(Total may be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)   For a detailed listing of all ethnic groups in the United States, please click here.

1. Percentage of black-owned firms, 4.3%
   
   
2. 51.1% of Arkansans are female and 48.9% are male.
   
   
3. Arkansas ranks #48 as best states to live.   source
   
   
4. Number of states or equivalents in which blacks were the largest minority group in 2008. These included Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
   
   
   

State Symbols:

The Flag of the State of Arkansas

Atop College Hill in Clarksville, five Arkansas students enrolled at Ozarks, becoming the first African-American students, and becoming five of the first African-Americans to enroll at a predominately white university in Arkansas. During Alumni Weekend 2008, two of these pioneers of integration returned to campus to participate in the Alumni Lecture Series.

Mike Estime discovered on his trip to Arkansas that even the mosquitoes and opera singers are racist.   (humor)