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Lowest unemployment, Arkansas counties · 2020

Arkansas counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS –

01Lincoln County, ARAR12,7641.7%–

02Benton County, ARAR332,5542.6%–

03Drew County, ARAR17,0542.8%–

04Cleveland County, ARAR7,2243.1%–

05Grant County, ARAR18,7563.3%–

06Faulkner County, ARAR133,9793.6%–

07Yell County, ARAR19,9563.6%–

08Clark County, ARAR20,9383.6%–

09Searcy County, ARAR7,8483.7%–

10Pike County, ARAR9,9643.8%–

11Union County, ARAR36,9263.9%–

12Saline County, ARAR133,2883.9%–

13Johnson County, ARAR26,2253.9%–

14Randolph County, ARAR18,8764.3%–

15Independence County, ARAR38,7854.3%–

16Washington County, ARAR271,2134.4%–

17Carroll County, ARAR29,2634.5%–

18Boone County, ARAR38,6284.5%–

19Ashley County, ARAR17,8314.5%–

20Poinsett County, ARAR22,4834.7%–

21Lonoke County, ARAR76,6644.7%–

22Arkansas County, ARAR15,8364.8%–

23Crawford County, ARAR62,6574.8%–

24Sevier County, ARAR15,7584.9%–

25White County, ARAR80,0854.9%–

26Sebastian County, ARAR130,6414.9%–

27Pulaski County, ARAR404,6115.0%–

28Desha County, ARAR9,9845.0%–

29Fulton County, ARAR12,4925.1%–

30Cleburne County, ARAR25,6725.1%–

31Sharp County, ARAR18,1225.2%–

32Newton County, ARAR7,0265.3%–

33Perry County, ARAR10,3095.4%–

34Franklin County, ARAR17,7255.4%–

35Baxter County, ARAR42,9825.4%–

36Hot Spring County, ARAR33,4515.6%–

37Nevada County, ARAR7,9425.6%–

38Bradley County, ARAR9,8285.7%–

39Pope County, ARAR64,9765.7%–

40Hempstead County, ARAR19,0805.7%–

41Woodruff County, ARAR5,7105.8%–

42Scott County, ARAR9,9655.8%–

43Clay County, ARAR14,0525.8%–

44Craighead County, ARAR116,9575.8%–

45St. Francis County, ARAR21,8006.0%–

46Marion County, ARAR17,5936.0%–

47Prairie County, ARAR7,9236.0%–

48Logan County, ARAR21,6336.1%–

49Monroe County, ARAR6,2446.2%–

50Garland County, ARAR99,6956.3%–

51Columbia County, ARAR21,8946.5%–

52Howard County, ARAR12,3066.6%–

53Lafayette County, ARAR5,8886.7%–

54Dallas County, ARAR6,0117.0%–

55Cross County, ARAR16,1867.0%–

56Van Buren County, ARAR16,2387.1%–

57Conway County, ARAR21,3937.3%–

58Greene County, ARAR47,4117.5%–

59Ouachita County, ARAR21,7317.5%–

60Montgomery County, ARAR8,5797.5%–

61Madison County, ARAR18,4107.7%–

62Lawrence County, ARAR16,2737.8%–

63Little River County, ARAR11,7637.9%–

64Calhoun County, ARAR4,6328.0%–

65Miller County, ARAR42,3578.1%–

66Stone County, ARAR12,7038.2%–

67Jefferson County, ARAR62,9878.6%–

68Mississippi County, ARAR37,8288.9%–

69Crittenden County, ARAR46,2109.3%–

70Polk County, ARAR19,48610.5%–

71Jackson County, ARAR16,74110.6%–

72Izard County, ARAR14,40510.7%–

73Chicot County, ARAR9,10710.8%–

74Lee County, ARAR8,02913.8%–

75Phillips County, ARAR14,25514.4%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS