Tag: Census data

Census: Northwest Arkansas, Benton County remain fastest-growing in state

Northwest Arkansas remains the fastest-growing metro area in the state, and Benton County is still the state’s fastest-growing county, according to new population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. On…

Madison County grows 3.2%, faster than any Arkansas county

According to new Census Bureau estimates, Madison County’s population rose the fastest in Arkansas and was the 96th fastest-growing U.S. county from 2021 to 2022. Still, Benton County was the…

Census Bureau: In 2019, state’s poverty rate fell while uninsured rate rose

The U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey portrays an Arkansas in 2019 where the poverty rate was declining but the uninsured rate was rising. Also, the number of foreign-born residents…

Bentonville ranked 5th fastest-growing U.S. city; Northwest Arkansas cities lead growth in state

Bentonville added more than 10 people per day between 2018 and 2019 and was the fifth fastest-growing U.S. city with at least 50,000 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau….

Economist: Data shows NWA accounts for 87% of state population growth this decade

University of Arkansas Walton College economist Mervin Jebaraj says Census data shows that Northwest Arkansas population growth has accounted for about 87% of the state’s overall increase in this decade….