RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 75 SHOWN OF 75

Most residents in poverty, Arkansas counties · 1990

Arkansas counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 1990 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS –

01Pulaski County, ARAR404,61149,208–

02Jefferson County, ARAR62,98720,424–

03Washington County, ARAR271,21316,568–

04Mississippi County, ARAR37,82815,076–

05Crittenden County, ARAR46,21013,515–

06Garland County, ARAR99,69513,224–

07Sebastian County, ARAR130,64113,028–

08Phillips County, ARAR14,25512,408–

09Craighead County, ARAR116,95711,748–

10St. Francis County, ARAR21,80010,437–

11Union County, ARAR36,92610,273–

12White County, ARAR80,08510,250–

13Benton County, ARAR332,5549,386–

14Miller County, ARAR42,3578,601–

15Faulkner County, ARAR133,9798,310–

16Pope County, ARAR64,9767,043–

17Crawford County, ARAR62,6576,921–

18Ouachita County, ARAR21,7316,486–

19Chicot County, ARAR9,1076,343–

20Poinsett County, ARAR22,4836,311–

21Columbia County, ARAR21,8946,261–

22Lee County, ARAR8,0296,174–

23Saline County, ARAR133,2885,961–

24Lonoke County, ARAR76,6645,845–

25Desha County, ARAR9,9845,708–

26Greene County, ARAR47,4115,684–

27Independence County, ARAR38,7855,349–

28Clark County, ARAR20,9385,133–

29Ashley County, ARAR17,8315,090–

30Baxter County, ARAR42,9825,089–

31Jackson County, ARAR16,7415,043–

32Hempstead County, ARAR19,0804,913–

33Cross County, ARAR16,1864,874–

34Hot Spring County, ARAR33,4514,860–

35Arkansas County, ARAR15,8364,427–

36Lawrence County, ARAR16,2734,373–

37Drew County, ARAR17,0544,202–

38Monroe County, ARAR6,2444,074–

39Logan County, ARAR21,6333,963–

40Boone County, ARAR38,6283,927–

41Clay County, ARAR14,0523,840–

42Johnson County, ARAR26,2253,663–

43Lincoln County, ARAR12,7643,593–

44Randolph County, ARAR18,8763,373–

45Cleburne County, ARAR25,6723,361–

46Lafayette County, ARAR5,8883,343–

47Woodruff County, ARAR5,7103,289–

48Polk County, ARAR19,4863,210–

49Conway County, ARAR21,3933,162–

50Van Buren County, ARAR16,2383,105–

51Sharp County, ARAR18,1223,075–

52Yell County, ARAR19,9563,043–

53Franklin County, ARAR17,7253,040–

54Bradley County, ARAR9,8282,931–

55Carroll County, ARAR29,2632,833–

56Little River County, ARAR11,7632,692–

57Fulton County, ARAR12,4922,638–

58Stone County, ARAR12,7032,540–

59Sevier County, ARAR15,7582,539–

60Howard County, ARAR12,3062,526–

61Izard County, ARAR14,4052,400–

62Searcy County, ARAR7,8482,346–

63Madison County, ARAR18,4102,330–

64Newton County, ARAR7,0262,267–

65Marion County, ARAR17,5932,265–

66Scott County, ARAR9,9652,233–

67Prairie County, ARAR7,9232,162–

68Dallas County, ARAR6,0112,148–

69Grant County, ARAR18,7562,082–

70Nevada County, ARAR7,9422,048–

71Montgomery County, ARAR8,5791,869–

72Pike County, ARAR9,9641,809–

73Perry County, ARAR10,3091,620–

74Cleveland County, ARAR7,2241,481–

75Calhoun County, ARAR4,632906–

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