# Counties in Arkansas by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

All 75 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `child_poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/arkansas-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Phillips County | 54 |
| 2 | Lee County | 46.6 |
| 3 | St. Francis County | 40.4 |
| 4 | Chicot County | 37.5 |
| 5 | Monroe County | 36.9 |
| 6 | Desha County | 36.1 |
| 7 | Woodruff County | 34.8 |
| 8 | Jackson County | 34 |
| 9 | Miller County | 32.6 |
| 10 | Crittenden County | 31.5 |
| 11 | Poinsett County | 31.3 |
| 11 | Searcy County | 31.3 |
| 13 | Nevada County | 30.7 |
| 14 | Lafayette County | 29.3 |
| 15 | Jefferson County | 28.7 |
| 16 | Dallas County | 28.3 |
| 17 | Arkansas County | 28.1 |
| 17 | Montgomery County | 28.1 |
| 19 | Ashley County | 28 |
| 20 | Mississippi County | 27.7 |
| 21 | Bradley County | 27.3 |
| 22 | Hempstead County | 27.1 |
| 23 | Stone County | 26.8 |
| 24 | Lawrence County | 26.7 |
| 25 | Newton County | 26.5 |
| 26 | Columbia County | 26.3 |
| 26 | Scott County | 26.3 |
| 28 | Pike County | 26.2 |
| 29 | Marion County | 25.8 |
| 30 | Cross County | 25.1 |
| 31 | Ouachita County | 24.8 |
| 32 | Sharp County | 24.6 |
| 33 | Van Buren County | 24.5 |
| 34 | Fulton County | 24.4 |
| 35 | Drew County | 24.3 |
| 36 | Howard County | 24.1 |
| 37 | Randolph County | 24 |
| 38 | Izard County | 23.9 |
| 39 | Craighead County | 23.5 |
| 40 | Lincoln County | 23.4 |
| 40 | Little River County | 23.4 |
| 42 | Polk County | 23.1 |
| 42 | Yell County | 23.1 |
| 44 | Sevier County | 22.9 |
| 45 | Johnson County | 22.5 |
| 46 | Pope County | 22.3 |
| 47 | Prairie County | 22.2 |
| 48 | Clark County | 21.9 |
| 49 | Carroll County | 21.8 |
| 50 | Union County | 21.3 |
| 51 | Clay County | 21.2 |
| 52 | Conway County | 21 |
| 53 | Pulaski County | 20.8 |
| 54 | White County | 20.7 |
| 55 | Garland County | 20.3 |
| 55 | Perry County | 20.3 |
| 57 | Logan County | 20 |
| 58 | Cleburne County | 19.7 |
| 59 | Cleveland County | 19.4 |
| 60 | Hot Spring County | 19.2 |
| 61 | Baxter County | 18.9 |
| 62 | Independence County | 18.7 |
| 63 | Franklin County | 18.2 |
| 64 | Crawford County | 17.9 |
| 65 | Madison County | 17.6 |
| 66 | Calhoun County | 17.4 |
| 67 | Boone County | 16.7 |
| 68 | Sebastian County | 16.3 |
| 69 | Greene County | 15.7 |
| 69 | Washington County | 15.7 |
| 71 | Grant County | 14.3 |
| 72 | Faulkner County | 14.1 |
| 73 | Lonoke County | 12 |
| 74 | Saline County | 11.4 |
| 75 | Benton County | 8.8 |