment instruments and miscellaneous industries

29

Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

Local Cooperative Extension Office

Delta District

Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

Bradley Calhoun

Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Arkansas County Staff Chair District

Delta District

Name Recruiting Position

Address 1009 Liberty Dr Ozark District

DeWitt AR 72042

Phone 870-946-3231 (office)

Fax 870-946-3061

or

Email arkduaexedu

Ouachita District

For additional copies of the County Profile or information on your county

please contact your County Staff Chair listed above

A r k a n s a s I s O u r C a m p u s

Visit our web sites at

httpuaexedu httpwwwarcommunitiesorg

httpwwwfacebookcomUACommunityDevelopment

University of Arkansas United States Department of Agriculture and County Governments Cooperating

Printed by University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service Printing Services Little Rock

The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race color national origin religion gender age disability marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status and is

an Affirmative ActionEqual Opportunity Employer

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Glossary

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD The gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from place regardless of who received payment It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners landlords contractors or others associated with the operation It does not include payment received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as agricultural services or income from non-farm sources

MINING Includes extraction of oil and gas non-metallic minerals sand and gravel

NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION The difference between domestic in-migration to an area and domestic out-migration from the area during the period

PER CAPITA INCOME The per capita income is the total personal income divided by the total population of the area studied The per capita income measure should be used with care In the short run it may temporarily vary from the result of unusual conditions (bumper crops a major construction project or a catastrophe) In the long run it may misrepresent the economic well-being of the general population because of the presence of a large institutional population (college prison) While per capita income reflects average income per person it does not accurately reflect family unit spendable income

PERSONAL INCOME The total income received by residents of an area including earnings transfer payments and interest dividends and rent

POVERTY LEVEL An individual or household is considered to be living below the poverty level when their income is below an income threshold established by the Bureau of Census The income cutoffs used by the Bureau of Census to determine the poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consist of a set of 48 thresholds arranged in a two-dimensional matrix consisting of family size cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old

RETAIL SALES Includes sales from general merchandise stores department stores variety stores food bakery and dairy stores automotive dealers gasoline stations eating and drinking establishments and other retail trade establishments

SINGLE HEAD OF FAMILY Single head of a family with no spouse present

SERVICES Includes a variety of items ranging from hotels to attorneys Included in this category are hotels and other lodging places personal services (laundry photographic studios beauty shops shoe repair funeral services) business services (advertising mailing news syndicates personnel supply services computer services) auto repair services and garages (retail parking repair) miscellaneous repair services (electrical etc) amusement and recreation services (orchestra dance halls etc) health services (physicians dentists nursing care facilities hospitals medical labs outpatient care) legal services educational services social services (job training individual and family services day care) membership organizations (business professional labor civic social etc) engineering and architectural services and other similar services

STUMPAGE VALUE OF HARVESTED TIMBER The value of timber harvested going to the landowner

TEEN FERTILITY RATE is the birth rate for women 15 to 19 years of age It is the number of live births per 1000 women 15-19 years of age

TRADE Includes wholesale and retail trade

TRANSPORTATION Includes railroads trucking service and warehousing other transportation services (bus air and US postal service) communication systems (radio TV etc) and utilities and sanitary services

UNEMPLOYMENT An estimate of the number of persons who for the entire week of reference (the week including the 12th of the month) did not work at all were able to work and available for work and (1) were looking for work or (2) would have looked for work except that (a) they were waiting to return to a job from which they had been laid off or (b) they were waiting to report to a new job

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The number of unemployed workers as a percentage of the civilian labor force

30

Local Cooperative Extension Office

Delta District

Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

Bradley Calhoun

Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Arkansas County Staff Chair District

Delta District

Name Recruiting Position

Address 1009 Liberty Dr Ozark District

DeWitt AR 72042

Phone 870-946-3231 (office)

Fax 870-946-3061

or

Email arkduaexedu

Ouachita District

For additional copies of the County Profile or information on your county

please contact your County Staff Chair listed above

A r k a n s a s I s O u r C a m p u s

Visit our web sites at

httpuaexedu httpwwwarcommunitiesorg

httpwwwfacebookcomUACommunityDevelopment

University of Arkansas United States Department of Agriculture and County Governments Cooperating

Printed by University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service Printing Services Little Rock

The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race color national origin religion gender age disability marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status and is

an Affirmative ActionEqual Opportunity Employer

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Local Cooperative Extension Office

Delta District

Arkansas

Ashley

Baxter Benton Boone

Bradley Calhoun

Carroll

Chicot

Clark

Clay

Cleburne

Cleveland

Columbia

Conway

Craighead

Crawford

Crittenden

Cross

Dallas

Desha

Drew

Faulkner

Franklin

Fulton

Garland

Grant

Greene

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Howard

Independence

Izard

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lafayette

Lawrence

Lee

Lincoln

Little River

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Marion

Miller

Mississippi

Monroe Montgomery

Nevada

Newton

Ouachita

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Poinsett

Polk

Pope

Prairie Pulaski

Randolph

St Francis

Saline

Scott

Searcy

Sebastian

Sevier

Sharp

Stone

Union

Van Buren

Washington

White Woodruff

Yell

Arkansas County Staff Chair District

Delta District

Name Recruiting Position

Address 1009 Liberty Dr Ozark District

DeWitt AR 72042

Phone 870-946-3231 (office)

Fax 870-946-3061

or

Email arkduaexedu

Ouachita District

For additional copies of the County Profile or information on your county

please contact your County Staff Chair listed above

A r k a n s a s I s O u r C a m p u s

Visit our web sites at

httpuaexedu httpwwwarcommunitiesorg

httpwwwfacebookcomUACommunityDevelopment

University of Arkansas United States Department of Agriculture and County Governments Cooperating

Printed by University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service Printing Services Little Rock

The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race color national origin religion gender age disability marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status and is

an Affirmative ActionEqual Opportunity Employer

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A r k a n s a s I s O u r C a m p u s

Visit our web sites at

httpuaexedu httpwwwarcommunitiesorg

httpwwwfacebookcomUACommunityDevelopment

University of Arkansas United States Department of Agriculture and County Governments Cooperating

Printed by University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service Printing Services Little Rock

The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race color national origin religion gender age disability marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status and is

an Affirmative ActionEqual Opportunity Employer