Income

Arkansas vs Texas: Employment/Population Ratio

Texas has a higher employment/population ratio than Arkansas.

Arkansas

AR · South

56.1%

Employed civilian population as a share of the adult population (ACS 2023).

Texas

TX · South

Winner

62.6%

Employed civilian population as a share of the adult population (ACS 2023).

Visual comparison

Arkansas56.1%

Texas62.6%

Difference: 6.50 percentage points — Texas leads.

National Rankings

Where They Rank Nationally

See where both states fall among all 50 states for employment/population ratio.

Arkansas #45 · 56.1%

Texas #16 · 62.6%

Lowest Highest

Top 10 States — Employment/Population Ratio

Utah

67.6%

Nebraska

66.8%

Minnesota

66.2%

North Dakota

65.9%

Colorado

65.4%

South Dakota

65.1%

New Hampshire

64.7%

Iowa

64.4%

Massachusetts

64.4%

#10

Maryland

64.1%

Selected states

#45

Arkansas

56.1%

#16

Texas

62.6%

Arkansas ranks 45th and Texas ranks 16th nationally for employment/population ratio.

Related context

Employment Picture

The employment-to-population ratio captures more of the working-age story than the headline unemployment rate.

MetricArkansasTexas

Unemployment Rate 4.2% 4.3% Job Growth 1.1% 0.9% Median Household Income $52,123 $66,963 Poverty Rate 15.7% 13.7%

What this means