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Fewest graduate degrees, Arkansas counties · 2020

Arkansas counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Lee County, ARAR8,0291.7%−23%

02Dallas County, ARAR6,0111.9%+7%

03Franklin County, ARAR17,7252.6%−24%

04Lincoln County, ARAR12,7642.7%+39%

05Searcy County, ARAR7,8483.0%−1%

06Ashley County, ARAR17,8313.1%+3%

07Lafayette County, ARAR5,8883.2%+5%

08Monroe County, ARAR6,2443.2%+7%

09Poinsett County, ARAR22,4833.2%+51%

10Stone County, ARAR12,7033.3%−12%

11Sharp County, ARAR18,1223.5%+10%

12Howard County, ARAR12,3063.5%−0%

13Desha County, ARAR9,9843.6%+38%

14Bradley County, ARAR9,8283.7%−12%

15Scott County, ARAR9,9653.8%+28%

16Logan County, ARAR21,6334.0%+41%

17Nevada County, ARAR7,9424.1%+20%

18Prairie County, ARAR7,9234.2%+53%

19Little River County, ARAR11,7634.3%+77%

20Conway County, ARAR21,3934.3%−6%

21Jackson County, ARAR16,7414.4%+29%

22Chicot County, ARAR9,1074.5%+57%

23Yell County, ARAR19,9564.5%+20%

24St. Francis County, ARAR21,8004.5%+35%

25Izard County, ARAR14,4054.5%+10%

26Cleveland County, ARAR7,2244.6%+101%

27Ouachita County, ARAR21,7314.6%+18%

28Lawrence County, ARAR16,2734.7%+18%

29Madison County, ARAR18,4104.8%+56%

30Perry County, ARAR10,3094.8%+39%

31Sevier County, ARAR15,7584.9%+71%

32Phillips County, ARAR14,2554.9%+26%

33Randolph County, ARAR18,8765.0%+17%

34Newton County, ARAR7,0265.0%+34%

35Calhoun County, ARAR4,6325.1%+105%

36Crawford County, ARAR62,6575.3%+64%

37Hot Spring County, ARAR33,4515.3%+62%

38Marion County, ARAR17,5935.4%+65%

39Fulton County, ARAR12,4925.4%+29%

40Montgomery County, ARAR8,5795.5%+51%

41Polk County, ARAR19,4865.5%+27%

42Mississippi County, ARAR37,8285.6%+56%

43Arkansas County, ARAR15,8365.6%+50%

44Greene County, ARAR47,4115.6%+62%

45Crittenden County, ARAR46,2105.7%+52%

46Hempstead County, ARAR19,0805.9%+56%

47Independence County, ARAR38,7855.9%+16%

48Johnson County, ARAR26,2256.0%+32%

49Baxter County, ARAR42,9826.0%+43%

50Jefferson County, ARAR62,9876.1%+25%

51Grant County, ARAR18,7566.2%+64%

52Woodruff County, ARAR5,7106.2%+236%

53Lonoke County, ARAR76,6646.3%+39%

54Cleburne County, ARAR25,6726.3%+29%

55Clay County, ARAR14,0526.4%+171%

56Pike County, ARAR9,9646.5%+79%

57Boone County, ARAR38,6286.5%+65%

58Cross County, ARAR16,1866.5%+82%

59Van Buren County, ARAR16,2386.5%+88%

60Miller County, ARAR42,3576.8%+64%

61Union County, ARAR36,9266.8%+59%

62Carroll County, ARAR29,2637.2%+57%

63Columbia County, ARAR21,8947.5%+53%

64Garland County, ARAR99,6957.6%+21%

65Drew County, ARAR17,0547.7%+59%

66Pope County, ARAR64,9768.0%+29%

67Sebastian County, ARAR130,6418.2%+41%

68White County, ARAR80,0858.5%+57%

69Clark County, ARAR20,9388.6%+1%

70Saline County, ARAR133,2889.1%+82%

71Craighead County, ARAR116,95710.4%+36%

72Benton County, ARAR332,55411.4%+97%

73Faulkner County, ARAR133,97912.2%+43%

74Washington County, ARAR271,21313.9%+42%

75Pulaski County, ARAR404,61114.1%+39%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES