RANKING · 2024 ACS · 75 SHOWN OF 75

Most rent-burdened, Arkansas counties

Arkansas counties ranked by the share of renter households paying 30% or more of income on gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01Hempstead County, ARAR19,08048.6%+3.4 pts

02Phillips County, ARAR14,25548.4%−3.3 pts

03Nevada County, ARAR7,94248.3%+24.8 pts

04St. Francis County, ARAR21,80048.3%−2.2 pts

05Craighead County, ARAR116,95745.9%+1.0 pts

06Howard County, ARAR12,30645.6%+6.6 pts

07Miller County, ARAR42,35744.8%+2.5 pts

08Johnson County, ARAR26,22544.7%−4.8 pts

09Cleveland County, ARAR7,22444.6%+7.7 pts

10Greene County, ARAR47,41143.9%+5.2 pts

11Mississippi County, ARAR37,82843.8%+1.5 pts

12Pulaski County, ARAR404,61143.5%−3.7 pts

13Lee County, ARAR8,02943.2%+4.3 pts

14White County, ARAR80,08543.2%+7.1 pts

15Faulkner County, ARAR133,97942.9%−1.3 pts

16Clark County, ARAR20,93842.8%−12.6 pts

17Scott County, ARAR9,96542.5%+14.9 pts

18Cross County, ARAR16,18642.4%+4.0 pts

19Baxter County, ARAR42,98241.9%−2.9 pts

20Crittenden County, ARAR46,21041.6%−7.7 pts

21Searcy County, ARAR7,84841.3%+2.3 pts

22Washington County, ARAR271,21341.2%−3.7 pts

23Poinsett County, ARAR22,48341.2%+2.3 pts

24Van Buren County, ARAR16,23841.1%+9.8 pts

25Ouachita County, ARAR21,73140.7%+4.6 pts

26Montgomery County, ARAR8,57940.7%+2.5 pts

27Jefferson County, ARAR62,98740.5%−6.3 pts

28Randolph County, ARAR18,87640.3%+2.2 pts

29Garland County, ARAR99,69540.1%−5.5 pts

30Woodruff County, ARAR5,71039.6%+8.6 pts

31Carroll County, ARAR29,26339.6%−2.0 pts

32Sebastian County, ARAR130,64139.5%−4.6 pts

33Union County, ARAR36,92639.5%−1.5 pts

34Jackson County, ARAR16,74139.3%+0.6 pts

35Fulton County, ARAR12,49239.3%−12.3 pts

36Ashley County, ARAR17,83138.5%+2.8 pts

37Grant County, ARAR18,75638.5%+11.0 pts

38Pike County, ARAR9,96438.2%+1.7 pts

39Franklin County, ARAR17,72538.0%+3.3 pts

40Cleburne County, ARAR25,67237.8%−4.0 pts

41Arkansas County, ARAR15,83637.3%−5.5 pts

42Independence County, ARAR38,78537.2%−5.3 pts

43Bradley County, ARAR9,82837.0%−2.3 pts

44Sevier County, ARAR15,75836.9%−1.3 pts

45Pope County, ARAR64,97636.7%−4.2 pts

46Desha County, ARAR9,98436.7%−2.9 pts

47Crawford County, ARAR62,65736.3%−4.8 pts

48Conway County, ARAR21,39335.6%−3.5 pts

49Lawrence County, ARAR16,27335.0%+0.0 pts

50Drew County, ARAR17,05434.4%−8.1 pts

51Lonoke County, ARAR76,66434.3%−5.9 pts

52Clay County, ARAR14,05234.2%−4.2 pts

53Dallas County, ARAR6,01134.1%−8.3 pts

54Boone County, ARAR38,62834.1%−0.6 pts

55Prairie County, ARAR7,92333.6%+1.3 pts

56Newton County, ARAR7,02633.0%+2.4 pts

57Marion County, ARAR17,59332.9%−4.1 pts

58Saline County, ARAR133,28832.6%−8.2 pts

59Sharp County, ARAR18,12232.5%−11.9 pts

60Little River County, ARAR11,76332.2%−1.5 pts

61Benton County, ARAR332,55430.5%−7.0 pts

62Chicot County, ARAR9,10729.5%−10.3 pts

63Stone County, ARAR12,70329.5%+4.1 pts

64Monroe County, ARAR6,24429.1%−18.9 pts

65Logan County, ARAR21,63328.8%−7.8 pts

66Polk County, ARAR19,48627.3%−1.9 pts

67Lincoln County, ARAR12,76426.1%−19.7 pts

68Yell County, ARAR19,95625.7%−4.7 pts

69Columbia County, ARAR21,89424.2%−14.5 pts

70Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45123.2%−9.9 pts

71Madison County, ARAR18,41022.3%−4.2 pts

72Izard County, ARAR14,40521.9%−19.3 pts

73Lafayette County, ARAR5,88818.9%−17.0 pts

74Perry County, ARAR10,30918.4%−14.6 pts

75Calhoun County, ARAR4,63214.6%−0.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES