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Electrician shortage in Arkansas: the licensed-supply numbers
What the Arkansas register actually shows, by tier and per capita, updated nightly.
As of 2026-08-09, Arkansas carries 8,710 licensed electricians
on its state register, or 283.9 per 100,000 residents.
8,710
licensed electricians
283.9
per 100k residents
#24
density rank of 41
1.58
apprentice : journeyman
The apprentice-to-journeyman pipeline behind them runs at 1.58 in Arkansas, against 0.492 nationally, a read on whether the electricians supply is being replenished.
By credential tier
Every electrician license on the Arkansas register, normalized to one ladder.
Tier
Licensed
Share
Apprentice
2,994
34%
Intermediate
400
5%
Journeyman
1,900
22%
Master
3,317
38%
Inspector
99
1%
Against comparable states
States nearest Arkansas on licensed electricians per capita.
State
Licensed electricians
Per 100k
Arkansas
8,710
283.9
Utah
13,298
389.1
West Virginia
5,261
297.2
Kentucky
12,962
286.4
California
83,027
213.1
Virginia
17,835
204.6
New Jersey
16,696
179.7
Counts, not a capacity opinion. We publish the licensed supply and the pipeline
ratio; whether a market can absorb a given project is a judgement for the reader, not a claim we make.
Frequently asked
Is there an electricians shortage in Arkansas?
Reporting on the shortage rarely states how many are actually licensed. Arkansas carries 8,710 licensed electricians on its register as of 2026-08-09, or 283.9 per 100,000 residents. Readers can weigh that supply against demand directly.
How many licensed electricians does Arkansas have?
8,710 on the state register as of 2026-08-09, including 3,317 at master level.
Where does the shortage narrative come from?
Industry analyses project national shortfalls of hundreds of thousands of skilled-trades workers against data-center and electrification demand. Those are demand-side estimates; the figure here is the licensed supply on the register today.
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