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Lowest poverty rate, Arkansas counties · 2010

Arkansas counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2010 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

01Grant County, ARAR18,7568.8%−1.3 pts

02Saline County, ARAR133,2889.9%+2.7 pts

03Benton County, ARAR332,55411.7%+1.7 pts

04Calhoun County, ARAR4,63211.9%−4.6 pts

05Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45112.3%−1.7 pts

06Lonoke County, ARAR76,66412.6%+2.1 pts

07Logan County, ARAR21,63314.3%−1.1 pts

08Perry County, ARAR10,30915.1%+1.1 pts

09Cleveland County, ARAR7,22415.1%−0.1 pts

10Prairie County, ARAR7,92315.2%−0.3 pts

11Faulkner County, ARAR133,97915.3%+2.8 pts

12Marion County, ARAR17,59315.5%+0.2 pts

13Baxter County, ARAR42,98215.5%+4.4 pts

14White County, ARAR80,08515.7%+1.8 pts

15Boone County, ARAR38,62816.0%+1.2 pts

16Pulaski County, ARAR404,61116.4%+3.1 pts

17Greene County, ARAR47,41116.4%+3.1 pts

18Cross County, ARAR16,18616.7%−3.2 pts

19Conway County, ARAR21,39317.0%+0.8 pts

20Carroll County, ARAR29,26317.2%+1.8 pts

21Cleburne County, ARAR25,67217.4%+4.3 pts

22Yell County, ARAR19,95617.7%+2.3 pts

23Dallas County, ARAR6,01117.7%−1.2 pts

24Garland County, ARAR99,69517.7%+3.2 pts

25Franklin County, ARAR17,72517.8%+2.6 pts

26Washington County, ARAR271,21317.9%+3.3 pts

27Sebastian County, ARAR130,64118.0%+4.4 pts

28Miller County, ARAR42,35718.1%−1.2 pts

29Pope County, ARAR64,97618.2%+3.0 pts

30Crawford County, ARAR62,65718.3%+4.1 pts

31Ashley County, ARAR17,83118.5%+1.0 pts

32Little River County, ARAR11,76318.5%+3.1 pts

33Izard County, ARAR14,40518.7%+1.5 pts

34Clay County, ARAR14,05218.7%+1.2 pts

35Madison County, ARAR18,41018.8%+0.2 pts

36Arkansas County, ARAR15,83618.9%+1.2 pts

37Independence County, ARAR38,78519.3%+6.3 pts

38Johnson County, ARAR26,22519.4%+2.9 pts

39Craighead County, ARAR116,95719.4%+4.0 pts

40Randolph County, ARAR18,87619.7%+4.4 pts

41Montgomery County, ARAR8,57919.8%+2.8 pts

42Lafayette County, ARAR5,88819.9%−3.3 pts

43Ouachita County, ARAR21,73119.9%+0.4 pts

44Nevada County, ARAR7,94220.0%−2.8 pts

45Fulton County, ARAR12,49220.3%+4.0 pts

46Polk County, ARAR19,48620.4%+2.2 pts

47Pike County, ARAR9,96420.7%+3.9 pts

48Union County, ARAR36,92621.4%+2.6 pts

49Sharp County, ARAR18,12221.5%+3.3 pts

50Howard County, ARAR12,30622.0%+6.5 pts

51Monroe County, ARAR6,24422.5%−5.0 pts

52Newton County, ARAR7,02622.5%+2.1 pts

53Van Buren County, ARAR16,23822.5%+7.1 pts

54Jefferson County, ARAR62,98722.6%+2.1 pts

55Searcy County, ARAR7,84822.7%−1.1 pts

56Sevier County, ARAR15,75822.9%+3.7 pts

57Columbia County, ARAR21,89422.9%+1.7 pts

58Woodruff County, ARAR5,71022.9%−4.2 pts

59Hempstead County, ARAR19,08023.2%+2.9 pts

60Stone County, ARAR12,70323.4%+4.5 pts

61Drew County, ARAR17,05423.6%+5.5 pts

62Clark County, ARAR20,93823.8%+4.6 pts

63Scott County, ARAR9,96523.9%+5.7 pts

64Lawrence County, ARAR16,27324.5%+6.0 pts

65Mississippi County, ARAR37,82825.5%+2.5 pts

66Lincoln County, ARAR12,76425.8%+6.3 pts

67Poinsett County, ARAR22,48325.8%+4.6 pts

68Jackson County, ARAR16,74125.9%+8.4 pts

69Crittenden County, ARAR46,21027.4%+2.0 pts

70Desha County, ARAR9,98427.6%−1.3 pts

71Lee County, ARAR8,02928.8%−1.1 pts

72St. Francis County, ARAR21,80029.6%+2.1 pts

73Bradley County, ARAR9,82830.4%+4.1 pts

74Phillips County, ARAR14,25532.4%−0.3 pts

75Chicot County, ARAR9,10734.1%+5.5 pts

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