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

Phillips County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 75 counties in 2015, at 56.4%. Saline County had the lowest, at 15.3%. The median was 30.2% and the figure for Arkansas was 26.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest56.4Phillips County
Lowest15.3Saline County
Median30.275 counties
Arkansas26.4History

Map of counties, 2015

Arkansas County: 30.5 %Ashley County: 31.2 %Baxter County: 28.5 %Benton County: 15.3 %Boone County: 25.1 %Bradley County: 40.2 %Calhoun County: 23.1 %Carroll County: 27.7 %Chicot County: 43.2 %Clark County: 28.2 %Clay County: 27.9 %Cleburne County: 24.7 %Cleveland County: 25.9 %Columbia County: 32.8 %Conway County: 29.1 %Craighead County: 24.3 %Crawford County: 22.5 %Crittenden County: 37.3 %Cross County: 31.8 %Dallas County: 35.9 %Desha County: 45.7 %Drew County: 29.3 %Faulkner County: 17 %Franklin County: 26.9 %Fulton County: 34.2 %Garland County: 28.2 %Grant County: 18.8 %Greene County: 24.9 %Hempstead County: 34.1 %Hot Spring County: 28.1 %Howard County: 30.7 %Independence County: 26.8 %Izard County: 31.4 %Jackson County: 39.7 %Jefferson County: 37.8 %Johnson County: 29.1 %Lafayette County: 36.3 %Lawrence County: 33.5 %Lee County: 48.7 %Lincoln County: 27.4 %Little River County: 28.2 %Logan County: 30.5 %Lonoke County: 16.7 %Madison County: 29.1 %Marion County: 34.7 %Miller County: 31.5 %Mississippi County: 37.6 %Monroe County: 46.7 %Montgomery County: 34.8 %Nevada County: 35.6 %Newton County: 37.1 %Ouachita County: 35.1 %Perry County: 25.9 %Phillips County: 56.4 %Pike County: 30.2 %Poinsett County: 36.6 %Polk County: 32.4 %Pope County: 24.6 %Prairie County: 28.5 %Pulaski County: 27.7 %Randolph County: 27.4 %St. Francis County: 44.3 %Saline County: 15.3 %Scott County: 34.7 %Searcy County: 39.1 %Sebastian County: 29.9 %Sevier County: 32.2 %Sharp County: 39.2 %Stone County: 36.3 %Union County: 27 %Van Buren County: 29.6 %Washington County: 21.3 %White County: 24.2 %Woodruff County: 39.3 %Yell County: 27.6 %
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%, 2015. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Phillips County: 56.4 %Phillips County56.4Lee County: 48.7 %Lee County48.7Monroe County: 46.7 %Monroe County46.7Desha County: 45.7 %Desha County45.7St. Francis County: 44.3 %St. Francis County44.3Chicot County: 43.2 %Chicot County43.2Bradley County: 40.2 %Bradley County40.2Jackson County: 39.7 %Jackson County39.7Woodruff County: 39.3 %Woodruff County39.3Sharp County: 39.2 %Sharp County39.2Searcy County: 39.1 %Searcy County39.1Jefferson County: 37.8 %Jefferson County37.8Mississippi County: 37.6 %Mississippi County37.6Crittenden County: 37.3 %Crittenden County37.3Newton County: 37.1 %Newton County37.1Poinsett County: 36.6 %Poinsett County36.6Lafayette County: 36.3 %Lafayette County36.3Stone County: 36.3 %Stone County36.3Dallas County: 35.9 %Dallas County35.9Nevada County: 35.6 %Nevada County35.6Ouachita County: 35.1 %Ouachita County35.1Montgomery County: 34.8 %Montgomery County34.8Marion County: 34.7 %Marion County34.7Scott County: 34.7 %Scott County34.7Fulton County: 34.2 %Fulton County34.2Hempstead County: 34.1 %Hempstead County34.1Lawrence County: 33.5 %Lawrence County33.5Columbia County: 32.8 %Columbia County32.8Polk County: 32.4 %Polk County32.4Sevier County: 32.2 %Sevier County32.2Cross County: 31.8 %Cross County31.8Miller County: 31.5 %Miller County31.5Izard County: 31.4 %Izard County31.4Ashley County: 31.2 %Ashley County31.2Howard County: 30.7 %Howard County30.7Arkansas County: 30.5 %Arkansas County30.5Logan County: 30.5 %Logan County30.5Pike County: 30.2 %Pike County30.2Sebastian County: 29.9 %Sebastian County29.9Van Buren County: 29.6 %Van Buren County29.6Phillips County: 56.4 %Phillips County56.4Lee County: 48.7 %Lee County48.7Monroe County: 46.7 %Monroe County46.7Desha County: 45.7 %Desha County45.7St. Francis County: 44.3 %St. Francis County44.3Chicot County: 43.2 %Chicot County43.2Bradley County: 40.2 %Bradley County40.2Jackson County: 39.7 %Jackson County39.7Woodruff County: 39.3 %Woodruff County39.3Sharp County: 39.2 %Sharp County39.2Searcy County: 39.1 %Searcy County39.1Jefferson County: 37.8 %Jefferson County37.8Mississippi County: 37.6 %Mississippi County37.6Crittenden County: 37.3 %Crittenden County37.3Newton County: 37.1 %Newton County37.1Poinsett County: 36.6 %Poinsett County36.6Lafayette County: 36.3 %Lafayette County36.3Stone County: 36.3 %Stone County36.3Dallas