2015 | |
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Arkansas County | 73 |
Ashley County | 87 |
Baxter County | 44 |
Benton County | 23 |
Boone County | 41 |
Bowie County, Texas | 110 |
Bradley County | 22 |
Calhoun County | 59 |
Carroll County | 38 |
Chicot County | 13 |
Clark County | 33 |
Clay County | 78 |
Cleburne County | 54 |
Cleveland County | 8 |
Columbia County | 46 |
Conway County | 41 |
Craighead County | 37 |
Crawford County | 22 |
Crittenden County | 86 |
Cross County | 53 |
Dallas County | 107 |
Desha County | 33 |
Drew County | 25 |
Faulkner County | 21 |
Franklin County | 33 |
Fulton County | 20 |
Garland County | 34 |
Grant County | 43 |
Greene County | 57 |
Hempstead County | 78 |
Hot Spring County | 4 |
Howard County | 58 |
Independence County | 43 |
Izard County | 56 |
Jackson County | 59 |
Jefferson County | 68 |
Johnson County | 33 |
Lafayette County | 57 |
Lawrence County | 20 |
Lee County | 22 |
Lincoln County | 13 |
Little River County | 32 |
Logan County | 18 |
Lonoke County | 0 |
Madison County | 12 |
Marion County | 3 |
Miller County | 88 |
Mississippi County | 60 |
Monroe County | 18 |
Montgomery County | 15 |
Nevada County | 19 |
Newton County | 6 |
Ouachita County | 89 |
Perry County | 62 |
Phillips County | 58 |
Pike County | 35 |
Poinsett County | 56 |
Polk County | 35 |
Pope County | 39 |
Prairie County | 44 |
Pulaski County | 42 |
Randolph County | 32 |
Saline County | 25 |
Scott County | 155 |
Searcy County | 30 |
Sebastian County | 45 |
Sevier County | 38 |
Sharp County | 37 |
St. Francis County | 36 |
Stone County | 24 |
Union County | 68 |
Van Buren County | 35 |
Washington County | 39 |
White County | 48 |
Woodruff County | 49 |
Yell County | 18 |
Notes: Rates are for people in local jails at the county level and in prisons and county jails at the state level. The US number is the aggregation of the 45 states reported (Alaska, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Hawaii, and Vermont are not included in the data).
2015 | |
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Arkansas County | 85 |
Ashley County | 112 |
Baxter County | 100 |
Benton County | 371 |
Boone County | 93 |
Bowie County, Texas | 666 |
Bradley County | 15 |
Calhoun County | 20 |
Carroll County | 64 |
Chicot County | 9 |
Clark County | 51 |
Clay County | 72 |
Cleburne County | 80 |
Cleveland County | 4 |
Columbia County | 74 |
Conway County | 54 |
Craighead County | 253 |
Crawford County | 88 |
Crittenden County | 271 |
Cross County | 57 |
Dallas County | 50 |
Desha County | 24 |
Drew County | 31 |
Faulkner County | 173 |
Franklin County | 37 |
Fulton County | 14 |
Garland County | 200 |
Grant County | 50 |
Greene County | 162 |
Hempstead County | 105 |
Hot Spring County | 9 |
Howard County | 47 |
Independence County | 100 |
Izard County | 45 |
Jackson County | 68 |
Jefferson County | 318 |
Johnson County | 55 |
Lafayette County | 25 |
Lawrence County | 21 |
Lee County | 14 |
Lincoln County | 13 |
Little River County | 25 |
Logan County | 25 |
Lonoke County | 2 |
Madison County | 12 |
Marion County | 3 |
Miller County | 249 |
Mississippi County | 170 |
Monroe County | 8 |
Montgomery County | 8 |
Nevada County | 10 |
Newton County | 3 |
Ouachita County | 135 |
Perry County | 40 |
Phillips County | 70 |
Pike County | 24 |
Poinsett County | 85 |
Polk County | 42 |
Pope County | 164 |
Prairie County | 22 |
Pulaski County | 1,081 |
Randolph County | 34 |
Saline County | 183 |
Scott County | 100 |
Searcy County | 14 |
Sebastian County | 376 |
Sevier County | 41 |
Sharp County | 36 |
St. Francis County | 65 |
Stone County | 17 |
Union County | 171 |
Van Buren County | 34 |
Washington County | 590 |
White County | 245 |
Woodruff County | 20 |
Yell County | 24 |
Notes: Figures are for people in local jails at the county level and in prisons and county jails at the state level. The US number is the aggregation of the 45 states reported (Alaska, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Hawaii, and Vermont are not included in the data).
