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Least educated, Arkansas counties · 1990

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

01Clay County, ARAR14,0525.2%−30%

02Fulton County, ARAR12,4925.4%−49%

03Poinsett County, ARAR22,4835.6%−12%

04Lincoln County, ARAR12,7645.6%−27%

05Scott County, ARAR9,9655.9%−29%

06Lawrence County, ARAR16,2736.1%−28%

07Perry County, ARAR10,3096.2%−44%

08Jackson County, ARAR16,7416.7%−35%

09Logan County, ARAR21,6336.8%−28%

10Newton County, ARAR7,0266.8%−42%

11Lafayette County, ARAR5,8886.9%−28%

12Montgomery County, ARAR8,5797.0%−21%

13Sevier County, ARAR15,7587.2%−22%

14Prairie County, ARAR7,9237.2%−20%

15Yell County, ARAR19,9567.4%−32%

16Lee County, ARAR8,0297.4%+2%

17Calhoun County, ARAR4,6327.4%+1%

18Woodruff County, ARAR5,7107.5%−7%

19Searcy County, ARAR7,8487.5%−11%

20Crawford County, ARAR62,6577.6%−22%

21Cleveland County, ARAR7,2247.8%−22%

22Randolph County, ARAR18,8767.9%−26%

23Marion County, ARAR17,5938.0%−23%

24Cross County, ARAR16,1868.0%−19%

25Little River County, ARAR11,7638.1%−18%

26Madison County, ARAR18,4108.2%−18%

27Howard County, ARAR12,3068.3%−29%

28Chicot County, ARAR9,1078.3%−29%

29Monroe County, ARAR6,2448.4%−0%

30Pike County, ARAR9,9648.5%−16%

31St. Francis County, ARAR21,8008.5%−11%

32Sharp County, ARAR18,1228.7%−15%

33Dallas County, ARAR6,0118.8%−9%

34Franklin County, ARAR17,7258.8%−20%

35Hot Spring County, ARAR33,4519.0%−20%

36Greene County, ARAR47,4119.1%−17%

37Phillips County, ARAR14,2559.2%−26%

38Hempstead County, ARAR19,0809.3%−15%

39Grant County, ARAR18,7569.3%−16%

40Ashley County, ARAR17,8319.3%−7%

41Stone County, ARAR12,7039.4%−4%

42Cleburne County, ARAR25,6729.4%−33%

43Izard County, ARAR14,4059.4%−19%

44Miller County, ARAR42,3579.5%−24%

45Bradley County, ARAR9,8289.8%−18%

46Crittenden County, ARAR46,2109.8%−23%

47Conway County, ARAR21,3939.8%−15%

48Nevada County, ARAR7,9429.8%−8%

49Polk County, ARAR19,4869.9%−10%

50Lonoke County, ARAR76,66410.0%−31%

51Arkansas County, ARAR15,83610.3%−16%

52Independence County, ARAR38,78510.3%−25%

53Desha County, ARAR9,98410.4%−6%

54Baxter County, ARAR42,98210.4%−18%

55Mississippi County, ARAR37,82810.5%−7%

56Van Buren County, ARAR16,23810.5%−8%

57Boone County, ARAR38,62810.7%−16%

58White County, ARAR80,08510.9%−30%

59Carroll County, ARAR29,26311.6%−16%

60Saline County, ARAR133,28811.9%−27%

61Johnson County, ARAR26,22512.0%−9%

62Ouachita County, ARAR21,73112.2%−4%

63Union County, ARAR36,92612.7%−15%

64Columbia County, ARAR21,89413.1%−22%

65Drew County, ARAR17,05413.9%−20%

66Garland County, ARAR99,69514.2%−21%

67Benton County, ARAR332,55414.4%−29%

68Sebastian County, ARAR130,64114.6%−12%

69Jefferson County, ARAR62,98714.6%−7%

70Pope County, ARAR64,97614.7%−22%

71Craighead County, ARAR116,95716.4%−22%

72Clark County, ARAR20,93817.9%−10%

73Faulkner County, ARAR133,97917.9%−29%

74Washington County, ARAR271,21320.0%−18%

75Pulaski County, ARAR404,61123.5%−16%

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