Arkansas

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Language Spoken At Home in Arkansas
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over2,719,637100%
English only2,527,23292.9%
Language other than English192,4057.1%
   Speak English less than very well88,4683.3%
   Spanish141,3705.2%
      Speak English less than very well69,7792.6%
   Other Indo-European languages21,3830.8%
      Speak English less than very well4,7540.2%
   Asian and Pacific Islander languages25,1630.9%
      Speak English less than very well12,7690.5%
   Other languages4,4890.2%
      Speak English less than very well1,1660.0%

Ancestry in Arkansas
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population2,916,372100%
  American321,05311.0%
  Arab5,5350.2%
  Czech7,3150.3%
  Danish5,3760.2%
  Dutch48,4021.7%
  English293,63410.1%
  French (except Basque)61,1492.1%
  French Canadian5,8260.2%
  German336,12611.5%
  Greek3,4660.1%
  Hungarian3,5910.1%
  Irish358,79512.3%
  Italian46,9011.6%
  Lithuanian1,4660.1%
  Norwegian13,3220.5%
  Polish24,7670.8%
  Portuguese2,6970.1%
  Russian4,7070.2%
  Scotch-Irish40,4941.4%
  Scottish50,8751.7%
  Slovak9860.0%
  Subsaharan African8,4050.3%
  Swedish17,6510.6%
  Swiss6,0300.2%
  Ukrainian1,5430.1%
  Welsh12,8040.4%
  West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)4,2470.1%
Households By Type in Arkansas
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households1,128,797100%
  Family households (families)765,06867.8%
     With own children under 18 years323,98028.7%
     Married-couple family563,50149.9%
        With own children under 18 years210,69018.7%
     Male householder, no wife present, family49,4364.4%
        With own children under 18 years23,8212.1%
     Female householder, no husband present, family152,13113.5%
        With own children under 18 years89,4697.9%
  Nonfamily households363,72932.2%
     Householder living alone311,43427.6%
        65 years and over115,95310.3%
 
  Households with one or more people under 18 years368,66632.7%
  Households with one or more people 65 years and over296,46626.3%
 
  Average household size30%
  Average family size30%
Relationship in Arkansas
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households2,836,093100%
  Householder1,128,79739.8%
  Spouse563,00519.9%
  Child832,79529.4%
  Other relatives186,8736.6%
  Nonrelatives124,6234.4%
     Unmarried partner50,4601.8%
Marital Status in Arkansas
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over1,128,872100%
  Never married330,74529.3%
  Now married, except separated607,32753.8%
  Separated23,3952.1%
  Widowed33,2442.9%
  Divorced134,16111.9%
 
  Females 15 years and over1,196,690100%
  Never married276,12223.1%
  Now married, except separated592,79849.5%
  Separated33,6312.8%
  Widowed131,02610.9%
  Divorced163,11313.6%
Fertility in Arkansas
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months39,227100%
  Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)14,74637.6%
     Per 1,000 unmarried women420%
  Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old560%
     Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old340%
     Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old1080%
     Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old150%
Grandparents in Arkansas
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years68,924100%
  Responsible for grandchildren39,49457.3%
        Less than 1 year8,97013.0%
        1 or 2 years9,16213.3%
        3 or 4 years6,1388.9%
        5 or more years15,22422.1%
  Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years39,494100%
  Who are female24,71262.6%
  Who are married28,25871.6%
School Enrollment in Arkansas
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school745,344100%
  Nursery school, preschool52,2627.0%
  Kindergarten39,5575.3%
  Elementary school (grades 1-8)312,97342.0%
  High school (grades 9-12)153,65320.6%
  College or graduate school186,89925.1%
Educational Attainment in Arkansas
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over1,921,039100%
  Less than 9th grade121,4786.3%
  9th to 12th grade, no diploma199,21510.4%
  High school graduate (includes equivalency)674,74235.1%
  Some college, no degree428,91422.3%
  Associate's degree116,3566.1%
  Bachelor's degree252,57913.1%
  Graduate or professional degree127,7556.7%
 
  Percent high school graduate or higher083.3%
  Percent bachelor's degree or higher019.8%
Veteran Status in Arkansas
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over2,200,203100%
  Civilian veterans242,15111.0%
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Arkansas
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population2,862,023100%
  With a disability479,61716.8%
 
Under 18 years707,308100%
  With a disability40,0035.7%
 
18 to 64 years1,748,461100%
  With a disability264,10715.1%
 
65 years and over406,254100%
  With a disability175,50743.2%
Residence 1 Year Ago in Arkansas
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over2,881,534100%
  Same house2,392,39783.0%
  Different house in the U.S.480,19316.7%
     Same county296,90610.3%
     Different county183,2876.4%
        Same state104,5753.6%
        Different state78,7122.7%
  Abroad8,9440.3%
Place Of Birth in Arkansas
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population2,916,372100%
  Native2,787,22395.6%
     Born in United States2,768,80494.9%
        State of residence1,784,57661.2%
        Different state984,22833.7%
     Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)18,4190.6%
  Foreign born129,1494.4%
U.S. Citizenship Status in Arkansas
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population129,149100%
  Naturalized U.S. citizen37,96729.4%
  Not a U.S. citizen91,18270.6%
Year of Entry in Arkansas
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States147,568100%
  Native18,419100%
    Entered 2010 or later5092.8%
    Entered before 201017,91097.2%
  Foreign born129,149100%
    Entered 2010 or later5,0893.9%
    Entered before 2010124,06096.1%
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Arkansas
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea129,149100%
  Europe10,5918.2%
  Asia27,01720.9%
  Africa1,9341.5%
  Oceania3,4842.7%
  Latin America83,88465.0%
  Northern America2,2391.7%