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Lowest poverty rate, Arkansas counties · 1990

Arkansas counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 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

01Saline County, ARAR133,2889.3%+29%

02Benton County, ARAR332,5549.6%−4%

03Sebastian County, ARAR130,64113.1%−4%

04Faulkner County, ARAR133,97913.8%+10%

05Boone County, ARAR38,62813.9%−6%

06Pulaski County, ARAR404,61114.1%+6%

07Washington County, ARAR271,21314.6%+0%

08Lonoke County, ARAR76,66414.9%+41%

09Grant County, ARAR18,75614.9%+47%

10Carroll County, ARAR29,26315.2%−2%

11Pope County, ARAR64,97615.4%+1%

12Calhoun County, ARAR4,63215.6%−6%

13Crawford County, ARAR62,65716.3%+15%

14Baxter County, ARAR42,98216.3%+46%

15Conway County, ARAR21,39316.5%+2%

16Craighead County, ARAR116,95717.0%+11%

17Yell County, ARAR19,95617.1%+11%

18Independence County, ARAR38,78517.1%+32%

19Cleburne County, ARAR25,67217.3%+32%

20Greene County, ARAR47,41117.9%+34%

21Pike County, ARAR9,96417.9%+7%

22Garland County, ARAR99,69518.0%+24%

23Polk County, ARAR19,48618.5%+2%

24Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45118.6%+33%

25Howard County, ARAR12,30618.6%+20%

26Sevier County, ARAR15,75818.6%−3%

27White County, ARAR80,08518.7%+34%

28Marion County, ARAR17,59318.9%+24%

29Cleveland County, ARAR7,22419.0%+25%

30Logan County, ARAR21,63319.3%+25%

31Little River County, ARAR11,76319.3%+25%

32Madison County, ARAR18,41020.1%+8%

33Johnson County, ARAR26,22520.1%+22%

34Nevada County, ARAR7,94220.3%−11%

35Perry County, ARAR10,30920.3%+45%

36Randolph County, ARAR18,87620.4%+33%

37Franklin County, ARAR17,72520.4%+34%

38Arkansas County, ARAR15,83620.4%+15%

39Ashley County, ARAR17,83120.9%+20%

40Izard County, ARAR14,40521.1%+22%

41Clay County, ARAR14,05221.2%+21%

42Ouachita County, ARAR21,73121.2%+9%

43Sharp County, ARAR18,12221.8%+20%

44Scott County, ARAR9,96521.9%+20%

45Union County, ARAR36,92622.0%+17%

46Van Buren County, ARAR16,23822.2%+44%

47Dallas County, ARAR6,01122.3%+18%

48Miller County, ARAR42,35722.4%+16%

49Prairie County, ARAR7,92322.7%+46%

50Hempstead County, ARAR19,08022.7%+12%

51Montgomery County, ARAR8,57923.8%+40%

52Jefferson County, ARAR62,98723.9%+16%

53Clark County, ARAR20,93823.9%+25%

54Drew County, ARAR17,05424.2%+33%

55Columbia County, ARAR21,89424.4%+15%

56Bradley County, ARAR9,82824.9%−5%

57Lawrence County, ARAR16,27325.0%+36%

58Cross County, ARAR16,18625.4%+27%

59Poinsett County, ARAR22,48325.6%+21%

60Stone County, ARAR12,70326.0%+38%

61Mississippi County, ARAR37,82826.2%+14%

62Lincoln County, ARAR12,76426.2%+34%

63Fulton County, ARAR12,49226.3%+61%

64Jackson County, ARAR16,74126.6%+53%

65Crittenden County, ARAR46,21027.1%+7%

66Newton County, ARAR7,02629.6%+45%

67Searcy County, ARAR7,84829.9%+26%

68Desha County, ARAR9,98434.0%+18%

69Woodruff County, ARAR5,71034.5%+28%

70Lafayette County, ARAR5,88834.7%+49%

71Monroe County, ARAR6,24435.9%+31%

72St. Francis County, ARAR21,80036.6%+33%

73Chicot County, ARAR9,10740.4%+41%

74Phillips County, ARAR14,25543.0%+32%

75Lee County, ARAR8,02947.3%+58%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES