Education
Adults with a High School Degree
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Adults with a High School Degree or Higher
2020-24
Arkansas County85%
Ashley County88%
Baxter County90%
Benton County91%
Boone County92%
Bowie County, Texas91%
Bradley County86%
Calhoun County87%
Carroll County85%
Chicot County83%
Clark County89%
Clay County88%
Cleburne County89%
Cleveland County93%
Columbia County89%
Conway County90%
Craighead County90%
Crawford County87%
Crittenden County85%
Cross County85%
Dallas County86%
Desha County78%
Drew County89%
Faulkner County93%
Franklin County87%
Fulton County88%
Garland County91%
Grant County91%
Greene County87%
Hempstead County82%
Hot Spring County90%
Howard County88%
Independence County88%
Izard County86%
Jackson County85%
Jefferson County88%
Johnson County84%
Lafayette County81%
Lawrence County83%
Lee County80%
Lincoln County82%
Little River County91%
Logan County88%
Lonoke County91%
Madison County86%
Marion County86%
Miller County86%
Mississippi County86%
Monroe County82%
Montgomery County89%
Nevada County90%
Newton County83%
Ouachita County89%
Perry County88%
Phillips County81%
Pike County87%
Poinsett County81%
Polk County86%
Pope County87%
Prairie County87%
Pulaski County92%
Randolph County85%
Saline County93%
Scott County84%
Searcy County83%
Sebastian County86%
Sevier County73%
Sharp County86%
St. Francis County86%
Stone County87%
Union County89%
Van Buren County87%
Washington County88%
White County87%
Woodruff County83%
Yell County83%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau




Number of adults with a high school degree or higher
2020-24
Arkansas County9,765
Ashley County11,247
Baxter County29,038
Benton County182,116
Boone County24,691
Bowie County, Texas56,868
Bradley County5,935
Calhoun County2,979
Carroll County17,327
Chicot County5,690
Clark County11,055
Clay County8,954
Cleburne County16,702
Cleveland County4,941
Columbia County12,401
Conway County13,171
Craighead County65,439
Crawford County36,112
Crittenden County25,935
Cross County9,776
Dallas County3,882
Desha County5,733
Drew County9,819
Faulkner County74,538
Franklin County10,652
Fulton County7,990
Garland County66,264
Grant County11,662
Greene County27,301
Hempstead County10,834
Hot Spring County21,591
Howard County7,294
Independence County22,268
Izard County9,045
Jackson County10,107
Jefferson County39,266
Johnson County14,546
Lafayette County3,662
Lawrence County9,103
Lee County4,721
Lincoln County8,071
Little River County7,606
Logan County13,480
Lonoke County45,971
Madison County10,540
Marion County11,231
Miller County24,801
Mississippi County22,000
Monroe County3,774
Montgomery County5,725
Nevada County4,983
Newton County4,312
Ouachita County13,800
Perry County6,373
Phillips County8,234
Pike County6,161
Poinsett County12,502
Polk County11,674
Pope County36,543
Prairie County5,072
Pulaski County250,377
Randolph County10,887
Saline County82,634
Scott County5,764
Searcy County4,786
Sebastian County74,221
Sevier County7,096
Sharp County11,117
St. Francis County13,684
Stone County8,057
Union County22,934
Van Buren County10,431
Washington County139,038
White County44,818
Woodruff County3,539
Yell County11,374

Source: U.S. Census Bureau



NATIONAL RANKING
43
OUT OF 51
2020-24

STATE TREND

Increasing

89%
2020-24
1% = 20,592
Adults
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau


Adults with a High School Degree or Higher
2010-142015-192020-24
Arkansas84%87%89%
United States86%88%90%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau






Source: U.S. Census Bureau


Adults with a High School Degree or Higher by Race/Ethnicity
American Indian and Native AlaskanAsianBlack or African AmericanHispanicNative Hawaiian and Other Pacific IslanderSome Other RaceTwo or More RacesWhite
Arkansas80%86%87%65%66%62%81%91%
Benton County82%90%95%67%80%*68%82%95%
Craighead County76%***86%*88%65%0%***76%*78%92%
Crittenden County80%***60%***82%79%*0%***39%***87%90%
Faulkner County85%**87%*92%72%100%***68%*92%94%
Jefferson County32%***89%*87%69%*100%***64%*90%91%
Miller County87%**100%***87%82%0%***72%**87%*86%
Mississippi County19%***100%***87%63%*100%***66%***74%*87%
Phillips County100%***86%***79%93%***0%***39%***67%**85%
Pulaski County71%*91%92%67%93%***69%78%95%
Saline County86%**97%*90%68%0%***72%*83%95%
Sebastian County90%*72%84%58%0%***52%83%91%
St. Francis County63%***77%***87%60%*0%***82%***57%**87%
Union County88%***98%***82%76%*0%***47%***78%*92%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau




Number of Adults with a High School Degree or higher by Race/Ethnicity
American Indian and Native AlaskanAsianBlack or African AmericanHispanicNative Hawaiian and Other Pacific IslanderSome Other RaceTwo or More RacesWhite
Arkansas8,58529,401246,82491,9953,95133,651134,9111,369,839
Benton County1,8238,5313,24820,333794*5,49438,120124,106
Craighead County146***702*8,3912,2350***1,085*3,11052,005
Crittenden County20***192***11,626579*0***44***1,98112,072
Faulkner County164**839*8,0812,50650***1,023*2,49261,889
Jefferson County47***322*20,600641*114***364*1,07516,744
Miller County162**113***5,7798490***332**856*17,559
Mississippi County9***172***7,112647*3***200***1,088*13,416
Phillips County4***143***4,67478***0***9***219**3,185
Pulaski County459*5,84884,93411,313109***5,47711,530142,020
Saline County176**1,074*6,4913,0840***1,429*3,33370,131
Sebastian County645*2,9333,7696,1600***3,7475,70257,425
St. Francis County33***23***7,089335*0***103***233**6,203
Union County38***195***6,527732*0***48***710*15,416

Source: U.S. Census Bureau





Source: U.S. Census Bureau


Adults with a High School Degree or Higher by Gender
FemaleMale
Arkansas90%87%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau




Number of Adults with a High School Degree or higher by Gender
FemaleMale
Arkansas954,960872,202

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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