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Most residents in poverty, Arkansas counties · 2000

Arkansas counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2000 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 1990

01Pulaski County, ARAR404,61148,158−2%

02Washington County, ARAR271,21323,026+39%

03Jefferson County, ARAR62,98717,303−15%

04Sebastian County, ARAR130,64115,698+20%

05Benton County, ARAR332,55415,449+65%

06Crittenden County, ARAR46,21012,887−5%

07Garland County, ARAR99,69512,843−3%

08Craighead County, ARAR116,95712,651+8%

09Mississippi County, ARAR37,82811,961−21%

10Faulkner County, ARAR133,97910,793+30%

11White County, ARAR80,0859,370−9%

12Phillips County, ARAR14,2558,651−30%

13Union County, ARAR36,9268,555−17%

14Pope County, ARAR64,9768,274+17%

15St. Francis County, ARAR21,8008,062−23%

16Miller County, ARAR42,3577,804−9%

17Crawford County, ARAR62,6577,569+9%

18Saline County, ARAR133,2885,997+1%

19Ouachita County, ARAR21,7315,620−13%

20Lonoke County, ARAR76,6645,566−5%

21Poinsett County, ARAR22,4835,434−14%

22Columbia County, ARAR21,8945,408−14%

23Boone County, ARAR38,6285,018+28%

24Greene County, ARAR47,4114,971−13%

25Hempstead County, ARAR19,0804,791−2%

26Clark County, ARAR20,9384,502−12%

27Independence County, ARAR38,7854,436−17%

28Desha County, ARAR9,9844,433−22%

29Baxter County, ARAR42,9824,278−16%

30Hot Spring County, ARAR33,4514,257−12%

31Ashley County, ARAR17,8314,233−17%

32Chicot County, ARAR9,1074,042−36%

33Carroll County, ARAR29,2633,927+39%

34Cross County, ARAR16,1863,885−20%

35Lee County, ARAR8,0293,765−39%

36Johnson County, ARAR26,2253,743+2%

37Arkansas County, ARAR15,8363,692−17%

38Polk County, ARAR19,4863,682+15%

39Logan County, ARAR21,6333,471−12%

40Drew County, ARAR17,0543,406−19%

41Bradley County, ARAR9,8283,313+13%

42Conway County, ARAR21,3933,283+4%

43Lawrence County, ARAR16,2733,276−25%

44Yell County, ARAR19,9563,258+7%

45Jackson County, ARAR16,7413,213−36%

46Cleburne County, ARAR25,6723,151−6%

47Sharp County, ARAR18,1223,120+1%

48Clay County, ARAR14,0523,085−20%

49Sevier County, ARAR15,7583,024+19%

50Lincoln County, ARAR12,7642,830−21%

51Monroe County, ARAR6,2442,815−31%

52Randolph County, ARAR18,8762,786−17%

53Franklin County, ARAR17,7252,701−11%

54Madison County, ARAR18,4102,644+13%

55Van Buren County, ARAR16,2382,498−20%

56Marion County, ARAR17,5932,460+9%

57Woodruff County, ARAR5,7102,364−28%

58Izard County, ARAR14,4052,285−5%

59Nevada County, ARAR7,9422,266+11%

60Howard County, ARAR12,3062,216−12%

61Stone County, ARAR12,7032,171−15%

62Little River County, ARAR11,7632,098−22%

63Scott County, ARAR9,9652,005−10%

64Lafayette County, ARAR5,8881,988−41%

65Searcy County, ARAR7,8481,968−16%

66Fulton County, ARAR12,4921,897−28%

67Pike County, ARAR9,9641,896+5%

68Newton County, ARAR7,0261,754−23%

69Dallas County, ARAR6,0111,742−19%

70Grant County, ARAR18,7561,672−20%

71Montgomery County, ARAR8,5791,572−16%

72Prairie County, ARAR7,9231,480−32%

73Perry County, ARAR10,3091,434−11%

74Cleveland County, ARAR7,2241,302−12%

75Calhoun County, ARAR4,632950+5%

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