The table below ranks the correlation between unemployment and heavy drinking in each county in Arkansas. Woodruff has the strongest correlation, while Madison has the weakest.
Ranking | County | Number of Excessive Drinkers | Number of Unemployed | Percentage of Heavy Drinkers | Percentage of Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
26 | Stone | 1,364 | 223 | 16 | 4.7 |
27 | Perry | 1,140 | 175 | 17 | 4.1 |
28 | Baxter | 4,573 | 650 | 18 | 4 |
29 | Independence | 4,125 | 659 | 16 | 4 |
30 | Logan | 2,341 | 373 | 16 | 4.3 |
31 | Montgomery | 980 | 138 | 18 | 4.6 |
32 | Desha | 1,239 | 241 | 13 | 4.5 |
33 | Lonoke | 7,995 | 1,109 | 18 | 3.2 |
34 | St. Francis | 2,726 | 425 | 16 | 5.2 |
35 | Polk | 2,177 | 339 | 16 | 4.2 |
36 | Searcy | 860 | 133 | 16 | 4.6 |
37 | Johnson | 2,899 | 469 | 15 | 4.6 |
38 | Nevada | 900 | 145 | 15 | 4 |
39 | Grant | 1,992 | 267 | 18 | 3.2 |
40 | Garland | 10,839 | 1,537 | 17 | 3.7 |
41 | Greene | 4,943 | 699 | 17 | 3.5 |
42 | Sharp | 1,902 | 285 | 16 | 5 |
43 | Phillips | 1,939 | 383 | 12 | 6 |
44 | Bradley | 1,174 | 185 | 15 | 4.1 |
45 | Hot Spring | 3,683 | 510 | 17 | 3.6 |
46 | Newton | 846 | 117 | 17 | 3.5 |
47 | Cleveland | 868 | 127 | 16 | 3.9 |
48 | Fulton | 1,361 | 199 | 16 | 4 |
49 | Randolph | 1,958 | 284 | 16 | 3.9 |
50 | Faulkner | 13,742 | 1,875 | 17 | 3 |
51 | Yell | 2,327 | 336 | 16 | 4 |
52 | Monroe | 731 | 119 | 14 | 4.3 |
53 | Clark | 2,434 | 368 | 15 | 3.8 |
54 | Hempstead | 2,348 | 380 | 14 | 3.8 |
55 | Crittenden | 5,230 | 910 | 13 | 4.2 |
56 | Arkansas | 1,907 | 286 | 15 | 3 |
57 | Benton | 30,443 | 3,601 | 19 | 2.6 |
58 | Pike | 1,169 | 164 | 16 | 3.9 |
59 | Columbia | 2,558 | 410 | 14 | 4.5 |
60 | Lafayette | 722 | 115 | 14 | 4.7 |
61 | Carroll | 3,095 | 400 | 17 | 3.1 |
62 | Poinsett | 2,566 | 350 | 16 | 3.4 |
63 | Sevier | 1,855 | 265 | 15 | 4.8 |
64 | Boone | 4,082 | 511 | 17 | 3.2 |
65 | Saline | 13,353 | 1,664 | 17 | 2.8 |
66 | Washington | 26,086 | 3,053 | 18 | 2.4 |
67 | Franklin | 1,932 | 252 | 16 | 3.4 |
68 | Crawford | 6,899 | 894 | 16 | 3.3 |
69 | Scott | 1,121 | 147 | 15 | 3.4 |
70 | Lincoln | 1,420 | 173 | 16 | 4.4 |
71 | Craighead | 12,033 | 1,555 | 15 | 2.8 |
72 | Howard | 1,440 | 186 | 15 | 3.3 |
73 | Sebastian | 13,941 | 1,864 | 14 | 3.3 |
74 | Lee | 966 | 127 | 14 | 4.5 |
75 | Madison | 1,808 | 189 | 17 | 2.5 |
Data Based on County Health Rankings.