Why do business in South Arkansas?
The GTEDC region is located in south central Arkansas and centrally located in the United States, and is within a day’s drive of 52 percent of the nation’s population.
The Golden Triangle area represents a population of 100,000, and the region encompasses the cities of Camden, El Dorado, Magnolia, Hampton and Smackover and supports the Arkansas counties of Calhoun, Columbia, Ouachita and Union.
County Sales Tax
County | 2017 County Tax Receipts | 2018 County Tax Receipts | County Sales Tax Rate |
UNION COUNTY | $16,423,749 | $17,430,647 | 2.00% |
OUACHITA COUNTY | $8,828,722 | $8,949,722 | 3.00% |
COLUMBIA COUNTY | $4,989,980 | $5,356,498 | 1.50% |
CALHOUN COUNTY | $1,565,247 | $1,757,582 | 2.50% |
*Source: Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration