Counties in Arkansas by real GDP growth

Chicot County had the highest real GDP growth of 75 counties in 2016, at 16.2%. Van Buren County had the lowest, at -9.2%. The median was -0.3% and the figure for Arkansas was 1.2%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest16.2Chicot County
Median-0.375 counties
Arkansas1.2History

Top 40 counties, 2016

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Chicot CountyChicot County: 16.2 %16.2Hot Spring CountyHot Spring County: 10.7 %10.7Desha CountyDesha County: 9.8 %9.8Mississippi CountyMississippi County: 9.2 %9.2Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 8.7 %8.7Little River CountyLittle River County: 7.9 %7.9Jackson CountyJackson County: 7.5 %7.5Independence CountyIndependence County: 7.4 %7.4Randolph CountyRandolph County: 6.8 %6.8Searcy CountySearcy County: 6 %6Saline CountySaline County: 5.4 %5.4Drew CountyDrew County: 5 %5Washington CountyWashington County: 4.7 %4.7Boone CountyBoone County: 4.1 %4.1Arkansas CountyArkansas County: 3.7 %3.7Hempstead CountyHempstead County: 3.6 %3.6Ashley CountyAshley County: 3.1 %3.1Dallas CountyDallas County: 3 %3Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 2.7 %2.7Baxter CountyBaxter County: 2.3 %2.3Prairie CountyPrairie County: 2 %2Benton CountyBenton County: 1.9 %1.9Craighead CountyCraighead County: 1.5 %1.5Garland CountyGarland County: 1.5 %1.5Newton CountyNewton County: 1.4 %1.4Woodruff CountyWoodruff County: 1.4 %1.4Clark CountyClark County: 1.3 %1.3Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 1.2 %1.2Cross CountyCross County: 1.1 %1.1Poinsett CountyPoinsett County: 0.9 %0.9Sebastian CountySebastian County: 0.9 %0.9Sevier CountySevier County: 0.9 %0.9Yell CountyYell County: 0.9 %0.9Sharp CountySharp County: 0.7 %0.7Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: -0.2 %-0.2Crawford CountyCrawford County: -0.2 %-0.2Fulton CountyFulton County: -0.3 %-0.3Pope CountyPope County: -0.3 %-0.3Grant CountyGrant County: -0.4 %-0.4Phillips CountyPhillips County: -0.5 %-0.5
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Chicot County16.2+29.2 pts
2Hot Spring County10.7-0.2 pts
3Desha County9.8-0.7 pts
4Mississippi County9.2+10.6 pts
5Lawrence County8.7+27.1 pts
6Little River County7.9+20.7 pts
7Jackson County7.5+12.2 pts
8Independence County7.4+19.6 pts
9Randolph County6.8+17.7 pts
10Searcy County6+9.5 pts
11Saline County5.4+6.2 pts
12Drew County5+1 pts
13Washington County4.7+0.1 pts
14Boone County4.1+7.4 pts
15Arkansas County3.7+1.7 pts
16Hempstead County3.6+9.1 pts
17Ashley County3.1+7.6 pts
18Dallas County3+1.9 pts
19Lafayette County2.7+6.4 pts
20Baxter County2.3+3.1 pts
21Prairie County2+20.9 pts
22Benton County1.9-3 pts
23Craighead County1.5-0.4 pts
23Garland County1.5+2.4 pts
25Newton County1.4+10.2 pts
25Woodruff County1.4+11 pts
27Clark County1.3+6.5 pts
28Pulaski County1.2-1 pts
29Cross County1.1+9.5 pts
30Poinsett County0.9+4.8 pts
30Sebastian County0.9+2.7 pts
30Sevier County0.9-3.9 pts
30Yell County0.9+1.3 pts
34Sharp County0.7-3.9 pts
35Calhoun County-0.2-14.2 pts
35Crawford County-0.2+4.2 pts
37Fulton County-0.3+6.8 pts
37Pope County-0.3-3 pts
39Grant County-0.4-2.2 pts
40Phillips County-0.5+3.5 pts
41Lonoke County-0.6+1.8 pts
42Crittenden County-0.7-0.8 pts
43Faulkner County-0.9+0.9 pts
44Perry County-1-14.1 pts
45Bradley County-1.1-4.1 pts
46St. Francis County-1.2+2 pts
47Greene County-1.4+1.4 pts
48Lincoln County-1.5-6.4 pts
48Nevada County-1.5-4.7 pts
50Jefferson County-1.7+4.5 pts
51Conway County-2+4.4 pts
52White County-2.2+3.5 pts
53Polk County-2.3-4.5 pts
54Clay County-2.4+10.9 pts
54Scott County-2.4-4.1 pts
56Ouachita County-2.5+2.3 pts
57Miller County-2.6-5.1 pts
58Izard County-2.7+2.7 pts
59Howard County-3.1-4.7 pts
60Columbia County-3.3-0.6 pts
60Monroe County-3.3+13.5 pts
62Lee County-3.4-2.5 pts
63Union County-3.6+0.4 pts
64Carroll County-4+0.9 pts
65Johnson County-4.1+12.8 pts
66Pike County-4.2-4.6 pts
67Logan County-4.4-7 pts
67Stone County-4.4-4.2 pts
69Cleveland County-5.4-11.2 pts
69Marion County-5.4-43.9 pts
71Franklin County-5.6-5.4 pts
72Montgomery County-6+2.5 pts
73Cleburne County-6.1-1.1 pts
74Madison County-7.6-6.2 pts
75Van Buren County-9.2+1 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?

Chicot County, with 16.2% in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Van Buren County, with -9.2% in 2016.

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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