| As
of 2005, Arkansas
has an estimated population of 2,779,154,
which is an increase of 29,154, or 1.1%,
from the prior year and an increase
of 105,756, or 4.0%, since the year
2000. This includes a natural increase
since the last census of 52,214 people
(that is 198,800 births minus 146,586
deaths) and an increase due to net migration
of 57,611 people into the state. Immigration
from outside the United States resulted
in a net increase of 21,947 people,
and migration within the country produced
a net increase of 35,664 people. It
is estimated that about 48.8% is male,
and 51.2% is female. |
