Health Departments in Arkansas

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There are 103 Health Departments in Arkansas, serving a population of 2,977,944 people in an area of 52,021 square miles. There is 1 Health Department per 28,912 people, and 1 Health Department per 505 square miles.

The state of Arkansas is ranked 17th in Health Departments per capita, and 32nd in Health Departments per square mile.

Arkansas Health Statistics

Find Arkansas Population of People With Disabilities, Population by Disability Type, Public Health Insurance Coverage, and Private Health Insurance Coverage. Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2018 ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Arkansas Population of People With Disabilities

	Arkansas	United States
People With Disabilities	505,899 (17.2%)	40,071,666 (12.6%)
Females With Disabilities	259,762 (17.3%)	20,697,026 (12.7%)
Males With Disabilities	246,137 (17.2%)	19,374,640 (12.5%)

Arkansas Population by Disability Type

	Arkansas	United States
Hearing Difficulty	144,985 (4.9%)	11,353,583 (3.6%)
Vision Difficulty	101,641 (3.5%)	7,448,320 (2.3%)
Cognitive Difficulty	189,628 (6.9%)	15,101,598 (5.1%)
Ambulatory Difficulty	278,592 (10.1%)	20,770,244 (7.0%)
Self-Care Difficulty	97,807 (3.6%)	7,928,915 (2.7%)
Independent Living Difficulty	172,398 (7.7%)	14,142,412 (5.8%)

Arkansas Public Health Insurance Coverage

	Arkansas	United States
Public Health Insurance	1,248,288 (42.5%)	110,186,951 (34.7%)
Medicare Coverage	583,850 (19.9%)	53,882,811 (16.9%)
Medicaid Coverage	756,245 (25.7%)	63,906,660 (20.1%)
VA Health Care Coverage	100,307 (3.4%)	7,213,163 (2.3%)

Arkansas Private Health Insurance Coverage

	Arkansas	United States
Private Health Insurance	1,805,487 (61.5%)	215,327,263 (67.7%)
Employer Based Coverage	1,391,448 (47.4%)	174,943,848 (55.0%)
Direct-Purchase Coverage	420,121 (14.3%)	43,148,566 (13.6%)
Tricare & Military Coverage	99,525 (3.4%)	8,572,800 (2.7%)