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Most residents in poverty, Arkansas counties · 2010

Arkansas counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2010 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 2000

01Pulaski County, ARAR404,61162,690+30%

02Washington County, ARAR271,21336,306+58%

03Benton County, ARAR332,55425,970+68%

04Sebastian County, ARAR130,64122,684+45%

05Craighead County, ARAR116,95718,706+48%

06Jefferson County, ARAR62,98717,496+1%

07Faulkner County, ARAR133,97917,328+61%

08Garland County, ARAR99,69517,043+33%

09Crittenden County, ARAR46,21013,929+8%

10White County, ARAR80,08512,107+29%

11Mississippi County, ARAR37,82811,847−1%

12Crawford County, ARAR62,65711,322+50%

13Pope County, ARAR64,97611,224+36%

14Saline County, ARAR133,28810,634+77%

15Union County, ARAR36,9268,901+4%

16Lonoke County, ARAR76,6648,614+55%

17St. Francis County, ARAR21,8008,369+4%

18Miller County, ARAR42,3577,846+1%

19Independence County, ARAR38,7857,062+59%

20Phillips County, ARAR14,2557,056−18%

21Greene County, ARAR47,4116,908+39%

22Baxter County, ARAR42,9826,444+51%

23Poinsett County, ARAR22,4836,349+17%

24Boone County, ARAR38,6285,896+17%

25Columbia County, ARAR21,8945,615+4%

26Clark County, ARAR20,9385,466+21%

27Hempstead County, ARAR19,0805,255+10%

28Ouachita County, ARAR21,7315,203−7%

29Johnson County, ARAR26,2254,947+32%

30Carroll County, ARAR29,2634,733+21%

31Jackson County, ARAR16,7414,655+45%

32Cleburne County, ARAR25,6724,527+44%

33Drew County, ARAR17,0544,377+29%

34Lawrence County, ARAR16,2734,261+30%

35Polk County, ARAR19,4864,216+15%

36Hot Spring County, ARAR33,4514,054−5%

37Ashley County, ARAR17,8314,033−5%

38Chicot County, ARAR9,1074,029−0%

39Yell County, ARAR19,9563,919+20%

40Sevier County, ARAR15,7583,900+29%

41Van Buren County, ARAR16,2383,900+56%

42Sharp County, ARAR18,1223,718+19%

43Lincoln County, ARAR12,7643,649+29%

44Conway County, ARAR21,3933,611+10%

45Arkansas County, ARAR15,8363,603−2%

46Desha County, ARAR9,9843,586−19%

47Randolph County, ARAR18,8763,533+27%

48Bradley County, ARAR9,8283,503+6%

49Franklin County, ARAR17,7253,224+19%

50Logan County, ARAR21,6333,199−8%

51Howard County, ARAR12,3063,033+37%

52Clay County, ARAR14,0523,011−2%

53Lee County, ARAR8,0293,001−20%

54Cross County, ARAR16,1862,986−23%

55Madison County, ARAR18,4102,948+11%

56Stone County, ARAR12,7032,897+33%

57Scott County, ARAR9,9652,686+34%

58Marion County, ARAR17,5932,578+5%

59Izard County, ARAR14,4052,561+12%

60Fulton County, ARAR12,4922,484+31%

61Little River County, ARAR11,7632,442+16%

62Pike County, ARAR9,9642,333+23%

63Montgomery County, ARAR8,5791,875+19%

64Newton County, ARAR7,0261,873+7%

65Searcy County, ARAR7,8481,864−5%

66Monroe County, ARAR6,2441,829−35%

67Nevada County, ARAR7,9421,799−21%

68Woodruff County, ARAR5,7101,662−30%

69Grant County, ARAR18,7561,577−6%

70Perry County, ARAR10,3091,577+10%

71Lafayette County, ARAR5,8881,520−24%

72Dallas County, ARAR6,0111,438−17%

73Prairie County, ARAR7,9231,328−10%

74Cleveland County, ARAR7,2241,313+1%

75Calhoun County, ARAR4,632641−33%

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