(September 2022) Per capita personal income is higher in Tennessee and Texas counties than in adjacent Arkansasborder areas, according to U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) data.
Payroll Employment
States without an income tax led the Southeast and Arkansas’ border region in jobs creation in the first two years ofthe national economic expansion that began in April 2020, Bureau of Labor Statistics records show.
Personal Income
Most counties in states without an income tax also have higher per capita personal income than adjacent Arkansas counties.
Tennessee
Crittenden and Mississippi counties in Arkansas border Shelby, Dyer, Tipton and Lauderdale counties in Tennessee.
| 2019 | 2020 | |
| Shelby County, Tennessee | $50,468 | $53,855 |
| Dyer County, Tennessee | $41,977 | $44,761 |
| Tipton County, Tennessee | $40,778 | $43,147 |
| Crittenden County, Arkansas | $38,397 | $41,474 |
| Mississippi County, Arkansas | $35,915 | $37,730 |
| Lauderdale County, Tennessee | $32,428 | $35,267 |
| Texas |
Miller County, Arkansas borders Bowie and Cass counties in Texas.
| Bowie County, Texas | $41,325 | $44,151 |
| Cass County, Texas | $38,115 | $41,275 |
| Miller County, Arkansas | $34,620 | $37,065 |
| –Greg Kaza |
Source: “Per Capita Personal Income, By County, 2018-2020.” U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
