Census-designated place · Miller County, Arkansas

Genoa, Arkansas

Genoa is a census-designated place in Miller County, Arkansas, part of the Texarkana, TX-AR metro area. It has 1,113 residents. Genoa, Arkansas has a quality-of-life score of 7 out of 100 (very low), ranking #14,562 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within Arkansas it ranks #171 of 218 cities and towns. It ranks best on unemployment rate (low), distance to an Amtrak station (low) and students per teacher (low). It ranks worst on public libraries (low), mental health care shortage (high) and dental care shortage (high).

7Very low

Quality-of-life score: #14,562 of 15,651 cities and towns
Arkansas: #171 of 218 in AR
Population: 1,113 (2020-2024)
Land area: 7 mi²
Density: 168.3 /mi²
FIPS code: 0526260

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 71 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety3#15,194/15,637
Economy24#11,822/15,631
Housing99#142/14,977
Health10#14,084/15,609
Healthcare6#14,684/15,650
Environment4#14,764/15,453
Education18#12,809/15,649
Infrastructure15#13,328/15,650
Community9#14,203/15,651
Leisure & amenities30#10,987/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Genoa, Arkansas ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Miller County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Unemployment rate · low0.0%
98/100Arkansas 4.1%United States 4.3%2020-2024U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Census table B23025
Distance to an Amtrak station · low5 mi
95/100Arkansas 60 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauMiller County value
Students per teacher · low11.2×
92/100Arkansas 12.5×United States 15.2×2024National Center for Education StatisticsMiller County value
Effective property tax rate · low0.48%
89/100Arkansas 0.56%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090High uncertainty
Home price to income ratio · low2.2×
88/100Arkansas 3.1×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077
Average commute time · low20.3 min
86/100Arkansas 22.5 minUnited States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013High uncertainty

Weaknesses

Public libraries · low0.0 /10k
0/100Arkansas 0.7 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library ServicesMiller County value
Mental health care shortage · high21.0
0/100Arkansas 12.8United States 9.9Oct 2026Health Resources and Services AdministrationMiller County value
Dental care shortage · high20.0
1/100Arkansas 13.7United States 5.7Oct 2026Health Resources and Services AdministrationMiller County value
Property crime rate · high2,737 /100k
3/100Arkansas 1,645 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2024Federal Bureau of InvestigationMiller County value
Violent crime rate · high680 /100k
3/100Arkansas 532 /100kUnited States 328 /100k2024Federal Bureau of InvestigationMiller County value
Primary care shortage · high19.0
3/100Arkansas 12.9United States 6.2Oct 2026Health Resources and Services AdministrationMiller County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
1,054 (2016-2020) → 1,113 (2020-2024)
+5.6%4 yearsCensus table B01003US 331,578,104 → 340,003,797
Rent-burdened householdsWorsening
47.6% (2016-2020) → 81.8% (2020-2024)
+34 pts4 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.1% → 51.1%
Uninsured residents (under 65)Worsening
3.1% (2016-2020) → 13.4% (2020-2024)
+10 pts4 yearsCensus table B27010US 10.4% → 9.8%
High school diploma or higherWorsening
91.9% (2016-2020) → 83.0% (2020-2024)
−8.9 pts4 yearsCensus table B15003US 88.5% → 89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higherWorsening
20.1% (2016-2020) → 13.5% (2020-2024)
−6.6 pts4 yearsCensus table B15003US 32.9% → 35.7%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
63.3% (2016-2020) → 68.3% (2020-2024)
+5 pts4 yearsCensus table B28002US 85.2% → 91.0%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

There is not enough history to compare Genoa, Arkansas over five years.

Cities and towns like Genoa, Arkansas five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Genoa, Arkansas in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

No place that looked like Genoa, Arkansas five years ago has more measures that improved than declined, with a higher standing among its peers today.

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

1,113 residents (±440)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

1,113 residents (±440)

Genoa, Arkansas
Arkansas share

White99%†1,102
Black0.0%0
Hispanic or Latino0.0%0

Education

813 residents (±339)

Genoa, Arkansas
Arkansas share

No high school diploma17%†138
High school or GED53%†430
Some college13%†105

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

577 households (±220)

Genoa, Arkansas
Arkansas share

Under $25k34%†197
$25k–50k20%†116
$50k–75k31%†180
$75k–100k6.8%†39
$100k–150k2.4%†14
$150k–200k0.0%0
$200k or more5.4%†31

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

577 households (±220)

Genoa, Arkansas
Arkansas share

Own87%†500
Rent13%†77

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

77 households (±98)

Genoa, Arkansas
Arkansas share

Under $7500.0%0
$750–1,00082%†63
$1,000–1,50018%†14

Home values

500 homes (±215)

Genoa, Arkansas
Arkansas share

Under $150k69%†343
$150k–250k27%†136
$250k–400k4.2%†21

Age of homes

754 homes (±197)

Genoa, Arkansas
Arkansas share

2010 or later11%†81
2000–20092.5%†19
1980–199952%†394

Size of homes

754 homes (±197)

Genoa, Arkansas
Arkansas share

Studio0.0%0
1 bedroom2.5%†19
2 bedrooms45%†340

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

367 workers (±193)

Genoa, Arkansas
Arkansas share

Drive alone89%†326
Carpool2.7%†10
Public transit0.0%0
Walk0.0%0
Bike0.0%0
Work from home8.4%†31
Other0.0%0

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

336 workers (±176)

Genoa, Arkansas
Arkansas share

Under 15 min17%†56
15–29 min65%†219
30–44 min18%†61

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Texarkana, TX-AR

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Miller County, the county holding most of Genoa's residents.

Miller County has 730 employer establishments, 172 for every 10,000 residents (0.69× the US rate of 248; 0.75× Arkansas's), with 10,922 paid employees at an average annual pay of $46,405. The Census Bureau also counts 3,131 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 730; 3,131 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 172; US 248 · Arkansas 229
Paid employees: 10,922
Average annual pay: $46,405; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Miller County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	58	13.7	0.66×Fewer than typical	505	$51,018	194
Restaurants and other eating places	49	11.5	0.63×Fewer than typical	883	$20,767	14
Specialty trade contractors	43	10.1	0.65×Fewer than typical	328	$51,637	339
Religious organizations	39	9.2	1.66×More than typical	206	$20,393	—
Lessors of real estate	37	8.7	0.71×Fewer than typical	88	$25,330	193
Truck transportation	30	7.1	1.40×More than typical	270	$69,567	107
Limited-service restaurants	25	5.9	0.73×Fewer than typical	461	$19,458	9
Building equipment contractors	22	5.2	0.86×About typical	150	$50,340	68
Services to buildings and dwellings	22	5.2	0.77×Fewer than typical	231	$35,052	347
Full-service restaurants	19	4.5	0.58×Fewer than typical	385	$22,192	3
Banks and credit unions	18	4.2	1.31×More than typical	153	$58,850	—
Gasoline stations	16	3.8	1.16×About typical	135	$27,978	—

Rank places for an industry Open Miller County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 42,472 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $89.7K of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Genoa, Arkansas: $80.57 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $89.7K; +83% vs FY2025
Per resident: $80.57; US $1,994
Sole-source: 21%; US 30%
Single offer: 4.8%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Defense Logistics Agency$66.5K74%
Public Buildings Service$15.6K17%
Federal Aviation Administration$7,5308.4%

Top recipients

ARTEX TRUCK CENTER INC$66.5K74%
BIG C CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C$18.1K20%
PROW'ESS CONSTRUCTION CORP.$7,5548.4%
LEISNOI DIVERSIFIED SERVICES, LLC$00.0%
CROMWELL ARCHITECTS ENGINEERS, INC.$00.0%

Spending by fiscal year

153.4KFY2017
887.6KFY2018
226.7KFY2019
68.7KFY2020
67.1KFY2021
138.3KFY2022
45.1KFY2023
93.5K

Top industries (NAICS)

Motor vehicle parts manufacturing · 3363$42.2K47%
Building equipment contractors · 2382$18.1K20%
Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment manufacturing · 3336$13.8K15%
Highway, street, and bridge construction · 2373$7,5548.4%
Other fabricated metal product manufacturing · 3329$6,6477.4%
Hardware manufacturing · 3325$1,525

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Genoa, Arkansas, so they do not add up across cities.

Genoa, Arkansas's figures are part of those of Miller County, AR ($3.7M in FY2026), never added to them: 2.4% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Genoa is mostly in Miller County.

See federal money in Miller County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Genoa, Arkansas is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Bruce WestermanR-AR-4 · 100% of residentsWith party 97%Missed 0.4%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Miller County5100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Texarkana, TX-AR6

Other cities and towns in Miller County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

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Trends

What changed in five years

Cities and towns like Genoa, Arkansas five years ago that improved