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Highest poverty rate, Arkansas counties · 2000

Arkansas counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990

01Phillips County, ARAR14,25532.7%−10.3 pts

02Lee County, ARAR8,02929.9%−17.4 pts

03Desha County, ARAR9,98428.9%−5.1 pts

04Chicot County, ARAR9,10728.6%−11.7 pts

05St. Francis County, ARAR21,80027.5%−9.1 pts

06Monroe County, ARAR6,24427.5%−8.5 pts

07Woodruff County, ARAR5,71027.0%−7.5 pts

08Bradley County, ARAR9,82826.3%+1.4 pts

09Crittenden County, ARAR46,21025.3%−1.7 pts

10Searcy County, ARAR7,84823.8%−6.1 pts

11Lafayette County, ARAR5,88823.2%−11.4 pts

12Mississippi County, ARAR37,82823.0%−3.2 pts

13Nevada County, ARAR7,94222.8%+2.5 pts

14Poinsett County, ARAR22,48321.2%−4.4 pts

15Columbia County, ARAR21,89421.1%−3.2 pts

16Jefferson County, ARAR62,98720.5%−3.4 pts

17Newton County, ARAR7,02620.4%−9.2 pts

18Hempstead County, ARAR19,08020.3%−2.4 pts

19Cross County, ARAR16,18619.9%−5.5 pts

20Lincoln County, ARAR12,76419.5%−6.7 pts

21Ouachita County, ARAR21,73119.5%−1.7 pts

22Miller County, ARAR42,35719.3%−3.1 pts

23Sevier County, ARAR15,75819.2%+0.6 pts

24Clark County, ARAR20,93819.1%−4.8 pts

25Dallas County, ARAR6,01118.9%−3.4 pts

26Stone County, ARAR12,70318.9%−7.1 pts

27Union County, ARAR36,92618.7%−3.2 pts

28Madison County, ARAR18,41018.6%−1.5 pts

29Lawrence County, ARAR16,27318.4%−6.6 pts

30Scott County, ARAR9,96518.2%−3.6 pts

31Sharp County, ARAR18,12218.2%−3.6 pts

32Polk County, ARAR19,48618.2%−0.3 pts

33Drew County, ARAR17,05418.2%−6.0 pts

34Arkansas County, ARAR15,83617.8%−2.7 pts

35Clay County, ARAR14,05217.5%−3.7 pts

36Ashley County, ARAR17,83117.5%−3.4 pts

37Jackson County, ARAR16,74117.4%−9.2 pts

38Izard County, ARAR14,40517.2%−3.9 pts

39Montgomery County, ARAR8,57917.0%−6.8 pts

40Pike County, ARAR9,96416.8%−1.2 pts

41Calhoun County, ARAR4,63216.5%+1.0 pts

42Johnson County, ARAR26,22516.4%−3.7 pts

43Fulton County, ARAR12,49216.3%−10.0 pts

44Conway County, ARAR21,39316.1%−0.4 pts

45Prairie County, ARAR7,92315.5%−7.2 pts

46Howard County, ARAR12,30615.5%−3.1 pts

47Carroll County, ARAR29,26315.5%+0.3 pts

48Logan County, ARAR21,63315.4%−3.8 pts

49Van Buren County, ARAR16,23815.4%−6.7 pts

50Yell County, ARAR19,95615.4%−1.7 pts

51Craighead County, ARAR116,95715.4%−1.6 pts

52Little River County, ARAR11,76315.4%−3.9 pts

53Randolph County, ARAR18,87615.3%−5.1 pts

54Marion County, ARAR17,59315.2%−3.6 pts

55Franklin County, ARAR17,72515.2%−5.2 pts

56Cleveland County, ARAR7,22415.2%−3.8 pts

57Pope County, ARAR64,97615.2%−0.2 pts

58Boone County, ARAR38,62814.8%+0.9 pts

59Washington County, ARAR271,21314.6%−0.0 pts

60Garland County, ARAR99,69514.6%−3.4 pts

61Crawford County, ARAR62,65714.2%−2.1 pts

62Perry County, ARAR10,30914.0%−6.3 pts

63Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45114.0%−4.6 pts

64White County, ARAR80,08514.0%−4.8 pts

65Sebastian County, ARAR130,64113.6%+0.6 pts

66Pulaski County, ARAR404,61113.3%−0.8 pts

67Greene County, ARAR47,41113.3%−4.6 pts

68Cleburne County, ARAR25,67213.1%−4.2 pts

69Independence County, ARAR38,78513.0%−4.2 pts

70Faulkner County, ARAR133,97912.5%−1.3 pts

71Baxter County, ARAR42,98211.1%−5.2 pts

72Lonoke County, ARAR76,66410.5%−4.3 pts

73Grant County, ARAR18,75610.2%−4.8 pts

74Benton County, ARAR332,55410.1%+0.4 pts

75Saline County, ARAR133,2887.2%−2.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS