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Most residents in poverty, Arkansas counties · 2020

Arkansas counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2020 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, ARAR404,61162,931+31%

02Washington County, ARAR271,21339,284+71%

03Benton County, ARAR332,55424,374+58%

04Sebastian County, ARAR130,64121,398+36%

05Craighead County, ARAR116,95719,654+55%

06Faulkner County, ARAR133,97919,371+79%

07Garland County, ARAR99,69517,024+33%

08Jefferson County, ARAR62,98713,975−19%

09White County, ARAR80,08511,031+18%

10Crawford County, ARAR62,65710,697+41%

11Saline County, ARAR133,28810,395+73%

12Crittenden County, ARAR46,21010,120−21%

13Pope County, ARAR64,97610,059+22%

14Lonoke County, ARAR76,6648,862+59%

15Mississippi County, ARAR37,8288,718−27%

16Union County, ARAR36,9267,687−10%

17Miller County, ARAR42,3577,559−3%

18Greene County, ARAR47,4117,558+52%

19St. Francis County, ARAR21,8006,565−19%

20Independence County, ARAR38,7855,765+30%

21Columbia County, ARAR21,8945,550+3%

22Baxter County, ARAR42,9825,289+24%

23Phillips County, ARAR14,2555,194−40%

24Boone County, ARAR38,6285,104+2%

25Hot Spring County, ARAR33,4515,067+19%

26Ouachita County, ARAR21,7314,901−13%

27Johnson County, ARAR26,2254,714+26%

28Poinsett County, ARAR22,4834,694−14%

29Clark County, ARAR20,9384,492−0%

30Hempstead County, ARAR19,0804,424−8%

31Carroll County, ARAR29,2634,292+9%

32Polk County, ARAR19,4864,268+16%

33Conway County, ARAR21,3934,106+25%

34Jackson County, ARAR16,7413,817+19%

35Franklin County, ARAR17,7253,805+41%

36Drew County, ARAR17,0543,537+4%

37Cleburne County, ARAR25,6723,529+12%

38Randolph County, ARAR18,8763,517+26%

39Logan County, ARAR21,6333,462−0%

40Sevier County, ARAR15,7583,133+4%

41Marion County, ARAR17,5933,127+27%

42Sharp County, ARAR18,1223,122+0%

43Ashley County, ARAR17,8313,088−27%

44Yell County, ARAR19,9562,994−8%

45Clay County, ARAR14,0522,973−4%

46Desha County, ARAR9,9842,911−34%

47Cross County, ARAR16,1862,893−26%

48Chicot County, ARAR9,1072,880−29%

49Madison County, ARAR18,4102,861+8%

50Arkansas County, ARAR15,8362,739−26%

51Van Buren County, ARAR16,2382,580+3%

52Lincoln County, ARAR12,7642,550−10%

53Stone County, ARAR12,7032,521+16%

54Fulton County, ARAR12,4922,513+32%

55Howard County, ARAR12,3062,461+11%

56Lee County, ARAR8,0292,326−38%

57Grant County, ARAR18,7562,274+36%

58Lawrence County, ARAR16,2732,271−31%

59Izard County, ARAR14,4052,070−9%

60Searcy County, ARAR7,8482,025+3%

61Nevada County, ARAR7,9421,773−22%

62Scott County, ARAR9,9651,709−15%

63Little River County, ARAR11,7631,707−19%

64Pike County, ARAR9,9641,702−10%

65Bradley County, ARAR9,8281,656−50%

66Perry County, ARAR10,3091,623+13%

67Montgomery County, ARAR8,5791,573+0%

68Lafayette County, ARAR5,8881,558−22%

69Monroe County, ARAR6,2441,558−45%

70Woodruff County, ARAR5,7101,406−41%

71Cleveland County, ARAR7,2241,111−15%

72Dallas County, ARAR6,011870−50%

73Prairie County, ARAR7,923858−42%

74Newton County, ARAR7,026758−57%

75Calhoun County, ARAR4,632607−36%

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