Counties in Arkansas by real GDP growth

Johnson County had the highest real GDP growth of 75 counties in 2013, at 18.9%. Van Buren County had the lowest, at -6.4%. The median was 2.8% and the figure for Arkansas was 2.8%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest18.9Johnson County
Median2.875 counties
Arkansas2.8History

Top 40 counties, 2013

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Johnson CountyJohnson County: 18.9 %18.9Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 17.4 %17.4Hempstead CountyHempstead County: 17.2 %17.2Prairie CountyPrairie County: 13.8 %13.8Monroe CountyMonroe County: 12.8 %12.8Yell CountyYell County: 12.3 %12.3Marion CountyMarion County: 10.5 %10.5Arkansas CountyArkansas County: 10.4 %10.4Howard CountyHoward County: 10.3 %10.3Sevier CountySevier County: 10.1 %10.1Carroll CountyCarroll County: 9.8 %9.8Crittenden CountyCrittenden County: 9 %9St. Francis CountySt. Francis County: 9 %9Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 8.9 %8.9Scott CountyScott County: 8.5 %8.5Jackson CountyJackson County: 8.4 %8.4Cross CountyCross County: 8.2 %8.2Benton CountyBenton County: 8 %8Sharp CountySharp County: 7.9 %7.9Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 7 %7Lonoke CountyLonoke County: 7 %7Madison CountyMadison County: 7 %7Washington CountyWashington County: 7 %7Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 6.9 %6.9Phillips CountyPhillips County: 6.9 %6.9Perry CountyPerry County: 6.8 %6.8Union CountyUnion County: 6.1 %6.1Poinsett CountyPoinsett County: 5.7 %5.7Desha CountyDesha County: 5.3 %5.3Independence CountyIndependence County: 4.7 %4.7Izard CountyIzard County: 4.6 %4.6Craighead CountyCraighead County: 4 %4Clark CountyClark County: 3.8 %3.8Randolph CountyRandolph County: 3.4 %3.4Grant CountyGrant County: 3.3 %3.3Ouachita CountyOuachita County: 3.3 %3.3Woodruff CountyWoodruff County: 3.1 %3.1Baxter CountyBaxter County: 2.8 %2.8Clay CountyClay County: 2.6 %2.6Crawford CountyCrawford County: 2.3 %2.3
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Johnson County18.9+17.6 pts
2Lincoln County17.4+7.1 pts
3Hempstead County17.2+15.3 pts
4Prairie County13.8+7.6 pts
5Monroe County12.8+16.3 pts
6Yell County12.3+9.5 pts
7Marion County10.5+26.4 pts
8Arkansas County10.4+8.8 pts
9Howard County10.3+5 pts
10Sevier County10.1+2.6 pts
11Carroll County9.8+12.4 pts
12Crittenden County9+13.6 pts
12St. Francis County9+17.9 pts
14Lawrence County8.9-2 pts
15Scott County8.5-0.4 pts
16Jackson County8.4-2.6 pts
17Cross County8.2+3.5 pts
18Benton County8+1 pts
19Sharp County7.9+9.9 pts
20Cleveland County7-27.6 pts
20Lonoke County7+6.9 pts
20Madison County7-6.2 pts
20Washington County7+4.7 pts
24Calhoun County6.9+30.7 pts
24Phillips County6.9+18.1 pts
26Perry County6.8+11.3 pts
27Union County6.1+1.1 pts
28Poinsett County5.7+4.6 pts
29Desha County5.3+10.6 pts
30Independence County4.7+7.6 pts
31Izard County4.6-3.7 pts
32Craighead County4+4.9 pts
33Clark County3.8+1.6 pts
34Randolph County3.40 pts
35Grant County3.3-2.9 pts
35Ouachita County3.3+3.5 pts
37Woodruff County3.1-8.5 pts
38Baxter County2.8+6 pts
39Clay County2.6+1 pts
40Crawford County2.3+3.2 pts
41Jefferson County2.1+2.5 pts
42Franklin County2+1.4 pts
43Polk County1.9-6.3 pts
44Dallas County1.3+1.1 pts
45Pike County1+3.9 pts
45Pulaski County1+0.4 pts
47Drew County0.9+0.4 pts
47Mississippi County0.9-2.3 pts
49Newton County0.4+2.5 pts
49Stone County0.4-2.3 pts
51Pope County0.1-0.4 pts
52Garland County-0.1-2.5 pts
53Searcy County-0.2+2.9 pts
54Ashley County-0.4+3.9 pts
55Boone County-0.9+1.2 pts
55Fulton County-0.9+3 pts
57Greene County-1.1-4.9 pts
58Saline County-1.2-7.9 pts
59Faulkner County-1.3-1.6 pts
60Sebastian County-1.7+0.3 pts
61Chicot County-1.9-4.9 pts
61Cleburne County-1.9+0.6 pts
63Montgomery County-2-9.8 pts
64Conway County-2.4-3 pts
64Hot Spring County-2.4-13.6 pts
66Bradley County-2.5-11.7 pts
66Columbia County-2.5-4 pts
68Nevada County-2.8-18.1 pts
69Miller County-3-0.1 pts
70Logan County-4-15.6 pts
71Lee County-4.2+19.7 pts
72White County-4.4-2.9 pts
73Little River County-4.8-6.2 pts
74Lafayette County-6-35.4 pts
75Van Buren County-6.4-1.4 pts

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About this ranking

Annual percentage change of GDP in chain-linked volumes, or at constant prices in the World Bank series.

Each value comes from one official source for that place: national statistics offices, Eurostat, for the United States the Bureau of Economic Analysis or, for other countries and the World, the World Bank. Annual values compare one calendar year with the previous one; quarterly values compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier. Past values can be revised. United States figures come from BEA tables SAGDP11 for the nation and states and CAGDP11 for counties. Growth in small counties can swing widely from year to year.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Johnson County, with 18.9% in 2013, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Van Buren County, with -6.4% in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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