Ranking of Arkansas Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Black or African American Alone racial group in Arkansas was 28.25%. Among all Arkansas counties, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Marion County (100%), followed by Stone County (100%), and Fulton County (93.33%). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Clay County (0%), Izard County (0%), and Scott County (0%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Arkansas counties where the Black or African American 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 information for other states and for the United States.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Arkansas Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
Marion County
Stone County
Fulton County
Van Buren County
Montgomery County
Greene County
Pike County
Franklin County
Boone County
Grant County
Ranking of Arkansas Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank County Poverty Rate (%)
1 Marion County 100.00
1 Stone County 100.00
2 Fulton County 93.33
3 Van Buren County 78.26
4 Montgomery County 75.00
5 Greene County 74.56
6 Pike County 69.27
7 Franklin County 53.97
8 Boone County 50.00
9 Grant County 48.40
10 Poinsett County 47.57
11 Yell County 46.46
12 Phillips County 44.10
13 Lawrence County 42.65
14 Columbia County 42.62
15 Garland County 41.57
16 Baxter County 41.05
17 Craighead County 39.10
18 Lee County 38.93
19 Lafayette County 38.87
20 Desha County 38.22
21 Johnson County 37.35
22 Woodruff County 36.94
23 Nevada County 36.86
24 Hempstead County 36.66
25 Howard County 36.53
26 Monroe County 36.30
27 Chicot County 35.98
28 Ashley County 35.84
29 Arkansas County 34.76
30 Hot Spring County 32.44
31 Mississippi County 31.96
32 Union County 31.77
33 St. Francis County 31.72
34 Sebastian County 31.30
35 Jackson County 30.34
36 Cleveland County 30.21
37 Bradley County 29.60
38 Logan County 29.35
39 Lonoke County 29.20
40 Clark County 28.69
41 Miller County 28.09
42 Sevier County 28.04
43 Ouachita County 27.58
44 Crittenden County 27.41
45 White County 25.43
46 Drew County 25.41
47 Pulaski County 25.09
48 Prairie County 24.91
49 Cross County 23.69
50 Faulkner County 23.54
51 Washington County 23.09
52 Lincoln County 22.81
53 Jefferson County 22.64
54 Little River County 22.58
55 Polk County 21.82
56 Conway County 19.27
57 Crawford County 17.01
58 Dallas County 16.90
59 Pope County 16.88
60 Calhoun County 16.10
61 Independence County 10.81
62 Saline County 10.48
63 Perry County 8.57
64 Benton County 8.28
65 Sharp County 7.10
66 Cleburne County 5.41
67 Randolph County 3.48
68 Carroll County 1.61
69 Clay County 0.00
69 Izard County 0.00
69 Scott County 0.00