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* TABLE 4B *
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* PERCENT DISTRIBUTION, HOUSEHOLD INCOME BY INCOME GROUP, 1980 & 1990 *
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COMPARISON OF UNITED STATES, STATE OF ARKANSAS,
AND PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS
Prepared by the Census State Data Center, Arkansas Institute for
Economic Advancement, College of Business Administration,
University of Arkansas at Little Rock from the 1980 and 1990
Census of Population and Housing, Bureau of the Census,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
Household Income by Income Group
Total
House- Less Than $5,000 to $10,000 to $15,000 to
Holds $5,000 $9,999 $14,999 $24,999
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1980
United States 100.0 13.3 15.9 15.3 26.6
Arkansas 100.0 20.0 21.1 18.2 24.1
Northwest 100.0 17.6 23.0 20.1 24.7
White River 100.0 23.3 24.1 19.8 21.7
East 100.0 23.6 22.4 18.5 22.2
Western 100.0 18.7 21.1 19.9 24.7
West Central 100.0 21.0 21.9 18.2 23.6
Central 100.0 14.3 17.8 17.3 26.9
Southwest 100.0 23.3 20.7 16.7 23.5
Southeast 100.0 23.5 20.5 15.6 22.6
1990
United States 100.0 6.2 9.3 8.8 17.5
Arkansas 100.0 10.3 13.3 12.4 21.8
Northwest 100.0 7.5 11.7 13.1 24.2
White River 100.0 11.7 15.9 14.5 23.5
East 100.0 13.6 15.8 13.0 21.8
Western 100.0 8.5 13.0 12.7 23.4
West Central 100.0 10.5 14.6 13.7 22.2
Central 100.0 7.6 9.8 10.2 20.3
Southwest 100.0 12.4 14.9 12.9 20.2
Southeast 100.0 13.6 14.8 11.8 19.9
Household Income by Income Group
$25,000 to $35,000 to $50,000
$34,999 $49,999 or More
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1980
United States 15.7 8.6 4.6
Arkansas 10.2 4.2 2.3
Northwest 8.7 3.8 2.1
White River 7.0 2.6 1.6
East 8.2 3.0 2.2
Western 9.7 3.6 2.3
West Central 9.6 3.7 1.9
Central 14.1 6.4 3.2
Southwest 10.0 3.8 2.0
Southeast 10.9 4.7 2.2
1990
United States 15.8 17.9 24.5
Arkansas 16.1 14.0 12.1
Northwest 17.5 14.6 11.4
White River 15.1 11.2 8.1
East 15.0 11.9 8.9
Western 17.6 13.6 11.3
West Central 16.5 12.5 10.1
Central 16.9 17.2 18.1
Southwest 15.0 13.7 11.0
Southeast 14.2 13.6 12.0
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