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Least affordable housing, Arkansas counties

Arkansas counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2024 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 75 is 2.6. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Scott County, AR, up 27 places to #35.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01▲1Washington County, ARAR271,2134.2+74%

02▼1Stone County, ARAR12,7034.2+77%

03▲6Carroll County, ARAR29,2633.9+68%

04▲1Baxter County, ARAR42,9823.6+28%

05▲3Craighead County, ARAR116,9573.5+55%

06▲17Benton County, ARAR332,5543.5+54%

07Faulkner County, ARAR133,9793.5+50%

08▼4Newton County, ARAR7,0263.5+53%

09▲9Boone County, ARAR38,6283.4+54%

10▼4Pulaski County, ARAR404,6113.4+51%

11▼1Garland County, ARAR99,6953.4+30%

12▲12Howard County, ARAR12,3063.4+95%

13▼10Marion County, ARAR17,5933.4+37%

14▲23Drew County, ARAR17,0543.3+60%

15▲2Cleburne County, ARAR25,6723.2+23%

16▲16Miller County, ARAR42,3573.2+50%

17▼1Madison County, ARAR18,4103.1+66%

18▲3Montgomery County, ARAR8,5793.1+61%

19▲3Sebastian County, ARAR130,6413.0+50%

20▼9Clark County, ARAR20,9383.0+38%

21▼6Pope County, ARAR64,9763.0+40%

22▼9White County, ARAR80,0853.0+35%

23▼3Johnson County, ARAR26,2252.9+40%

24▲9Greene County, ARAR47,4112.9+49%

25▼13Crittenden County, ARAR46,2102.9+26%

26▲5Crawford County, ARAR62,6572.9+41%

27▲3Conway County, ARAR21,3932.8+52%

28▼3Polk County, ARAR19,4862.8+40%

29▲9Saline County, ARAR133,2882.8+35%

30▲9Columbia County, ARAR21,8942.7+33%

31▲12Hot Spring County, ARAR33,4512.7+34%

32▼6Van Buren County, ARAR16,2382.7+6%

33▲3Fulton County, ARAR12,4922.7+16%

34Lonoke County, ARAR76,6642.7+19%

35▲27Scott County, ARAR9,9652.7+38%

36▲27Izard County, ARAR14,4052.6+18%

37▲23Arkansas County, ARAR15,8362.6+25%

38▲2Yell County, ARAR19,9562.6+34%

39▲6Randolph County, ARAR18,8762.6+39%

40▲14Independence County, ARAR38,7852.5+27%

41▲17Cleveland County, ARAR7,2242.5+48%

42▼28Searcy County, ARAR7,8482.5+9%

43▲10Pike County, ARAR9,9642.5+46%

44▼17Desha County, ARAR9,9842.4+4%

45▼4Logan County, ARAR21,6332.4+34%

46Sharp County, ARAR18,1222.4+12%

47▼19Franklin County, ARAR17,7252.3+19%

48▼19Perry County, ARAR10,3092.3+25%

49▼5Mississippi County, ARAR37,8282.3+5%

50▲15Cross County, ARAR16,1862.3+13%

51▼9Dallas County, ARAR6,0112.3+22%

52▼3Bradley County, ARAR9,8282.3+28%

53▼2Chicot County, ARAR9,1072.3+8%

54▼4Grant County, ARAR18,7562.3+29%

55▲6Hempstead County, ARAR19,0802.3+9%

56▲10Jackson County, ARAR16,7412.2+9%

57▼10Jefferson County, ARAR62,9872.2+10%

58▲10Woodruff County, ARAR5,7102.2+3%

59▼4Poinsett County, ARAR22,4832.2+7%

60▲7Lawrence County, ARAR16,2732.2+13%

61▼5Sevier County, ARAR15,7582.2+21%

62▼43Lee County, ARAR8,0292.2−19%

63▼6Union County, ARAR36,9262.2+15%

64▲5St. Francis County, ARAR21,8002.1−16%

65▲9Little River County, ARAR11,7632.1+18%

66▼7Lincoln County, ARAR12,7642.1+28%

67▲4Ashley County, ARAR17,8312.1+11%

68▼16Ouachita County, ARAR21,7312.1+14%

69▼5Monroe County, ARAR6,2442.1−13%

70Lafayette County, ARAR5,8882.0+14%

71▼36Phillips County, ARAR14,2551.9−29%

72Prairie County, ARAR7,9231.9−10%

73▼25Clay County, ARAR14,0521.8+1%

74▲1Calhoun County, ARAR4,6321.7+1%

75▼2Nevada County, ARAR7,9421.5−7%

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