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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%−2.5 pts

02Saline County, ARAR133,2888.8%+1.6 pts

03Calhoun County, ARAR4,63210.2%−6.4 pts

04Lonoke County, ARAR76,66410.4%−0.1 pts

05Boone County, ARAR38,62811.7%−3.1 pts

06Prairie County, ARAR7,92311.8%−3.7 pts

07Grant County, ARAR18,75613.1%+2.9 pts

08Cleburne County, ARAR25,67213.9%+0.8 pts

09Dallas County, ARAR6,01113.9%−5.0 pts

10Logan County, ARAR21,63313.9%−1.5 pts

11Madison County, ARAR18,41014.1%−4.5 pts

12Perry County, ARAR10,30914.2%+0.2 pts

13Faulkner County, ARAR133,97914.5%+2.0 pts

14Washington County, ARAR271,21314.6%−0.0 pts

15Crawford County, ARAR62,65714.7%+0.4 pts

16Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45115.1%+1.1 pts

17Lincoln County, ARAR12,76415.4%−4.2 pts

18Baxter County, ARAR42,98215.5%+4.3 pts

19Little River County, ARAR11,76315.5%+0.1 pts

20Yell County, ARAR19,95615.6%+0.2 pts

21Cleveland County, ARAR7,22415.8%+0.6 pts

22Garland County, ARAR99,69515.8%+1.2 pts

23Newton County, ARAR7,02615.9%−4.5 pts

24Polk County, ARAR19,48615.9%−2.3 pts

25Sebastian County, ARAR130,64116.0%+2.3 pts

26Sharp County, ARAR18,12216.5%−1.8 pts

27Pulaski County, ARAR404,61116.7%+3.4 pts

28Pope County, ARAR64,97616.9%+1.7 pts

29Carroll County, ARAR29,26317.2%+1.7 pts

30Clay County, ARAR14,05217.2%−0.3 pts

31Sevier County, ARAR15,75817.3%−1.9 pts

32Greene County, ARAR47,41117.4%+4.1 pts

33White County, ARAR80,08517.5%+3.6 pts

34Franklin County, ARAR17,72518.0%+2.8 pts

35Marion County, ARAR17,59318.0%+2.7 pts

36Fulton County, ARAR12,49218.0%+1.7 pts

37Jefferson County, ARAR62,98718.6%−2.0 pts

38Scott County, ARAR9,96518.7%+0.5 pts

39Ouachita County, ARAR21,73118.9%−0.7 pts

40Arkansas County, ARAR15,83619.0%+1.2 pts

41Van Buren County, ARAR16,23819.1%+3.7 pts

42Stone County, ARAR12,70319.3%+0.5 pts

43Union County, ARAR36,92619.5%+0.8 pts

44Conway County, ARAR21,39319.7%+3.6 pts

45Cross County, ARAR16,18619.7%−0.2 pts

46Johnson County, ARAR26,22519.8%+3.4 pts

47Bradley County, ARAR9,82819.9%−6.4 pts

48Lawrence County, ARAR16,27320.1%+1.7 pts

49Poinsett County, ARAR22,48320.1%−1.1 pts

50Craighead County, ARAR116,95720.1%+4.7 pts

51Hempstead County, ARAR19,08020.2%−0.1 pts

52Nevada County, ARAR7,94220.3%−2.5 pts

53Independence County, ARAR38,78520.4%+7.4 pts

54Monroe County, ARAR6,24420.6%−6.9 pts

55Pike County, ARAR9,96420.7%+3.9 pts

56Crittenden County, ARAR46,21021.0%−4.3 pts

57Columbia County, ARAR21,89421.1%+0.0 pts

58Mississippi County, ARAR37,82821.1%−1.9 pts

59Clark County, ARAR20,93821.6%+2.4 pts

60Jackson County, ARAR16,74121.7%+4.2 pts

61Ashley County, ARAR17,83122.1%+4.7 pts

62Lafayette County, ARAR5,88822.3%−1.0 pts

63Izard County, ARAR14,40522.3%+5.0 pts

64Randolph County, ARAR18,87622.4%+7.1 pts

65Montgomery County, ARAR8,57922.4%+5.4 pts

66Drew County, ARAR17,05422.4%+4.2 pts

67Howard County, ARAR12,30622.5%+7.0 pts

68Chicot County, ARAR9,10722.6%−6.0 pts

69Searcy County, ARAR7,84823.0%−0.8 pts

70Woodruff County, ARAR5,71024.1%−3.0 pts

71Miller County, ARAR42,35724.6%+5.3 pts

72Desha County, ARAR9,98428.3%−0.6 pts

73St. Francis County, ARAR21,80028.5%+1.0 pts

74Phillips County, ARAR14,25529.3%−3.4 pts

75Lee County, ARAR8,02939.4%+9.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES