Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Poverty Rate in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on December 6, 2023.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for Arkansas was 16.01%. Among all Arkansas counties, Phillips County had the highest poverty rate (33.34%), followed by Chicot County (29.58%), and St. Francis County (28.52%). On the other hand, the following 3 counties had the lowest poverty rate: Benton County (8.08%), Saline County (8.65%), and Calhoun County (9.94%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Arkansas counties with high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Arkansas counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties for other states as well as for the whole United States.
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Related Topics: Arkansas ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Poverty Rate in 2021
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| Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Phillips County | 33.34 |
| 2 | Chicot County | 29.58 |
| 3 | St. Francis County | 28.52 |
| 4 | Desha County | 27.82 |
| 5 | Lee County | 27.72 |
| 6 | Nevada County | 25.17 |
| 7 | Hempstead County | 24.56 |
| 8 | Searcy County | 24.12 |
| 9 | Lafayette County | 23.45 |
| 10 | Columbia County | 23.44 |
| 11 | Franklin County | 22.84 |
| 12 | Mississippi County | 21.79 |
| 13 | Sevier County | 21.65 |
| 14 | Monroe County | 21.45 |
| 15 | Ouachita County | 21.14 |
| 16 | Stone County | 20.94 |
| 17 | Polk County | 20.92 |
| 18 | Jackson County | 20.84 |
| 19 | Woodruff County | 20.83 |
| 20 | Poinsett County | 20.81 |
| 21 | Ashley County | 20.59 |
| 22 | Clark County | 20.38 |
| 23 | Howard County | 20.28 |
| 24 | Drew County | 20.04 |
| 25 | Crittenden County | 19.81 |
| 26 | Jefferson County | 19.42 |
| 27 | Randolph County | 19.27 |
| 28 | Hot Spring County | 19.01 |
| 29 | Johnson County | 18.93 |
| 30 | Montgomery County | 18.92 |
| 31 | Conway County | 18.88 |
| 32 | Clay County | 18.78 |
| 33 | Union County | 18.52 |
| 34 | Marion County | 18.09 |
| 35 | Miller County | 18.08 |
| 36 | Sharp County | 18.03 |
| 37 | Fulton County | 17.95 |
| 38 | Craighead County | 17.79 |
| 39 | Crawford County | 17.75 |
| 40 | Pike County | 17.74 |
| 41 | Independence County | 17.66 |
| 42 | Cross County | 17.61 |
| 43 | Van Buren County | 17.60 |
| 44 | Sebastian County | 17.53 |
| 45 | Pope County | 17.38 |
| 46 | Madison County | 16.54 |
| 47 | Greene County | 16.45 |
| 48 | Arkansas County | 16.38 |
| 49 | Garland County | 16.20 |
| 50 | Pulaski County | 15.83 |
| 51 | Izard County | 15.73 |
| 52 | Logan County | 15.68 |
| 53 | Lawrence County | 15.51 |
| 54 | Perry County | 15.35 |
| 55 | Washington County | 15.32 |
| 56 | White County | 15.26 |
| 57 | Scott County | 15.15 |
| 58 | Lincoln County | 15.11 |
| 59 | Cleburne County | 15.08 |
| 60 | Bradley County | 14.76 |
| 60 | Faulkner County | 14.76 |
| 61 | Carroll County | 14.30 |
| 62 | Grant County | 14.09 |
| 63 | Baxter County | 14.02 |
| 64 | Yell County | 13.82 |
| 65 | Boone County | 13.30 |
| 66 | Dallas County | 12.90 |
| 67 | Little River County | 12.36 |
| 68 | Cleveland County | 12.35 |
| 69 | Lonoke County | 11.61 |
| 70 | Newton County | 10.31 |
| 71 | Prairie County | 9.98 |
| 72 | Calhoun County | 9.94 |
| 73 | Saline County | 8.65 |
| 74 | Benton County | 8.08 |