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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 2022, at 53.3%. Benton County had the lowest, at 9.9%. The median was 25.3% and the figure for Arkansas was 21.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.3Phillips County
Lowest9.9Benton County
Median25.375 counties
Arkansas21.2History

Map of counties, 2022

Arkansas County: 26.6 %Ashley County: 28.8 %Baxter County: 19.6 %Benton County: 9.9 %Boone County: 17.8 %Bradley County: 25.6 %Calhoun County: 19.6 %Carroll County: 21.2 %Chicot County: 37.3 %Clark County: 24 %Clay County: 28.1 %Cleburne County: 20.3 %Cleveland County: 20.1 %Columbia County: 29.9 %Conway County: 26.9 %Craighead County: 22.8 %Crawford County: 20.6 %Crittenden County: 30.8 %Cross County: 31.6 %Dallas County: 29.2 %Desha County: 40.7 %Drew County: 27.3 %Faulkner County: 14.6 %Franklin County: 22.3 %Fulton County: 24.8 %Garland County: 23 %Grant County: 20.2 %Greene County: 22.6 %Hempstead County: 28.8 %Hot Spring County: 20.9 %Howard County: 22.9 %Independence County: 20 %Izard County: 29.1 %Jackson County: 27.6 %Jefferson County: 33.4 %Johnson County: 24.7 %Lafayette County: 35.9 %Lawrence County: 25 %Lee County: 44.9 %Lincoln County: 27 %Little River County: 24.2 %Logan County: 27.7 %Lonoke County: 15.3 %Madison County: 23.6 %Marion County: 24.8 %Miller County: 28.3 %Mississippi County: 30.4 %Monroe County: 36.6 %Montgomery County: 30.9 %Nevada County: 31.6 %Newton County: 29.4 %Ouachita County: 25.9 %Perry County: 21.9 %Phillips County: 53.3 %Pike County: 28.2 %Poinsett County: 27.6 %Polk County: 24.8 %Pope County: 18.5 %Prairie County: 21.1 %Pulaski County: 24.6 %Randolph County: 24 %St. Francis County: 44.8 %Saline County: 11.9 %Scott County: 31.1 %Searcy County: 30.9 %Sebastian County: 19.8 %Sevier County: 26.6 %Sharp County: 27.6 %Stone County: 31.1 %Union County: 23.4 %Van Buren County: 25.3 %Washington County: 14.4 %White County: 19.2 %Woodruff County: 32.2 %Yell County: 22.8 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Phillips County: 53.3 %Phillips County53.3Lee County: 44.9 %Lee County44.9St. Francis County: 44.8 %St. Francis County44.8Desha County: 40.7 %Desha County40.7Chicot County: 37.3 %Chicot County37.3Monroe County: 36.6 %Monroe County36.6Lafayette County: 35.9 %Lafayette County35.9Jefferson County: 33.4 %Jefferson County33.4Woodruff County: 32.2 %Woodruff County32.2Cross County: 31.6 %Cross County31.6Nevada County: 31.6 %Nevada County31.6Scott County: 31.1 %Scott County31.1Stone County: 31.1 %Stone County31.1Montgomery County: 30.9 %Montgomery County30.9Searcy County: 30.9 %Searcy County30.9Crittenden County: 30.8 %Crittenden County30.8Mississippi County: 30.4 %Mississippi County30.4Columbia County: 29.9 %Columbia County29.9Newton County: 29.4 %Newton County29.4Dallas County: 29.2 %Dallas County29.2Izard County: 29.1 %Izard County29.1Ashley County: 28.8 %Ashley County28.8Hempstead County: 28.8 %Hempstead County28.8Miller County: 28.3 %Miller County28.3Pike County: 28.2 %Pike County28.2Clay County: 28.1 %Clay County28.1Logan County: 27.7 %Logan County27.7Jackson County: 27.6 %Jackson County27.6Poinsett County: 27.6 %Poinsett County27.6Sharp County: 27.6 %Sharp County27.6Drew County: 27.3 %Drew County27.3Lincoln County: 27 %Lincoln County27Conway County: 26.9 %Conway County26.9Arkansas County: 26.6 %Arkansas County26.6Sevier County: 26.6 %Sevier County26.6Ouachita County: 25.9 %Ouachita County25.9Bradley County: 25.6 %Bradley County25.6Van Buren County: 25.3 %Van Buren County25.3Lawrence County: 25 %Lawrence County25Fulton County: 24.8 %Fulton County24.8Phillips County: 53.3 %Phillips County53.3Lee County: 44.9 %Lee County44.9St. Francis County: 44.8 %St. Francis County44.8Desha County: 40.7 %Desha County40.7Chicot County: 37.3 %Chicot County37.3Monroe County: 36.6 %Monroe County36.6Lafayette County: 35.9 %Lafayette County35.9Jefferson County: 33.4 %Jefferson County33.4Woodruff County: 32.2 %Woodruff County32.2Cross County: 31.6 %Cross County31.6Nevada County: 31.6 %Nevada County31.6Scott County: 31.1 %Scott County31.1Stone County: 31.1 %Stone County31.1Montgomery County: 30.9 %Montgomery County30.9Searcy County: 30.9 %Searcy County30.9Crittenden County: 30.8 %Crittenden County30.8Mississippi County: 30.4 %Mississippi County30.4Columbia County: 29.9 %Columbia County29.9Newton County: 29.4 %Newton County29.4Dallas County: 29.2 %Dallas County29.2Izard County: 29.1 %Izard County29.1Ashley County: 28.8 %Ashley County28.8Hempstead County: 28.8 %Hempstead County28.8Miller County: 28.3 %Miller County28.3Pike County: 28.2 %Pike County28.2Clay County: 28.1 %Clay County28.1Logan County: 27.7 %Logan County27.7Jackson County: 27.6 %Jackson County27.6Poinsett County: 27.6 %Poinsett County27.6Sharp County: 27.6 %Sharp County27.6Drew County: 27.3 %Drew County27.3Lincoln County: 27 %Lincoln County27Conway County: 26.9 %Conway County26.9Arkansas County: 26.6 %Arkansas County26.6Sevier County: 26.6 %Sevier County26.6Ouachita County: 25.9 %Ouachita County25.9Bradley County: 25.6 %Bradley County25.6Van Buren County: 25.3 %Van Buren County25.3Lawrence County: 25 %Lawrence County25Fulton County: 24.8 %Fulton County24.8
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Phillips County53.3+7.4 pts
2Lee County44.9-0.5 pts
3St. Francis County44.8+2.6 pts
4Desha County40.7+3.2 pts
5Chicot County37.3+0.3 pts
6Monroe County36.6+0.1 pts
7Lafayette County35.9+3.3 pts
8Jefferson County33.4+4.6 pts
9Woodruff County32.2-1.5 pts
10Cross County31.6+6.6 pts
10Nevada County31.6-0.6 pts
12Scott County31.1+1.6 pts
12Stone County31.1-3.6 pts
14Montgomery County30.9+1.3 pts
14Searcy County30.9-1.1 pts
16Crittenden County30.8-1.3 pts
17Mississippi County30.4-0.8 pts
18Columbia County29.9-4.2 pts
19Newton County29.4-0.6 pts
20Dallas County29.2-3.4 pts
21Izard County29.1+1.9 pts
22Ashley County28.8-2.4 pts
22Hempstead County28.8+1 pts
24Miller County28.3-1.9 pts
25Pike County28.2+3 pts
26Clay County28.1+2.1 pts
27Logan County27.7+6.2 pts
28Jackson County27.6-1.9 pts
28Poinsett County27.6-2.7 pts
28Sharp County27.6-0.8 pts
31Drew County27.3+2.1 pts
32Lincoln County27+1.9 pts
33Conway County26.9+1.2 pts
34Arkansas County26.6+1.5 pts
34Sevier County26.6+0.6 pts
36Ouachita County25.9-3.5 pts
37Bradley County25.6-1.2 pts
38Van Buren County25.3-1.8 pts
39Lawrence County25-5.3 pts
40Fulton County24.8-4.4 pts
40Marion County24.8-5.9 pts
40Polk County24.8-4 pts
43Johnson County24.7+1.4 pts
44Pulaski County24.6-0.3 pts
45Little River County24.2-0.8 pts
46Clark County24-0.7 pts
46Randolph County24-0.4 pts
48Madison County23.6+0.9 pts
49Union County23.4-0.5 pts
50Garland County23+1.8 pts
51Howard County22.9-3.6 pts
52Craighead County22.8-1.4 pts
52Yell County22.8+1.3 pts
54Greene County22.6+4 pts
55Franklin County22.3-2.6 pts
56Perry County21.9-2 pts
57Carroll County21.2-3.5 pts
58Prairie County21.1-2.4 pts
59Hot Spring County20.9-6.1 pts
60Crawford County20.6-0.3 pts
61Cleburne County20.3-5.9 pts
62Grant County20.2+4.3 pts
63Cleveland County20.1-0.6 pts
64Independence County20-2.3 pts
65Sebastian County19.8-3.6 pts
66Baxter County19.6+0.9 pts
66Calhoun County19.6+0.3 pts
68White County19.2-1.4 pts
69Pope County18.5-4.6 pts
70Boone County17.8-1.9 pts
71Lonoke County15.3+0.7 pts
72Faulkner County14.6+0.3 pts
73Washington County14.4-0.8 pts
74Saline County11.9-0.2 pts
75Benton County9.9-1 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/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/arkansas-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/arkansas-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/arkansas-counties?period=2022 (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), 2022}},
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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Phillips County, with 53.3% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Benton County, with 9.9% in 2022.

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