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