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Highest unemployment, Arkansas counties · 2020

Arkansas counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR20202024
Highest unemployment by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000
01Phillips County, ARAR14,25514.4%
02Lee County, ARAR8,02913.8%
03Chicot County, ARAR9,10710.8%
04Izard County, ARAR14,40510.7%
05Jackson County, ARAR16,74110.6%
06Polk County, ARAR19,48610.5%
07Crittenden County, ARAR46,2109.3%
08Mississippi County, ARAR37,8288.9%
09Jefferson County, ARAR62,9878.6%
10Stone County, ARAR12,7038.2%
11Miller County, ARAR42,3578.1%
12Calhoun County, ARAR4,6328.0%
13Little River County, ARAR11,7637.9%
14Lawrence County, ARAR16,2737.8%
15Madison County, ARAR18,4107.7%
16Montgomery County, ARAR8,5797.5%
17Ouachita County, ARAR21,7317.5%
18Greene County, ARAR47,4117.5%
19Conway County, ARAR21,3937.3%
20Van Buren County, ARAR16,2387.1%
21Cross County, ARAR16,1867.0%
22Dallas County, ARAR6,0117.0%
23Lafayette County, ARAR5,8886.7%
24Howard County, ARAR12,3066.6%
25Columbia County, ARAR21,8946.5%
26Garland County, ARAR99,6956.3%
27Monroe County, ARAR6,2446.2%
28Logan County, ARAR21,6336.1%
29Prairie County, ARAR7,9236.0%
30Marion County, ARAR17,5936.0%
31St. Francis County, ARAR21,8006.0%
32Craighead County, ARAR116,9575.8%
33Clay County, ARAR14,0525.8%
34Scott County, ARAR9,9655.8%
35Woodruff County, ARAR5,7105.8%
36Hempstead County, ARAR19,0805.7%
37Pope County, ARAR64,9765.7%
38Bradley County, ARAR9,8285.7%
39Nevada County, ARAR7,9425.6%
40Hot Spring County, ARAR33,4515.6%
41Baxter County, ARAR42,9825.4%
42Franklin County, ARAR17,7255.4%
43Perry County, ARAR10,3095.4%
44Newton County, ARAR7,0265.3%
45Sharp County, ARAR18,1225.2%
46Cleburne County, ARAR25,6725.1%
47Fulton County, ARAR12,4925.1%
48Desha County, ARAR9,9845.0%
49Pulaski County, ARAR404,6115.0%
50Sebastian County, ARAR130,6414.9%
51White County, ARAR80,0854.9%
52Sevier County, ARAR15,7584.9%
53Crawford County, ARAR62,6574.8%
54Arkansas County, ARAR15,8364.8%
55Lonoke County, ARAR76,6644.7%
56Poinsett County, ARAR22,4834.7%
57Ashley County, ARAR17,8314.5%
58Boone County, ARAR38,6284.5%
59Carroll County, ARAR29,2634.5%
60Washington County, ARAR271,2134.4%
61Independence County, ARAR38,7854.3%
62Randolph County, ARAR18,8764.3%
63Johnson County, ARAR26,2253.9%
64Saline County, ARAR133,2883.9%
65Union County, ARAR36,9263.9%
66Pike County, ARAR9,9643.8%
67Searcy County, ARAR7,8483.7%
68Clark County, ARAR20,9383.6%
69Yell County, ARAR19,9563.6%
70Faulkner County, ARAR133,9793.6%
71Grant County, ARAR18,7563.3%
72Cleveland County, ARAR7,2243.1%
73Drew County, ARAR17,0542.8%
74Benton County, ARAR332,5542.6%
75Lincoln County, ARAR12,7641.7%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES