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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. The median across all 75 is 5.7%.

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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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS