Tennessee vs. Arkansas

	Tennessee	Arkansas
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6,829,174	3,017,804
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7.6%	3.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	6,346,276	2,916,031
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	6,346,105	2,915,918
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.2%	23.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.4%	17.0%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	50.9%
White alone, percent	78.5%	79.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	17.1%	15.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	1.0%
Asian alone, percent	1.9%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.6%	7.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	73.7%	72.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	435,040	202,572
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.0%	4.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	2,992,279	1,380,504
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	66.3%	65.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$158,600	$123,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,224	$1,071
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$381	$347
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$841	$729
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	18.3%	15.7%
Building permits, 2018	37,169	10,179
Households, 2014-2018	2,567,061	1,152,175
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.53	2.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.2%	84.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.1%	7.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.2%	84.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.4%	69.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.0%	86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	26.6%	22.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.1%	12.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.0%	9.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.9%	57.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.3%	53.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	12,499,013	4,307,264
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	42,383,683	15,792,628
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	139,960,482	62,712,925
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	111,718,421	31,256,110
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	91,641,605	36,815,256
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,194	$12,483
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.0	21.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$50,972	$45,726
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,511	$25,635
Persons in poverty, percent	15.3%	17.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	137,918	66,786
Total employment, 2017	2,650,007	1,030,593
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	120,113,689	42,305,514
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.2%	0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	524,081	205,915
All firms, 2012	550,453	231,959
Men-owned firms, 2012	302,249	123,158
Women-owned firms, 2012	195,694	75,962
Minority-owned firms, 2012	105,234	35,982
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	434,025	189,029
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	59,379	25,915
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	469,392	192,988
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.4%	5.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.5%	1.1%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.6%	2.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.9%	24.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	153.9	56.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	41,234.90	52,035.48

Source: United States Census Bureau

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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Tennessee and Arkansas using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.