U.S. Census

The number of women leading Arkansas is growing, according to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University in New Jersey. The center’s 2025 study of women in municipal offices in cities and towns with populations greater than …

The Northwest Arkansas Council recently announced that Northwest Arkansas has been recognized as the nation’s 100th-largest metropolitan area. This recognition confirms a significant population boom in the area, following the growth and expansion of the metropolitan job market, amenities and …

The City of Conway has announced that Rock Region METRO will be launching the METRO Connect Conway public microtransit service zone in October of this year. There will be two public information meetings about this addition to the area, held …

The road to the general election is crowded. And it’s certain to be full of twists, turns and perhaps a few unforeseen bumps, too. That’s because last year, Arkansas completed its historic redistricting process. Each decade, following the U.S. census, …

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 3 in 10 families that received monthly Advance Child Tax Credit payments in 2021 spent them on kids’ school expenses; and 1 in 4 families with young children used them to cover child care …

To date, only 56.5 percent of Arkansans have responded to the 2020 United States Census. Nationally, the response rate is 61.7 percent. It is not too late to respond. Arkansans are encouraged to respond online at 2020census.gov. If you have not …

An Arkansas organization kick-started a new initiative this week that is designed to bolster support for the upcoming 2020 U.S. Census. The Northwest Arkansas Council has partnered with Tyson Foods Chief Sustainability Officer John R. Tyson and Arkansas Counts head …