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Highest labor force participation, Arkansas counties · 2020

Arkansas counties ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2020 ACS). This list covers the 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 75 is 53.7%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS –

01Benton County, ARAR332,55465.1%–

02Washington County, ARAR271,21365.0%–

03Craighead County, ARAR116,95763.8%–

04Lonoke County, ARAR76,66463.2%–

05Pulaski County, ARAR404,61163.0%–

06Saline County, ARAR133,28862.9%–

07Crittenden County, ARAR46,21062.2%–

08Faulkner County, ARAR133,97962.1%–

09Mississippi County, ARAR37,82861.6%–

10Sebastian County, ARAR130,64161.4%–

11Cross County, ARAR16,18659.4%–

12Sevier County, ARAR15,75859.3%–

13Arkansas County, ARAR15,83658.9%–

14Greene County, ARAR47,41158.8%–

15Conway County, ARAR21,39358.5%–

16Howard County, ARAR12,30658.0%–

17Yell County, ARAR19,95658.0%–

18Prairie County, ARAR7,92357.7%–

19Scott County, ARAR9,96557.5%–

20Grant County, ARAR18,75657.4%–

21Independence County, ARAR38,78557.3%–

22Clark County, ARAR20,93857.1%–

23Boone County, ARAR38,62857.0%–

24Woodruff County, ARAR5,71056.6%–

25Little River County, ARAR11,76356.1%–

26Pope County, ARAR64,97655.8%–

27Pike County, ARAR9,96455.6%–

28Crawford County, ARAR62,65755.5%–

29Monroe County, ARAR6,24455.1%–

30Logan County, ARAR21,63354.9%–

31Clay County, ARAR14,05254.9%–

32Hempstead County, ARAR19,08054.8%–

33Carroll County, ARAR29,26354.5%–

34White County, ARAR80,08554.4%–

35Drew County, ARAR17,05454.1%–

36Union County, ARAR36,92654.1%–

37Lawrence County, ARAR16,27353.8%–

38Poinsett County, ARAR22,48353.7%–

39Madison County, ARAR18,41053.6%–

40Miller County, ARAR42,35753.5%–

41Garland County, ARAR99,69553.3%–

42Phillips County, ARAR14,25553.1%–

43Johnson County, ARAR26,22552.5%–

44Calhoun County, ARAR4,63252.2%–

45Bradley County, ARAR9,82852.1%–

46Randolph County, ARAR18,87652.1%–

47Polk County, ARAR19,48651.7%–

48Desha County, ARAR9,98451.6%–

49Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45151.4%–

50Dallas County, ARAR6,01151.4%–

51Franklin County, ARAR17,72551.2%–

52Cleveland County, ARAR7,22450.7%–

53Cleburne County, ARAR25,67250.4%–

54Ouachita County, ARAR21,73150.4%–

55Jefferson County, ARAR62,98750.4%–

56Nevada County, ARAR7,94250.0%–

57Ashley County, ARAR17,83149.0%–

58Columbia County, ARAR21,89449.0%–

59Lafayette County, ARAR5,88848.9%–

60Searcy County, ARAR7,84848.5%–

61Perry County, ARAR10,30946.3%–

62Montgomery County, ARAR8,57946.3%–

63Sharp County, ARAR18,12246.0%–

64Baxter County, ARAR42,98245.8%–

65St. Francis County, ARAR21,80045.6%–

66Van Buren County, ARAR16,23845.5%–

67Jackson County, ARAR16,74145.2%–

68Chicot County, ARAR9,10744.5%–

69Stone County, ARAR12,70343.8%–

70Newton County, ARAR7,02643.7%–

71Marion County, ARAR17,59342.7%–

72Fulton County, ARAR12,49242.6%–

73Izard County, ARAR14,40541.9%–

74Lee County, ARAR8,02941.4%–

75Lincoln County, ARAR12,76430.0%–

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