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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 (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

01Lincoln County, ARAR12,7648.5%+11%

02Lee County, ARAR8,0298.7%+19%

03Sharp County, ARAR18,12210.5%+2%

04Calhoun County, ARAR4,63210.7%+47%

05St. Francis County, ARAR21,80010.9%+13%

06Searcy County, ARAR7,84810.9%+30%

07Dallas County, ARAR6,01111.0%+14%

08Franklin County, ARAR17,72511.3%+2%

09Poinsett County, ARAR22,48311.5%+83%

10Jackson County, ARAR16,74111.7%+13%

11Nevada County, ARAR7,94211.9%+11%

12Madison County, ARAR18,41012.1%+20%

13Scott County, ARAR9,96512.1%+44%

14Ashley County, ARAR17,83112.2%+21%

15Logan County, ARAR21,63312.2%+30%

16Monroe County, ARAR6,24412.6%+49%

17Stone County, ARAR12,70312.6%+29%

18Fulton County, ARAR12,49213.2%+25%

19Yell County, ARAR19,95613.3%+22%

20Sevier County, ARAR15,75813.4%+45%

21Ouachita County, ARAR21,73113.5%+6%

22Clay County, ARAR14,05213.6%+84%

23Howard County, ARAR12,30613.8%+19%

24Randolph County, ARAR18,87613.8%+30%

25Bradley County, ARAR9,82813.8%+16%

26Desha County, ARAR9,98414.0%+27%

27Lafayette County, ARAR5,88814.0%+47%

28Little River County, ARAR11,76314.3%+44%

29Lawrence County, ARAR16,27314.4%+70%

30Izard County, ARAR14,40514.5%+25%

31Chicot County, ARAR9,10714.6%+25%

32Cross County, ARAR16,18614.7%+49%

33Montgomery County, ARAR8,57915.1%+70%

34Woodruff County, ARAR5,71015.1%+88%

35Prairie County, ARAR7,92315.3%+69%

36Polk County, ARAR19,48615.3%+40%

37Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45115.3%+37%

38Phillips County, ARAR14,25515.5%+25%

39Mississippi County, ARAR37,82815.6%+38%

40Van Buren County, ARAR16,23815.8%+38%

41Newton County, ARAR7,02615.9%+34%

42Cleveland County, ARAR7,22415.9%+59%

43Hempstead County, ARAR19,08016.0%+46%

44Marion County, ARAR17,59316.1%+54%

45Arkansas County, ARAR15,83616.4%+34%

46Johnson County, ARAR26,22516.5%+26%

47Cleburne County, ARAR25,67216.7%+21%

48Greene County, ARAR47,41117.3%+59%

49Crittenden County, ARAR46,21017.4%+37%

50Conway County, ARAR21,39317.7%+54%

51Baxter County, ARAR42,98217.8%+39%

52Boone County, ARAR38,62817.8%+41%

53Perry County, ARAR10,30917.8%+61%

54Miller County, ARAR42,35718.0%+44%

55Jefferson County, ARAR62,98718.0%+15%

56Crawford County, ARAR62,65718.2%+88%

57Pike County, ARAR9,96418.3%+82%

58Independence County, ARAR38,78518.5%+35%

59Grant County, ARAR18,75620.3%+84%

60Columbia County, ARAR21,89420.5%+22%

61Lonoke County, ARAR76,66420.6%+41%

62White County, ARAR80,08520.7%+34%

63Union County, ARAR36,92621.2%+42%

64Carroll County, ARAR29,26321.2%+53%

65Drew County, ARAR17,05422.6%+31%

66Garland County, ARAR99,69522.8%+27%

67Sebastian County, ARAR130,64123.3%+40%

68Pope County, ARAR64,97624.6%+29%

69Clark County, ARAR20,93825.2%+27%

70Craighead County, ARAR116,95727.1%+29%

71Saline County, ARAR133,28827.6%+69%

72Faulkner County, ARAR133,97932.1%+27%

73Washington County, ARAR271,21333.2%+35%

74Benton County, ARAR332,55434.6%+70%

75Pulaski County, ARAR404,61135.2%+25%

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