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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. The median across all 75 is 18.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Polk County, AR, up 39 places to #24.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01▲1Benton County, ARAR332,5547.6%−2.5 pts
02▼1Saline County, ARAR133,2888.8%+1.6 pts
03▲5Calhoun County, ARAR4,63210.2%−6.4 pts
04▲1Lonoke County, ARAR76,66410.4%−0.1 pts
05▲5Boone County, ARAR38,62811.7%−3.1 pts
06▼3Prairie County, ARAR7,92311.8%−3.7 pts
07▼1Grant County, ARAR18,75613.1%+2.9 pts
08▲5Cleburne County, ARAR25,67213.9%+0.8 pts
09Dallas County, ARAR6,01113.9%−5.0 pts
10▲20Logan County, ARAR21,63313.9%−1.5 pts
11▲25Madison County, ARAR18,41014.1%−4.5 pts
12▲16Perry County, ARAR10,30914.2%+0.2 pts
13▲8Faulkner County, ARAR133,97914.5%+2.0 pts
14▲12Washington County, ARAR271,21314.6%0.0 pts
15▲25Crawford County, ARAR62,65714.7%+0.4 pts
16▲4Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45115.1%+1.1 pts
17▲31Lincoln County, ARAR12,76415.4%−4.2 pts
18▼11Baxter County, ARAR42,98215.5%+4.3 pts
19▼7Little River County, ARAR11,76315.5%+0.1 pts
20▼4Yell County, ARAR19,95615.6%+0.2 pts
21▼6Cleveland County, ARAR7,22415.8%+0.6 pts
22▲12Garland County, ARAR99,69515.8%+1.2 pts
23▼19Newton County, ARAR7,02615.9%−4.5 pts
24▲39Polk County, ARAR19,48615.9%−2.3 pts
25▲8Sebastian County, ARAR130,64116.0%+2.3 pts
26▲15Sharp County, ARAR18,12216.5%−1.8 pts
27▼4Pulaski County, ARAR404,61116.7%+3.4 pts
28▼4Pope County, ARAR64,97616.9%+1.7 pts
29▼12Carroll County, ARAR29,26317.2%+1.7 pts
30▲23Clay County, ARAR14,05217.2%−0.3 pts
31▲18Sevier County, ARAR15,75817.3%−1.9 pts
32▼1Greene County, ARAR47,41117.4%+4.1 pts
33▼19White County, ARAR80,08517.5%+3.6 pts
34▲30Franklin County, ARAR17,72518.0%+2.8 pts
35▲9Marion County, ARAR17,59318.0%+2.7 pts
36▲20Fulton County, ARAR12,49218.0%+1.7 pts
37▲18Jefferson County, ARAR62,98718.6%−2.0 pts
38▼1Scott County, ARAR9,96518.7%+0.5 pts
39▲22Ouachita County, ARAR21,73118.9%−0.7 pts
40▼15Arkansas County, ARAR15,83619.0%+1.2 pts
41▼12Van Buren County, ARAR16,23819.1%+3.7 pts
42▲10Stone County, ARAR12,70319.3%+0.5 pts
43▲4Union County, ARAR36,92619.5%+0.8 pts
44▲6Conway County, ARAR21,39319.7%+3.6 pts
45▼10Cross County, ARAR16,18619.7%−0.2 pts
46▼4Johnson County, ARAR26,22519.8%+3.4 pts
47▼25Bradley County, ARAR9,82819.9%−6.4 pts
48▼37Lawrence County, ARAR16,27320.1%+1.7 pts
49▲5Poinsett County, ARAR22,48320.1%−1.1 pts
50▼12Craighead County, ARAR116,95720.1%+4.7 pts
51▲11Hempstead County, ARAR19,08020.2%−0.1 pts
52▲7Nevada County, ARAR7,94220.3%−2.5 pts
53▼35Independence County, ARAR38,78520.4%+7.4 pts
54▲13Monroe County, ARAR6,24420.6%−6.9 pts
55▼23Pike County, ARAR9,96420.7%+3.9 pts
56▲2Crittenden County, ARAR46,21021.0%−4.3 pts
57▲11Columbia County, ARAR21,89421.1%0.0 pts
58▲2Mississippi County, ARAR37,82821.1%−1.9 pts
59▼2Clark County, ARAR20,93821.6%+2.4 pts
60▲6Jackson County, ARAR16,74121.7%+4.2 pts
61▼34Ashley County, ARAR17,83122.1%+4.7 pts
62▲7Lafayette County, ARAR5,88822.3%−1.0 pts
63▼44Izard County, ARAR14,40522.3%+5.0 pts
64▼19Randolph County, ARAR18,87622.4%+7.1 pts
65▼22Montgomery County, ARAR8,57922.4%+5.4 pts
66▼15Drew County, ARAR17,05422.4%+4.2 pts
67▼21Howard County, ARAR12,30622.5%+7.0 pts
68▲5Chicot County, ARAR9,10722.6%−6.0 pts
69▲2Searcy County, ARAR7,84823.0%−0.8 pts
70▼5Woodruff County, ARAR5,71024.1%−3.0 pts
71▼32Miller County, ARAR42,35724.6%+5.3 pts
72▼2Desha County, ARAR9,98428.3%−0.6 pts
73▲1St. Francis County, ARAR21,80028.5%+1.0 pts
74▲1Phillips County, ARAR14,25529.3%−3.4 pts
75▼3Lee County, ARAR8,02939.4%+9.5 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES