This post uses the Decennial Census and the American Community Survey 1 Year Estimates from 1970 to 2017 to examine changes in population, age, income, and the status of married couples in Arkansas and the United States. Graph 1 Graph 1 shows that between 1970 and 1980 Arkansas’s population increased by 11.2%. The following decade […]
Last week the Census Bureau released their 2020 Census Barriers, Attitudes, and Motivators Study Survey. This survey was intended to identify and understand the major challenges to a full response to the 2020 Census since less than seven in ten households who participated in the study indicated they were very likely or extremely likely to […]
By Ginny Monk | November 25, 2018 With about 17 months until the start of the 2020 U.S. Census, experts are looking at ways to hurdle over issues like Internet connectivity and a question regarding citizenship that they think could result in an undercount in Arkansas and a loss of federal funds for the state. […]
The Census Bureau has announced new rules for disclosure control in public use data products, including both ACS microdata and small-area data from the 2020 census. Read the Census Bureau Chief Scientist’s perspective on the issue: Read the Census Bureau Chief Scientist’s perspective on the issue…
Five-year Trends for Arkansas and Its Counties Press Release | December 6, 2018 The 2013-2017 American Community Survey five-year estimates released today by the Census Bureau feature more than 40 social, economic, housing and demographic topics, including homeowner rates and costs, health insurance and educational attainment. The following highlights compare the state of Arkansas and […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Release | December 5, 2018 December 5, 2018 – The US Census Bureau has released the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for 2017, and Arkansas’s percentage of residents living in poverty (16.3% or 487,800 individuals compared to the US average of 13.4%) is the eighth highest in the nation. […]
Census Bureau Releases Latest Housing Unit Change Two Arkansas counties were included in the list of the 100 fastest growing counties in the United States (of 3,142 counties and county-equivalents), based on housing unit change according to the new housing change estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Benton County is ranked number 39 […]
Census Bureau Reveals Fastest-Growing Large Cities Eight of the 15 cities or towns with the largest population gains were located in the South in 2017, with two Arkansas cities in the top 100, according to new population estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. “Photo Courtesy Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism” Fayetteville tops […]
Release Number: CB18-SFS.58 After a meeting with the National Council of Senior Citizens, President John F. Kennedy encouraged all Americans to pay tribute to older people across the country by designating May 1963 as Senior Citizens Month. Every president since has issued a formal proclamation during or before the month of May in support of […]
More Than 1 in 3 Lawyers Are Women America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers What do secretaries, teachers and nurses have in common? They are mostly women and remain among the most popular occupations for women. Although women now account for nearly half the U.S. workforce and their presence is increasing in higher paid occupations […]