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Lowest median household income, Arkansas counties

Arkansas counties with the lowest median household income in the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 75 is $51,646. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Hempstead County, AR, up 28 places to #22.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01Lee County, ARAR8,029$34,375+68%

02Desha County, ARAR9,984$37,662+56%

03Chicot County, ARAR9,107$39,045+77%

04Phillips County, ARAR14,255$40,134+81%

05▲6Stone County, ARAR12,703$40,943+84%

06▼1Lafayette County, ARAR5,888$41,278+66%

07▲25Bradley County, ARAR9,828$41,476+67%

08Fulton County, ARAR12,492$42,241+65%

09▼2Dallas County, ARAR6,011$42,500+60%

10St. Francis County, ARAR21,800$42,574+63%

11▲27Drew County, ARAR17,054$42,824+50%

12▲7Monroe County, ARAR6,244$43,214+91%

13▲21Scott County, ARAR9,965$43,270+64%

14Jackson County, ARAR16,741$44,218+76%

15▲27Ashley County, ARAR17,831$44,266+39%

16▼10Searcy County, ARAR7,848$44,426+108%

17▼8Sharp County, ARAR18,122$44,637+77%

18▲10Lawrence County, ARAR16,273$44,882+65%

19▼3Howard County, ARAR12,306$45,603+59%

20▲1Johnson County, ARAR26,225$45,995+65%

21▲8Poinsett County, ARAR22,483$46,707+76%

22▲28Hempstead County, ARAR19,080$46,787+63%

23▲2Woodruff County, ARAR5,710$48,158+118%

24▲17Baxter County, ARAR42,982$48,452+66%

25▼7Marion County, ARAR17,593$48,619+82%

26▲23Miller County, ARAR42,357$48,836+58%

27▲3Montgomery County, ARAR8,579$48,906+72%

28▼5Newton County, ARAR7,026$48,986+98%

29▼9Polk County, ARAR19,486$49,191+95%

30▼13Ouachita County, ARAR21,731$49,268+68%

31▲8Pike County, ARAR9,964$49,269+78%

32▲4Izard County, ARAR14,405$49,405+92%

33▼6Van Buren County, ARAR16,238$50,354+86%

34▲11Cross County, ARAR16,186$50,863+73%

35▲2Randolph County, ARAR18,876$50,911+85%

36▼10Jefferson County, ARAR62,987$51,096+63%

37▼22Clay County, ARAR14,052$51,481+103%

38▼3Prairie County, ARAR7,923$51,646+72%

39▲17Lincoln County, ARAR12,764$51,778+75%

40▼18Clark County, ARAR20,938$52,034+80%

41▼1Mississippi County, ARAR37,828$52,548+91%

42▲26Arkansas County, ARAR15,836$53,164+75%

43▲19Little River County, ARAR11,763$53,344+81%

44▲13Sevier County, ARAR15,758$53,527+78%

45▼21Nevada County, ARAR7,942$53,886+100%

46Conway County, ARAR21,393$54,187+74%

47▲14Carroll County, ARAR29,263$54,230+94%

48▲5Cleveland County, ARAR7,224$54,794+69%

49▲6Boone County, ARAR38,628$55,143+84%

50▼7White County, ARAR80,085$55,249+72%

51▼3Union County, ARAR36,926$55,259+85%

52▼39Columbia County, ARAR21,894$55,334+100%

53▼20Crittenden County, ARAR46,210$55,358+84%

54Hot Spring County, ARAR33,451$55,405+76%

55▼8Perry County, ARAR10,309$55,764+79%

56▼5Cleburne County, ARAR25,672$55,798+77%

57▼45Franklin County, ARAR17,725$55,886+81%

58▲1Yell County, ARAR19,956$55,934+93%

59▲4Independence County, ARAR38,785$56,609+77%

60▼29Madison County, ARAR18,410$56,798+104%

61▼1Garland County, ARAR99,695$57,181+80%

62▼10Pope County, ARAR64,976$57,344+79%

63▼5Sebastian County, ARAR130,641$57,790+71%

64▲2Greene County, ARAR47,411$57,839+88%

65▼21Logan County, ARAR21,633$58,555+107%

66▼1Craighead County, ARAR116,957$59,548+84%

67▲3Pulaski County, ARAR404,611$62,873+65%

68▼4Crawford County, ARAR62,657$64,132+95%

69▼2Calhoun County, ARAR4,632$66,809+135%

70▲1Faulkner County, ARAR133,979$67,289+76%

71▼2Washington County, ARAR271,213$70,639+104%

72Grant County, ARAR18,756$71,549+92%

73Lonoke County, ARAR76,664$72,828+81%

74Saline County, ARAR133,288$79,046+86%

75Benton County, ARAR332,554$93,506+132%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES