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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.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Cleveland County, ARAR7,2242.2%−0.9 pts

02Boone County, ARAR38,6282.5%−2.0 pts

03Lincoln County, ARAR12,7642.7%+1.0 pts

04Prairie County, ARAR7,9233.0%−3.0 pts

05Benton County, ARAR332,5543.1%+0.5 pts

06Columbia County, ARAR21,8943.2%−3.3 pts

07Stone County, ARAR12,7033.2%−5.0 pts

08Yell County, ARAR19,9563.4%−0.2 pts

09Faulkner County, ARAR133,9793.4%−0.2 pts

10Washington County, ARAR271,2133.4%−1.0 pts

11Searcy County, ARAR7,8483.7%+0.0 pts

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

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

14Clark County, ARAR20,9383.8%+0.2 pts

15Pike County, ARAR9,9643.9%+0.1 pts

16Independence County, ARAR38,7853.9%−0.4 pts

17Saline County, ARAR133,2883.9%−0.0 pts

18Crawford County, ARAR62,6574.1%−0.7 pts

19Newton County, ARAR7,0264.1%−1.2 pts

20Perry County, ARAR10,3094.1%−1.2 pts

21Lonoke County, ARAR76,6644.4%−0.3 pts

22Grant County, ARAR18,7564.5%+1.3 pts

23Fulton County, ARAR12,4924.6%−0.5 pts

24Johnson County, ARAR26,2254.6%+0.7 pts

25Nevada County, ARAR7,9424.6%−1.0 pts

26Carroll County, ARAR29,2634.7%+0.2 pts

27Pulaski County, ARAR404,6114.7%−0.2 pts

28Franklin County, ARAR17,7254.9%−0.6 pts

29Sevier County, ARAR15,7584.9%+0.0 pts

30Marion County, ARAR17,5934.9%−1.1 pts

31Woodruff County, ARAR5,7105.0%−0.8 pts

32Pope County, ARAR64,9765.1%−0.6 pts

33Ouachita County, ARAR21,7315.2%−2.3 pts

34Randolph County, ARAR18,8765.3%+1.0 pts

35Lafayette County, ARAR5,8885.3%−1.4 pts

36Madison County, ARAR18,4105.3%−2.4 pts

37Howard County, ARAR12,3065.4%−1.2 pts

38Sebastian County, ARAR130,6415.5%+0.5 pts

39Union County, ARAR36,9265.5%+1.6 pts

40Ashley County, ARAR17,8315.5%+1.0 pts

41Craighead County, ARAR116,9575.6%−0.3 pts

42Hempstead County, ARAR19,0805.6%−0.1 pts

43Calhoun County, ARAR4,6325.6%−2.4 pts

44Logan County, ARAR21,6335.6%−0.5 pts

45Garland County, ARAR99,6955.7%−0.6 pts

46Montgomery County, ARAR8,5795.8%−1.7 pts

47Lawrence County, ARAR16,2735.8%−2.0 pts

48White County, ARAR80,0855.8%+0.9 pts

49Greene County, ARAR47,4115.9%−1.6 pts

50Drew County, ARAR17,0545.9%+3.1 pts

51Scott County, ARAR9,9656.2%+0.4 pts

52Clay County, ARAR14,0526.3%+0.5 pts

53Baxter County, ARAR42,9826.3%+0.9 pts

54Poinsett County, ARAR22,4836.4%+1.7 pts

55Conway County, ARAR21,3936.4%−0.9 pts

56Cleburne County, ARAR25,6726.4%+1.3 pts

57Bradley County, ARAR9,8286.6%+0.9 pts

58Mississippi County, ARAR37,8286.9%−2.0 pts

59Miller County, ARAR42,3577.1%−1.0 pts

60Izard County, ARAR14,4057.2%−3.5 pts

61Polk County, ARAR19,4867.3%−3.2 pts

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

63Desha County, ARAR9,9848.0%+3.0 pts

64Jefferson County, ARAR62,9878.1%−0.5 pts

65Arkansas County, ARAR15,8368.1%+3.4 pts

66Sharp County, ARAR18,1228.1%+2.9 pts

67Dallas County, ARAR6,0118.2%+1.3 pts

68Chicot County, ARAR9,1079.1%−1.8 pts

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

70Jackson County, ARAR16,7419.8%−0.8 pts

71Monroe County, ARAR6,2449.8%+3.6 pts

72Crittenden County, ARAR46,21010.2%+0.9 pts

73Cross County, ARAR16,18610.7%+3.7 pts

74Phillips County, ARAR14,25514.5%+0.1 pts

75Lee County, ARAR8,02919.1%+5.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES