Demographics Table
County
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3146 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 17.0 | 496,260 | 46 of 52 |
| United States | 13.4 | 42,510,843 | N/A |
| Phillips County | 34.5 | 6,362 | 3,106 |
| Desha County | 29.1 | 3,363 | 3,048 |
| Chicot County | 28.9 | 2,872 | 3,044 |
| Monroe County | 27.1 | 1,887 | 2,997 |
| Lafayette County | 25.9 | 1,721 | 2,965 |
| Woodruff County | 25.2 | 1,596 | 2,933 |
| Columbia County | 25.0 | 5,482 | 2,925 |
| St. Francis County | 24.9 | 5,585 | 2,918 |
| Jackson County | 24.4 | 3,489 | 2,900 |
| Mississippi County | 24.3 | 10,017 | 2,895 |
| Polk County | 23.8 | 4,747 | 2,865 |
| Ouachita County | 23.2 | 5,428 | 2,820 |
| Nevada County | 23.1 | 1,883 | 2,814 |
| Franklin County | 23.0 | 4,005 | 2,811 |
| Johnson County | 22.7 | 5,833 | 2,794 |
| Hempstead County | 22.7 | 4,892 | 2,789 |
| Sharp County | 22.2 | 3,743 | 2,756 |
| Crittenden County | 22.2 | 10,655 | 2,755 |
| Jefferson County | 22.2 | 13,960 | 2,751 |
| Lee County | 22.1 | 1,668 | 2,740 |
| Searcy County | 21.9 | 1,702 | 2,721 |
| Poinsett County | 21.4 | 5,000 | 2,697 |
| Montgomery County | 21.3 | 1,875 | 2,690 |
| Sevier County | 21.3 | 3,590 | 2,686 |
| Clay County | 21.1 | 3,106 | 2,675 |
| Fulton County | 20.7 | 2,491 | 2,634 |
| Bradley County | 20.5 | 2,211 | 2,612 |
| Clark County | 20.3 | 4,017 | 2,585 |
| Miller County | 20.1 | 8,456 | 2,569 |
| Lincoln County | 20.0 | 1,667 | 2,567 |
| Stone County | 19.8 | 2,449 | 2,545 |
| Howard County | 19.4 | 2,539 | 2,497 |
| Scott County | 19.1 | 1,967 | 2,473 |
| Union County | 19.1 | 7,444 | 2,468 |
| Pope County | 18.8 | 11,349 | 2,423 |
| Drew County | 18.8 | 3,268 | 2,420 |
| Randolph County | 18.8 | 3,241 | 2,417 |
| Logan County | 18.7 | 3,995 | 2,399 |
| Garland County | 18.6 | 18,032 | 2,389 |
| Van Buren County | 18.5 | 3,041 | 2,367 |
| Sebastian County | 18.5 | 23,271 | 2,364 |
| Cleveland County | 18.4 | 1,475 | 2,351 |
| Marion County | 18.2 | 2,960 | 2,324 |
| Hot Spring County | 18.0 | 5,658 | 2,293 |
| Perry County | 17.9 | 1,830 | 2,270 |
| Conway County | 17.6 | 3,649 | 2,225 |
| Madison County | 17.4 | 2,798 | 2,206 |
| Arkansas County | 17.3 | 3,041 | 2,198 |
| Crawford County | 17.2 | 10,609 | 2,157 |
| Pulaski County | 16.8 | 64,988 | 2,101 |
| Independence County | 16.7 | 6,049 | 2,074 |
| Faulkner County | 16.7 | 19,778 | 2,070 |
| Ashley County | 16.7 | 3,347 | 2,066 |
| Yell County | 16.6 | 3,523 | 2,064 |
| Craighead County | 16.6 | 17,130 | 2,061 |
| Greene County | 16.4 | 7,246 | 2,030 |
| Washington County | 16.4 | 36,730 | 2,019 |
| Little River County | 16.1 | 1,952 | 1,971 |
| Newton County | 15.8 | 1,226 | 1,917 |
| White County | 15.7 | 11,742 | 1,889 |
| Lawrence County | 15.6 | 2,497 | 1,885 |
| Cross County | 15.4 | 2,555 | 1,849 |
| Pike County | 15.4 | 1,627 | 1,846 |
| Izard County | 15.1 | 1,906 | 1,768 |
| Carroll County | 14.8 | 4,096 | 1,698 |
| Prairie County | 14.8 | 1,180 | 1,696 |
| Boone County | 14.7 | 5,369 | 1,665 |
| Dallas County | 14.7 | 955 | 1,664 |
| Grant County | 14.5 | 2,596 | 1,632 |
| Cleburne County | 14.0 | 3,452 | 1,529 |
| Calhoun County | 13.4 | 680 | 1,409 |
| Baxter County | 13.1 | 5,360 | 1,338 |
| Lonoke County | 12.2 | 8,775 | 1,147 |
| Benton County | 9.4 | 24,767 | 549 |
| Saline County | 9.2 | 10,815 | 508 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/02/2023 9:12 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/02/2023 9:12 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.