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Most unemployed people, Arkansas counties · 2020

Arkansas counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2020 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 473.

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01Pulaski County, ARAR404,6119,635–

02Washington County, ARAR271,2135,272–

03Benton County, ARAR332,5543,509–

04Craighead County, ARAR116,9573,160–

05Sebastian County, ARAR130,6413,038–

06Garland County, ARAR99,6952,748–

07Jefferson County, ARAR62,9872,379–

08Saline County, ARAR133,2882,364–

09Faulkner County, ARAR133,9792,183–

10Crittenden County, ARAR46,2102,114–

11Mississippi County, ARAR37,8281,754–

12White County, ARAR80,0851,673–

13Lonoke County, ARAR76,6641,650–

14Pope County, ARAR64,9761,623–

15Greene County, ARAR47,4111,561–

16Miller County, ARAR42,3571,504–

17Crawford County, ARAR62,6571,298–

18Phillips County, ARAR14,2551,062–

19Baxter County, ARAR42,982884–

20Polk County, ARAR19,486861–

21Hot Spring County, ARAR33,451783–

22Boone County, ARAR38,628760–

23Independence County, ARAR38,785728–

24Conway County, ARAR21,393711–

25Ouachita County, ARAR21,731708–

26Jackson County, ARAR16,741666–

27Union County, ARAR36,926638–

28Columbia County, ARAR21,894618–

29Logan County, ARAR21,633588–

30Lawrence County, ARAR16,273561–

31St. Francis County, ARAR21,800560–

32Carroll County, ARAR29,263551–

33Cross County, ARAR16,186548–

34Cleburne County, ARAR25,672540–

35Madison County, ARAR18,410535–

36Hempstead County, ARAR19,080522–

37Izard County, ARAR14,405515–

38Poinsett County, ARAR22,483473–

39Van Buren County, ARAR16,238445–

40Little River County, ARAR11,763440–

41Lee County, ARAR8,029432–

42Johnson County, ARAR26,225426–

43Chicot County, ARAR9,107399–

44Franklin County, ARAR17,725397–

45Arkansas County, ARAR15,836396–

46Howard County, ARAR12,306390–

47Clay County, ARAR14,052382–

48Clark County, ARAR20,938381–

49Stone County, ARAR12,703376–

50Sevier County, ARAR15,758364–

51Marion County, ARAR17,593356–

52Yell County, ARAR19,956350–

53Ashley County, ARAR17,831349–

54Sharp County, ARAR18,122335–

55Randolph County, ARAR18,876311–

56Grant County, ARAR18,756271–

57Scott County, ARAR9,965271–

58Montgomery County, ARAR8,579264–

59Bradley County, ARAR9,828250–

60Prairie County, ARAR7,923231–

61Desha County, ARAR9,984230–

62Drew County, ARAR17,054223–

63Fulton County, ARAR12,492220–

64Dallas County, ARAR6,011210–

65Perry County, ARAR10,309208–

66Monroe County, ARAR6,244192–

67Lafayette County, ARAR5,888185–

68Nevada County, ARAR7,942183–

69Pike County, ARAR9,964183–

70Calhoun County, ARAR4,632182–

71Woodruff County, ARAR5,710172–

72Newton County, ARAR7,026150–

73Searcy County, ARAR7,848116–

74Cleveland County, ARAR7,224100–

75Lincoln County, ARAR12,76457–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS