Counties in Arkansas by real GDP growth

Johnson County had the highest real GDP growth of 75 counties in 2014, at 21%. Lee County had the lowest, at -22.5%. The median was 1.2% and the figure for Arkansas was 1.3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Lowest-22.5Lee County
Median1.275 counties
Arkansas1.3History

Top 40 counties, 2014

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Johnson CountyJohnson County: 21 %21Madison CountyMadison County: 16.8 %16.8Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 15.4 %15.4Sharp CountySharp County: 12.2 %12.2Carroll CountyCarroll County: 11.6 %11.6Stone CountyStone County: 11.4 %11.4Marion CountyMarion County: 10.5 %10.5Sevier CountySevier County: 10.4 %10.4Pike CountyPike County: 10.2 %10.2Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 9.8 %9.8Union CountyUnion County: 8.1 %8.1Benton CountyBenton County: 6 %6Randolph CountyRandolph County: 5.8 %5.8Howard CountyHoward County: 5.1 %5.1Scott CountyScott County: 4.9 %4.9Yell CountyYell County: 4.9 %4.9Baxter CountyBaxter County: 4.8 %4.8Saline CountySaline County: 4.8 %4.8Logan CountyLogan County: 4.5 %4.5Grant CountyGrant County: 4.4 %4.4Nevada CountyNevada County: 4.4 %4.4Polk CountyPolk County: 4.3 %4.3Franklin CountyFranklin County: 4 %4Hempstead CountyHempstead County: 4 %4Boone CountyBoone County: 3.9 %3.9Washington CountyWashington County: 3.4 %3.4Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 3.2 %3.2Miller CountyMiller County: 3.2 %3.2Izard CountyIzard County: 2.8 %2.8Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 2.7 %2.7Conway CountyConway County: 2.3 %2.3Crittenden CountyCrittenden County: 2 %2Columbia CountyColumbia County: 1.7 %1.7Fulton CountyFulton County: 1.7 %1.7Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 1.7 %1.7Independence CountyIndependence County: 1.4 %1.4Dallas CountyDallas County: 1.3 %1.3Newton CountyNewton County: 1.2 %1.2Searcy CountySearcy County: 1.2 %1.2Bradley CountyBradley County: 1.1 %1.1
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Johnson County21+2.1 pts
2Madison County16.8+9.8 pts
3Cleveland County15.4+8.4 pts
4Sharp County12.2+4.3 pts
5Carroll County11.6+1.8 pts
6Stone County11.4+11 pts
7Marion County10.50 pts
8Sevier County10.4+0.3 pts
9Pike County10.2+9.2 pts
10Lawrence County9.8+0.9 pts
11Union County8.1+2 pts
12Benton County6-2 pts
13Randolph County5.8+2.4 pts
14Howard County5.1-5.2 pts
15Scott County4.9-3.6 pts
15Yell County4.9-7.4 pts
17Baxter County4.8+2 pts
17Saline County4.8+6 pts
19Logan County4.5+8.5 pts
20Grant County4.4+1.1 pts
20Nevada County4.4+7.2 pts
22Polk County4.3+2.4 pts
23Franklin County4+2 pts
23Hempstead County4-13.2 pts
25Boone County3.9+4.8 pts
26Washington County3.4-3.6 pts
27Cleburne County3.2+5.1 pts
27Miller County3.2+6.2 pts
29Izard County2.8-1.8 pts
30Calhoun County2.7-4.2 pts
31Conway County2.3+4.7 pts
32Crittenden County2-7 pts
33Columbia County1.7+4.2 pts
33Fulton County1.7+2.6 pts
33Lafayette County1.7+7.7 pts
36Independence County1.4-3.3 pts
37Dallas County1.30 pts
38Newton County1.2+0.8 pts
38Searcy County1.2+1.4 pts
40Bradley County1.1+3.6 pts
40Pope County1.1+1 pts
40Pulaski County1.1+0.1 pts
43Garland County0.9+1 pts
44Jackson County0.8-7.6 pts
45Montgomery County0.7+2.7 pts
46Clark County0.4-3.4 pts
46Crawford County0.4-1.9 pts
48Faulkner County0.1+1.4 pts
49Sebastian County-0.4+1.3 pts
50White County-0.8+3.6 pts
51Craighead County-0.9-4.9 pts
52Little River County-1.3+3.5 pts
53Greene County-1.6-0.5 pts
54Ouachita County-1.7-5 pts
55Drew County-2.5-3.4 pts
56Van Buren County-2.7+3.7 pts
57Lonoke County-2.8-9.8 pts
58Perry County-3.1-9.9 pts
59Ashley County-4-3.6 pts
60Jefferson County-4.3-6.4 pts
61St. Francis County-4.5-13.5 pts
62Prairie County-4.6-18.4 pts
63Arkansas County-5.4-15.8 pts
64Cross County-5.9-14.1 pts
65Hot Spring County-6.7-4.3 pts
66Mississippi County-7.5-8.4 pts
67Desha County-9.1-14.4 pts
68Woodruff County-9.6-12.7 pts
69Poinsett County-10.7-16.4 pts
70Clay County-13.4-16 pts
71Lincoln County-14.3-31.7 pts
72Phillips County-16.1-23 pts
73Chicot County-16.9-15 pts
74Monroe County-20.8-33.6 pts
75Lee County-22.5-18.3 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 21% in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Lee County, with -22.5% in 2014.

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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