What does this measure?
The number of people incarcerated in prisons or jails, expressed as a rate per 10,000 residents.
Why is this important?
Incarceration serves to remove offenders from a community, but also creates hardships on families, including the loss of an income or a caregiver, in addition to long-term effects on mental health for all involved. After incarceration, people often encounter challenges in obtaining meaningful employment, leading to reductions in long-term productivity, recidivism and widespread effects on a community's social, health and educational systems.
How is Arkansas doing?
In 2015, the incarceration rate was 122 per 10,000, up 21% since 2006. This makes Arkansas 40th in the nation on this indicator. In addition, nationally incarceration of people in county jails and state prisons was lower (91 per 10,000) and falling (-9% since 2006). Note that the national data reported here is missing five states that did not report. Arkansas' rates were much higher for blacks/African Americans - 270% of the white rate - while the rate for Latinos was about half the white rate. Males were jailed at a rate 5 times above that for females.
Among Arkansas counties, incarceration rates varied widely - below 10 per 10,000 in Lonoke, Marion, Hot Springs, Newton and Cleveland - and above 100 per 10,000 in Dallas, Bowie and Scott.
Notes about the data
Rates are for people in local jails at the county level and in prisons and county jails at the state level. Rates for subgroups at the state level only include the county jail population, not state prisons. National data reported here is missing five states that did not report.
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
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Arkansas | 93 | 94 | 98 | 99 | 102 | 101 | 101 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 111 | 110 | 111 | 114 | 119 | 122 |
Notes: Rates are for people in local jails at the county level and in prisons and county jails at the state level. The US number is the aggregation of the 45 states reported (Alaska, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Hawaii, and Vermont are not included in the data).
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
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Arkansas | 16,122 | 16,587 | 17,328 | 17,697 | 18,338 | 18,388 | 18,675 | 19,375 | 19,709 | 20,147 | 21,182 | 21,081 | 21,187 | 21,795 | 22,775 | 23,346 |
Notes: Figures are for people in local jails at the county level and in prisons and county jails at the state level. The US number is the aggregation of the 45 states reported (Alaska, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Hawaii, and Vermont are not included in the data).
Asian/Pacific Islander | Black/African American | Latino | Native American | White | |
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Arkansas | 7.0 | 93.4 | 16.1 | 10.2 | 34.3 |
Notes: Rates are per 10,000 residents
Asian/Pacific Islander | Black/African American | Latino | Native American | White | |
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Arkansas | 27 | 2,942 | 216 | 17 | 4,840 |
Notes: Figures are for the total jail population. The total jail population is the average daily population.
Female | Male | |
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Arkansas | 13.8 | 70.9 |
Notes: Rates are per 10,000 residents
Female | Male | |
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Arkansas | 1,332 | 6,736 |
Notes: Figures are for the total jail population. The total jail population is the average daily population.
INDICATORS | TREND | STATE |
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Births to Teens | Decreasing |
Female-headed Households | Increasing |
Children Living in Poverty | Increasing |
People Living in Poverty | Increasing |
Elderly Living in Poverty | Decreasing |
Median Household Income | Maintaining |
Unemployment Rate | Decreasing |
Homeownership Rate | Decreasing |
Child Abuse and Neglect | Decreasing |
Access to Financial Services | Decreasing |
Food Insecurity | Decreasing |
Incarceration Rate | Increasing |
Homelessness | Decreasing |
Change in Total Jobs | Maintaining |
Housing Affordability - Owning | Maintaining |
Housing Affordability - Renting | Increasing |