Education
Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2020-24
Arkansas County14%
Ashley County13%
Baxter County19%
Benton County38%
Boone County17%
Bowie County, Texas24%
Bradley County15%
Calhoun County20%*
Carroll County20%
Chicot County18%
Clark County26%
Clay County15%
Cleburne County18%
Cleveland County20%
Columbia County22%
Conway County20%
Craighead County30%
Crawford County20%
Crittenden County17%
Cross County18%
Dallas County11%*
Desha County13%
Drew County26%
Faulkner County35%
Franklin County15%
Fulton County16%*
Garland County25%
Grant County22%
Greene County17%
Hempstead County16%
Hot Spring County18%
Howard County16%
Independence County18%
Izard County20%
Jackson County15%
Jefferson County20%
Johnson County18%
Lafayette County9%*
Lawrence County15%
Lee County7%*
Lincoln County12%
Little River County17%
Logan County17%
Lonoke County22%
Madison County13%
Marion County15%
Miller County15%
Mississippi County14%
Monroe County13%*
Montgomery County17%
Nevada County14%*
Newton County16%*
Ouachita County16%
Perry County16%
Phillips County15%
Pike County19%
Poinsett County11%
Polk County18%
Pope County25%
Prairie County18%
Pulaski County38%
Randolph County12%
Saline County29%
Scott County13%*
Searcy County15%*
Sebastian County23%
Sevier County9%*
Sharp County14%
St. Francis County14%
Stone County16%
Union County19%
Van Buren County15%
Washington County35%
White County20%
Woodruff County16%*
Yell County15%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau




Number of adults with Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2020-24
Arkansas County1,549
Ashley County1,641
Baxter County6,293
Benton County75,967
Boone County4,595
Bowie County, Texas14,746
Bradley County1,053
Calhoun County677*
Carroll County4,081
Chicot County1,230
Clark County3,242
Clay County1,563
Cleburne County3,467
Cleveland County1,051
Columbia County3,065
Conway County2,916
Craighead County21,539
Crawford County8,355
Crittenden County5,157
Cross County2,110
Dallas County513*
Desha County929
Drew County2,831
Faulkner County27,909
Franklin County1,770
Fulton County1,444*
Garland County18,522
Grant County2,765
Greene County5,316
Hempstead County2,148
Hot Spring County4,215
Howard County1,349
Independence County4,577
Izard County2,080
Jackson County1,752
Jefferson County8,903
Johnson County3,079
Lafayette County405*
Lawrence County1,590
Lee County428*
Lincoln County1,175
Little River County1,430
Logan County2,546
Lonoke County11,191
Madison County1,572
Marion County1,953
Miller County4,315
Mississippi County3,508
Monroe County587*
Montgomery County1,078
Nevada County769*
Newton County811*
Ouachita County2,535
Perry County1,192
Phillips County1,528
Pike County1,348
Poinsett County1,750
Polk County2,403
Pope County10,338
Prairie County1,058
Pulaski County102,980
Randolph County1,554
Saline County25,993
Scott County889*
Searcy County866*
Sebastian County20,221
Sevier County903*
Sharp County1,793
St. Francis County2,269
Stone County1,462
Union County4,944
Van Buren County1,793
Washington County55,816
White County10,477
Woodruff County689*
Yell County2,046

Source: U.S. Census Bureau



NATIONAL RANKING
49
OUT OF 51
2020-24

STATE TREND

Increasing

26%
2020-24
1% = 20,592
Adults
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau


Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2010-142015-192020-24
Arkansas21%23%26%
United States29%32%36%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau






Source: U.S. Census Bureau


Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Race/Ethnicity
American Indian and Native AlaskanAsianBlack or African AmericanHispanicNative Hawaiian and Other Pacific IslanderSome Other RaceTwo or More RacesWhite
Arkansas18%50%18%14%6%***13%21%28%
Benton County19%*68%45%17%12%***19%*26%41%
Craighead County34%***50%*16%*19%**0%***31%**23%**32%
Crittenden County0%***25%***11%4%***0%***16%***14%***24%
Faulkner County12%***50%*29%24%*18%***26%***34%*36%
Jefferson County5%***22%***22%16%***100%***4%***26%**18%
Miller County17%***41%***9%*15%***0%***8%***18%**17%
Mississippi County0%***92%***8%*3%***0%***6%***6%***17%
Phillips County0%***86%***10%*7%***0%***0%***8%***20%*
Pulaski County28%**63%26%19%34%***16%*30%46%
Saline County29%***38%**29%15%*0%***17%**19%*30%
Sebastian County20%**25%12%*12%*0%***6%**21%*26%
St. Francis County0%***0%***15%*1%***0%***8%***1%***14%
Union County0%***44%***9%*15%***0%***17%***17%***24%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau




Number of Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher, by Race/Ethnicity
American Indian and Native AlaskanAsianBlack or African AmericanHispanicNative Hawaiian and Other Pacific IslanderSome Other RaceTwo or More RacesWhite
Arkansas1,95717,10051,35920,294387***7,22934,930416,896
Benton County410*6,4631,5185,253116***1,545*11,89754,018
Craighead County65***404*1,515*661**0***447**920**18,188
Crittenden County0***81***1,51129***0***18***309***3,238
Faulkner County23***483*2,540824*9***393***926*23,535
Jefferson County8***78***5,075146***114***25***306**3,297
Miller County31***46***592*154***0***36***176**3,434
Mississippi County0***158***636*35***0***19***83***2,612
Phillips County0***143***603*6***0***0***26***756*
Pulaski County182**4,06424,1053,17940***1,272*4,45868,859
Saline County60***415**2,075678*0***330**757*22,356
Sebastian County142**1,027548*1,246*0***472**1,466*16,566
St. Francis County0***0***1,261*4***0***10***5***993
Union County0***87***725*148***0***18***157***3,957

Source: U.S. Census Bureau





Source: U.S. Census Bureau


Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Gender
FemaleMale
Arkansas27%24%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau




Number of Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher, by Gender
FemaleMale
Arkansas291,072238,786

Source: U.S. Census Bureau





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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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