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Least educated, Arkansas counties

Arkansas counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 ACS). This list covers the 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Lee County, ARAR8,0297.2%−1%

02Lafayette County, ARAR5,8889.0%−6%

03Sevier County, ARAR15,7589.3%+1%

04Dallas County, ARAR6,01111.3%+18%

05Poinsett County, ARAR22,48311.4%+80%

06Lincoln County, ARAR12,76412.0%+57%

07Randolph County, ARAR18,87612.1%+14%

08Desha County, ARAR9,98412.6%+14%

09Monroe County, ARAR6,24412.7%+51%

10Ashley County, ARAR17,83112.8%+27%

11Madison County, ARAR18,41012.9%+28%

12Scott County, ARAR9,96513.0%+54%

13Arkansas County, ARAR15,83613.6%+11%

14Mississippi County, ARAR37,82813.7%+21%

15Nevada County, ARAR7,94213.8%+29%

16Sharp County, ARAR18,12213.9%+36%

17St. Francis County, ARAR21,80014.2%+48%

18Franklin County, ARAR17,72514.5%+32%

19Lawrence County, ARAR16,27314.5%+71%

20Jackson County, ARAR16,74114.7%+43%

21Marion County, ARAR17,59314.9%+43%

22Yell County, ARAR19,95614.9%+37%

23Miller County, ARAR42,35715.0%+20%

24Phillips County, ARAR14,25515.0%+21%

25Van Buren County, ARAR16,23815.0%+31%

26Searcy County, ARAR7,84815.0%+79%

27Clay County, ARAR14,05215.3%+107%

28Bradley County, ARAR9,82815.3%+28%

29Newton County, ARAR7,02615.7%+33%

30Stone County, ARAR12,70315.8%+62%

31Fulton County, ARAR12,49216.0%+52%

32Woodruff County, ARAR5,71016.2%+101%

33Howard County, ARAR12,30616.2%+40%

34Ouachita County, ARAR21,73116.3%+28%

35Hempstead County, ARAR19,08016.3%+49%

36Perry County, ARAR10,30916.5%+49%

37Logan County, ARAR21,63316.7%+78%

38Montgomery County, ARAR8,57916.7%+90%

39Greene County, ARAR47,41116.9%+55%

40Crittenden County, ARAR46,21017.0%+33%

41Little River County, ARAR11,76317.2%+73%

42Boone County, ARAR38,62817.2%+36%

43Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45117.5%+57%

44Polk County, ARAR19,48617.8%+62%

45Johnson County, ARAR26,22517.8%+36%

46Chicot County, ARAR9,10718.0%+54%

47Independence County, ARAR38,78518.1%+32%

48Prairie County, ARAR7,92318.2%+102%

49Cross County, ARAR16,18618.4%+86%

50Cleburne County, ARAR25,67218.4%+33%

51Union County, ARAR36,92619.1%+28%

52Pike County, ARAR9,96419.1%+90%

53Baxter County, ARAR42,98219.4%+52%

54Cleveland County, ARAR7,22419.7%+97%

55Izard County, ARAR14,40519.7%+69%

56Calhoun County, ARAR4,63219.8%+171%

57Conway County, ARAR21,39319.9%+73%

58Carroll County, ARAR29,26320.0%+44%

59Crawford County, ARAR62,65720.0%+107%

60Jefferson County, ARAR62,98720.1%+28%

61White County, ARAR80,08520.4%+31%

62Grant County, ARAR18,75621.5%+95%

63Columbia County, ARAR21,89421.9%+31%

64Lonoke County, ARAR76,66422.1%+52%

65Sebastian County, ARAR130,64123.3%+40%

66Pope County, ARAR64,97624.7%+30%

67Garland County, ARAR99,69525.3%+41%

68Drew County, ARAR17,05425.6%+48%

69Clark County, ARAR20,93826.2%+32%

70Saline County, ARAR133,28829.4%+79%

71Craighead County, ARAR116,95729.7%+42%

72Faulkner County, ARAR133,97935.0%+39%

73Washington County, ARAR271,21335.2%+44%

74Benton County, ARAR332,55437.8%+86%

75Pulaski County, ARAR404,61137.9%+35%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES