Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of Arkansas (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 12.31%. Among all Arkansas counties, Sevier County had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (26.47%), followed by Yell County (22.55%), and Chicot County (21.61%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Arkansas counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Arkansas counties.

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Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Sevier County
Yell County
Chicot County
Monroe County
Scott County
Johnson County
Searcy County
Desha County
Lafayette County
Lincoln County
Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Sevier County 26.47
2 Yell County 22.55
3 Chicot County 21.61
4 Monroe County 21.19
5 Scott County 20.04
6 Johnson County 19.92
7 Searcy County 19.85
8 Desha County 19.11
9 Lafayette County 18.92
10 Lincoln County 18.79
11 Poinsett County 18.51
12 Phillips County 18.31
13 Lee County 18.26
14 Cross County 18.20
15 Izard County 17.90
16 Sharp County 17.77
17 St. Francis County 17.68
18 Woodruff County 17.56
19 Mississippi County 17.39
20 Jackson County 16.52
21 Hempstead County 16.17
22 Montgomery County 16.04
23 Bradley County 15.87
24 Calhoun County 15.79
25 Pope County 15.76
26 Clay County 15.71
27 Crittenden County 15.50
28 Sebastian County 15.42
29 Stone County 15.37
30 Lawrence County 15.21
31 Madison County 15.09
32 Crawford County 15.08
33 Van Buren County 14.94
34 Ashley County 14.82
35 Carroll County 14.79
36 Newton County 14.78
37 Randolph County 14.41
38 Independence County 14.22
39 White County 14.21
40 Fulton County 14.11
41 Marion County 13.83
42 Union County 13.67
43 Franklin County 13.52
44 Washington County 13.50
45 Arkansas County 13.31
46 Prairie County 13.16
47 Miller County 13.10
48 Drew County 13.04
49 Columbia County 12.98
50 Ouachita County 12.44
51 Logan County 12.27
52 Dallas County 12.25
53 Pike County 12.11
54 Howard County 11.95
55 Conway County 11.86
56 Cleburne County 11.75
57 Jefferson County 11.60
58 Polk County 11.53
59 Hot Spring County 11.44
60 Baxter County 11.35
61 Greene County 11.34
62 Boone County 10.89
63 Craighead County 10.34
64 Benton County 10.29
65 Little River County 10.11
66 Lonoke County 10.06
67 Garland County 9.62
68 Clark County 9.46
69 Cleveland County 9.29
70 Nevada County 9.03
71 Perry County 8.70
72 Pulaski County 8.52
73 Grant County 8.40
74 Saline County 8.19
75 Faulkner County 6.89