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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.

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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 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS