Opportunity Index

GRADE C-

Garland County, Arkansas

Economy Score out of 100
Garland County, Arkansas
58.4
State Avg.
59.0
National Avg.
59.3

Economy Stats

Economy Garland County AR National
Unemployment rate 2.8% 2.5% 3.1%
Median household income $41,488 $43,598 $57,865
Population below the poverty line (%) 16.2% 16.3% 12.8%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.5 4.8 5.0
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 6.0 5.4 3.4
Households spending <30% of income on housing 72.7% 74.0% 68.2%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 81.0% 85.5% 90.1%
Education Score out of 100
Garland County, AR
53.7
State Avg.
48.5
National Avg.
53.9

Education Stats

Education Garland County AR National
Preschool enrollment 54.1% 33.7% 40.2%
On-time H.S. graduation 83.1% 85.4% 83.5%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 33.4% 33.2% 43.8%
Community Score out of 100
Garland County, AR
38.4
State Avg.
38.7
National Avg.
51.2

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Garland County AR National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 18.2% 14.9% 12.1%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 1,805 55,025 4,680,891
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) 0.0% 20.3% 26.4%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 527.2 598.1 387.0
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 82.7 67.6 74.9
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.2 1.6 2.0
Health Score out of 100
Garland County, AR
31.0
State Avg.
39.8
National Avg.
43.2

Health Stats

Health Garland County AR National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 0.0% 9.5% 8.5%
Health Insurance Coverage 12.5% 11.0% 10.2%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 55.2 42.2 45.8
Population
Garland County 100,386
AR 3,028,443
National 332,048,977

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