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Highest poverty rate, Arkansas counties

Arkansas counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 75 is 18.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Izard County, AR, up 44 places to #13.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01▲3Lee County, ARAR8,02939.4%+9.5 pts
02▼1Phillips County, ARAR14,25529.3%−3.4 pts
03▼1St. Francis County, ARAR21,80028.5%+1.0 pts
04▲2Desha County, ARAR9,98428.3%−0.6 pts
05▲32Miller County, ARAR42,35724.6%+5.3 pts
06▲5Woodruff County, ARAR5,71024.1%−3.0 pts
07▼2Searcy County, ARAR7,84823.0%−0.8 pts
08▼5Chicot County, ARAR9,10722.6%−6.0 pts
09▲21Howard County, ARAR12,30622.5%+7.0 pts
10▲15Drew County, ARAR17,05422.4%+4.2 pts
11▲22Montgomery County, ARAR8,57922.4%+5.4 pts
12▲19Randolph County, ARAR18,87622.4%+7.1 pts
13▲44Izard County, ARAR14,40522.3%+5.0 pts
14▼7Lafayette County, ARAR5,88822.3%−1.0 pts
15▲34Ashley County, ARAR17,83122.1%+4.7 pts
16▼6Jackson County, ARAR16,74121.7%+4.2 pts
17▲2Clark County, ARAR20,93821.6%+2.4 pts
18▼2Mississippi County, ARAR37,82821.1%−1.9 pts
19▼11Columbia County, ARAR21,89421.1%0.0 pts
20▼2Crittenden County, ARAR46,21021.0%−4.3 pts
21▲23Pike County, ARAR9,96420.7%+3.9 pts
22▼13Monroe County, ARAR6,24420.6%−6.9 pts
23▲35Independence County, ARAR38,78520.4%+7.4 pts
24▼7Nevada County, ARAR7,94220.3%−2.5 pts
25▼11Hempstead County, ARAR19,08020.2%−0.1 pts
26▲12Craighead County, ARAR116,95720.1%+4.7 pts
27▼5Poinsett County, ARAR22,48320.1%−1.1 pts
28▲37Lawrence County, ARAR16,27320.1%+1.7 pts
29▲25Bradley County, ARAR9,82819.9%−6.4 pts
30▲4Johnson County, ARAR26,22519.8%+3.4 pts
31▲10Cross County, ARAR16,18619.7%−0.2 pts
32▼6Conway County, ARAR21,39319.7%+3.6 pts
33▼4Union County, ARAR36,92619.5%+0.8 pts
34▼10Stone County, ARAR12,70319.3%+0.5 pts
35▲12Van Buren County, ARAR16,23819.1%+3.7 pts
36▲15Arkansas County, ARAR15,83619.0%+1.2 pts
37▼22Ouachita County, ARAR21,73118.9%−0.7 pts
38▲1Scott County, ARAR9,96518.7%+0.5 pts
39▼18Jefferson County, ARAR62,98718.6%−2.0 pts
40▼20Fulton County, ARAR12,49218.0%+1.7 pts
41▼9Marion County, ARAR17,59318.0%+2.7 pts
42▼30Franklin County, ARAR17,72518.0%+2.8 pts
43▲19White County, ARAR80,08517.5%+3.6 pts
44▲1Greene County, ARAR47,41117.4%+4.1 pts
45▼18Sevier County, ARAR15,75817.3%−1.9 pts
46▼23Clay County, ARAR14,05217.2%−0.3 pts
47▲12Carroll County, ARAR29,26317.2%+1.7 pts
48▲4Pope County, ARAR64,97616.9%+1.7 pts
49▲4Pulaski County, ARAR404,61116.7%+3.4 pts
50▼15Sharp County, ARAR18,12216.5%−1.8 pts
51▼8Sebastian County, ARAR130,64116.0%+2.3 pts
52▼39Polk County, ARAR19,48615.9%−2.3 pts
53▲19Newton County, ARAR7,02615.9%−4.5 pts
54▼12Garland County, ARAR99,69515.8%+1.2 pts
55▲6Cleveland County, ARAR7,22415.8%+0.6 pts
56▲4Yell County, ARAR19,95615.6%+0.2 pts
57▲7Little River County, ARAR11,76315.5%+0.1 pts
58▲11Baxter County, ARAR42,98215.5%+4.3 pts
59▼31Lincoln County, ARAR12,76415.4%−4.2 pts
60▼4Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45115.1%+1.1 pts
61▼25Crawford County, ARAR62,65714.7%+0.4 pts
62▼12Washington County, ARAR271,21314.6%0.0 pts
63▼8Faulkner County, ARAR133,97914.5%+2.0 pts
64▼16Perry County, ARAR10,30914.2%+0.2 pts
65▼25Madison County, ARAR18,41014.1%−4.5 pts
66▼20Logan County, ARAR21,63313.9%−1.5 pts
67Dallas County, ARAR6,01113.9%−5.0 pts
68▼5Cleburne County, ARAR25,67213.9%+0.8 pts
69▲1Grant County, ARAR18,75613.1%+2.9 pts
70▲3Prairie County, ARAR7,92311.8%−3.7 pts
71▼5Boone County, ARAR38,62811.7%−3.1 pts
72▼1Lonoke County, ARAR76,66410.4%−0.1 pts
73▼5Calhoun County, ARAR4,63210.2%−6.4 pts
74▲1Saline County, ARAR133,2888.8%+1.6 pts
75▼1Benton County, ARAR332,5547.6%−2.5 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES