Arkansas
Arkansas: the places inside it, the companies based here, and where this atlas has research on it.
state · North America · page prepared 2026-11-07
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Arkansas at a glance
Rolled up from the 13 regions inside Arkansas on this site, with census figures from Statistics Canada.
Who leads Arkansas, and how households are doing
Researched 2026-11-09 from official statistics; every figure links to its source.
- Population
- 3,114,791 persons (resident population, Census Bureau estimate via FRED ARPOP, published in thousands) (2025) ↗
- GDP
- 195,988.2 USD millions, current dollars (BEA all-industry total, annual) (2025) ↗
- Unemployment
- 3.9 percent, seasonally adjusted (BLS LAUS) (2026-09) ↗
- Median household income
- 68,060 USD, current dollars (Census CPS ASEC) (2025) ↗
- Home ownership
- 68.9 percent (Census HVS, annual) (2025) ↗
- Debt per person with a credit report
- 43,090 USD, total household debt balance per capita (NY Fed Consumer Credit Panel/Equifax) (2025-Q4) ↗
Home prices in the biggest cities
As each source measures them (benchmark, median or average sale price); not directly comparable across measures.
| City / metro | Price | Measure | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway ↗ | 295,000 USD | median listing price (Realtor.com) | 2026-10 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers ↗ | 436,250 USD | median listing price (Realtor.com) | 2026-10 |
| Fort Smith (AR-OK) ↗ | 259,900 USD | median listing price (Realtor.com) | 2026-10 |
| Jonesboro ↗ | 239,900 USD | median listing price (Realtor.com) | 2026-10 |
| Hot Springs ↗ | 349,500 USD | median listing price (Realtor.com) | 2026-10 |
Languages
Official-language and home-language figures as the census reports them.
| Language | Share | Measure | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| English ↗ | official status | 2026 |
Largest companies in Arkansas
Ranked by the measure shown, from the cited ranking or filing.
| Company | Measure | Value | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walmart Inc. (Bentonville) ↗ | revenue | 713.16 USD billions, FY ended 2026-01-31 (10-K) | 2026-01 |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. (Springdale) ↗ | revenue | 54.44 USD billions, FY ended 2025-09-27 (10-K) | 2025-09 |
| Murphy USA Inc. (El Dorado) ↗ | revenue | 19.38 USD billions, FY2025 (10-K) | 2025-12 |
| J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (Lowell) ↗ | revenue | 12 USD billions, FY2025 (10-K) | 2025-12 |
| Dillard's, Inc. (Little Rock) ↗ | revenue | 6.56 USD billions, FY ended 2026-01-31 (10-K) | 2026-01 |
| ArcBest Corporation (Fort Smith) ↗ | revenue | 4.01 USD billions, FY2025 (10-K) | 2025-12 |
| America's Car-Mart, Inc. (Rogers) ↗ | revenue | 1.28 USD billions, FY ended 2026-04-30 (10-K) | 2026-04 |
Worth knowing
- 2023-01Sarah Huckabee Sanders was inaugurated on January 10, 2023 as Arkansas's 47th governor, the first woman to hold the office. ↗
- 2023-01Leslie Rutledge was sworn in on January 10, 2023 as Arkansas's 21st lieutenant governor, the first woman in the state's second-highest office; she was previously the 56th Attorney General. ↗
- 2025-12Total household debt per capita in Arkansas rose from $41,910 (Q4 2024) to $43,090 (Q4 2025), per the New York Fed's state-level household debt statistics. ↗
- 2026-01Bentonville-based Walmart reported $713.16 billion in revenue for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026. ↗
- 1836-06Arkansas was admitted to the Union as the 25th state on June 15, 1836. ↗
Census
US Census Bureau American Community Survey.
- Spanish169,990 · 5.6%
- Other Asian and Pacific Island languages19,896 · 0.7%
- Other Indo-European languages10,314 · 0.3%
- German or other West Germanic languages5,799 · 0.2%
Largest places in Arkansas
By registry population; places with a full /local page are marked.
- 1.Little Rock, Arkansas full202,591
- 2.Fayetteville, Arkansas full93,949
- 3.Fort Smith, Arkansas full89,142
- 4.Jonesboro, Arkansas full78,579
- 5.Rogers, Arkansas69,908
- 6.Bentonville, Arkansas54,164
- 7.Pine Bluff, Arkansas full41,253
- 8.Hot Springs, Arkansas full37,930
- 9.Russellville, Arkansas30,971
- 10.Jacksonville, Arkansas full29,477
- 11.Texarkana, Arkansas full29,387
- 12.El Dorado, Arkansas full17,755
- 13.Eureka Springs, Arkansas2,166
Inside Arkansas
13 regions have Arkansas as their parent.
Companies based in Arkansas
16 companies in the Research Upon directory have their headquarters somewhere in Arkansas. Search them by name or industry.
areaAbout this page: figures for the whole of Arkansas are rolled up from every region inside it; each place inside has a page of its own, and the companies headquartered here are listed above.