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Wage Policies

Overall Wage Policy Score: 46.91
The average living wage for the state of Arkansas is $30.85/hr, while the states minimum wage is $11/hr, which can not be set above the state standard, and is partially extended to farm workers. This gives Arkansas a minimum wage score of 71.73 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.63/hr, which gives Arkansas a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 1.92 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Arkansas is $220, resulting in a UI benefit score of 54.07 compared to all other states.

Worker Protection Policies

Overall Worker Protection Score: 26.19

X Arkansas does not provide accommodations for pregnant workers.
✓ Arkansas does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Arkansas does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Arkansas does not prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Arkansas does not restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Arkansas does not provide some form of paid family leave.
X Arkansas does not provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Arkansas does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Arkansas does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Arkansas does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Arkansas does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Arkansas does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
X Arkansas does not extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Arkansas does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.

Right To Organize Policies

Overall Right To Organize Score: 10

X Arkansas does have a "right-to-work" law.
X Arkansas does not legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Arkansas does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
X Arkansas does not require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Arkansas does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X Arkansas does not provide wage negotiations for teachers.

Data from Oxfam America, Inc.
A global organization that fights inequality to end poverty and injustice.

Voting

St. Francis County voted Democratic in the 2020 Presidential Election with a significant difference of 10.04% between the winner and runner up.

Voting Results by Party

Democratic: 50.7%
Republican: 45.61%
Other: 2.87%
Libertarian: 0.52%
Green: 0.3%

Nearby Locations

Additional Location Details

Zip Code(s) : 72335
Latitude : 35.020940
Longitude : -90.749320
TimeZone : Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving : Yes
Region : South
Average Elevation : 299 ft.
Area Code(s) : 870

Demographic Details

Average # of People Per Household : 2.55
Male Population Estimate : 56.94%
Female Population Estimate : 43.06%
Median Age : 35.8
Male Median Age : 35.7
Female Median Age : 36.1

White Population Estimate : 40.68%
Black Population Estimate : 56.92%
Hispanic Population Estimate : 5.04%
Asian Population Estimate : 0.82%
Hawaiian Population Estimate : 0.14%
Indian Population Estimate : 1.00%
Other Population Estimate : 2.14%

Crime Details

NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Forrest City specifically.
Average # of Homicides for St. Francis County: About 19 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for St. Francis County: About 777 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
St. Francis County is about 79% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 63% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.