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Lowest unemployment, Arkansas counties

Arkansas counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 75 is 5.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Stone County, AR, up 59 places to #7.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲3Cleveland County, ARAR7,2242.2%−0.9 pts

02▲16Boone County, ARAR38,6282.5%−2.0 pts

03▼2Lincoln County, ARAR12,7642.7%+1.0 pts

04▲43Prairie County, ARAR7,9233.0%−3.0 pts

05▼3Benton County, ARAR332,5543.1%+0.5 pts

06▲45Columbia County, ARAR21,8943.2%−3.3 pts

07▲59Stone County, ARAR12,7033.2%−5.0 pts

08▼1Yell County, ARAR19,9563.4%−0.2 pts

09▼3Faulkner County, ARAR133,9793.4%−0.2 pts

10▲6Washington County, ARAR271,2133.4%−1.0 pts

11▼2Searcy County, ARAR7,8483.7%0.0 pts

12▲24Hot Spring County, ARAR33,4513.7%−1.8 pts

13▲43Van Buren County, ARAR16,2383.8%−3.3 pts

14▼6Clark County, ARAR20,9383.8%+0.2 pts

15▼5Pike County, ARAR9,9643.9%+0.1 pts

16▼1Independence County, ARAR38,7853.9%−0.4 pts

17▼5Saline County, ARAR133,2883.9%0.0 pts

18▲5Crawford County, ARAR62,6574.1%−0.7 pts

19▲13Newton County, ARAR7,0264.1%−1.2 pts

20▲13Perry County, ARAR10,3094.1%−1.2 pts

21Lonoke County, ARAR76,6644.4%−0.3 pts

22▼17Grant County, ARAR18,7564.5%+1.3 pts

23▲6Fulton County, ARAR12,4924.6%−0.5 pts

24▼11Johnson County, ARAR26,2254.6%+0.7 pts

25▲12Nevada County, ARAR7,9424.6%−1.0 pts

26▼9Carroll County, ARAR29,2634.7%+0.2 pts

27Pulaski County, ARAR404,6114.7%−0.2 pts

28▲6Franklin County, ARAR17,7254.9%−0.6 pts

29▼5Sevier County, ARAR15,7584.9%0.0 pts

30▲16Marion County, ARAR17,5934.9%−1.1 pts

31▲10Woodruff County, ARAR5,7105.0%−0.8 pts

32▲7Pope County, ARAR64,9765.1%−0.6 pts

33▲26Ouachita County, ARAR21,7315.2%−2.3 pts

34▼20Randolph County, ARAR18,8765.3%+1.0 pts

35▲18Lafayette County, ARAR5,8885.3%−1.4 pts

36▲25Madison County, ARAR18,4105.3%−2.4 pts

37▲15Howard County, ARAR12,3065.4%−1.2 pts

38▼12Sebastian County, ARAR130,6415.5%+0.5 pts

39▼28Union County, ARAR36,9265.5%+1.6 pts

40▼21Ashley County, ARAR17,8315.5%+1.0 pts

41▲3Craighead County, ARAR116,9575.6%−0.3 pts

42▼2Hempstead County, ARAR19,0805.6%−0.1 pts

43▲21Calhoun County, ARAR4,6325.6%−2.4 pts

44▲4Logan County, ARAR21,6335.6%−0.5 pts

45▲5Garland County, ARAR99,6955.7%−0.6 pts

46▲14Montgomery County, ARAR8,5795.8%−1.7 pts

47▲15Lawrence County, ARAR16,2735.8%−2.0 pts

48▼23White County, ARAR80,0855.8%+0.9 pts

49▲9Greene County, ARAR47,4115.9%−1.6 pts

50▼47Drew County, ARAR17,0545.9%+3.1 pts

51▼9Scott County, ARAR9,9656.2%+0.4 pts

52▼9Clay County, ARAR14,0526.3%+0.5 pts

53▼18Baxter County, ARAR42,9826.3%+0.9 pts

54▼34Poinsett County, ARAR22,4836.4%+1.7 pts

55▲2Conway County, ARAR21,3936.4%−0.9 pts

56▼26Cleburne County, ARAR25,6726.4%+1.3 pts

57▼19Bradley County, ARAR9,8286.6%+0.9 pts

58▲10Mississippi County, ARAR37,8286.9%−2.0 pts

59▲6Miller County, ARAR42,3577.1%−1.0 pts

60▲12Izard County, ARAR14,4057.2%−3.5 pts

61▲9Polk County, ARAR19,4867.3%−3.2 pts

62▲1Little River County, ARAR11,7637.3%−0.6 pts

63▼35Desha County, ARAR9,9848.0%+3.0 pts

64▲3Jefferson County, ARAR62,9878.1%−0.5 pts

65▼43Arkansas County, ARAR15,8368.1%+3.4 pts

66▼35Sharp County, ARAR18,1228.1%+2.9 pts

67▼13Dallas County, ARAR6,0118.2%+1.3 pts

68▲5Chicot County, ARAR9,1079.1%−1.8 pts

69▼24St. Francis County, ARAR21,8009.2%+3.2 pts

70▲1Jackson County, ARAR16,7419.8%−0.8 pts

71▼22Monroe County, ARAR6,2449.8%+3.6 pts

72▼3Crittenden County, ARAR46,21010.2%+0.9 pts

73▼18Cross County, ARAR16,18610.7%+3.7 pts

74▲1Phillips County, ARAR14,25514.5%+0.1 pts

75▼1Lee County, ARAR8,02919.1%+5.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES