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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Management of Companies and Enterprises in Arkansas, 2026 Edition

NAICS 55
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
948
Employees
35,646
Annual payroll
$5.07B

2. National context

Arkansas accounts for 1.85% of the 51,218 US establishments in this sector and ranks 21st out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

AR avg annual wage
$142,371
US avg annual wage
$126,844

Arkansas sector wages are +12.2% versus the national average for NAICS 55.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
1,274
SAM debarred/excluded
1,667

Exclusion counts are state-wide across all NAICS, not specific to Management of Companies and Enterprises. Sourced from OIG LEIE and SAM exclusion lists, as of 2026-05-27.

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1Benton County61722,319
#2Pulaski County1004,837
#3Washington County432,990
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Sources & attribution
Census County Business Patterns 2022; ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates; OIG LEIE + SAM exclusion lists as of 2026-05-27.
Census data is public domain. Exclusion data sourced from https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp and https://sam.gov/exclusions.