There are 167 Jails & Prisons in Arkansas, serving a population of 2,977,944 people in an area of 52,021 square miles. There is 1 Jail & Prison per 17,832 people, and 1 Jail & Prison per 311 square miles.
The state of Arkansas is ranked 13th in Jails & Prisons per capita, and 32nd in Jails & Prisons per square mile.