Medicaid
Provider spending, utilization patterns, and anomaly detection for Arkansas.
SNAP / HR1 Compliance
Updated Feb 22, 202612.26%
Payment Error Rate
9.41%
Overpayment
2.85%
Underpayment
376.0K
Participants
State vs National PER
State
12.26%
National
10.93%
Projected Annual State Cost Share (effective FY2028)
$113.4M
15% of SNAP benefits
PER 10%+ — 15% state cost share
Based on FY2024 SNAP Payment Error Rates. Cost sharing enacted under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-94, signed July 4, 2025), effective October 2027.
Housing Affordability
Updated Mar 30, 2026$933
Median Gross Rent
28.4%
Rent Burden
66.2%
Homeownership(-1.6% vs nat'l)
$196K
Median Home Value
Contract rent: $721
Housing units: 1,409,104
Broadband Access
Updated Mar 30, 202688.4%
Broadband Adoption
-3.6% vs national
8.8%
No Internet
95%
Computer Ownership
Subscription Types
Cable/Fiber/DSL 68.9%Cellular 7.2%Satellite 1.1%Other 2.8%
Drinking Water Quality
Above AvgUpdated Mar 30, 2026667
Community Systems
875
Total Systems
165
Violating Systems
3.9%
Violation Rate
Violation Rate vs National Avg (3.6%)
0% Natl avg9%
$14.7B
Total Funding
$4,907
Per Capita
36,953
Awards
Quarterly Grant Spending (FY2021-FY2025)
Top Agencies
Department of Health and Human Services$8.0B
Department of Commerce$1.0B
Department of Transportation$979.4M
Department of Agriculture$736.4M
Department of Education$541.7M
Department of Energy$350.0M
Top Programs (CFDA)
Grants to States for Medicaid
6,999,997,159
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program
1,019,303,995
Highway Planning and Construction
780,747,012
National School Lunch Program
499,481,391
Children's Health Insurance Program
200,987,586
State Energy Program
187,503,407
Budget & Fiscal Health
FY2022Updated Mar 30, 2026$37.0B
Revenue
$35.9B
Expenditure
$8.4B
Debt
$2,739
Debt/Capita
Credit Ratings (GO Bonds)
S&P
AA+Moody's
Aa1Revenue/capita: $12,074
Tax burden/capita: $1,418
Workforce & Employment
Updated Mar 30, 20264.2%
Unemployment
vs 4.4% national
1.4M
Employed
1.4M
Labor Force
59%
LFPR
vs 62.4% national
Unemployment Rate (24 months, seasonally adjusted)
Fastest Growing Sectors
+5.4%Construction
+3.6%Management
+3.4%Utilities
Shrinking Sectors
-5.8%Information
-3.9%Agriculture
-2.0%Education Services
Public Health Outcomes
Updated Mar 30, 2026Life Expectancy
73.7 yrs#44 of 51
Overdose Death Rate
19.8/100k#11 of 51
Uninsured Rate
10%#33 of 51
Obesity Rate
37.9%#40 of 51
Mental Distress Days
6.4/mo#49 of 51
Infant Mortality
7.8/1k#50 of 51
Premature Death Rate
11,384/100k#44 of 51
Better than national avgWorse than national avg
Education
Updated Mar 30, 2026NAEP Scores (2024 Nation's Report Card)
230.3
4th Math
vs 237.3 nat'l
266.2
8th Math
vs 272.2 nat'l
209.7
4th Reading
vs 214.3 nat'l
254.8
8th Reading
vs 256.7 nat'l
Infrastructure
Grade: AUpdated Mar 30, 2026Bridges (FHWA NBI 2025)
12,978
Total Bridges
44.5%
Good
50.2%
Fair
5.4%
Poor
Drinking Water (EPA SDWIS)
4,247
Water Systems
165
With Violations
3.9%
Violation Rate
Campaign Finance
$76.5M
Contributions
$48.0M
Expenditures
401
Committees
2015-2024
Coverage
Contributions by Party
Dem: $1.4MRep: $7.0MOther: $68.0M
Top Recipients
ASA HUTCHINSON$6,083,074.18
TIM GRIFFIN$1,420,875.4
LESLIE RUTLEDGE$982,256.87
JARED HENDERSON$769,936.89
CHARLES S COLLINS$367,002.72
Regulatory Reform Ideas
100 candidates9 admin-only18 bipartisan70 moderate2 contested1 heavy-lift
Top Easy Wins
- 1.Unified Licensing Platform (Single ADOL Portal for All Boards)(ADOL / All Boards / DSAS)
- 2.Occupational License Processing Deadline (30 Days / Deemed Approved)(All Licensing Boards / Legislature)
- 3.ArDOT Automated Oversize/Overweight Permitting(ArDOT / Legislature)
- 4.Poultry CAFO Permitting Streamlining(DEE / Agriculture / Legislature)
- 5.Cannabis (Medical) License Streamlining(DFA / MMC / Legislature)
IT Status Report & Strategic Plan
Comprehensive IT capability assessment with 100-day and 200-day strategic initiatives.
FEMA Disasters
16 Active20
Declarations (10yr)
16
Active
$548.3M
PA Funding
17,947
IA Approved
Declarations by Year
Incident Types
Severe Storm 8Flood 4Tornado 3Winter Storm 2Biological 2Hurricane 1
Recent Declarations
2026-01-24SEVERE WINTER STORMEM
2025-05-21SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODINGDR$31.5M
2025-05-08SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOESDR
2025-04-05SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODINGEM
2024-05-30SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODINGDR$55.9M