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Highest unemployment, Arkansas counties · 2020

Arkansas counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 75 is 5.7%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS –

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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS