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Arkansas Business Data

Businesses, industries, public companies, banks, trucking companies, new business applications and bankruptcies in Arkansas.

Employer establishments
70,452
2023
Employees
1,120,356
New applications, 12 months
47,084
+27.1% vs. prior 12 months

Industries

Employer businesses in 2023

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IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage pay
Health care and social assistance9,072194,618$59,006
Manufacturing2,526164,240$59,550
Retail trade10,566144,531$33,588
Accommodation and food services6,577114,055$20,771
Administrative and support services3,14875,272$39,571
Transportation and warehousing2,56770,632$56,166
Construction6,36658,830$61,404
Wholesale trade3,25952,774$68,076
Finance and insurance4,52743,250$81,180
Other services7,04142,653$33,371
Professional and technical services6,26040,332$73,671
Management of companies98739,939$146,971
Information1,17420,052$78,832
Educational services70016,808$32,444
Real estate and rental3,53213,686$50,256
Arts, entertainment and recreation87213,216$28,460
Utilities3487,480$112,577
Agriculture, forestry and fishing5954,947$52,628
Mining, oil and gas2672,931$69,904

Total annual payroll: $60.91B

Largest public companies in Arkansas

All companies

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#CompanyRevenueNet income
1Walmart Inc.WMT$713.2B$21.89B
2Tyson Foods, Inc.TSN$54.44B$474M
3Murphy USA Inc.MUSA$19.38B$470.6M
4Hunt J B Transport Services IncJBHT$12B$598.3M
5Dillard's, Inc.DDS$6.56B$570.2M
6Arcbest CorpARCB$4.01B$60.1M
7Uniti Group Inc.UNIT$2.23B$1.3B
8Americas Carmart IncCRMT$1.28B-$139.1M
9Home Bancshares IncHOMB$1.28B$475.4M
10Simmons First National CorpSFNC$1.24B-$397.6M

Banks headquartered in Arkansas

78 FDIC-insured banks

All banks

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#BankTotal assetsDepositsOffices
1Bank OZK$41.7B$34B272
2Arvest Bank$28.05B$24.6B228
3Simmons Bank$24.73B$19.93B230
4Centennial Bank$24.55B$19.56B243
5First Security Bank$8.58B$6.8B81
6Encore Bank$3.7B$3.35B19
7First Community Bank$3.63B$2.87B35
8Farmers Bank & Trust Company$3.16B$2.71B38
9Southern Bancorp Bank$3.01B$2.34B57
10First National Bank$2.59B$2.12B23

Trucking companies

Carriers in this state
Active carriers
11,069
Power units
126,579
Drivers
124,419

New businesses and bankruptcies

Counties

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CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage pay
Pulaski County12,185235,849$60,955
Benton County7,788140,001$78,785
Washington County6,281101,087$51,935
Sebastian County3,39860,727$52,690
Faulkner County2,99037,718$45,802
Garland County2,95335,325$42,572
Craighead County2,78848,791$51,049
Saline County2,38925,592$40,434
White County1,63723,543$41,469
Pope County1,60123,884$48,273
Jefferson County1,19918,269$49,530
Lonoke County1,17512,365$40,541
Crawford County1,13015,230$44,651
Baxter County1,12514,397$47,151
Union County1,03615,851$62,336
Boone County91612,566$45,476
Crittenden County84414,122$43,628
Greene County84214,019$43,045
Independence County81016,206$51,380
Mississippi County73715,369$73,944
Miller County73010,922$46,405
Carroll County7228,687$39,819
Cleburne County6015,836$39,034
Clark County5406,973$45,493
Columbia County5356,677$48,904
Hot Spring County5135,761$46,873
Arkansas County4739,072$43,468
Ouachita County4657,973$54,158
Polk County4294,995$38,388
Drew County4235,271$40,460
Conway County4174,822$48,540
Johnson County4137,877$40,883
St. Francis County4044,813$38,492
Hempstead County3785,839$42,663
Cross County3693,646$36,977
Logan County3603,856$40,717
Sharp County3422,833$32,064
Poinsett County3333,779$45,456
Ashley County3294,418$51,466
Phillips County3293,331$42,359
Yell County3234,950$42,682
Van Buren County3193,279$34,814
Grant County3163,511$51,357
Randolph County3144,117$36,454
Jackson County3103,609$49,045
Franklin County3094,429$48,754
Lawrence County2843,289$39,046
Clay County2782,374$42,158
Desha County2703,283$47,132
Howard County2706,020$37,897
Sevier County2634,143$47,526
Marion County2462,761$38,354
Stone County2442,224$34,513
Madison County2423,008$47,994
Bradley County2342,375$46,595
Pike County2142,032$37,505
Izard County2131,773$38,965
Chicot County1972,164$39,997
Monroe County1701,245$40,231
Dallas County1691,998$42,589
Little River County1682,514$71,352
Fulton County1651,388$37,771
Lincoln County1561,463$44,182
Scott County1421,799$41,918
Prairie County1361,076$39,489
Montgomery County134934$40,949
Woodruff County1231,429$46,442
Searcy County1171,389$40,210
Perry County115678$34,249
Nevada County1141,716$43,414
Lee County102868$49,060
Lafayette County99630$45,719
Newton County85665$31,729
Cleveland County77626$37,957
Calhoun County63427$46,222

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, SEC, FDIC, FMCSA and the U.S. Courts · Last updated 12/31/2023