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Highest poverty rate, Arkansas counties · 2010

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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Chicot County, ARAR9,10734.1%+19%

02Phillips County, ARAR14,25532.4%−1%

03Bradley County, ARAR9,82830.4%+16%

04St. Francis County, ARAR21,80029.6%+8%

05Lee County, ARAR8,02928.8%−4%

06Desha County, ARAR9,98427.6%−5%

07Crittenden County, ARAR46,21027.4%+8%

08Jackson County, ARAR16,74125.9%+48%

09Poinsett County, ARAR22,48325.8%+22%

10Lincoln County, ARAR12,76425.8%+32%

11Mississippi County, ARAR37,82825.5%+11%

12Lawrence County, ARAR16,27324.5%+33%

13Scott County, ARAR9,96523.9%+31%

14Clark County, ARAR20,93823.8%+24%

15Drew County, ARAR17,05423.6%+30%

16Stone County, ARAR12,70323.4%+24%

17Hempstead County, ARAR19,08023.2%+14%

18Woodruff County, ARAR5,71022.9%−15%

19Columbia County, ARAR21,89422.9%+8%

20Sevier County, ARAR15,75822.9%+19%

21Searcy County, ARAR7,84822.7%−5%

22Jefferson County, ARAR62,98722.6%+10%

23Van Buren County, ARAR16,23822.5%+46%

24Newton County, ARAR7,02622.5%+10%

25Monroe County, ARAR6,24422.5%−18%

26Howard County, ARAR12,30622.0%+42%

27Sharp County, ARAR18,12221.5%+18%

28Union County, ARAR36,92621.4%+14%

29Pike County, ARAR9,96420.7%+23%

30Polk County, ARAR19,48620.4%+12%

31Fulton County, ARAR12,49220.3%+24%

32Nevada County, ARAR7,94220.0%−12%

33Ouachita County, ARAR21,73119.9%+2%

34Lafayette County, ARAR5,88819.9%−14%

35Montgomery County, ARAR8,57919.8%+16%

36Randolph County, ARAR18,87619.7%+28%

37Craighead County, ARAR116,95719.4%+26%

38Johnson County, ARAR26,22519.4%+18%

39Independence County, ARAR38,78519.3%+49%

40Arkansas County, ARAR15,83618.9%+6%

41Madison County, ARAR18,41018.8%+1%

42Clay County, ARAR14,05218.7%+7%

43Izard County, ARAR14,40518.7%+8%

44Little River County, ARAR11,76318.5%+20%

45Ashley County, ARAR17,83118.5%+6%

46Crawford County, ARAR62,65718.3%+29%

47Pope County, ARAR64,97618.2%+20%

48Miller County, ARAR42,35718.1%−6%

49Sebastian County, ARAR130,64118.0%+32%

50Washington County, ARAR271,21317.9%+22%

51Franklin County, ARAR17,72517.8%+17%

52Garland County, ARAR99,69517.7%+22%

53Dallas County, ARAR6,01117.7%−6%

54Yell County, ARAR19,95617.7%+15%

55Cleburne County, ARAR25,67217.4%+33%

56Carroll County, ARAR29,26317.2%+11%

57Conway County, ARAR21,39317.0%+5%

58Cross County, ARAR16,18616.7%−16%

59Greene County, ARAR47,41116.4%+23%

60Pulaski County, ARAR404,61116.4%+23%

61Boone County, ARAR38,62816.0%+8%

62White County, ARAR80,08515.7%+13%

63Baxter County, ARAR42,98215.5%+39%

64Marion County, ARAR17,59315.5%+2%

65Faulkner County, ARAR133,97915.3%+22%

66Prairie County, ARAR7,92315.2%−2%

67Cleveland County, ARAR7,22415.1%−1%

68Perry County, ARAR10,30915.1%+8%

69Logan County, ARAR21,63314.3%−7%

70Lonoke County, ARAR76,66412.6%+20%

71Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45112.3%−12%

72Calhoun County, ARAR4,63211.9%−28%

73Benton County, ARAR332,55411.7%+17%

74Saline County, ARAR133,2889.9%+38%

75Grant County, ARAR18,7568.8%−13%

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