Arkansas joins a long list of state's saying Wal-Mart is number one. The world's largest retail chain whose main headquarters is in Bentonville, Arkansas is the number one beneficiary of public health care programs in that state. An article in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette says Wal-Mart costs it's home state nearly $16 million annually. The report says that 3,971 of the companies 45,106 employees in that state are on public assistance. While the retailer does offer healthcare to some employees, a study done by the AFL-CIO late last year said that the insurance premium for many Wal-Mart families was as high as $250 per month. Part-time employees do not qualify for family coverage. Many critics aren't surprised by the Arkansas report as Georgia, Tennessee, Washington, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, West Virginia and Connecticut have all released similar findings. In addition, the University of California-Berkeley Labor Center did a study last year that found Wal-Mart workers costing California taxpayers $86 million annually.