The Arkansas GIS Office is pleased to announce that we have published updates to the Election Precincts dataset for Marion County.   County Changes Edit Date Notes Marion Precinct changes countywide to align with other units of election geography. 6/11/2026 CBEC Order CO-2026- adopted on 5/27/2026   The updated statewide layer is available through the Arkansas […]

The Arkansas GIS Office has processed an update to the Labor Force DWS dataset available on gis.arkansas.gov at https://gis.arkansas.gov/product/labor-force-dws/ The National Unemployment Rate and Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) is a BLS program produced as a state and federal partnership. These are monthly unemployment numbers produced for the US, states, counties, large cities, and Metropolitan Statistical Areas […]

The Arkansas GIS Office is pleased to announce that we have published updates to the Election Precincts dataset for Woodruff County.   County Changes Edit Date Notes Woodruff Precinct changes countywide to align with other units of election geography.  Precinct names were abandoned and instead use a three-digit numeric code that provides logical consistency and […]

The Arkansas GIS Office is pleased to announce that we have published updates to the Election Precincts dataset for Polk County that align the precincts with the City of Mena.  County Changes Edit Date Notes Polk County Precinct changes to align with municipal annexations to City of Mena. 6/3/2026 CBEC Order adopted on 12/3/2025 […]

The Arkansas GIS Office is pleased to announce that we have published updates to the Election Precincts dataset for Lonoke County.  County Changes Edit Date Notes Lonoke Precinct changes countywide to align with other units of election geography.  Precinct names were abandoned and instead use a three-digit numeric code that provides logical consistency and […]

The Arkansas GIS Office is pleased to announce that we have published updates to the Election Precincts dataset for Searcy County.  County Changes Edit Date Notes Searcy Precinct changes in select areas of the county to align with other units of election geography, including the City of Marshall. 5/20/2026 CBEC Order CO-2026-5-18 adopted on […]

The Arkansas GIS Office has published an update to SITUS Address Points and Road Centerlines for 20 Counties in Arkansas.  The Counties this update pertains to are as follows: Benton, Drew, Chicot, Clark, Dallas, Desha, Grant, Hempstead, Howard, Lawrence,  Jefferson, Johnson, Montgomery, Pope, Perry, St. Francis,  Stone,  Saline, Woodruff, &  Yell. The APF data can be accessed via download at https://gis.arkansas.gov/product/situs-address-points/ or via […]

The Arkansas GIS Office is pleased to announce that we have updated Municipal Boundaries and Municipal Wards for the Municipalities listed in the table below. City Year Ordinance Court Order Type Ward Update Special Note Hickory Ridge 2026 Wards Only Cherry Valley 2026 Wards Only Pocahontas 2026 2026-07 CC 2024-05 100% Yes Ward 1 Users who […]

For announcement School Districts and School Board Zones Updated The Arkansas GIS Office has published updated Public-School Districts and adjoining School Board Zones for newly formed Isolated School Districts in the state.  Act 919 of 2026 created a process to establish these school districts.  Elections to form these Districts were held in March of 2026.  […]

The Arkansas GIS Office has published a revised version of Township Political Divisions for Woodruff County based on a County Court Order issued on April 20, 2026.  Details for these revisions are below.  The Office would like to thank County Judge John Michael Gray and County Clerk, Erin Beard for their assistance in providing this […]