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Arkansas is an Auto State

59.2K Jobs

Powered by Arkansas’s Auto Industry

Industry Impact

Every Job Tells a Story

Arkansas’s auto industry supports an estimated 59,168 jobs — from assembly lines to engineering labs, supply chain logistics to dealership floors.

132.1K

New Vehicles Sold

$58,069

Average labor income per auto job

$3.44B

Annual Labor Income

3%

Share of Arkansas Jobs Supported

4%

of Economy

$6.55B

State GDP

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and IHS Markit / S&P Global Mobility — Arkansas, 2024.

Automaker Facilities

Built in Arkansas

Source: Alliance for Automotive Innovation — Member Facility Directory, Arkansas, 2024.

Tax Revenue Generation

$874.90M

in state tax revenue generated by the automotive industry’s economic activity.

7%

of total state tax revenue

$302.40M

Federal income taxes

$830.62M

Vehicle use tax / licenses / fees

$398.46M

New vehicle sales taxes

$96.16M

Parts & services sales tax

$27.56M

Corporate profits taxes

$233.11M

Used vehicle sales taxes

Source: Multi-industry contribution analysis of the economic impact of automotive manufacturing, selling, repairing, renting, and additional maintenance modeled using IMPLAN economic analysis data software, 2023 data year.

Fueling

Arkansas’s Fueling Network

Gasoline still anchors the network statewide, with 355 public EV charging stations across Arkansas.

Gasoline Stations

2,188

EV Level 2 Charging Ports

734

EV DC Fast Charging Ports

172

Source: U.S. Department of Energy, Alternative Fuels Data Center — Arkansas, 2024.

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