StateMaster - Arkansan People statistics

Age Dependency Ratio	62	[8th of 51]
Demonym (name of state resident)	Arkansan
Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants	27,000	[30th of 43]
Median Age	36.6	[30th of 51]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Asia	20.5%	[40th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Europe	10.7%	[40th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Mexico	55.8%	[4th of 49]
Percent of People 21 to 64 Years Old With a Disability	19.9 %	[3rd of 51]
Percent of People Who are 85 Years and Over	1.3 %	[24th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Black or African American Alone	15.3 %	[13th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Foreign Born	3.6 %	[38th of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone	79.4 %	[29th of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone, Not Hispanic or Latino	77.5 %	[26th of 51]
Population	2,779,154	[33rd of 56]
Population > Percent change, 2000-2005	4%	[23rd of 52]
Population density	51.3	[34th of 50]
Sex Ratio	95.9	[26th of 51]
Total Black Population	420,586	[21st of 51]
Total Hispanic Population	90,105	[36th of 51]
Women (Per 1,000) Who Had a Birth in the Past 12 Months	56	[17th of 51]

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SOURCES: American Community Survey 2004 ; StateMaster Research Team; US Citizenship and Immigration Services, field report, 2000.; American Community Survey 2004; US Census Bureau, July 1, 2005.; US Census Bureau, 2006; US Census Bureau; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: AR

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