Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Arkansas by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Name
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 12.4 | 40,390,045 | N/A |
| Arkansas | N/A | 16.0 | 471,783 | 46 of 52 |
| Yell County | Rural | 13.3 | 2,621 | 1,574 |
| Woodruff County | Rural | 22.8 | 1,361 | 2,886 |
| White County | Rural | 16.4 | 12,190 | 2,175 |
| Washington County | Urban | 14.8 | 35,887 | 1,910 |
| Van Buren County | Rural | 19.5 | 3,069 | 2,619 |
| Union County | Rural | 19.4 | 7,327 | 2,608 |
| Stone County | Rural | 21.6 | 2,665 | 2,793 |
| St. Francis County | Rural | 27.8 | 5,503 | 3,052 |
| Sharp County | Rural | 17.3 | 2,997 | 2,327 |
| Sevier County | Rural | 19.6 | 3,049 | 2,627 |
| Sebastian County | Urban | 16.3 | 20,559 | 2,150 |
| Searcy County | Rural | 24.5 | 1,896 | 2,959 |
| Scott County | Rural | 17.2 | 1,678 | 2,305 |
| Saline County | Urban | 9.1 | 11,244 | 581 |
| Randolph County | Rural | 21.1 | 3,879 | 2,753 |
| Pulaski County | Urban | 16.2 | 63,472 | 2,140 |
| Prairie County | Rural | 9.4 | 739 | 645 |
| Pope County | Rural | 17.6 | 10,633 | 2,369 |
| Polk County | Rural | 19.0 | 3,611 | 2,568 |
| Poinsett County | Urban | 20.1 | 4,466 | 2,660 |
| Pike County | Rural | 18.8 | 1,871 | 2,536 |
| Phillips County | Rural | 28.7 | 4,534 | 3,065 |
| Perry County | Urban | 15.6 | 1,558 | 2,050 |
| Ouachita County | Rural | 17.9 | 3,913 | 2,418 |
| Newton County | Rural | 13.3 | 945 | 1,574 |
| Nevada County | Rural | 28.5 | 2,298 | 3,060 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 20.8 | 1,762 | 2,723 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 22.2 | 1,452 | 2,841 |
| Mississippi County | Rural | 21.0 | 8,150 | 2,745 |
| Miller County | Urban | 21.0 | 8,694 | 2,745 |
| Marion County | Rural | 17.8 | 3,008 | 2,405 |
| Madison County | Urban | 15.0 | 2,529 | 1,944 |
| Lonoke County | Urban | 11.1 | 8,232 | 1,036 |
| Logan County | Rural | 14.4 | 3,009 | 1,824 |
| Little River County | Urban | 16.5 | 1,927 | 2,195 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 17.7 | 1,512 | 2,385 |
| Lee County | Rural | 27.7 | 1,926 | 3,049 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 18.2 | 2,854 | 2,463 |
| Lafayette County | Rural | 27.2 | 1,658 | 3,030 |
| Johnson County | Rural | 19.4 | 4,874 | 2,608 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 20.6 | 12,300 | 2,709 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 21.2 | 3,044 | 2,764 |
| Izard County | Rural | 21.1 | 2,692 | 2,753 |
| Independence County | Rural | 19.6 | 7,287 | 2,627 |
| Howard County | Rural | 19.8 | 2,477 | 2,642 |
| Hot Spring County | Rural | 17.1 | 5,264 | 2,293 |
| Hempstead County | Rural | 19.0 | 3,702 | 2,568 |
| Greene County | Rural | 17.0 | 7,657 | 2,275 |
| Grant County | Urban | 12.3 | 2,205 | 1,323 |
| Garland County | Urban | 16.5 | 16,237 | 2,195 |
| Fulton County | Rural | 14.8 | 1,782 | 1,910 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 18.9 | 3,197 | 2,552 |
| Faulkner County | Urban | 15.0 | 18,099 | 1,944 |
| Drew County | Rural | 22.7 | 3,720 | 2,877 |
| Desha County | Rural | 28.9 | 3,164 | 3,069 |
| Dallas County | Rural | 11.2 | 675 | 1,065 |
| Cross County | Rural | 20.1 | 3,314 | 2,660 |
| Crittenden County | Urban | 20.7 | 9,684 | 2,716 |
| Crawford County | Urban | 16.8 | 9,998 | 2,236 |
| Craighead County | Urban | 19.1 | 20,670 | 2,580 |
| Conway County | Rural | 20.6 | 4,261 | 2,709 |
| Columbia County | Rural | 22.7 | 4,642 | 2,877 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 15.6 | 1,153 | 2,050 |
| Cleburne County | Rural | 13.8 | 3,415 | 1,681 |
| Clay County | Rural | 17.2 | 2,449 | 2,305 |
| Clark County | Rural | 20.2 | 3,810 | 2,669 |
| Chicot County | Rural | 24.4 | 2,264 | 2,954 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 16.3 | 4,586 | 2,150 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 13.3 | 601 | 1,574 |
| Bradley County | Rural | 20.1 | 2,057 | 2,660 |
| Boone County | Rural | 13.4 | 5,018 | 1,600 |
| Benton County | Urban | 7.6 | 22,138 | 290 |
| Baxter County | Rural | 14.5 | 6,029 | 1,844 |
| Ashley County | Rural | 22.7 | 4,215 | 2,877 |
| Arkansas County | Rural | 14.7 | 2,425 | 1,887 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/02/2025 1:26 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/02/2025 1:26 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.