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Lowest poverty rate, Arkansas counties · 2020

Arkansas counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 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, ARAR133,2888.4%+1.2 pts

02Benton County, ARAR332,5548.6%−1.5 pts

03Prairie County, ARAR7,92310.4%−5.2 pts

04Newton County, ARAR7,02610.5%−9.9 pts

05Lonoke County, ARAR76,66412.0%+1.4 pts

06Grant County, ARAR18,75612.7%+2.5 pts

07Baxter County, ARAR42,98212.7%+1.6 pts

08Calhoun County, ARAR4,63212.8%−3.7 pts

09Dallas County, ARAR6,01113.4%−5.5 pts

10Boone County, ARAR38,62813.7%−1.1 pts

11Lawrence County, ARAR16,27314.0%−4.4 pts

12Little River County, ARAR11,76314.2%−1.2 pts

13Cleburne County, ARAR25,67214.3%+1.2 pts

14White County, ARAR80,08514.4%+0.4 pts

15Cleveland County, ARAR7,22414.7%−0.5 pts

16Yell County, ARAR19,95614.8%−0.6 pts

17Carroll County, ARAR29,26315.2%−0.3 pts

18Independence County, ARAR38,78515.2%+2.2 pts

19Izard County, ARAR14,40515.2%−2.0 pts

20Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45115.3%+1.3 pts

21Faulkner County, ARAR133,97915.7%+3.1 pts

22Bradley County, ARAR9,82815.7%−10.6 pts

23Pulaski County, ARAR404,61115.8%+2.4 pts

24Pope County, ARAR64,97615.9%+0.7 pts

25Arkansas County, ARAR15,83616.0%−1.8 pts

26Washington County, ARAR271,21316.0%+1.4 pts

27Ashley County, ARAR17,83116.2%−1.3 pts

28Perry County, ARAR10,30916.2%+2.2 pts

29Van Buren County, ARAR16,23816.3%+0.9 pts

30Logan County, ARAR21,63316.4%+1.0 pts

31Greene County, ARAR47,41116.5%+3.2 pts

32Pike County, ARAR9,96416.7%−0.0 pts

33Sebastian County, ARAR130,64116.7%+3.1 pts

34Garland County, ARAR99,69517.0%+2.4 pts

35Cross County, ARAR16,18617.2%−2.7 pts

36Madison County, ARAR18,41017.3%−1.2 pts

37Scott County, ARAR9,96517.4%−0.9 pts

38Craighead County, ARAR116,95717.7%+2.3 pts

39Miller County, ARAR42,35717.7%−1.6 pts

40Crawford County, ARAR62,65717.8%+3.6 pts

41Sharp County, ARAR18,12218.1%−0.2 pts

42Johnson County, ARAR26,22518.3%+1.9 pts

43Montgomery County, ARAR8,57918.5%+1.5 pts

44Marion County, ARAR17,59318.6%+3.3 pts

45Randolph County, ARAR18,87618.9%+3.6 pts

46Howard County, ARAR12,30619.3%+3.8 pts

47Union County, ARAR36,92619.7%+0.9 pts

48Lincoln County, ARAR12,76419.7%+0.2 pts

49Sevier County, ARAR15,75819.8%+0.6 pts

50Conway County, ARAR21,39319.8%+3.7 pts

51Drew County, ARAR17,05420.4%+2.2 pts

52Stone County, ARAR12,70320.4%+1.5 pts

53Clay County, ARAR14,05220.4%+2.9 pts

54Poinsett County, ARAR22,48320.4%−0.8 pts

55Jefferson County, ARAR62,98720.8%+0.2 pts

56Fulton County, ARAR12,49220.8%+4.5 pts

57Clark County, ARAR20,93820.9%+1.8 pts

58Crittenden County, ARAR46,21021.0%−4.3 pts

59Nevada County, ARAR7,94221.3%−1.4 pts

60Mississippi County, ARAR37,82821.4%−1.6 pts

61Ouachita County, ARAR21,73121.6%+2.1 pts

62Hempstead County, ARAR19,08022.0%+1.7 pts

63Polk County, ARAR19,48622.2%+4.0 pts

64Franklin County, ARAR17,72522.3%+7.1 pts

65Woodruff County, ARAR5,71022.4%−4.6 pts

66Jackson County, ARAR16,74122.8%+5.3 pts

67Monroe County, ARAR6,24422.9%−4.5 pts

68Columbia County, ARAR21,89424.3%+3.2 pts

69Lafayette County, ARAR5,88824.7%+1.5 pts

70Desha County, ARAR9,98425.5%−3.3 pts

71Searcy County, ARAR7,84825.9%+2.0 pts

72Lee County, ARAR8,02927.0%−2.9 pts

73Chicot County, ARAR9,10728.2%−0.4 pts

74St. Francis County, ARAR21,80028.4%+0.9 pts

75Phillips County, ARAR14,25531.3%−1.4 pts

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