RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 75 SHOWN OF 75

Least educated, Arkansas counties · 1990

Arkansas counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (1990 ACS). This list covers the 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 75 is 9.3%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS –

01Clay County, ARAR14,0525.2%–

02Fulton County, ARAR12,4925.4%–

03Poinsett County, ARAR22,4835.6%–

04Lincoln County, ARAR12,7645.6%–

05Scott County, ARAR9,9655.9%–

06Lawrence County, ARAR16,2736.1%–

07Perry County, ARAR10,3096.2%–

08Jackson County, ARAR16,7416.7%–

09Logan County, ARAR21,6336.8%–

10Newton County, ARAR7,0266.8%–

11Lafayette County, ARAR5,8886.9%–

12Montgomery County, ARAR8,5797.0%–

13Sevier County, ARAR15,7587.2%–

14Prairie County, ARAR7,9237.2%–

15Yell County, ARAR19,9567.4%–

16Lee County, ARAR8,0297.4%–

17Calhoun County, ARAR4,6327.4%–

18Woodruff County, ARAR5,7107.5%–

19Searcy County, ARAR7,8487.5%–

20Crawford County, ARAR62,6577.6%–

21Cleveland County, ARAR7,2247.8%–

22Randolph County, ARAR18,8767.9%–

23Marion County, ARAR17,5938.0%–

24Cross County, ARAR16,1868.0%–

25Little River County, ARAR11,7638.1%–

26Madison County, ARAR18,4108.2%–

27Howard County, ARAR12,3068.3%–

28Chicot County, ARAR9,1078.3%–

29Monroe County, ARAR6,2448.4%–

30Pike County, ARAR9,9648.5%–

31St. Francis County, ARAR21,8008.5%–

32Sharp County, ARAR18,1228.7%–

33Dallas County, ARAR6,0118.8%–

34Franklin County, ARAR17,7258.8%–

35Hot Spring County, ARAR33,4519.0%–

36Greene County, ARAR47,4119.1%–

37Phillips County, ARAR14,2559.2%–

38Hempstead County, ARAR19,0809.3%–

39Grant County, ARAR18,7569.3%–

40Ashley County, ARAR17,8319.3%–

41Stone County, ARAR12,7039.4%–

42Cleburne County, ARAR25,6729.4%–

43Izard County, ARAR14,4059.4%–

44Miller County, ARAR42,3579.5%–

45Bradley County, ARAR9,8289.8%–

46Crittenden County, ARAR46,2109.8%–

47Conway County, ARAR21,3939.8%–

48Nevada County, ARAR7,9429.8%–

49Polk County, ARAR19,4869.9%–

50Lonoke County, ARAR76,66410.0%–

51Arkansas County, ARAR15,83610.3%–

52Independence County, ARAR38,78510.3%–

53Desha County, ARAR9,98410.4%–

54Baxter County, ARAR42,98210.4%–

55Mississippi County, ARAR37,82810.5%–

56Van Buren County, ARAR16,23810.5%–

57Boone County, ARAR38,62810.7%–

58White County, ARAR80,08510.9%–

59Carroll County, ARAR29,26311.6%–

60Saline County, ARAR133,28811.9%–

61Johnson County, ARAR26,22512.0%–

62Ouachita County, ARAR21,73112.2%–

63Union County, ARAR36,92612.7%–

64Columbia County, ARAR21,89413.1%–

65Drew County, ARAR17,05413.9%–

66Garland County, ARAR99,69514.2%–

67Benton County, ARAR332,55414.4%–

68Sebastian County, ARAR130,64114.6%–

69Jefferson County, ARAR62,98714.6%–

70Pope County, ARAR64,97614.7%–

71Craighead County, ARAR116,95716.4%–

72Clark County, ARAR20,93817.9%–

73Faulkner County, ARAR133,97917.9%–

74Washington County, ARAR271,21320.0%–

75Pulaski County, ARAR404,61123.5%–

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