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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
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
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0
5
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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
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11 4
10 12
24
0 1 1 5
13
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0 0
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30
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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
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$300 1994
1995
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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
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4500
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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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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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
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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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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
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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
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25000
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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
9611148
3707
4486
5350
3457
871
0
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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
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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
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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
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AR State United States
Managem
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financial
Profession
al and
related Service
Sal es and related
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supp
ort
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and
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n
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nand material
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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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249 66 108
1326
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Finance
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Profession
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Governm
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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
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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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Yell
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Delta District
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or
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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
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Baxter Benton Boone
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Clark
Clay
Cleburne
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Columbia
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Cross
Dallas
Desha
Drew
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Garland
Grant
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Hot Spring
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Izard
Jackson
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Miller
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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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DeWitt AR 72042
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or
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Ouachita District
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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
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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
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Arkansas
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Chicot
Clark
Clay
Cleburne
Cleveland
Columbia
Conway
Craighead
Crawford
Crittenden
Cross
Dallas
Desha
Drew
Faulkner
Franklin
Fulton
Garland
Grant
Greene
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Hot Spring
Howard
Independence
Izard
Jackson
Jefferson
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Lafayette
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Lee
Lincoln
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Miller
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Monroe Montgomery
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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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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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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
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Miller
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Scott
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Sharp
Stone
Union
Van Buren
Washington
White Woodruff
Yell
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or
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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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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
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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
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Lee
Lincoln
Little River
Logan
Lonoke
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Marion
Miller
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Monroe Montgomery
Nevada
Newton
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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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or
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please contact your County Staff Chair listed above
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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
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Jackson
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Randolph
St Francis
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Scott
Searcy
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Sevier
Sharp
Stone
Union
Van Buren
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White Woodruff
Yell
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or
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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
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For additional copies of the County Profile or information on your county
please contact your County Staff Chair listed above
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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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or
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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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Stone
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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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an Affirmative ActionEqual Opportunity Employer
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
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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or
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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
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
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
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
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Baxter Benton Boone
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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
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Lee
Lincoln
Little River
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Marion
Miller
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Monroe Montgomery
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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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or
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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
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
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
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
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Lawrence
Lee
Lincoln
Little River
Logan
Lonoke
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Marion
Miller
Mississippi
Monroe Montgomery
Nevada
Newton
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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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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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
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