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Lowest labor force participation, Arkansas counties · 2020

Arkansas counties with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2020 ACS). This list covers the 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 75 is 53.7%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS –

01Lincoln County, ARAR12,76430.0%–

02Lee County, ARAR8,02941.4%–

03Izard County, ARAR14,40541.9%–

04Fulton County, ARAR12,49242.6%–

05Marion County, ARAR17,59342.7%–

06Newton County, ARAR7,02643.7%–

07Stone County, ARAR12,70343.8%–

08Chicot County, ARAR9,10744.5%–

09Jackson County, ARAR16,74145.2%–

10Van Buren County, ARAR16,23845.5%–

11St. Francis County, ARAR21,80045.6%–

12Baxter County, ARAR42,98245.8%–

13Sharp County, ARAR18,12246.0%–

14Montgomery County, ARAR8,57946.3%–

15Perry County, ARAR10,30946.3%–

16Searcy County, ARAR7,84848.5%–

17Lafayette County, ARAR5,88848.9%–

18Columbia County, ARAR21,89449.0%–

19Ashley County, ARAR17,83149.0%–

20Nevada County, ARAR7,94250.0%–

21Jefferson County, ARAR62,98750.4%–

22Ouachita County, ARAR21,73150.4%–

23Cleburne County, ARAR25,67250.4%–

24Cleveland County, ARAR7,22450.7%–

25Franklin County, ARAR17,72551.2%–

26Dallas County, ARAR6,01151.4%–

27Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45151.4%–

28Desha County, ARAR9,98451.6%–

29Polk County, ARAR19,48651.7%–

30Randolph County, ARAR18,87652.1%–

31Bradley County, ARAR9,82852.1%–

32Calhoun County, ARAR4,63252.2%–

33Johnson County, ARAR26,22552.5%–

34Phillips County, ARAR14,25553.1%–

35Garland County, ARAR99,69553.3%–

36Miller County, ARAR42,35753.5%–

37Madison County, ARAR18,41053.6%–

38Poinsett County, ARAR22,48353.7%–

39Lawrence County, ARAR16,27353.8%–

40Union County, ARAR36,92654.1%–

41Drew County, ARAR17,05454.1%–

42White County, ARAR80,08554.4%–

43Carroll County, ARAR29,26354.5%–

44Hempstead County, ARAR19,08054.8%–

45Clay County, ARAR14,05254.9%–

46Logan County, ARAR21,63354.9%–

47Monroe County, ARAR6,24455.1%–

48Crawford County, ARAR62,65755.5%–

49Pike County, ARAR9,96455.6%–

50Pope County, ARAR64,97655.8%–

51Little River County, ARAR11,76356.1%–

52Woodruff County, ARAR5,71056.6%–

53Boone County, ARAR38,62857.0%–

54Clark County, ARAR20,93857.1%–

55Independence County, ARAR38,78557.3%–

56Grant County, ARAR18,75657.4%–

57Scott County, ARAR9,96557.5%–

58Prairie County, ARAR7,92357.7%–

59Yell County, ARAR19,95658.0%–

60Howard County, ARAR12,30658.0%–

61Conway County, ARAR21,39358.5%–

62Greene County, ARAR47,41158.8%–

63Arkansas County, ARAR15,83658.9%–

64Sevier County, ARAR15,75859.3%–

65Cross County, ARAR16,18659.4%–

66Sebastian County, ARAR130,64161.4%–

67Mississippi County, ARAR37,82861.6%–

68Faulkner County, ARAR133,97962.1%–

69Crittenden County, ARAR46,21062.2%–

70Saline County, ARAR133,28862.9%–

71Pulaski County, ARAR404,61163.0%–

72Lonoke County, ARAR76,66463.2%–

73Craighead County, ARAR116,95763.8%–

74Washington County, ARAR271,21365.0%–

75Benton County, ARAR332,55465.1%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS