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Most unemployed people, Arkansas counties

Arkansas counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the unemployment rate. This list covers the 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 75 is 433. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Sharp County, AR, up 22 places to #32.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01Pulaski County, ARAR404,6119,272−4%

02▲1Benton County, ARAR332,5544,831+38%

03▼1Washington County, ARAR271,2134,536−14%

04▲1Sebastian County, ARAR130,6413,354+10%

05▼1Craighead County, ARAR116,9573,095−2%

06Garland County, ARAR99,6952,570−6%

07▲1Saline County, ARAR133,2882,463+4%

08▲2Crittenden County, ARAR46,2102,285+8%

09▼2Jefferson County, ARAR62,9872,193−8%

10▼1Faulkner County, ARAR133,9792,143−2%

11▲1White County, ARAR80,0852,040+22%

12▲1Lonoke County, ARAR76,6641,588−4%

13▲1Pope County, ARAR64,9761,499−8%

14▲1Greene County, ARAR47,4111,270−19%

15▲1Miller County, ARAR42,3571,257−16%

16▼5Mississippi County, ARAR37,8281,231−30%

17Crawford County, ARAR62,6571,078−17%

18▲1Baxter County, ARAR42,9821,000+13%

19▲8Union County, ARAR36,926929+46%

20▼2Phillips County, ARAR14,255838−21%

21▲12Cross County, ARAR16,186832+52%

22▲9St. Francis County, ARAR21,800777+39%

23Independence County, ARAR38,785670−8%

24▲21Arkansas County, ARAR15,836638+61%

25▲1Jackson County, ARAR16,741625−6%

26▲8Cleburne County, ARAR25,672619+15%

27▲11Poinsett County, ARAR22,483616+30%

28▼8Polk County, ARAR19,486616−28%

29▲3Carroll County, ARAR29,263589+7%

30▼6Conway County, ARAR21,393586−18%

31▼2Logan County, ARAR21,633560−5%

32▲22Sharp County, ARAR18,122534+59%

33▼12Hot Spring County, ARAR33,451514−34%

34▲8Johnson County, ARAR26,225489+15%

35▲6Lee County, ARAR8,029489+13%

36▼11Ouachita County, ARAR21,731458−35%

37▼15Boone County, ARAR38,628437−43%

38▼2Hempstead County, ARAR19,080433−17%

39▼4Madison County, ARAR18,410425−21%

40▲22Drew County, ARAR17,054421+89%

41▲6Clay County, ARAR14,052413+8%

42▲13Randolph County, ARAR18,876413+33%

43▼13Lawrence County, ARAR16,273406−28%

44▼4Little River County, ARAR11,763388−12%

45▲11Grant County, ARAR18,756385+42%

46▲7Ashley County, ARAR17,831384+10%

47▲1Clark County, ARAR20,938377−1%

48▼4Franklin County, ARAR17,725366−8%

49▼12Izard County, ARAR14,405350−32%

50Sevier County, ARAR15,758335−8%

51▼8Chicot County, ARAR9,107332−17%

52▼24Columbia County, ARAR21,894321−48%

53▲8Desha County, ARAR9,984321+40%

54▼3Marion County, ARAR17,593321−10%

55▼3Yell County, ARAR19,956315−10%

56▼10Howard County, ARAR12,306293−25%

57▲2Bradley County, ARAR9,828272+9%

58▲8Monroe County, ARAR6,244257+34%

59▼2Scott County, ARAR9,965249−8%

60▲4Dallas County, ARAR6,011226+8%

61▼22Van Buren County, ARAR16,238225−49%

62▲1Fulton County, ARAR12,492201−9%

63▼5Montgomery County, ARAR8,579187−29%

64▲1Perry County, ARAR10,309175−16%

65▲3Nevada County, ARAR7,942160−13%

66▲3Pike County, ARAR9,964160−13%

67▼18Stone County, ARAR12,703137−64%

68▲3Woodruff County, ARAR5,710131−24%

69▲3Newton County, ARAR7,026128−15%

70▼3Lafayette County, ARAR5,888122−34%

71▲2Searcy County, ARAR7,848114−2%

72▼2Calhoun County, ARAR4,632111−39%

73▲2Lincoln County, ARAR12,764109+91%

74▼14Prairie County, ARAR7,923109−53%

75▼1Cleveland County, ARAR7,22462−38%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES