Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for Arkansas by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Name
Arkansas
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 87,866.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 45 of 52
United States
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,181,779.
- Rank within US : N/A
Arkansas County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 488.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2139 of 3143
Ashley County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 736.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2735 of 3143
Baxter County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,034.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1451 of 3143
Benton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,357.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 581 of 3143
Boone County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 969.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1661 of 3143
Bradley County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 240.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2010 of 3143
Calhoun County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 88.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1196 of 3143
Carroll County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 810.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1893 of 3143
Chicot County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 484.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2998 of 3143
Clark County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 615.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2346 of 3143
Clay County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 577.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2660 of 3143
Cleburne County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 752.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1963 of 3143
Cleveland County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 127.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 887 of 3143
Columbia County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,002.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2981 of 3143
Conway County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 747.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2450 of 3143
Craighead County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,295.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2217 of 3143
Crawford County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,995.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2253 of 3143
Crittenden County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,862.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2734 of 3143
Cross County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 563.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2409 of 3143
Dallas County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 104.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1106 of 3143
Desha County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 676.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3027 of 3143
Drew County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 535.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2373 of 3143
Faulkner County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,975.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1718 of 3143
Franklin County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 648.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2620 of 3143
Fulton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 408.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2608 of 3143
Garland County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,949.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1993 of 3143
Grant County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 467.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1707 of 3143
Greene County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,511.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2269 of 3143
Hempstead County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 785.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2717 of 3143
Hot Spring County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,166.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2585 of 3143
Howard County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 578.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2811 of 3143
Independence County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,203.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2311 of 3143
Izard County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 325.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2061 of 3143
Jackson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 565.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2663 of 3143
Jefferson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,400.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2748 of 3143
Johnson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 896.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2533 of 3143
Lafayette County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 272.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2803 of 3143
Lawrence County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 474.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2035 of 3143
Lee County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 350.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3024 of 3143
Lincoln County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 313.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2377 of 3143
Little River County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 259.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1243 of 3143
Logan County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 584.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1880 of 3143
Lonoke County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,560.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1198 of 3143
Madison County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 523.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2222 of 3143
Marion County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 488.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2015 of 3143
Miller County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,677.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2722 of 3143
Mississippi County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,734.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2793 of 3143
Monroe County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 228.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2652 of 3143
Montgomery County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 423.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2755 of 3143
Nevada County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 432.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3020 of 3143
Newton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 118.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 755 of 3143
Ouachita County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 797.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2595 of 3143
Perry County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 363.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2426 of 3143
Phillips County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 27.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,063.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3112 of 3143
Pike County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 383.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2514 of 3143
Poinsett County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 942.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2770 of 3143
Polk County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 862.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2796 of 3143
Pope County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,949.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2317 of 3143
Prairie County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 118.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 491 of 3143
Pulaski County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 11,381.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2160 of 3143
Randolph County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 729.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2718 of 3143
Saline County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,136.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 707 of 3143
Scott County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 293.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2064 of 3143
Searcy County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 306.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2634 of 3143
Sebastian County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,222.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2348 of 3143
Sevier County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 507.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2428 of 3143
Sharp County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 589.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2456 of 3143
St. Francis County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 26.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,331.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3104 of 3143
Stone County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 421.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2593 of 3143
Union County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,410.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2682 of 3143
Van Buren County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 527.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2126 of 3143
Washington County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 5,876.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1815 of 3143
White County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,459.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2354 of 3143
Woodruff County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 247.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2659 of 3143
Yell County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 588.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2014 of 3143
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/29/2024 4:45 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.