Where Arkansas ranks in various categories
Received these from the Taxpayers Network. Here's where we rank among other states (and DC) in various categories:
Demographics:
32nd -- Population (2,810,872)
22nd -- Growth in population since 2000 (2.34%)
2nd -- Least expensive owner occupied housing costs ($842/mo.)
8th -- Least expensive rental housing costs ($549/mo.)
49th -- Median housing value ($87,400)
49th -- Median family income ($43,134)
48th -- Personal income per capita ($26,641)
7th -- Percent of population below poverty level (17.2%)
Taxes/Revenue:
28th -- State and local tax burden as percent of income (10.3%)
32nd -- Maximum state corporate income tax rates (6.5%)
2nd -- Least expensive state and local property tax burden per capita ($400)
Government:
14th -- Full time state/local gov't employment per 10,000 residents (536)
51st -- Average state/local gov't annual pay ($34,455)
3rd -- 10-yr. change in state per capita total expenditures 1996-2005(40.8%)
36th -- Federal pork per capita by state ($24.72)
Agriculture/Economic:
9th -- Production of commodities: Livestock
2nd -- Production of commodities: Broilers
9th -- Production of commodities: Soybeans
4th -- Production of commodities: Cotton
1st -- Production of commodities: Chicken eggs
4th -- Production of commodities: Turkeys
1st -- Production of commodities: Rice
28th -- Average combined premiums for auto insurance ($875)
15th -- Average homeowners insurance premium ($768)
Education:
34th -- Estimated average salaries of public school teachers ($42,093)
13th -- Student-teacher ratio K-12 (13.8)
11th -- State appropriations for higher ed ($9.93 per $1000 pers. inc.)
36th -- Average ACT scores of 2006 tested graduates (20.6)
Natural Resources:
10th -- Electricity consumption per capita (16.63 megawatthours)
20th -- State per capita spending on natural resources ($111.75)
Transportation:
32nd -- State disbursements for highways per capita ($387.90)
14th -- Annual vehicle-miles of travel per capita (11,504)
37th -- Average daily traffic per lane (10,463 urban/3,812 all principal arterials)
Public Safety/Corrections:
45th -- State and local police and fire spending per capita ($160 police/$58 fire)
14th -- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (528)
13th -- Property crime rate per 100,000 residents (4,058)
31st -- State correctional spending per capita ($125.50)
12th -- Incarceration rate (479 per 100,000 residents)
Health & Welfare:
46th -- Welfare recipients as percentage of populaton (0.63%)
12th -- Percent of people w/out health insurance for the entire year (17.1%)
16th -- Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births (7.5)
5th -- Teen birth rate per 1,000 population (60.3)
3rd -- Estimated percentage of population receiving social security (19.9%)
17th -- Percent of state medicaid expenditures for long-term care (37%)
I have a list of the sources the author cites in each of the categories -- shoot me an e-mail if you want them.
Demographics:
32nd -- Population (2,810,872)
22nd -- Growth in population since 2000 (2.34%)
2nd -- Least expensive owner occupied housing costs ($842/mo.)
8th -- Least expensive rental housing costs ($549/mo.)
49th -- Median housing value ($87,400)
49th -- Median family income ($43,134)
48th -- Personal income per capita ($26,641)
7th -- Percent of population below poverty level (17.2%)
Taxes/Revenue:
28th -- State and local tax burden as percent of income (10.3%)
32nd -- Maximum state corporate income tax rates (6.5%)
2nd -- Least expensive state and local property tax burden per capita ($400)
Government:
14th -- Full time state/local gov't employment per 10,000 residents (536)
51st -- Average state/local gov't annual pay ($34,455)
3rd -- 10-yr. change in state per capita total expenditures 1996-2005(40.8%)
36th -- Federal pork per capita by state ($24.72)
Agriculture/Economic:
9th -- Production of commodities: Livestock
2nd -- Production of commodities: Broilers
9th -- Production of commodities: Soybeans
4th -- Production of commodities: Cotton
1st -- Production of commodities: Chicken eggs
4th -- Production of commodities: Turkeys
1st -- Production of commodities: Rice
28th -- Average combined premiums for auto insurance ($875)
15th -- Average homeowners insurance premium ($768)
Education:
34th -- Estimated average salaries of public school teachers ($42,093)
13th -- Student-teacher ratio K-12 (13.8)
11th -- State appropriations for higher ed ($9.93 per $1000 pers. inc.)
36th -- Average ACT scores of 2006 tested graduates (20.6)
Natural Resources:
10th -- Electricity consumption per capita (16.63 megawatthours)
20th -- State per capita spending on natural resources ($111.75)
Transportation:
32nd -- State disbursements for highways per capita ($387.90)
14th -- Annual vehicle-miles of travel per capita (11,504)
37th -- Average daily traffic per lane (10,463 urban/3,812 all principal arterials)
Public Safety/Corrections:
45th -- State and local police and fire spending per capita ($160 police/$58 fire)
14th -- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (528)
13th -- Property crime rate per 100,000 residents (4,058)
31st -- State correctional spending per capita ($125.50)
12th -- Incarceration rate (479 per 100,000 residents)
Health & Welfare:
46th -- Welfare recipients as percentage of populaton (0.63%)
12th -- Percent of people w/out health insurance for the entire year (17.1%)
16th -- Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births (7.5)
5th -- Teen birth rate per 1,000 population (60.3)
3rd -- Estimated percentage of population receiving social security (19.9%)
17th -- Percent of state medicaid expenditures for long-term care (37%)
I have a list of the sources the author cites in each of the categories -- shoot me an e-mail if you want them.
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