RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 75 SHOWN OF 75

Fewest graduate degrees, Arkansas counties · 1990

Arkansas counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (1990 ACS). This list covers the 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 75 is 2.9%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS –

01Lincoln County, ARAR12,7641.3%–

02Fulton County, ARAR12,4921.5%–

03Jackson County, ARAR16,7411.6%–

04Poinsett County, ARAR22,4831.8%–

05Newton County, ARAR7,0261.9%–

06Clay County, ARAR14,0522.0%–

07Scott County, ARAR9,9652.0%–

08Lafayette County, ARAR5,8882.0%–

09Perry County, ARAR10,3092.0%–

10Sevier County, ARAR15,7582.0%–

11Bradley County, ARAR9,8282.0%–

12Logan County, ARAR21,6332.0%–

13Pike County, ARAR9,9642.1%–

14Yell County, ARAR19,9562.1%–

15Woodruff County, ARAR5,7102.2%–

16Prairie County, ARAR7,9232.2%–

17Calhoun County, ARAR4,6322.4%–

18Chicot County, ARAR9,1072.4%–

19Cleveland County, ARAR7,2242.4%–

20Cross County, ARAR16,1862.4%–

21St. Francis County, ARAR21,8002.4%–

22Crawford County, ARAR62,6572.4%–

23Howard County, ARAR12,3062.4%–

24Lawrence County, ARAR16,2732.4%–

25Marion County, ARAR17,5932.5%–

26Monroe County, ARAR6,2442.5%–

27Searcy County, ARAR7,8482.6%–

28Hempstead County, ARAR19,0802.7%–

29Stone County, ARAR12,7032.8%–

30Lee County, ARAR8,0292.8%–

31Madison County, ARAR18,4102.8%–

32Lonoke County, ARAR76,6642.8%–

33Arkansas County, ARAR15,8362.9%–

34Phillips County, ARAR14,2552.9%–

35Dallas County, ARAR6,0112.9%–

36Montgomery County, ARAR8,5792.9%–

37Crittenden County, ARAR46,2102.9%–

38Desha County, ARAR9,9842.9%–

39Ashley County, ARAR17,8312.9%–

40Greene County, ARAR47,4112.9%–

41Nevada County, ARAR7,9423.0%–

42Franklin County, ARAR17,7253.0%–

43Saline County, ARAR133,2883.0%–

44Boone County, ARAR38,6283.0%–

45Little River County, ARAR11,7633.1%–

46Randolph County, ARAR18,8763.1%–

47Mississippi County, ARAR37,8283.1%–

48Cleburne County, ARAR25,6723.1%–

49Sharp County, ARAR18,1223.3%–

50Ouachita County, ARAR21,7313.3%–

51Grant County, ARAR18,7563.3%–

52Baxter County, ARAR42,9823.3%–

53Hot Spring County, ARAR33,4513.3%–

54Miller County, ARAR42,3573.3%–

55Izard County, ARAR14,4053.4%–

56Polk County, ARAR19,4863.5%–

57Conway County, ARAR21,3933.5%–

58Union County, ARAR36,9263.5%–

59Independence County, ARAR38,7853.5%–

60Van Buren County, ARAR16,2383.6%–

61Columbia County, ARAR21,8944.0%–

62Carroll County, ARAR29,2634.0%–

63White County, ARAR80,0854.1%–

64Jefferson County, ARAR62,9874.2%–

65Johnson County, ARAR26,2254.2%–

66Benton County, ARAR332,5544.6%–

67Sebastian County, ARAR130,6414.6%–

68Garland County, ARAR99,6954.8%–

69Drew County, ARAR17,0544.9%–

70Pope County, ARAR64,9764.9%–

71Craighead County, ARAR116,9576.0%–

72Faulkner County, ARAR133,9797.1%–

73Clark County, ARAR20,9387.3%–

74Washington County, ARAR271,2137.8%–

75Pulaski County, ARAR404,6118.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS