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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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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01Lincoln County, ARAR12,76436.2%+21%

02Lee County, ARAR8,02936.9%−11%

03Stone County, ARAR12,70340.8%−7%

04Izard County, ARAR14,40541.1%−2%

05Fulton County, ARAR12,49243.3%+2%

06Baxter County, ARAR42,98243.8%−4%

07Lafayette County, ARAR5,88844.3%−9%

08Van Buren County, ARAR16,23844.5%−2%

09Marion County, ARAR17,59344.8%+5%

10Sharp County, ARAR18,12245.1%−2%

11Montgomery County, ARAR8,57945.3%−2%

12Cleburne County, ARAR25,67245.8%−9%

13Jackson County, ARAR16,74146.2%+2%

14St. Francis County, ARAR21,80046.3%+2%

15Chicot County, ARAR9,10746.6%+5%

16Cleveland County, ARAR7,22446.7%−8%

17Desha County, ARAR9,98447.2%−9%

18Ashley County, ARAR17,83147.6%−3%

19Searcy County, ARAR7,84848.2%−1%

20Phillips County, ARAR14,25549.6%−7%

21Ouachita County, ARAR21,73149.8%−1%

22Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45150.4%−2%

23Pike County, ARAR9,96450.4%−9%

24Monroe County, ARAR6,24451.1%−7%

25Calhoun County, ARAR4,63251.2%−2%

26Scott County, ARAR9,96551.3%−11%

27Drew County, ARAR17,05451.4%−5%

28Jefferson County, ARAR62,98751.4%+2%

29Bradley County, ARAR9,82851.5%−1%

30Perry County, ARAR10,30951.5%+11%

31Hempstead County, ARAR19,08051.6%−6%

32Johnson County, ARAR26,22551.9%−1%

33Newton County, ARAR7,02652.0%+19%

34Miller County, ARAR42,35752.5%−2%

35Nevada County, ARAR7,94252.5%+5%

36Dallas County, ARAR6,01152.5%+2%

37Lawrence County, ARAR16,27353.2%−1%

38Randolph County, ARAR18,87653.3%+2%

39Prairie County, ARAR7,92353.6%−7%

40Franklin County, ARAR17,72553.6%+5%

41Carroll County, ARAR29,26354.0%−1%

42Woodruff County, ARAR5,71054.2%−4%

43Polk County, ARAR19,48654.2%+5%

44Conway County, ARAR21,39354.3%−7%

45Garland County, ARAR99,69554.5%+2%

46Poinsett County, ARAR22,48354.7%+2%

47Crawford County, ARAR62,65755.5%+0%

48Columbia County, ARAR21,89455.6%+14%

49Little River County, ARAR11,76355.9%−0%

50Union County, ARAR36,92656.2%+4%

51Clay County, ARAR14,05256.5%+3%

52Howard County, ARAR12,30656.5%−3%

53White County, ARAR80,08556.6%+4%

54Boone County, ARAR38,62856.6%−1%

55Pope County, ARAR64,97657.0%+2%

56Clark County, ARAR20,93857.2%+0%

57Logan County, ARAR21,63357.3%+4%

58Grant County, ARAR18,75657.4%−0%

59Independence County, ARAR38,78558.0%+1%

60Sevier County, ARAR15,75858.0%−2%

61Madison County, ARAR18,41058.3%+9%

62Yell County, ARAR19,95658.4%+1%

63Greene County, ARAR47,41159.1%+0%

64Cross County, ARAR16,18659.2%−0%

65Mississippi County, ARAR37,82859.3%−4%

66Arkansas County, ARAR15,83660.1%+2%

67Sebastian County, ARAR130,64160.6%−1%

68Faulkner County, ARAR133,97962.3%+0%

69Pulaski County, ARAR404,61162.4%−1%

70Crittenden County, ARAR46,21062.4%+0%

71Saline County, ARAR133,28862.4%−1%

72Lonoke County, ARAR76,66463.1%−0%

73Craighead County, ARAR116,95763.3%−1%

74Washington County, ARAR271,21365.0%+0%

75Benton County, ARAR332,55466.8%+3%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES