Ranking of Arkansas Counties By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the White Alone racial group in Arkansas was 13.07%. Among all Arkansas counties, the White Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Franklin County (22.92%), followed by Searcy County (22.57%), and Chicot County (22.43%). On the other hand, the White Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Calhoun County (6.3%), Prairie County (7.44%), and Little River County (8.03%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Arkansas counties where the White Alone racial 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.
| Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin County | 22.92 |
| 2 | Searcy County | 22.57 |
| 3 | Chicot County | 22.43 |
| 4 | St. Francis County | 21.90 |
| 5 | Polk County | 20.60 |
| 6 | Sharp County | 18.87 |
| 7 | Randolph County | 18.86 |
| 8 | Conway County | 18.75 |
| 9 | Johnson County | 18.61 |
| 10 | Jackson County | 18.58 |
| 11 | Poinsett County | 18.45 |
| 12 | Nevada County | 18.19 |
| 13 | Fulton County | 18.10 |
| 14 | Drew County | 17.90 |
| 15 | Clay County | 17.82 |
| 16 | Stone County | 17.70 |
| 17 | Scott County | 17.62 |
| 18 | Crawford County | 17.52 |
| 18 | Hot Spring County | 17.52 |
| 19 | Sevier County | 17.50 |
| 20 | Madison County | 17.25 |
| 21 | Marion County | 17.15 |
| 22 | Van Buren County | 16.70 |
| 23 | Ouachita County | 16.68 |
| 24 | Desha County | 16.51 |
| 25 | Pope County | 16.33 |
| 26 | Independence County | 16.12 |
| 27 | Montgomery County | 16.06 |
| 28 | Mississippi County | 16.00 |
| 29 | Clark County | 15.67 |
| 30 | Ashley County | 15.37 |
| 31 | Cross County | 15.27 |
| 32 | Lawrence County | 15.22 |
| 32 | Perry County | 15.22 |
| 33 | Lafayette County | 15.16 |
| 34 | Cleburne County | 15.15 |
| 35 | Pike County | 14.94 |
| 36 | Izard County | 14.91 |
| 37 | Logan County | 14.85 |
| 38 | Greene County | 14.30 |
| 39 | Sebastian County | 14.12 |
| 40 | Woodruff County | 13.98 |
| 41 | Phillips County | 13.95 |
| 42 | White County | 13.89 |
| 43 | Grant County | 13.81 |
| 44 | Lincoln County | 13.78 |
| 45 | Garland County | 13.67 |
| 46 | Baxter County | 13.64 |
| 47 | Miller County | 13.48 |
| 48 | Washington County | 13.44 |
| 49 | Jefferson County | 13.41 |
| 50 | Lee County | 13.20 |
| 51 | Boone County | 12.93 |
| 52 | Faulkner County | 12.81 |
| 53 | Craighead County | 12.74 |
| 54 | Columbia County | 12.73 |
| 55 | Yell County | 12.53 |
| 56 | Hempstead County | 12.48 |
| 57 | Carroll County | 12.26 |
| 58 | Howard County | 12.11 |
| 59 | Crittenden County | 11.38 |
| 60 | Union County | 11.26 |
| 61 | Newton County | 10.92 |
| 62 | Bradley County | 10.87 |
| 63 | Lonoke County | 10.38 |
| 64 | Monroe County | 9.84 |
| 65 | Dallas County | 9.82 |
| 66 | Cleveland County | 9.35 |
| 67 | Arkansas County | 9.23 |
| 68 | Pulaski County | 9.00 |
| 69 | Saline County | 8.42 |
| 70 | Benton County | 8.09 |
| 71 | Little River County | 8.03 |
| 72 | Prairie County | 7.44 |
| 73 | Calhoun County | 6.30 |