Arkansas

#23 Arkansas

#25 in Taxation and Regulation

#31 in Workforce Quality

#24 in Living Environment

Right to Work? ✓

Regional Profile – Southwest

STATE	OVERALL REGIONAL RANK	TAXATION & REGULATION REGIONAL RANK	WORKFORCE QUALITY REGIONAL RANK	LIVING ENVIRONMENT REGIONAL RANK
Arizona	2	2	2	2
Arkansas	4	4	4	3
New Mexico	5	5	5	5
Oklahoma	3	3	3	4
Texas	1	1	1	1

Key Industries

Aerospace, Biosciences, Data Centers, Distribution, Food & Beverage, SmartGrid Technologies

Key Companies

Acxiom

Dillard’s

J.B. Hunt Transport

Murphy Oil

Tyson Foods

Wal-Mart Stores

Key Contacts

Economic Development Commission

Mike Preston, Executive Director
501-682-7351
900 West Capitol Avenue Suite 400
Little Rock, AR 72201
mpreston@arkansasedc.com
http://arkansasedc.com/

Current Developments

2016 Regional Report: The Southwest
January 13, 2016

Why Wal-Mart CEO Spoke Out Against ‘Religious Freedom’ Bill in Arkansas
April 6, 2015

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January 8, 2016

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No. 30

Arkansas

Taxation and Regulations

Workforce Quality

Living Environment

Based on CEO Survey by ChiefExecutive.net

Key Metrics

Taxation and Regulations

State Corporate Income Tax Rate: 6.50%
Highest Personal Income Tax Rate: 7%

Workforce Quality

% with High School diploma or more: 82.0
% with Bachelor’s degree or more: 18.8
% with Advanced degree or more: 6.3
Patents per 100K: 4.98
% of Employed Represented by Unions: 5.4

Quality of Life

Hopsitals per 10K: 0.317
Elementary/Secondary Schools per 1000 people: 0.414
Violent Crimes per 100K: 536.73

Key Companies
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Dillard’s Tyson Foods Murphy Oil J.B. Hunt Transport

Other Highlights
Arkansas fell to #30 from #27 in 2010 — the state took #35 in 2009 Arkansas ranks 46th in state debt per capita with $1436

Sources:
TaxFoundation.org
Statemaster.com
Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education