Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Arkansas by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2018-2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 12.5 | 40,521,584 | N/A |
| Arkansas | N/A | 16.2 | 475,729 | 47 of 52 |
| Benton County | Urban | 7.9 | 22,289 | 352 |
| Saline County | Urban | 9.5 | 11,688 | 676 |
| Prairie County | Rural | 10.0 | 797 | 773 |
| Newton County | Rural | 11.4 | 814 | 1,077 |
| Lonoke County | Urban | 11.8 | 8,680 | 1,201 |
| Little River County | Urban | 11.8 | 1,394 | 1,202 |
| Dallas County | Rural | 11.9 | 723 | 1,218 |
| Yell County | Rural | 12.4 | 2,480 | 1,358 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 12.5 | 574 | 1,373 |
| Boone County | Rural | 13.2 | 4,869 | 1,509 |
| Baxter County | Rural | 13.5 | 5,587 | 1,605 |
| Grant County | Urban | 13.5 | 2,413 | 1,610 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 13.6 | 1,013 | 1,613 |
| Cleburne County | Rural | 14.1 | 3,469 | 1,730 |
| Logan County | Rural | 14.5 | 3,036 | 1,820 |
| Bradley County | Rural | 15.2 | 1,570 | 1,937 |
| Washington County | Urban | 15.2 | 36,258 | 1,950 |
| Fulton County | Rural | 15.3 | 1,841 | 1,972 |
| Perry County | Urban | 15.3 | 1,526 | 1,976 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 15.4 | 4,329 | 1,991 |
| Faulkner County | Urban | 15.5 | 18,478 | 1,997 |
| Sharp County | Rural | 15.9 | 2,725 | 2,082 |
| White County | Rural | 16.1 | 11,867 | 2,112 |
| Madison County | Urban | 16.5 | 2,731 | 2,176 |
| Sebastian County | Urban | 16.5 | 20,818 | 2,186 |
| Pulaski County | Urban | 16.6 | 64,768 | 2,198 |
| Arkansas County | Rural | 16.8 | 2,816 | 2,257 |
| Garland County | Urban | 16.9 | 16,604 | 2,265 |
| Scott County | Rural | 17.1 | 1,677 | 2,313 |
| Pike County | Rural | 17.5 | 1,745 | 2,356 |
| Greene County | Rural | 17.6 | 7,892 | 2,368 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 17.7 | 1,481 | 2,384 |
| Marion County | Rural | 17.8 | 2,970 | 2,389 |
| Polk County | Rural | 17.8 | 3,393 | 2,391 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 17.8 | 2,791 | 2,392 |
| Crawford County | Urban | 17.8 | 10,620 | 2,406 |
| Pope County | Rural | 17.9 | 10,728 | 2,407 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 18.2 | 1,527 | 2,446 |
| Howard County | Rural | 18.3 | 2,301 | 2,462 |
| Union County | Rural | 18.6 | 7,135 | 2,496 |
| Van Buren County | Rural | 18.9 | 2,971 | 2,531 |
| Woodruff County | Rural | 19.0 | 1,146 | 2,540 |
| Ouachita County | Rural | 19.1 | 4,230 | 2,547 |
| Craighead County | Urban | 19.1 | 20,511 | 2,552 |
| Randolph County | Rural | 19.2 | 3,519 | 2,567 |
| Independence County | Rural | 19.3 | 7,124 | 2,575 |
| Clay County | Rural | 19.4 | 2,789 | 2,584 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 19.5 | 11,818 | 2,590 |
| Crittenden County | Urban | 19.7 | 9,305 | 2,612 |
| Izard County | Rural | 19.7 | 2,503 | 2,615 |
| Hot Spring County | Rural | 19.7 | 6,093 | 2,616 |
| Clark County | Rural | 20.0 | 3,812 | 2,636 |
| Sevier County | Rural | 20.1 | 3,144 | 2,643 |
| Cross County | Rural | 20.2 | 3,357 | 2,653 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 20.2 | 3,412 | 2,657 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 20.4 | 2,957 | 2,680 |
| Miller County | Urban | 20.5 | 8,496 | 2,685 |
| Conway County | Rural | 20.9 | 4,313 | 2,716 |
| Poinsett County | Urban | 21.0 | 4,716 | 2,723 |
| Johnson County | Rural | 21.2 | 5,327 | 2,748 |
| Stone County | Rural | 21.2 | 2,603 | 2,751 |
| Drew County | Rural | 21.4 | 3,513 | 2,758 |
| Lafayette County | Rural | 21.6 | 1,328 | 2,774 |
| Mississippi County | Rural | 21.9 | 8,599 | 2,794 |
| Columbia County | Rural | 22.5 | 4,675 | 2,849 |
| Hempstead County | Rural | 23.0 | 4,536 | 2,880 |
| Ashley County | Rural | 23.3 | 4,390 | 2,897 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 23.8 | 1,592 | 2,926 |
| Searcy County | Rural | 26.6 | 2,054 | 3,013 |
| Desha County | Rural | 27.2 | 3,044 | 3,032 |
| Chicot County | Rural | 27.4 | 2,618 | 3,038 |
| Lee County | Rural | 27.6 | 1,964 | 3,044 |
| Nevada County | Rural | 27.8 | 2,248 | 3,051 |
| St. Francis County | Rural | 28.1 | 5,659 | 3,059 |
| Phillips County | Rural | 30.5 | 4,946 | 3,091 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/19/2025 8:58 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 01/19/2025 8:58 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.