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Lowest poverty rate, Arkansas counties · 2000

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, ARAR133,2887.2%+0%

02Benton County, ARAR332,55410.1%+0%

03Grant County, ARAR18,75610.2%+0%

04Lonoke County, ARAR76,66410.5%+0%

05Baxter County, ARAR42,98211.1%+0%

06Faulkner County, ARAR133,97912.5%+0%

07Independence County, ARAR38,78513.0%+0%

08Cleburne County, ARAR25,67213.1%+0%

09Greene County, ARAR47,41113.3%+0%

10Pulaski County, ARAR404,61113.3%+0%

11Sebastian County, ARAR130,64113.6%+0%

12White County, ARAR80,08514.0%+0%

13Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45114.0%+0%

14Perry County, ARAR10,30914.0%+0%

15Crawford County, ARAR62,65714.2%+0%

16Garland County, ARAR99,69514.6%+0%

17Washington County, ARAR271,21314.6%+0%

18Boone County, ARAR38,62814.8%+0%

19Pope County, ARAR64,97615.2%+0%

20Cleveland County, ARAR7,22415.2%+0%

21Franklin County, ARAR17,72515.2%+0%

22Marion County, ARAR17,59315.2%+0%

23Randolph County, ARAR18,87615.3%+0%

24Little River County, ARAR11,76315.4%+0%

25Craighead County, ARAR116,95715.4%+0%

26Yell County, ARAR19,95615.4%+0%

27Van Buren County, ARAR16,23815.4%+0%

28Logan County, ARAR21,63315.4%+0%

29Carroll County, ARAR29,26315.5%+0%

30Howard County, ARAR12,30615.5%+0%

31Prairie County, ARAR7,92315.5%+0%

32Conway County, ARAR21,39316.1%+0%

33Fulton County, ARAR12,49216.3%+0%

34Johnson County, ARAR26,22516.4%+0%

35Calhoun County, ARAR4,63216.5%+0%

36Pike County, ARAR9,96416.8%+0%

37Montgomery County, ARAR8,57917.0%+0%

38Izard County, ARAR14,40517.2%+0%

39Jackson County, ARAR16,74117.4%+0%

40Ashley County, ARAR17,83117.5%+0%

41Clay County, ARAR14,05217.5%+0%

42Arkansas County, ARAR15,83617.8%+0%

43Drew County, ARAR17,05418.2%+0%

44Polk County, ARAR19,48618.2%+0%

45Sharp County, ARAR18,12218.2%+0%

46Scott County, ARAR9,96518.2%+0%

47Lawrence County, ARAR16,27318.4%+0%

48Madison County, ARAR18,41018.6%+0%

49Union County, ARAR36,92618.7%+0%

50Stone County, ARAR12,70318.9%+0%

51Dallas County, ARAR6,01118.9%+0%

52Clark County, ARAR20,93819.1%+0%

53Sevier County, ARAR15,75819.2%+0%

54Miller County, ARAR42,35719.3%+0%

55Ouachita County, ARAR21,73119.5%+0%

56Lincoln County, ARAR12,76419.5%+0%

57Cross County, ARAR16,18619.9%+0%

58Hempstead County, ARAR19,08020.3%+0%

59Newton County, ARAR7,02620.4%+0%

60Jefferson County, ARAR62,98720.5%+0%

61Columbia County, ARAR21,89421.1%+0%

62Poinsett County, ARAR22,48321.2%+0%

63Nevada County, ARAR7,94222.8%+0%

64Mississippi County, ARAR37,82823.0%+0%

65Lafayette County, ARAR5,88823.2%+0%

66Searcy County, ARAR7,84823.8%+0%

67Crittenden County, ARAR46,21025.3%+0%

68Bradley County, ARAR9,82826.3%+0%

69Woodruff County, ARAR5,71027.0%+0%

70Monroe County, ARAR6,24427.5%+0%

71St. Francis County, ARAR21,80027.5%+0%

72Chicot County, ARAR9,10728.6%+0%

73Desha County, ARAR9,98428.9%+0%

74Lee County, ARAR8,02929.9%+0%

75Phillips County, ARAR14,25532.7%+0%

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