Mississippi vs. Arkansas

	Mississippi	Arkansas
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2,976,149	3,017,804
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.3%	3.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	2,968,130	2,916,031
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	2,967,297	2,915,918
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.2%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.6%	23.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.9%	17.0%
Female persons, percent	51.5%	50.9%
White alone, percent	59.1%	79.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	37.8%	15.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	1.0%
Asian alone, percent	1.1%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.4%	7.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	56.5%	72.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	168,996	202,572
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.3%	4.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	1,332,577	1,380,504
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.2%	65.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$114,500	$123,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,134	$1,071
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$357	$347
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$762	$729
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	13.9%	15.7%
Building permits, 2018	6,883	10,179
Households, 2014-2018	1,105,576	1,152,175
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.62	2.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.6%	84.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.9%	7.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	81.5%	84.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	68.0%	69.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.9%	86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	21.8%	22.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.8%	12.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.4%	9.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.0%	57.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.4%	53.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,999,175	4,307,264
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	16,630,587	15,792,628
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	66,441,608	62,712,925
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	28,302,952	31,256,110
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	37,053,190	36,815,256
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,413	$12,483
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.6	21.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$43,567	$45,726
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,434	$25,635
Persons in poverty, percent	19.7%	17.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	59,294	66,786
Total employment, 2017	939,485	1,030,593
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	35,366,718	42,305,514
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	219,596	205,915
All firms, 2012	235,454	231,959
Men-owned firms, 2012	125,079	123,158
Women-owned firms, 2012	89,159	75,962
Minority-owned firms, 2012	74,824	35,982
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	155,094	189,029
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	26,789	25,915
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	198,566	192,988
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	18.0%	5.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	1.1%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.8%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.8%	2.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.9%	24.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	63.2	56.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	46,923.27	52,035.48

Source: United States Census Bureau

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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Mississippi and Arkansas using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.