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Highest unemployment, Arkansas counties

Arkansas counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 75 is 5.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Drew County, AR, up 47 places to #26.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲1Lee County, ARAR8,02919.1%+5.3 pts

02▼1Phillips County, ARAR14,25514.5%+0.1 pts

03▲18Cross County, ARAR16,18610.7%+3.7 pts

04▲3Crittenden County, ARAR46,21010.2%+0.9 pts

05▲22Monroe County, ARAR6,2449.8%+3.6 pts

06▼1Jackson County, ARAR16,7419.8%−0.8 pts

07▲24St. Francis County, ARAR21,8009.2%+3.2 pts

08▼5Chicot County, ARAR9,1079.1%−1.8 pts

09▲13Dallas County, ARAR6,0118.2%+1.3 pts

10▲35Sharp County, ARAR18,1228.1%+2.9 pts

11▲43Arkansas County, ARAR15,8368.1%+3.4 pts

12▼3Jefferson County, ARAR62,9878.1%−0.5 pts

13▲35Desha County, ARAR9,9848.0%+3.0 pts

14▼1Little River County, ARAR11,7637.3%−0.6 pts

15▼9Polk County, ARAR19,4867.3%−3.2 pts

16▼12Izard County, ARAR14,4057.2%−3.5 pts

17▼6Miller County, ARAR42,3577.1%−1.0 pts

18▼10Mississippi County, ARAR37,8286.9%−2.0 pts

19▲19Bradley County, ARAR9,8286.6%+0.9 pts

20▲26Cleburne County, ARAR25,6726.4%+1.3 pts

21▼2Conway County, ARAR21,3936.4%−0.9 pts

22▲34Poinsett County, ARAR22,4836.4%+1.7 pts

23▲18Baxter County, ARAR42,9826.3%+0.9 pts

24▲9Clay County, ARAR14,0526.3%+0.5 pts

25▲9Scott County, ARAR9,9656.2%+0.4 pts

26▲47Drew County, ARAR17,0545.9%+3.1 pts

27▼9Greene County, ARAR47,4115.9%−1.6 pts

28▲23White County, ARAR80,0855.8%+0.9 pts

29▼15Lawrence County, ARAR16,2735.8%−2.0 pts

30▼14Montgomery County, ARAR8,5795.8%−1.7 pts

31▼5Garland County, ARAR99,6955.7%−0.6 pts

32▼4Logan County, ARAR21,6335.6%−0.5 pts

33▼21Calhoun County, ARAR4,6325.6%−2.4 pts

34▲2Hempstead County, ARAR19,0805.6%−0.1 pts

35▼3Craighead County, ARAR116,9575.6%−0.3 pts

36▲21Ashley County, ARAR17,8315.5%+1.0 pts

37▲28Union County, ARAR36,9265.5%+1.6 pts

38▲12Sebastian County, ARAR130,6415.5%+0.5 pts

39▼15Howard County, ARAR12,3065.4%−1.2 pts

40▼25Madison County, ARAR18,4105.3%−2.4 pts

41▼18Lafayette County, ARAR5,8885.3%−1.4 pts

42▲20Randolph County, ARAR18,8765.3%+1.0 pts

43▼26Ouachita County, ARAR21,7315.2%−2.3 pts

44▼7Pope County, ARAR64,9765.1%−0.6 pts

45▼10Woodruff County, ARAR5,7105.0%−0.8 pts

46▼16Marion County, ARAR17,5934.9%−1.1 pts

47▲5Sevier County, ARAR15,7584.9%0.0 pts

48▼6Franklin County, ARAR17,7254.9%−0.6 pts

49Pulaski County, ARAR404,6114.7%−0.2 pts

50▲9Carroll County, ARAR29,2634.7%+0.2 pts

51▼12Nevada County, ARAR7,9424.6%−1.0 pts

52▲11Johnson County, ARAR26,2254.6%+0.7 pts

53▼6Fulton County, ARAR12,4924.6%−0.5 pts

54▲17Grant County, ARAR18,7564.5%+1.3 pts

55Lonoke County, ARAR76,6644.4%−0.3 pts

56▼13Perry County, ARAR10,3094.1%−1.2 pts

57▼13Newton County, ARAR7,0264.1%−1.2 pts

58▼5Crawford County, ARAR62,6574.1%−0.7 pts

59▲5Saline County, ARAR133,2883.9%0.0 pts

60▲1Independence County, ARAR38,7853.9%−0.4 pts

61▲5Pike County, ARAR9,9643.9%+0.1 pts

62▲6Clark County, ARAR20,9383.8%+0.2 pts

63▼43Van Buren County, ARAR16,2383.8%−3.3 pts

64▼24Hot Spring County, ARAR33,4513.7%−1.8 pts

65▲2Searcy County, ARAR7,8483.7%0.0 pts

66▼6Washington County, ARAR271,2133.4%−1.0 pts

67▲3Faulkner County, ARAR133,9793.4%−0.2 pts

68▲1Yell County, ARAR19,9563.4%−0.2 pts

69▼59Stone County, ARAR12,7033.2%−5.0 pts

70▼45Columbia County, ARAR21,8943.2%−3.3 pts

71▲3Benton County, ARAR332,5543.1%+0.5 pts

72▼43Prairie County, ARAR7,9233.0%−3.0 pts

73▲2Lincoln County, ARAR12,7642.7%+1.0 pts

74▼16Boone County, ARAR38,6282.5%−2.0 pts

75▼3Cleveland County, ARAR7,2242.2%−0.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES