Opportunity Index

Monroe County, Arkansas

Economy Score out of 100
Monroe County, Arkansas
48.3
State Avg.
59.0
National Avg.
59.3

Economy Stats

Economy Monroe County AR National
Unemployment rate 2.9% 2.5% 3.1%
Median household income $34,584 $43,598 $57,865
Population below the poverty line (%) 21.4% 16.3% 12.8%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 6.1 4.8 5.0
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 7.5 5.4 3.4
Households spending <30% of income on housing 74.0% 74.0% 68.2%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 68.0% 85.5% 90.1%
Education Score out of 100
Monroe County, AR
46.0
State Avg.
48.5
National Avg.
53.9

Education Stats

Education Monroe County AR National
Preschool enrollment 66.7% 33.7% 40.2%
On-time H.S. graduation 0.0% 85.4% 83.5%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 19.0% 33.2% 43.8%
Community Score out of 100
Monroe County, AR
52.9
State Avg.
38.7
National Avg.
51.2

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Monroe County AR National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 17.7% 14.9% 12.1%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 125 55,025 4,680,891
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) 0.0% 20.3% 26.4%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 457.4 598.1 387.0
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 45.0 67.6 74.9
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 6.0 1.6 2.0
Health Score out of 100
Monroe County, AR
0.0
State Avg.
39.8
National Avg.
43.2

Health Stats

Health Monroe County AR National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 0.0% 9.5% 8.5%
Health Insurance Coverage 11.9% 11.0% 10.2%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 0.0 42.2 45.8
Population
Monroe County 6,660
AR 3,028,443
National 332,048,977

Business Skills (underlying data provided by Monster)

Skills Demand data has not been collected for this county.
Skills Supply data has not been collected for this county.

News Themes and Sentiment

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Education Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.

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