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Counties in Arkansas by real GDP growth

Marion County had the highest real GDP growth of 75 counties in 2015, at 38.5%. Prairie County had the lowest, at -18.9%. The median was -1.8% and the figure for Arkansas was 0.1%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest38.5Marion County
Lowest-18.9Prairie County
Median-1.875 counties
Arkansas0.1History

Top 40 counties, 2015

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Marion CountyMarion County: 38.5 %38.5Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 14 %14Perry CountyPerry County: 13.1 %13.1Hot Spring CountyHot Spring County: 10.9 %10.9Desha CountyDesha County: 10.5 %10.5Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 5.8 %5.8Benton CountyBenton County: 4.9 %4.9Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 4.9 %4.9Sevier CountySevier County: 4.8 %4.8Sharp CountySharp County: 4.6 %4.6Washington CountyWashington County: 4.6 %4.6Drew CountyDrew County: 4 %4Nevada CountyNevada County: 3.2 %3.2Bradley CountyBradley County: 3 %3Pope CountyPope County: 2.7 %2.7Logan CountyLogan County: 2.6 %2.6Miller CountyMiller County: 2.5 %2.5Polk CountyPolk County: 2.2 %2.2Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 2.2 %2.2Arkansas CountyArkansas County: 2 %2Craighead CountyCraighead County: 1.9 %1.9Grant CountyGrant County: 1.8 %1.8Scott CountyScott County: 1.7 %1.7Howard CountyHoward County: 1.6 %1.6Dallas CountyDallas County: 1.1 %1.1Pike CountyPike County: 0.4 %0.4Crittenden CountyCrittenden County: 0.1 %0.1Franklin CountyFranklin County: -0.2 %-0.2Stone CountyStone County: -0.2 %-0.2Yell CountyYell County: -0.4 %-0.4Baxter CountyBaxter County: -0.8 %-0.8Saline CountySaline County: -0.8 %-0.8Garland CountyGarland County: -0.9 %-0.9Lee CountyLee County: -0.9 %-0.9Madison CountyMadison County: -1.4 %-1.4Mississippi CountyMississippi County: -1.4 %-1.4Faulkner CountyFaulkner County: -1.8 %-1.8Sebastian CountySebastian County: -1.8 %-1.8Lonoke CountyLonoke County: -2.4 %-2.4Columbia CountyColumbia County: -2.7 %-2.7
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Marion County38.5+28 pts
2Calhoun County14+11.3 pts
3Perry County13.1+16.2 pts
4Hot Spring County10.9+17.6 pts
5Desha County10.5+19.6 pts
6Cleveland County5.8-9.6 pts
7Benton County4.9-1.1 pts
7Lincoln County4.9+19.2 pts
9Sevier County4.8-5.6 pts
10Sharp County4.6-7.6 pts
10Washington County4.6+1.2 pts
12Drew County4+6.5 pts
13Nevada County3.2-1.2 pts
14Bradley County3+1.9 pts
15Pope County2.7+1.6 pts
16Logan County2.6-1.9 pts
17Miller County2.5-0.7 pts
18Polk County2.2-2.1 pts
18Pulaski County2.2+1.1 pts
20Arkansas County2+7.4 pts
21Craighead County1.9+2.8 pts
22Grant County1.8-2.6 pts
23Scott County1.7-3.2 pts
24Howard County1.6-3.5 pts
25Dallas County1.1-0.2 pts
26Pike County0.4-9.8 pts
27Crittenden County0.1-1.9 pts
28Franklin County-0.2-4.2 pts
28Stone County-0.2-11.6 pts
30Yell County-0.4-5.3 pts
31Baxter County-0.8-5.6 pts
31Saline County-0.8-5.6 pts
33Garland County-0.9-1.8 pts
33Lee County-0.9+21.6 pts
35Madison County-1.4-18.2 pts
35Mississippi County-1.4+6.1 pts
37Faulkner County-1.8-1.9 pts
37Sebastian County-1.8-1.4 pts
39Lonoke County-2.4+0.4 pts
40Columbia County-2.7-4.4 pts
41Greene County-2.8-1.2 pts
42St. Francis County-3.2+1.3 pts
43Boone County-3.3-7.2 pts
44Searcy County-3.5-4.7 pts
45Lafayette County-3.7-5.4 pts
46Poinsett County-3.9+6.8 pts
47Phillips County-4+12.1 pts
47Union County-4-12.1 pts
49Crawford County-4.4-4.8 pts
50Ashley County-4.5-0.5 pts
51Jackson County-4.7-5.5 pts
52Ouachita County-4.8-3.1 pts
53Carroll County-4.9-16.5 pts
54Cleburne County-5-8.2 pts
55Clark County-5.2-5.6 pts
56Izard County-5.4-8.2 pts
57Hempstead County-5.5-9.5 pts
58White County-5.7-4.9 pts
59Jefferson County-6.2-1.9 pts
60Conway County-6.4-8.7 pts
61Fulton County-7.1-8.8 pts
62Cross County-8.4-2.5 pts
63Montgomery County-8.5-9.2 pts
64Newton County-8.8-10 pts
65Woodruff County-9.60 pts
66Van Buren County-10.2-7.5 pts
67Randolph County-10.9-16.7 pts
68Independence County-12.2-13.6 pts
69Little River County-12.8-11.5 pts
70Chicot County-13+3.9 pts
71Clay County-13.3+0.1 pts
72Monroe County-16.8+4 pts
73Johnson County-16.9-37.9 pts
74Lawrence County-18.4-28.2 pts
75Prairie County-18.9-14.3 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?

Marion County, with 38.5% in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Prairie County, with -18.9% in 2015.

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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