Sunday, June 23, 2019

Population loss in rural Arkansas: Dallas County


Population loss as in major -- 50% or more.  (Final post in the series.)

Source:  Wikipedia (Dallas County, Fordyce)


Fordyce is the county seat of Dallas County.

Population loss by degrees:  80-89%70-79%, 60-69%, 50-59%.



Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree:
  • 14.1% - Dallas County
  • 22.0% - Arkansas
  • 30.9% - U.S.
Percentage of population 65 and older:
  • 23.2% - Dallas County
  • 16.6% - Arkansas
  • 15.6% - U.S.

In 1972, Richard Nixon was the first Republican presidential candidate to win Dallas County.  In the previous presidential election, third-party candidate George Wallace won with 47% of the vote.  The GOP presidential candidate has won the county since 2004.  


Other Arkansas population loss posts:
Lee County/Marianna.  (6/12/2019)
Phillips County/Helena-West Helena. (6/13/2019)
Desha County/Arkansas City.  (6/15/2019)
Chicot County/Lake Village.  (6 /16/2019)
Lafayette County/Lewisville.  (6/17/2019)
Woodruff County/Augusta.  (6/18/2019)
Monroe County/Clarendon.  (6/19/2019)
Calhoun County/Hampton.  (6/20/2019)
Nevada County/Prescott.  (6/23/2019)
Prairie County/ Des Arc.  (6/23/2019)

Other population loss series:

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