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Lowest poverty rate, Arkansas counties · 2000

Arkansas counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 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 1990

01Saline County, ARAR133,2887.2%−2.1 pts

02Benton County, ARAR332,55410.1%+0.4 pts

03Grant County, ARAR18,75610.2%−4.8 pts

04Lonoke County, ARAR76,66410.5%−4.3 pts

05Baxter County, ARAR42,98211.1%−5.2 pts

06Faulkner County, ARAR133,97912.5%−1.3 pts

07Independence County, ARAR38,78513.0%−4.2 pts

08Cleburne County, ARAR25,67213.1%−4.2 pts

09Greene County, ARAR47,41113.3%−4.6 pts

10Pulaski County, ARAR404,61113.3%−0.8 pts

11Sebastian County, ARAR130,64113.6%+0.6 pts

12White County, ARAR80,08514.0%−4.8 pts

13Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45114.0%−4.6 pts

14Perry County, ARAR10,30914.0%−6.3 pts

15Crawford County, ARAR62,65714.2%−2.1 pts

16Garland County, ARAR99,69514.6%−3.4 pts

17Washington County, ARAR271,21314.6%−0.0 pts

18Boone County, ARAR38,62814.8%+0.9 pts

19Pope County, ARAR64,97615.2%−0.2 pts

20Cleveland County, ARAR7,22415.2%−3.8 pts

21Franklin County, ARAR17,72515.2%−5.2 pts

22Marion County, ARAR17,59315.2%−3.6 pts

23Randolph County, ARAR18,87615.3%−5.1 pts

24Little River County, ARAR11,76315.4%−3.9 pts

25Craighead County, ARAR116,95715.4%−1.6 pts

26Yell County, ARAR19,95615.4%−1.7 pts

27Van Buren County, ARAR16,23815.4%−6.7 pts

28Logan County, ARAR21,63315.4%−3.8 pts

29Carroll County, ARAR29,26315.5%+0.3 pts

30Howard County, ARAR12,30615.5%−3.1 pts

31Prairie County, ARAR7,92315.5%−7.2 pts

32Conway County, ARAR21,39316.1%−0.4 pts

33Fulton County, ARAR12,49216.3%−10.0 pts

34Johnson County, ARAR26,22516.4%−3.7 pts

35Calhoun County, ARAR4,63216.5%+1.0 pts

36Pike County, ARAR9,96416.8%−1.2 pts

37Montgomery County, ARAR8,57917.0%−6.8 pts

38Izard County, ARAR14,40517.2%−3.9 pts

39Jackson County, ARAR16,74117.4%−9.2 pts

40Ashley County, ARAR17,83117.5%−3.4 pts

41Clay County, ARAR14,05217.5%−3.7 pts

42Arkansas County, ARAR15,83617.8%−2.7 pts

43Drew County, ARAR17,05418.2%−6.0 pts

44Polk County, ARAR19,48618.2%−0.3 pts

45Sharp County, ARAR18,12218.2%−3.6 pts

46Scott County, ARAR9,96518.2%−3.6 pts

47Lawrence County, ARAR16,27318.4%−6.6 pts

48Madison County, ARAR18,41018.6%−1.5 pts

49Union County, ARAR36,92618.7%−3.2 pts

50Stone County, ARAR12,70318.9%−7.1 pts

51Dallas County, ARAR6,01118.9%−3.4 pts

52Clark County, ARAR20,93819.1%−4.8 pts

53Sevier County, ARAR15,75819.2%+0.6 pts

54Miller County, ARAR42,35719.3%−3.1 pts

55Ouachita County, ARAR21,73119.5%−1.7 pts

56Lincoln County, ARAR12,76419.5%−6.7 pts

57Cross County, ARAR16,18619.9%−5.5 pts

58Hempstead County, ARAR19,08020.3%−2.4 pts

59Newton County, ARAR7,02620.4%−9.2 pts

60Jefferson County, ARAR62,98720.5%−3.4 pts

61Columbia County, ARAR21,89421.1%−3.2 pts

62Poinsett County, ARAR22,48321.2%−4.4 pts

63Nevada County, ARAR7,94222.8%+2.5 pts

64Mississippi County, ARAR37,82823.0%−3.2 pts

65Lafayette County, ARAR5,88823.2%−11.4 pts

66Searcy County, ARAR7,84823.8%−6.1 pts

67Crittenden County, ARAR46,21025.3%−1.7 pts

68Bradley County, ARAR9,82826.3%+1.4 pts

69Woodruff County, ARAR5,71027.0%−7.5 pts

70Monroe County, ARAR6,24427.5%−8.5 pts

71St. Francis County, ARAR21,80027.5%−9.1 pts

72Chicot County, ARAR9,10728.6%−11.7 pts

73Desha County, ARAR9,98428.9%−5.1 pts

74Lee County, ARAR8,02929.9%−17.4 pts

75Phillips County, ARAR14,25532.7%−10.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS