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Least affordable housing, Arkansas counties · 1990

Arkansas counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (1990 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 2.1.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS –

01Baxter County, ARAR42,9822.8–

02Phillips County, ARAR14,2552.8–

03Lee County, ARAR8,0292.7–

04Cleburne County, ARAR25,6722.6–

05Garland County, ARAR99,6952.6–

06St. Francis County, ARAR21,8002.5–

07Van Buren County, ARAR16,2382.5–

08Marion County, ARAR17,5932.4–

09Washington County, ARAR271,2132.4–

10Stone County, ARAR12,7032.4–

11Monroe County, ARAR6,2442.4–

12Desha County, ARAR9,9842.3–

13Fulton County, ARAR12,4922.3–

14Carroll County, ARAR29,2632.3–

15Faulkner County, ARAR133,9792.3–

16Crittenden County, ARAR46,2102.3–

17Craighead County, ARAR116,9572.3–

18Searcy County, ARAR7,8482.3–

19Newton County, ARAR7,0262.3–

20Pulaski County, ARAR404,6112.3–

21Benton County, ARAR332,5542.2–

22Mississippi County, ARAR37,8282.2–

23Lonoke County, ARAR76,6642.2–

24Izard County, ARAR14,4052.2–

25Boone County, ARAR38,6282.2–

26White County, ARAR80,0852.2–

27Woodruff County, ARAR5,7102.2–

28Clark County, ARAR20,9382.2–

29Pope County, ARAR64,9762.1–

30Sharp County, ARAR18,1222.1–

31Chicot County, ARAR9,1072.1–

32Miller County, ARAR42,3572.1–

33Johnson County, ARAR26,2252.1–

34Saline County, ARAR133,2882.1–

35Columbia County, ARAR21,8942.1–

36Prairie County, ARAR7,9232.1–

37Arkansas County, ARAR15,8362.1–

38Hempstead County, ARAR19,0802.1–

39Poinsett County, ARAR22,4832.1–

40Drew County, ARAR17,0542.1–

41Hot Spring County, ARAR33,4512.0–

42Cross County, ARAR16,1862.0–

43Jackson County, ARAR16,7412.0–

44Sebastian County, ARAR130,6412.0–

45Jefferson County, ARAR62,9872.0–

46Crawford County, ARAR62,6572.0–

47Polk County, ARAR19,4862.0–

48Independence County, ARAR38,7852.0–

49Franklin County, ARAR17,7252.0–

50Greene County, ARAR47,4112.0–

51Lawrence County, ARAR16,2732.0–

52Scott County, ARAR9,9651.9–

53Montgomery County, ARAR8,5791.9–

54Yell County, ARAR19,9561.9–

55Union County, ARAR36,9261.9–

56Madison County, ARAR18,4101.9–

57Ashley County, ARAR17,8311.9–

58Conway County, ARAR21,3931.9–

59Perry County, ARAR10,3091.9–

60Dallas County, ARAR6,0111.9–

61Randolph County, ARAR18,8761.8–

62Clay County, ARAR14,0521.8–

63Ouachita County, ARAR21,7311.8–

64Sevier County, ARAR15,7581.8–

65Little River County, ARAR11,7631.8–

66Logan County, ARAR21,6331.8–

67Bradley County, ARAR9,8281.8–

68Grant County, ARAR18,7561.8–

69Howard County, ARAR12,3061.7–

70Lafayette County, ARAR5,8881.7–

71Cleveland County, ARAR7,2241.7–

72Pike County, ARAR9,9641.7–

73Nevada County, ARAR7,9421.7–

74Calhoun County, ARAR4,6321.6–

75Lincoln County, ARAR12,7641.6–

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