County: 35.9 %Dallas County35.9Nevada County: 35.6 %Nevada County35.6Ouachita County: 35.1 %Ouachita County35.1Montgomery County: 34.8 %Montgomery County34.8Marion County: 34.7 %Marion County34.7Scott County: 34.7 %Scott County34.7Fulton County: 34.2 %Fulton County34.2Hempstead County: 34.1 %Hempstead County34.1Lawrence County: 33.5 %Lawrence County33.5Columbia County: 32.8 %Columbia County32.8Polk County: 32.4 %Polk County32.4Sevier County: 32.2 %Sevier County32.2Cross County: 31.8 %Cross County31.8Miller County: 31.5 %Miller County31.5Izard County: 31.4 %Izard County31.4Ashley County: 31.2 %Ashley County31.2Howard County: 30.7 %Howard County30.7Arkansas County: 30.5 %Arkansas County30.5Logan County: 30.5 %Logan County30.5Pike County: 30.2 %Pike County30.2Sebastian County: 29.9 %Sebastian County29.9Van Buren County: 29.6 %Van Buren County29.6
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Phillips County56.4+5.5 pts
2Lee County48.7+2.2 pts
3Monroe County46.7+8 pts
4Desha County45.7+7.4 pts
5St. Francis County44.3-1.5 pts
6Chicot County43.2+0.1 pts
7Bradley County40.2+1.1 pts
8Jackson County39.7+6.1 pts
9Woodruff County39.3+3.4 pts
10Sharp County39.2+5.7 pts
11Searcy County39.1+1 pts
12Jefferson County37.8-2 pts
13Mississippi County37.6+0.4 pts
14Crittenden County37.3-3.7 pts
15Newton County37.1+2 pts
16Poinsett County36.6+2.7 pts
17Lafayette County36.3-1 pts
17Stone County36.3-2.3 pts
19Dallas County35.9+4.4 pts
20Nevada County35.6+2.1 pts
21Ouachita County35.1+3.1 pts
22Montgomery County34.8+0.6 pts
23Marion County34.7+1.4 pts
23Scott County34.7-2.3 pts
25Fulton County34.2+0.4 pts
26Hempstead County34.1+0.5 pts
27Lawrence County33.5+2.7 pts
28Columbia County32.8+1.9 pts
29Polk County32.4-0.5 pts
30Sevier County32.2+1.5 pts
31Cross County31.8-0.9 pts
32Miller County31.5+0.5 pts
33Izard County31.4+2.9 pts
34Ashley County31.2-1.9 pts
35Howard County30.7+1.8 pts
36Arkansas County30.5+1.9 pts
36Logan County30.5+0.4 pts
38Pike County30.2+0.4 pts
39Sebastian County29.9-2 pts
40Van Buren County29.6-3.4 pts
41Drew County29.3+1.2 pts
42Conway County29.1+2.1 pts
42Johnson County29.10 pts
42Madison County29.1+0.9 pts
45Baxter County28.5+2.9 pts
45Prairie County28.5+1.8 pts
47Clark County28.20 pts
47Garland County28.2+0.4 pts
47Little River County28.2+2.7 pts
50Hot Spring County28.1-0.5 pts
51Clay County27.9-0.4 pts
52Carroll County27.7-2 pts
52Pulaski County27.7+3.9 pts
54Yell County27.6+0.4 pts
55Lincoln County27.4-3 pts
55Randolph County27.4-0.5 pts
57Union County27-6.5 pts
58Franklin County26.9+1.1 pts
59Independence County26.8+1.1 pts
60Cleveland County25.9+1.6 pts
60Perry County25.9-0.8 pts
62Boone County25.1-0.4 pts
63Greene County24.9+1.9 pts
64Cleburne County24.7+0.6 pts
65Pope County24.6-0.7 pts
66Craighead County24.3-6.6 pts
67White County24.2-0.8 pts
68Calhoun County23.1-0.8 pts
69Crawford County22.5-1.6 pts
70Washington County21.3-0.7 pts
71Grant County18.8+0.1 pts
72Faulkner County17+0.5 pts
73Lonoke County16.7-0.9 pts
74Benton County15.3-0.9 pts
74Saline County15.3+1.9 pts

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About this ranking

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.

A model-based single-year estimate; the national figure is the one-year American Community Survey estimate. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate. The rate for all ages is poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (Counties in Arkansas by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt

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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Arkansas by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/arkansas-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Counties in Arkansas by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/arkansas-counties?period=2015.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Arkansas by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/arkansas-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties: Counties in Arkansas by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2015}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/arkansas-counties?period=2015. Publisher attribution: 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/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Phillips County, with 56.4% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Saline County, with 15.3% in 2015.

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