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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.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01Pulaski County, ARAR404,6119,272−4%

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

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

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

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

06Garland County, ARAR99,6952,570−6%

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

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

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

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

11White County, ARAR80,0852,040+22%

12Lonoke County, ARAR76,6641,588−4%

13Pope County, ARAR64,9761,499−8%

14Greene County, ARAR47,4111,270−19%

15Miller County, ARAR42,3571,257−16%

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

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

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

19Union County, ARAR36,926929+46%

20Phillips County, ARAR14,255838−21%

21Cross County, ARAR16,186832+52%

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

23Independence County, ARAR38,785670−8%

24Arkansas County, ARAR15,836638+61%

25Jackson County, ARAR16,741625−6%

26Cleburne County, ARAR25,672619+15%

27Poinsett County, ARAR22,483616+30%

28Polk County, ARAR19,486616−28%

29Carroll County, ARAR29,263589+7%

30Conway County, ARAR21,393586−18%

31Logan County, ARAR21,633560−5%

32Sharp County, ARAR18,122534+59%

33Hot Spring County, ARAR33,451514−34%

34Johnson County, ARAR26,225489+15%

35Lee County, ARAR8,029489+13%

36Ouachita County, ARAR21,731458−35%

37Boone County, ARAR38,628437−43%

38Hempstead County, ARAR19,080433−17%

39Madison County, ARAR18,410425−21%

40Drew County, ARAR17,054421+89%

41Clay County, ARAR14,052413+8%

42Randolph County, ARAR18,876413+33%

43Lawrence County, ARAR16,273406−28%

44Little River County, ARAR11,763388−12%

45Grant County, ARAR18,756385+42%

46Ashley County, ARAR17,831384+10%

47Clark County, ARAR20,938377−1%

48Franklin County, ARAR17,725366−8%

49Izard County, ARAR14,405350−32%

50Sevier County, ARAR15,758335−8%

51Chicot County, ARAR9,107332−17%

52Columbia County, ARAR21,894321−48%

53Desha County, ARAR9,984321+40%

54Marion County, ARAR17,593321−10%

55Yell County, ARAR19,956315−10%

56Howard County, ARAR12,306293−25%

57Bradley County, ARAR9,828272+9%

58Monroe County, ARAR6,244257+34%

59Scott County, ARAR9,965249−8%

60Dallas County, ARAR6,011226+8%

61Van Buren County, ARAR16,238225−49%

62Fulton County, ARAR12,492201−9%

63Montgomery County, ARAR8,579187−29%

64Perry County, ARAR10,309175−16%

65Nevada County, ARAR7,942160−13%

66Pike County, ARAR9,964160−13%

67Stone County, ARAR12,703137−64%

68Woodruff County, ARAR5,710131−24%

69Newton County, ARAR7,026128−15%

70Lafayette County, ARAR5,888122−34%

71Searcy County, ARAR7,848114−2%

72Calhoun County, ARAR4,632111−39%

73Lincoln County, ARAR12,764109+91%

74Prairie County, ARAR7,923109−53%

75Cleveland County, ARAR7,22462−38%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES