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Poverty Rate in Arkansas, by County

Poverty Rate for every county in Arkansas, ranked. The highest is Lee County at 39.4% and the lowest is Benton County at 7.6%.

Arkansas: 16.0% · United States: 12.5% · median county in Arkansas: 18.7%

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#County Poverty Rate
1Lee County39.4%
2Phillips County29.3%
3St. Francis County28.5%
4Desha County28.3%
5Miller County24.6%
6Woodruff County24.1%
7Searcy County23.0%
8Chicot County22.6%
9Howard County22.5%
10Drew County22.4%
11Montgomery County22.4%
12Randolph County22.4%
13Izard County22.3%
14Lafayette County22.3%
15Ashley County22.1%
16Jackson County21.7%
17Clark County21.6%
18Columbia County21.1%
19Mississippi County21.1%
20Crittenden County21.0%
21Pike County20.7%
22Monroe County20.6%
23Independence County20.4%
24Nevada County20.3%
25Hempstead County20.2%
26Craighead County20.1%
27Lawrence County20.1%
28Poinsett County20.1%
29Bradley County19.9%
30Johnson County19.8%
31Conway County19.7%
32Cross County19.7%
33Union County19.5%
34Stone County19.3%
35Van Buren County19.1%
36Arkansas County19.0%
37Ouachita County18.9%
38Scott County18.7%
39Jefferson County18.6%
40Franklin County18.0%
41Fulton County18.0%
42Marion County18.0%
43White County17.5%
44Greene County17.4%
45Sevier County17.3%
46Carroll County17.2%
47Clay County17.2%
48Pope County16.9%
49Pulaski County16.7%
50Sharp County16.5%
51Sebastian County16.0%
52Newton County15.9%
53Polk County15.9%
54Cleveland County15.8%
55Garland County15.8%
56Yell County15.6%
57Baxter County15.5%
58Little River County15.5%
59Lincoln County15.4%
60Hot Spring County15.1%
61Crawford County14.7%
62Washington County14.6%
63Faulkner County14.5%
64Perry County14.2%
65Madison County14.1%
66Cleburne County13.9%
67Dallas County13.9%
68Logan County13.9%
69Grant County13.1%
70Prairie County11.8%
71Boone County11.7%
72Lonoke County10.4%
73Calhoun County10.2%
74Saline County8.8%
75Benton County7.6%

Share of people living below the federal poverty line.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Arkansas ranks 7th of 52 states for poverty rate.

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