Education
Adults Pursuing Further Education
Source: Arkansas Department of Higher Education
Adults Pursuing Further Education
2024
Arkansas County3.5%
Ashley County3.0%
Baxter County2.7%
Benton County1.6%
Boone County2.4%
Bowie County, Texas0.3%
Bradley County2.1%
Calhoun County1.9%
Carroll County1.4%
Chicot County3.0%
Clark County3.1%
Clay County1.7%
Cleburne County2.1%
Cleveland County2.3%
Columbia County3.6%
Conway County2.3%
Craighead County2.4%
Crawford County1.8%
Crittenden County3.8%
Cross County3.1%
Dallas County2.4%
Desha County3.7%
Drew County3.5%
Faulkner County2.8%
Franklin County2.8%
Fulton County2.3%
Garland County2.4%
Grant County1.8%
Greene County2.3%
Hempstead County3.0%
Hot Spring County2.1%
Howard County3.2%
Independence County2.8%
Izard County2.3%
Jackson County3.3%
Jefferson County4.4%
Johnson County2.4%
Lafayette County2.4%
Lawrence County2.8%
Lee County3.6%
Lincoln County2.7%
Little River County2.0%
Logan County2.2%
Lonoke County2.7%
Madison County1.5%
Marion County2.0%
Miller County1.8%
Mississippi County4.3%
Monroe County3.7%
Montgomery County1.5%
Nevada County2.4%
Newton County2.3%
Ouachita County3.0%
Perry County1.8%
Phillips County5.1%
Pike County1.7%
Poinsett County2.1%
Polk County2.0%
Pope County2.5%
Prairie County2.1%
Pulaski County3.4%
Randolph County2.6%
Saline County2.3%
Scott County1.9%
Searcy County2.1%
Sebastian County1.8%
Sevier County2.6%
Sharp County2.7%
St. Francis County3.1%
Stone County1.6%
Union County3.2%
Van Buren County1.6%
Washington County2.0%
White County2.6%
Woodruff County3.5%
Yell County2.2%

Source: Arkansas Department of Higher Education
Notes: Working age adults are people 25 to 64.




Number of Adults Pursuing Further Education
2024
Arkansas County277
Ashley County253
Baxter County534
Benton County2,746
Boone County456
Bowie County, Texas146
Bradley County102
Calhoun County45
Carroll County185
Chicot County132
Clark County271
Clay County118
Cleburne County248
Cleveland County85
Columbia County343
Conway County245
Craighead County1,392
Crawford County557
Crittenden County853
Cross County248
Dallas County68
Desha County174
Drew County273
Faulkner County1,804
Franklin County244
Fulton County135
Garland County1,153
Grant County167
Greene County553
Hempstead County268
Hot Spring County367
Howard County187
Independence County511
Izard County163
Jackson County297
Jefferson County1,373
Johnson County308
Lafayette County70
Lawrence County223
Lee County155
Lincoln County207
Little River County112
Logan County243
Lonoke County1,064
Madison County129
Marion County167
Miller County391
Mississippi County810
Monroe County107
Montgomery County61
Nevada County91
Newton County74
Ouachita County308
Perry County92
Phillips County339
Pike County85
Poinsett County229
Polk County182
Pope County776
Prairie County81
Pulaski County6,883
Randolph County236
Saline County1,519
Scott County92
Searcy County76
Sebastian County1,201
Sevier County194
Sharp County233
St. Francis County357
Stone County91
Union County570
Van Buren County123
Washington County2,639
White County999
Woodruff County92
Yell County215

Source: Arkansas Department of Higher Education
Notes: Working age adults are people 25 to 64.



STATE TREND

Decreasing

3.4%
2024
1% = 15,345
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Source: Arkansas Department of Higher Education


Adults Pursuing Further Education
20112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Arkansas5.1%5.1%4.9%4.6%4.3%4.0%3.9%3.7%3.6%3.5%3.4%3.5%3.4%3.4%

Source: Arkansas Department of Higher Education
Notes: Working age adults are people 25 to 64.






Source: Arkansas Department of Higher Education


Adults Pursuing Further Education, by Race/Ethnicity
AsianBlack or African AmericanHispanic or LatinoWhite
Arkansas3.4%4.9%2.2%2.5%

Source: Arkansas Department of Higher Education
Notes: Working age adults are people 25 to 64.




Number of Adults Pursuing Further Education, by Race/Ethnicity
AsianBlack or African AmericanHispanic or LatinoWhite
Arkansas1,16511,5903,06630,327

Source: Arkansas Department of Higher Education
Notes: Working age adults are people 25 to 64.





Source: Arkansas Department of Higher Education


Adults Pursuing Further Education, by Gender
FemaleMale
Arkansas4.6%2.3%

Source: Arkansas Department of Higher Education
Notes: Working age adults are people 25 to 64.




Number of Adults Pursuing Further Education, by Gender
FemaleMale
Arkansas35,13117,189

Source: Arkansas Department of Higher Education
Notes: Working age adults are people 25 to 64.





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INDICATORS TREND | STATE
Education: Access to Quality Slots for Infants and Toddlers Increasing
Education: Access to Quality Child Care Slots for Preschoolers Increasing
Education: Grade 3 Reading Maintaining
Education: Grade 8 Math Increasing
Education: Graduation Rate Increasing
Education: Remediation Rate Increasing
Education: Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Education: Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Education: Adults Pursuing Further Education Decreasing
Education: Imagination Libraries Increasing
Health: Low Birth Weight Babies Maintaining
Health: Early Prenatal Care Increasing
Health: Overweight or Obese Students Increasing
Health: Overweight or Obese Adults Increasing
Health: Physically Inactive Adults Decreasing
Health: Smoking Rate Decreasing
Health: Insurance Coverage Rates Increasing
Health: Oral Health Increasing
Health: Life Expectancy Decreasing
Health: Routine Check-ups Increasing
Health: Overdose Deaths Maintaining
Families: Teen Births Decreasing
Families: Children Living in Poverty Decreasing
Families: People Living in Poverty Decreasing
Families: Elderly Living in Poverty Increasing
Families: Median Household Income Maintaining
Families: Unemployment Rate Decreasing
Families: Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Families: Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Families: Access to Financial Services Decreasing
Families: Food Insecurity Decreasing
Families: Food Deserts Not Applicable
Families: Homelessness Decreasing
Families: Change in Total Jobs Increasing
Families: Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Families: Households Below ALICE Threshold Not Applicable
Families: Overall Housing Cost Burden Decreasing
Families: Child Care Costs for Toddlers Increasing
Families: Medical Debt Decreasing
Families: Households Receiving SNAP Decreasing
Families: Incarceration Rate Decreasing
Community: Voter Participation Rate Maintaining
Community: Charitable Giving Maintaining
Community: Volunteering Increasing
Community: Group Participation Increasing
Community: Connection to Neighbors Decreasing
Community: Local Voting Not Applicable
Demographics: Change in Population Increasing
Demographics: Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Demographics: Change in Population by Age Not Applicable
Equity: Grade 3 Reading Maintaining
Equity: Grade 8 Math Increasing
Equity: Graduation Rate Increasing
Equity: Remediation Rate Increasing
Equity: Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Equity: Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Equity: Adults Pursuing Further Education Decreasing
Equity: Low Birth Weight Babies Maintaining
Equity: Early Prenatal Care Increasing
Equity: Overweight or Obese Students Increasing
Equity: Overweight or Obese Adults Increasing
Equity: Physically Inactive Adults Decreasing
Equity: Smoking Rate Decreasing
Equity: Insurance Coverage Rates Increasing
Equity: Oral Health Increasing
Equity: Life Expectancy Decreasing
Equity: Routine Check-ups Increasing
Equity: Teen Births Decreasing
Equity: Children Living in Poverty Decreasing
Equity: People Living in Poverty Decreasing
Equity: Elderly Living in Poverty Increasing
Equity: Median Household Income Maintaining
Equity: Unemployment Rate Decreasing
Equity: Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Equity: Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Equity: Access to Financial Services Decreasing
Equity: Food Insecurity Decreasing
Equity: Homelessness Decreasing
Equity: Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Equity: Medical Debt Decreasing
Equity: Households Receiving SNAP Decreasing
Equity: Incarceration Rate Decreasing
Equity: Volunteering Increasing
Equity: Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable




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