Ranking of Arkansas Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 10, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in Arkansas was 12.68%. Among all Arkansas counties, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest poverty rate in Searcy County (22.59%), followed by Franklin County (22.13%), and St. Francis County (21.99%). On the other hand, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Calhoun County (6.41%), Benton County (7.4%), and Prairie County (7.58%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Arkansas counties where the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Arkansas counties.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Arkansas.

You can also see similar ranking of counties for other states as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Arkansas Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
Searcy County
Franklin County
St. Francis County
Polk County
Randolph County
Johnson County
Jackson County
Poinsett County
Sharp County
Nevada County
Ranking of Arkansas Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
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Rank County Poverty Rate (%)
1 Searcy County 22.59
2 Franklin County 22.13
3 St. Francis County 21.99
4 Polk County 19.77
5 Randolph County 18.91
6 Johnson County 18.68
7 Jackson County 18.47
8 Poinsett County 18.46
9 Sharp County 18.32
10 Nevada County 18.19
11 Chicot County 18.12
12 Fulton County 18.09
13 Conway County 18.07
14 Scott County 18.02
15 Crawford County 17.87
16 Stone County 17.75
17 Clay County 17.65
18 Marion County 17.20
19 Sevier County 16.92
20 Van Buren County 16.80
21 Madison County 16.67
22 Hot Spring County 16.02
23 Drew County 15.98
24 Clark County 15.96
25 Ashley County 15.95
26 Ouachita County 15.91
27 Pope County 15.90
28 Lafayette County 15.60
29 Pike County 15.46
30 Cross County 15.43
31 Lawrence County 15.35
32 Independence County 15.33
33 Mississippi County 15.17
34 Perry County 15.16
35 Izard County 15.04
36 Montgomery County 14.97
37 Logan County 14.85
38 Cleburne County 14.69
39 Greene County 14.42
40 Woodruff County 13.77
41 Lee County 13.71
42 Grant County 13.66
43 Miller County 13.57
44 Jefferson County 13.52
44 Sebastian County 13.52
45 Baxter County 13.50
45 Phillips County 13.50
46 Lincoln County 13.46
47 White County 13.23
48 Garland County 13.12
49 Desha County 13.10
50 Yell County 12.52
51 Boone County 12.50
52 Columbia County 12.41
53 Craighead County 12.36
54 Faulkner County 12.35
55 Washington County 12.34
56 Carroll County 11.67
57 Hempstead County 11.66
58 Crittenden County 11.15
59 Newton County 10.95
60 Howard County 10.90
61 Lonoke County 10.23
62 Union County 9.95
63 Dallas County 9.89
64 Monroe County 9.84
65 Arkansas County 9.57
66 Cleveland County 9.35
67 Pulaski County 8.59
68 Saline County 8.24
69 Bradley County 8.23
70 Little River County 8.10
71 Prairie County 7.58
72 Benton County 7.40
73 Calhoun County 6.41