Aspire Arkansas Community Indicators Report

ARCF's seven Aspirations for Arkansas Communities are goals for the future of our state. In partnership with the Institute for Economic Advancement at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, we have compiled county-by-county data from a variety of state agencies and other sources to provide a snapshot of where our communities stand. How healthy are we? How civically active are we? How safe are our communities? How strong are our educational institutions?

Our Vision: Arkansans will use this information to identify and address the challenges in their communities and to celebrate and replicate the successes revealed in the report.

Our Commitment: ARCF will use these findings to build Arkansas's communities.

This report is simply a starting point. Now, let's chart a course toward Arkansas's future.

 

 

2011 Aspire Arkansas
Indicators Report 

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Part 2 of 5

Part 3 of 5

Part 4 of 5

Part 5 of 5

(Report divided into multiple parts due to large file size. To request a hard copy or single PDF, email skinser@arcf.org.)

 Web Appendix 1:

Historical data
for each aspiration

 Web Appendix 2:
All data by county

Web Appendix 3:
All maps

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Part 2 of 2 
  

Aspire Eduction Maps

  • Grade 4 ACTAAP Math Scores
  • Grade 4 ACTAAP Literacy Scores
  • Grade 8 ACTAAP Math Scores
  • Grade 8 ACTAAP Literacy Scores
  • Grade 11 ACTAAP Literacy Scores
  • Graduation Rates
  • Remediation Rates
 

Aspire Workforce Maps

Percentage of adult population whose highest degree attained is:

  • High School
  • Associate's Degree
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Graduate or Professional Degree
 

Aspire Families Maps

  • Teen pregnancy rate
  • Children in single-parent families
  • Poverty rate
  • Children in poverty
  • Elderly in poverty
 

Aspire Health Maps

  • Low birth weight babies
  • Infant mortality rate
  • Adult obesity
  • Overweight students
  • Drug usage
  • Smokers
  • No exercise
  • Physical activity
  • Fluoridation
 

Aspire Economics Maps

  • Median household income
  • Unemployment rate
  • Housing units with a mortgage
  • Housing units without a mortgage
  • Owner-occupied housing units
  • Renter-occupied housing units
  • Median gross rent
 

Aspire Security Maps

  • Violent crimes
  • Crimes against children
  • Property crimes
  • Public offense crimes
  • Drug crimes
  • Other crimes
  • Total crimes
 

Aspire Participation Maps

  • Voter participation
  • Charitable giving

Aspire Education: Children and youth will excel academically.

Aspire Workforce: People will have education and training needed to compete in today's economy.

Aspire Families: Families will be stable and nurturing.

Aspire Health: People will be healthy.

Aspire Economics: People will have the economic means to sustain a quality standard of living.

Aspire Security: Communities will be safe.

Aspire Participation: People will be engaged in their communities.

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