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Highest poverty rate, Arkansas counties · 2010

Arkansas counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2010 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 2000

01Chicot County, ARAR9,10734.1%+5.5 pts

02Phillips County, ARAR14,25532.4%−0.3 pts

03Bradley County, ARAR9,82830.4%+4.1 pts

04St. Francis County, ARAR21,80029.6%+2.1 pts

05Lee County, ARAR8,02928.8%−1.1 pts

06Desha County, ARAR9,98427.6%−1.3 pts

07Crittenden County, ARAR46,21027.4%+2.0 pts

08Jackson County, ARAR16,74125.9%+8.4 pts

09Poinsett County, ARAR22,48325.8%+4.6 pts

10Lincoln County, ARAR12,76425.8%+6.3 pts

11Mississippi County, ARAR37,82825.5%+2.5 pts

12Lawrence County, ARAR16,27324.5%+6.0 pts

13Scott County, ARAR9,96523.9%+5.7 pts

14Clark County, ARAR20,93823.8%+4.6 pts

15Drew County, ARAR17,05423.6%+5.5 pts

16Stone County, ARAR12,70323.4%+4.5 pts

17Hempstead County, ARAR19,08023.2%+2.9 pts

18Woodruff County, ARAR5,71022.9%−4.2 pts

19Columbia County, ARAR21,89422.9%+1.7 pts

20Sevier County, ARAR15,75822.9%+3.7 pts

21Searcy County, ARAR7,84822.7%−1.1 pts

22Jefferson County, ARAR62,98722.6%+2.1 pts

23Van Buren County, ARAR16,23822.5%+7.1 pts

24Newton County, ARAR7,02622.5%+2.1 pts

25Monroe County, ARAR6,24422.5%−5.0 pts

26Howard County, ARAR12,30622.0%+6.5 pts

27Sharp County, ARAR18,12221.5%+3.3 pts

28Union County, ARAR36,92621.4%+2.6 pts

29Pike County, ARAR9,96420.7%+3.9 pts

30Polk County, ARAR19,48620.4%+2.2 pts

31Fulton County, ARAR12,49220.3%+4.0 pts

32Nevada County, ARAR7,94220.0%−2.8 pts

33Ouachita County, ARAR21,73119.9%+0.4 pts

34Lafayette County, ARAR5,88819.9%−3.3 pts

35Montgomery County, ARAR8,57919.8%+2.8 pts

36Randolph County, ARAR18,87619.7%+4.4 pts

37Craighead County, ARAR116,95719.4%+4.0 pts

38Johnson County, ARAR26,22519.4%+2.9 pts

39Independence County, ARAR38,78519.3%+6.3 pts

40Arkansas County, ARAR15,83618.9%+1.2 pts

41Madison County, ARAR18,41018.8%+0.2 pts

42Clay County, ARAR14,05218.7%+1.2 pts

43Izard County, ARAR14,40518.7%+1.5 pts

44Little River County, ARAR11,76318.5%+3.1 pts

45Ashley County, ARAR17,83118.5%+1.0 pts

46Crawford County, ARAR62,65718.3%+4.1 pts

47Pope County, ARAR64,97618.2%+3.0 pts

48Miller County, ARAR42,35718.1%−1.2 pts

49Sebastian County, ARAR130,64118.0%+4.4 pts

50Washington County, ARAR271,21317.9%+3.3 pts

51Franklin County, ARAR17,72517.8%+2.6 pts

52Garland County, ARAR99,69517.7%+3.2 pts

53Dallas County, ARAR6,01117.7%−1.2 pts

54Yell County, ARAR19,95617.7%+2.3 pts

55Cleburne County, ARAR25,67217.4%+4.3 pts

56Carroll County, ARAR29,26317.2%+1.8 pts

57Conway County, ARAR21,39317.0%+0.8 pts

58Cross County, ARAR16,18616.7%−3.2 pts

59Greene County, ARAR47,41116.4%+3.1 pts

60Pulaski County, ARAR404,61116.4%+3.1 pts

61Boone County, ARAR38,62816.0%+1.2 pts

62White County, ARAR80,08515.7%+1.8 pts

63Baxter County, ARAR42,98215.5%+4.4 pts

64Marion County, ARAR17,59315.5%+0.2 pts

65Faulkner County, ARAR133,97915.3%+2.8 pts

66Prairie County, ARAR7,92315.2%−0.3 pts

67Cleveland County, ARAR7,22415.1%−0.1 pts

68Perry County, ARAR10,30915.1%+1.1 pts

69Logan County, ARAR21,63314.3%−1.1 pts

70Lonoke County, ARAR76,66412.6%+2.1 pts

71Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45112.3%−1.7 pts

72Calhoun County, ARAR4,63211.9%−4.6 pts

73Benton County, ARAR332,55411.7%+1.7 pts

74Saline County, ARAR133,2889.9%+2.7 pts

75Grant County, ARAR18,7568.8%−1.3 pts

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