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Lowest poverty rate, Arkansas counties

Arkansas counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Benton County, ARAR332,5547.6%−25%

02Saline County, ARAR133,2888.8%+23%

03Calhoun County, ARAR4,63210.2%−39%

04Lonoke County, ARAR76,66410.4%−1%

05Boone County, ARAR38,62811.7%−21%

06Prairie County, ARAR7,92311.8%−24%

07Grant County, ARAR18,75613.1%+29%

08Cleburne County, ARAR25,67213.9%+6%

09Dallas County, ARAR6,01113.9%−26%

10Logan County, ARAR21,63313.9%−10%

11Madison County, ARAR18,41014.1%−24%

12Perry County, ARAR10,30914.2%+1%

13Faulkner County, ARAR133,97914.5%+16%

14Washington County, ARAR271,21314.6%−0%

15Crawford County, ARAR62,65714.7%+3%

16Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45115.1%+8%

17Lincoln County, ARAR12,76415.4%−21%

18Baxter County, ARAR42,98215.5%+39%

19Little River County, ARAR11,76315.5%+1%

20Yell County, ARAR19,95615.6%+1%

21Cleveland County, ARAR7,22415.8%+4%

22Garland County, ARAR99,69515.8%+8%

23Newton County, ARAR7,02615.9%−22%

24Polk County, ARAR19,48615.9%−13%

25Sebastian County, ARAR130,64116.0%+17%

26Sharp County, ARAR18,12216.5%−10%

27Pulaski County, ARAR404,61116.7%+25%

28Pope County, ARAR64,97616.9%+11%

29Carroll County, ARAR29,26317.2%+11%

30Clay County, ARAR14,05217.2%−2%

31Sevier County, ARAR15,75817.3%−10%

32Greene County, ARAR47,41117.4%+31%

33White County, ARAR80,08517.5%+26%

34Franklin County, ARAR17,72518.0%+18%

35Marion County, ARAR17,59318.0%+18%

36Fulton County, ARAR12,49218.0%+11%

37Jefferson County, ARAR62,98718.6%−10%

38Scott County, ARAR9,96518.7%+3%

39Ouachita County, ARAR21,73118.9%−3%

40Arkansas County, ARAR15,83619.0%+7%

41Van Buren County, ARAR16,23819.1%+24%

42Stone County, ARAR12,70319.3%+2%

43Union County, ARAR36,92619.5%+4%

44Conway County, ARAR21,39319.7%+22%

45Cross County, ARAR16,18619.7%−1%

46Johnson County, ARAR26,22519.8%+20%

47Bradley County, ARAR9,82819.9%−24%

48Lawrence County, ARAR16,27320.1%+9%

49Poinsett County, ARAR22,48320.1%−5%

50Craighead County, ARAR116,95720.1%+31%

51Hempstead County, ARAR19,08020.2%−0%

52Nevada County, ARAR7,94220.3%−11%

53Independence County, ARAR38,78520.4%+57%

54Monroe County, ARAR6,24420.6%−25%

55Pike County, ARAR9,96420.7%+23%

56Crittenden County, ARAR46,21021.0%−17%

57Columbia County, ARAR21,89421.1%+0%

58Mississippi County, ARAR37,82821.1%−8%

59Clark County, ARAR20,93821.6%+13%

60Jackson County, ARAR16,74121.7%+24%

61Ashley County, ARAR17,83122.1%+27%

62Lafayette County, ARAR5,88822.3%−4%

63Izard County, ARAR14,40522.3%+29%

64Randolph County, ARAR18,87622.4%+46%

65Montgomery County, ARAR8,57922.4%+32%

66Drew County, ARAR17,05422.4%+23%

67Howard County, ARAR12,30622.5%+45%

68Chicot County, ARAR9,10722.6%−21%

69Searcy County, ARAR7,84823.0%−3%

70Woodruff County, ARAR5,71024.1%−11%

71Miller County, ARAR42,35724.6%+27%

72Desha County, ARAR9,98428.3%−2%

73St. Francis County, ARAR21,80028.5%+4%

74Phillips County, ARAR14,25529.3%−10%

75Lee County, ARAR8,02939.4%+32%

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