Mississippi County, AR

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2023 Population

39,749

1.52% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

Tom Cotton

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

36.9

0.27% 1-year decrease

2023 Employed Population

17,127

0.955% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Mississippi County, AR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Most people in Mississippi County, AR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19 minutes. The average car ownership in Mississippi County, AR was 2 cars per household.

Mississippi County, AR borders Craighead County, AR, Crittenden County, AR, Poinsett County, AR, Dunklin County, MO, Pemiscot County, MO, Dyer County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN, Shelby County, TN, and Tipton County, TN.

United States Arkansas Blytheville, AR

Economy

The economy of Mississippi County, AR employs 17.1k people. The largest industries in Mississippi County, AR are Manufacturing (4,489 people), Retail Trade (1,986 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,722 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($66,750), Information ($63,528), and Manufacturing ($55,363).

Employment

Occupations

17.1k

2023 Value

± 1,029

0.955%

1 Year growth

± 8.44%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mississippi County, AR, are Production Occupations (2,548 people), Management Occupations (1,764 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,577 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mississippi County, AR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Arkansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

17.1k

2023 Value

± 1,029

0.955%

1 Year growth

± 8.44%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mississippi County, AR, are Manufacturing (4,489 people), Retail Trade (1,986 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,722 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mississippi County, AR, though some of these residents may live in Mississippi County, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.24%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.35M people employed in Arkansas. This represents a 2.24% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.69%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Arkansas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

70
Retail Trade
49
Other Services (except Public Administration)
40
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$636k
Manufacturing
$77.2k
Wholesale Trade
$68.9k
Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Mississippi County, AR went to Donald J. Trump with 59.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.9%), followed by Other (2.98%).

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing the state of Arkansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (59.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.9%)
Democratic Party
Other (2.98%)
Green and Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Mississippi County, AR went to Donald J. Trump with 59.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.9%), followed by Other (2.98%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Mississippi County, AR for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Arkansas

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John Boozman

Senator from Arkansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Tom Cotton

Senator from Arkansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing Arkansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Arkansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Arkansas

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Arkansas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Mississippi County, AR awarded 539 degrees. The student population of Mississippi County, AR in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 536 male students and 966 female students.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Mississippi County, AR have an average commute time of 19 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mississippi County, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Mississippi County, AR colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Mississippi County, AR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mississippi County, AR is from Mississippi County, AR.

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In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Mississippi County, AR across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (80.9%)
Carpooled (13.8%)
Worked At Home (3.15%)

In 2023, 80.9% of workers in Mississippi County, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.8%) and those who worked at home (3.15%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mississippi County, AR have a shorter commute time (19 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.04% of the workforce in Mississippi County, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Mississippi County, AR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mississippi County, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mississippi County, AR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mississippi County, AR (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mississippi County, AR is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Mississippi County, AR has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Mississippi County, AR see 2357 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.42% decrease from the previous year (2391 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2333 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 748 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,357 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Mississippi County, AR

Primary care physicians in Mississippi County, AR see an average of 2,357 patients per year. This represents a 1.42% decrease from the previous year (2,391 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Mississippi County, AR in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Uninsured

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Mississippi County, AR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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