The U.S. Census Bureau releases today (June 22, 2017) through its Arkansas U.S. Census State Data Center at the Arkansas Economic Development Institute (AEDI), formerly the Institute for Economic Advancement, its latest population estimates. The estimates provide detailed race, age, sex, and Hispanic origin characteristics as the nation, state, and county levels from August 1, […]

Release Number: CB17-FF.13 — The North Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1 and lasts through Nov. 30. The U.S. Census Bureau produces timely local statistics that are critical to emergency planning, preparedness and recovery efforts. The growth in population of coastal areas illustrates the importance of emergency planning and preparedness for areas that are […]

Release Number: CB17-FF.12 — The idea of Father’s Day was conceived more than a century ago by Sonora Dodd of Spokane, Wash., while she listened to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909. Dodd wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart, a widowed Civil War veteran who was left to raise his six […]