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Least educated, Arkansas counties · 2020

Arkansas counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2020 ACS). This list covers the 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
01Lincoln County, ARAR12,7648.5%+0.9 pts
02Lee County, ARAR8,0298.7%+1.4 pts
03Sharp County, ARAR18,12210.5%+0.2 pts
04Calhoun County, ARAR4,63210.7%+3.4 pts
05St. Francis County, ARAR21,80010.9%+1.3 pts
06Searcy County, ARAR7,84810.9%+2.6 pts
07Dallas County, ARAR6,01111.0%+1.4 pts
08Franklin County, ARAR17,72511.3%+0.3 pts
09Poinsett County, ARAR22,48311.5%+5.2 pts
10Jackson County, ARAR16,74111.7%+1.4 pts
11Nevada County, ARAR7,94211.9%+1.2 pts
12Madison County, ARAR18,41012.1%+2.0 pts
13Scott County, ARAR9,96512.1%+3.7 pts
14Ashley County, ARAR17,83112.2%+2.2 pts
15Logan County, ARAR21,63312.2%+2.8 pts
16Monroe County, ARAR6,24412.6%+4.2 pts
17Stone County, ARAR12,70312.6%+2.9 pts
18Fulton County, ARAR12,49213.2%+2.7 pts
19Yell County, ARAR19,95613.3%+2.4 pts
20Sevier County, ARAR15,75813.4%+4.2 pts
21Ouachita County, ARAR21,73113.5%+0.7 pts
22Clay County, ARAR14,05213.6%+6.2 pts
23Howard County, ARAR12,30613.8%+2.2 pts
24Randolph County, ARAR18,87613.8%+3.2 pts
25Bradley County, ARAR9,82813.8%+1.9 pts
26Desha County, ARAR9,98414.0%+2.9 pts
27Lafayette County, ARAR5,88814.0%+4.5 pts
28Little River County, ARAR11,76314.3%+4.4 pts
29Lawrence County, ARAR16,27314.4%+5.9 pts
30Izard County, ARAR14,40514.5%+2.9 pts
31Chicot County, ARAR9,10714.6%+3.0 pts
32Cross County, ARAR16,18614.7%+4.8 pts
33Montgomery County, ARAR8,57915.1%+6.2 pts
34Woodruff County, ARAR5,71015.1%+7.0 pts
35Prairie County, ARAR7,92315.3%+6.2 pts
36Polk County, ARAR19,48615.3%+4.4 pts
37Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45115.3%+4.1 pts
38Phillips County, ARAR14,25515.5%+3.1 pts
39Mississippi County, ARAR37,82815.6%+4.3 pts
40Van Buren County, ARAR16,23815.8%+4.3 pts
41Newton County, ARAR7,02615.9%+4.0 pts
42Cleveland County, ARAR7,22415.9%+5.9 pts
43Hempstead County, ARAR19,08016.0%+5.1 pts
44Marion County, ARAR17,59316.1%+5.7 pts
45Arkansas County, ARAR15,83616.4%+4.2 pts
46Johnson County, ARAR26,22516.5%+3.4 pts
47Cleburne County, ARAR25,67216.7%+2.8 pts
48Greene County, ARAR47,41117.3%+6.4 pts
49Crittenden County, ARAR46,21017.4%+4.7 pts
50Conway County, ARAR21,39317.7%+6.2 pts
51Baxter County, ARAR42,98217.8%+5.0 pts
52Boone County, ARAR38,62817.8%+5.1 pts
53Perry County, ARAR10,30917.8%+6.7 pts
54Miller County, ARAR42,35718.0%+5.5 pts
55Jefferson County, ARAR62,98718.0%+2.3 pts
56Crawford County, ARAR62,65718.2%+8.5 pts
57Pike County, ARAR9,96418.3%+8.2 pts
58Independence County, ARAR38,78518.5%+4.8 pts
59Grant County, ARAR18,75620.3%+9.3 pts
60Columbia County, ARAR21,89420.5%+3.7 pts
61Lonoke County, ARAR76,66420.6%+6.0 pts
62White County, ARAR80,08520.7%+5.2 pts
63Union County, ARAR36,92621.2%+6.3 pts
64Carroll County, ARAR29,26321.2%+7.4 pts
65Drew County, ARAR17,05422.6%+5.4 pts
66Garland County, ARAR99,69522.8%+4.8 pts
67Sebastian County, ARAR130,64123.3%+6.7 pts
68Pope County, ARAR64,97624.6%+5.6 pts
69Clark County, ARAR20,93825.2%+5.4 pts
70Craighead County, ARAR116,95727.1%+6.2 pts
71Saline County, ARAR133,28827.6%+11.3 pts
72Faulkner County, ARAR133,97932.1%+6.9 pts
73Washington County, ARAR271,21333.2%+8.7 pts
74Benton County, ARAR332,55434.6%+14.2 pts
75Pulaski County, ARAR404,61135.2%+7.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS