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Lowest labor force participation, Arkansas counties

Arkansas counties with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020
01Lincoln County, ARAR12,76436.2%+6.3 pts
02Lee County, ARAR8,02936.9%−4.4 pts
03Stone County, ARAR12,70340.8%−3.0 pts
04Izard County, ARAR14,40541.1%−0.8 pts
05Fulton County, ARAR12,49243.3%+0.7 pts
06Baxter County, ARAR42,98243.8%−2.0 pts
07Lafayette County, ARAR5,88844.3%−4.6 pts
08Van Buren County, ARAR16,23844.5%−1.0 pts
09Marion County, ARAR17,59344.8%+2.1 pts
10Sharp County, ARAR18,12245.1%−0.9 pts
11Montgomery County, ARAR8,57945.3%−1.0 pts
12Cleburne County, ARAR25,67245.8%−4.6 pts
13Jackson County, ARAR16,74146.2%+0.9 pts
14St. Francis County, ARAR21,80046.3%+0.8 pts
15Chicot County, ARAR9,10746.6%+2.1 pts
16Cleveland County, ARAR7,22446.7%−4.0 pts
17Desha County, ARAR9,98447.2%−4.4 pts
18Ashley County, ARAR17,83147.6%−1.4 pts
19Searcy County, ARAR7,84848.2%−0.2 pts
20Phillips County, ARAR14,25549.6%−3.5 pts
21Ouachita County, ARAR21,73149.8%−0.6 pts
22Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45150.4%−1.0 pts
23Pike County, ARAR9,96450.4%−5.2 pts
24Monroe County, ARAR6,24451.1%−4.0 pts
25Calhoun County, ARAR4,63251.2%−1.0 pts
26Scott County, ARAR9,96551.3%−6.2 pts
27Drew County, ARAR17,05451.4%−2.7 pts
28Jefferson County, ARAR62,98751.4%+1.0 pts
29Bradley County, ARAR9,82851.5%−0.7 pts
30Perry County, ARAR10,30951.5%+5.2 pts
31Hempstead County, ARAR19,08051.6%−3.2 pts
32Johnson County, ARAR26,22551.9%−0.6 pts
33Newton County, ARAR7,02652.0%+8.3 pts
34Miller County, ARAR42,35752.5%−1.0 pts
35Nevada County, ARAR7,94252.5%+2.5 pts
36Dallas County, ARAR6,01152.5%+1.1 pts
37Lawrence County, ARAR16,27353.2%−0.6 pts
38Randolph County, ARAR18,87653.3%+1.3 pts
39Prairie County, ARAR7,92353.6%−4.2 pts
40Franklin County, ARAR17,72553.6%+2.4 pts
41Carroll County, ARAR29,26354.0%−0.4 pts
42Woodruff County, ARAR5,71054.2%−2.4 pts
43Polk County, ARAR19,48654.2%+2.6 pts
44Conway County, ARAR21,39354.3%−4.2 pts
45Garland County, ARAR99,69554.5%+1.2 pts
46Poinsett County, ARAR22,48354.7%+1.1 pts
47Crawford County, ARAR62,65755.5%+0.0 pts
48Columbia County, ARAR21,89455.6%+6.7 pts
49Little River County, ARAR11,76355.9%−0.2 pts
50Union County, ARAR36,92656.2%+2.1 pts
51Clay County, ARAR14,05256.5%+1.6 pts
52Howard County, ARAR12,30656.5%−1.5 pts
53White County, ARAR80,08556.6%+2.1 pts
54Boone County, ARAR38,62856.6%−0.4 pts
55Pope County, ARAR64,97657.0%+1.2 pts
56Clark County, ARAR20,93857.2%+0.1 pts
57Logan County, ARAR21,63357.3%+2.3 pts
58Grant County, ARAR18,75657.4%−0.0 pts
59Independence County, ARAR38,78558.0%+0.7 pts
60Sevier County, ARAR15,75858.0%−1.2 pts
61Madison County, ARAR18,41058.3%+4.8 pts
62Yell County, ARAR19,95658.4%+0.5 pts
63Greene County, ARAR47,41159.1%+0.3 pts
64Cross County, ARAR16,18659.2%−0.1 pts
65Mississippi County, ARAR37,82859.3%−2.3 pts
66Arkansas County, ARAR15,83660.1%+1.2 pts
67Sebastian County, ARAR130,64160.6%−0.8 pts
68Faulkner County, ARAR133,97962.3%+0.1 pts
69Pulaski County, ARAR404,61162.4%−0.7 pts
70Crittenden County, ARAR46,21062.4%+0.2 pts
71Saline County, ARAR133,28862.4%−0.5 pts
72Lonoke County, ARAR76,66463.1%−0.0 pts
73Craighead County, ARAR116,95763.3%−0.4 pts
74Washington County, ARAR271,21365.0%+0.1 pts
75Benton County, ARAR332,55466.8%+1.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES