A diamond on a red field represents the only place in North America where diamonds have been discovered and mined. The twenty-five white stars around the diamond mean that Arkansas was the twenty-fifth state to join the Union. The top of four stars in the center represents that Arkansas was a member of the Confederate States during the Civil War. The other three stars represent Spain, France and the United States, countries that had earlier ruled the land that includes Arkansas. Flag adopted 1913.

Population, 2006 estimate 2,810,872, White persons 81.3%, Black persons 15.7%, American Indian and Alaska Native persons .07%, Asian persons 1.0%, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander .01%, Persons reporting two or more races 1.2%, Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin 4.7%.