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Arkansas

Capital: Little Rock · Latest trade year: 2024

+2648%
Exports to Romania
$33.2M

#12 of 51

-1%
Imports from Romania
$9.7M

#39 of 51

Trade balance
$23.6M

Surplus

Export CAGR
+19.3%

2010 → 2024

Trade history

Goods flow between this state and Romania

Annual goods trade between Arkansas and Romania, in nominal USD. Data from the US Census Bureau Foreign Trade Division (2008–2024).

Exports vs imports

USD, nominal

Trade balance

Surplus / deficit
Peak imports
$12.7M

in 2018

Import CAGR
+32.3%

2010 → 2024

Exports YoY
+2648.4%

2023 → 2024

Trade insights

What flows between Arkansas and Romania

Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components make up 52.8% of what Arkansas imports from Romania, while transportation equipment lead the goods Arkansas sends back.

What Arkansas imports from Romania

Total$9.5M
  • Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components$5.1M53%
  • Machinery, Except Electrical$3.8M39%
  • Fabricated Metal Products, Nesoi$641K7%

What Arkansas exports to Romania

Total$32.8M
  • Transportation Equipment$31.3M94%
  • Machinery, Except Electrical$1.6M5%

Community

The Romanian-American community

An estimated 1,968 residents of Arkansas identify as Romanian-American — ranking #29 of 51 nationwide.

Community trends

How the Romanian community in Arkansas grew

An estimated 588 Romanian-born residents call Arkansas home. Arrivals peaked in the 2000s.

Romanian-born

588

ACS 2022

US citizens

38.6%

US average

Avg annual wages

$39K

US average

Bachelor's+

27.2%

US average

Education, citizenship, and wage figures shown are national averages for Romanian-born Americans — the sample for Arkansas is too small for reliable state-level estimates.

Arrivals by decade

Romanian-born residents

Highlighted bar: peak decade. EU accession (2007) and post-2010 Schengen liberalization accelerated arrivals.

Age distribution

Today

Top counties

in Arkansas
  • Arkansas County31
  • Faulkner County25
  • Benton County24
  • Pulaski County11

Faith communities

1 Romanian-affiliated church

The Romanian-American community in Arkansas sustains 1 registered parish across 1 denomination.

Pentecostal (1)
View all 1 parish
  • Betania Romanian Apostolic ChurchPentecostal

    Hot Springs, AR