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Lowest poverty rate, Arkansas counties · 2020

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, ARAR133,2888.4%+17%

02Benton County, ARAR332,5548.6%−15%

03Prairie County, ARAR7,92310.4%−33%

04Newton County, ARAR7,02610.5%−49%

05Lonoke County, ARAR76,66412.0%+14%

06Grant County, ARAR18,75612.7%+25%

07Baxter County, ARAR42,98212.7%+14%

08Calhoun County, ARAR4,63212.8%−23%

09Dallas County, ARAR6,01113.4%−29%

10Boone County, ARAR38,62813.7%−8%

11Lawrence County, ARAR16,27314.0%−24%

12Little River County, ARAR11,76314.2%−8%

13Cleburne County, ARAR25,67214.3%+9%

14White County, ARAR80,08514.4%+3%

15Cleveland County, ARAR7,22414.7%−3%

16Yell County, ARAR19,95614.8%−4%

17Carroll County, ARAR29,26315.2%−2%

18Independence County, ARAR38,78515.2%+17%

19Izard County, ARAR14,40515.2%−12%

20Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45115.3%+9%

21Faulkner County, ARAR133,97915.7%+25%

22Bradley County, ARAR9,82815.7%−40%

23Pulaski County, ARAR404,61115.8%+18%

24Pope County, ARAR64,97615.9%+4%

25Arkansas County, ARAR15,83616.0%−10%

26Washington County, ARAR271,21316.0%+9%

27Ashley County, ARAR17,83116.2%−7%

28Perry County, ARAR10,30916.2%+15%

29Van Buren County, ARAR16,23816.3%+6%

30Logan County, ARAR21,63316.4%+6%

31Greene County, ARAR47,41116.5%+24%

32Pike County, ARAR9,96416.7%−0%

33Sebastian County, ARAR130,64116.7%+23%

34Garland County, ARAR99,69517.0%+17%

35Cross County, ARAR16,18617.2%−14%

36Madison County, ARAR18,41017.3%−7%

37Scott County, ARAR9,96517.4%−5%

38Craighead County, ARAR116,95717.7%+15%

39Miller County, ARAR42,35717.7%−8%

40Crawford County, ARAR62,65717.8%+25%

41Sharp County, ARAR18,12218.1%−1%

42Johnson County, ARAR26,22518.3%+11%

43Montgomery County, ARAR8,57918.5%+9%

44Marion County, ARAR17,59318.6%+22%

45Randolph County, ARAR18,87618.9%+24%

46Howard County, ARAR12,30619.3%+24%

47Union County, ARAR36,92619.7%+5%

48Lincoln County, ARAR12,76419.7%+1%

49Sevier County, ARAR15,75819.8%+3%

50Conway County, ARAR21,39319.8%+23%

51Drew County, ARAR17,05420.4%+12%

52Stone County, ARAR12,70320.4%+8%

53Clay County, ARAR14,05220.4%+17%

54Poinsett County, ARAR22,48320.4%−4%

55Jefferson County, ARAR62,98720.8%+1%

56Fulton County, ARAR12,49220.8%+28%

57Clark County, ARAR20,93820.9%+10%

58Crittenden County, ARAR46,21021.0%−17%

59Nevada County, ARAR7,94221.3%−6%

60Mississippi County, ARAR37,82821.4%−7%

61Ouachita County, ARAR21,73121.6%+11%

62Hempstead County, ARAR19,08022.0%+9%

63Polk County, ARAR19,48622.2%+22%

64Franklin County, ARAR17,72522.3%+46%

65Woodruff County, ARAR5,71022.4%−17%

66Jackson County, ARAR16,74122.8%+31%

67Monroe County, ARAR6,24422.9%−17%

68Columbia County, ARAR21,89424.3%+15%

69Lafayette County, ARAR5,88824.7%+6%

70Desha County, ARAR9,98425.5%−12%

71Searcy County, ARAR7,84825.9%+9%

72Lee County, ARAR8,02927.0%−10%

73Chicot County, ARAR9,10728.2%−1%

74St. Francis County, ARAR21,80028.4%+3%

75Phillips County, ARAR14,25531.3%−4%

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