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Of the 2,999,370 people living in Arkansas in 2019, 50.9 percent (1,527,610) were women and 49.1 percent (1,471,760) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Natural State News.

Females 18 and over outnumbered males in the same age group by 16,296. In the 65 and over age range, there were 277,151 females and 221,627 males.

An agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, the Census Bureau compiles statistical facts about the American people, places and economy. Data for this story was compiled from the bureau's American Community Survey. Information from the survey helps to determine how federal and state funds are distributed.

Sex and age range	Estimated number	Percent of total
Males 18 and over	890,014	29.7
Females 18 and over	906,310	30.2
Males 65 and over	221,627	7.4
Females 65 and over	277,151	9.2

Source: US Census Bureau