Heavy Drinking vs. Unemployment in Arkansas

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.



RankingCountyNumber of Excessive DrinkersNumber of UnemployedPercentage of Heavy DrinkersPercentage 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.