Counties in Arkansas by real GDP growth

Woodruff County had the highest real GDP growth of 75 counties in 2017, at 12.5%. Marion County had the lowest, at -15.1%. The median was -0.4% and the figure for Arkansas was 0.7%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest12.5Woodruff County
Lowest-15.1Marion County
Median-0.475 counties
Arkansas0.7History

Top 40 counties, 2017

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Woodruff CountyWoodruff County: 12.5 %12.5Searcy CountySearcy County: 11.4 %11.4Hempstead CountyHempstead County: 10.6 %10.6Poinsett CountyPoinsett County: 10.2 %10.2Randolph CountyRandolph County: 9.9 %9.9Madison CountyMadison County: 9.7 %9.7Prairie CountyPrairie County: 9.5 %9.5Clay CountyClay County: 8.8 %8.8Baxter CountyBaxter County: 7.9 %7.9Phillips CountyPhillips County: 7.7 %7.7Benton CountyBenton County: 7 %7Monroe CountyMonroe County: 6.3 %6.3Crittenden CountyCrittenden County: 6 %6Carroll CountyCarroll County: 5 %5Cross CountyCross County: 4.6 %4.6Pike CountyPike County: 3.9 %3.9Washington CountyWashington County: 3.9 %3.9Lee CountyLee County: 3.1 %3.1Nevada CountyNevada County: 2.9 %2.9Craighead CountyCraighead County: 2.6 %2.6Boone CountyBoone County: 2.4 %2.4Howard CountyHoward County: 2.4 %2.4Mississippi CountyMississippi County: 2.3 %2.3Crawford CountyCrawford County: 1.8 %1.8Scott CountyScott County: 1.5 %1.5Polk CountyPolk County: 1.1 %1.1St. Francis CountySt. Francis County: 1.1 %1.1Jackson CountyJackson County: 1 %1Yell CountyYell County: 0.8 %0.8Garland CountyGarland County: 0.6 %0.6Grant CountyGrant County: 0.4 %0.4Independence CountyIndependence County: 0.2 %0.2Sebastian CountySebastian County: 0.1 %0.1Greene CountyGreene County: 0 %0Lonoke CountyLonoke County: 0 %0Bradley CountyBradley County: -0.3 %-0.3Franklin CountyFranklin County: -0.4 %-0.4Saline CountySaline County: -0.4 %-0.4Clark CountyClark County: -0.6 %-0.6Lawrence CountyLawrence County: -0.8 %-0.8
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Woodruff County12.5+11.1 pts
2Searcy County11.4+5.4 pts
3Hempstead County10.6+7 pts
4Poinsett County10.2+9.3 pts
5Randolph County9.9+3.1 pts
6Madison County9.7+17.3 pts
7Prairie County9.5+7.5 pts
8Clay County8.8+11.2 pts
9Baxter County7.9+5.6 pts
10Phillips County7.7+8.2 pts
11Benton County7+5.1 pts
12Monroe County6.3+9.6 pts
13Crittenden County6+6.7 pts
14Carroll County5+9 pts
15Cross County4.6+3.5 pts
16Pike County3.9+8.1 pts
16Washington County3.9-0.8 pts
18Lee County3.1+6.5 pts
19Nevada County2.9+4.4 pts
20Craighead County2.6+1.1 pts
21Boone County2.4-1.7 pts
21Howard County2.4+5.5 pts
23Mississippi County2.3-6.9 pts
24Crawford County1.8+2 pts
25Scott County1.5+3.9 pts
26Polk County1.1+3.4 pts
26St. Francis County1.1+2.3 pts
28Jackson County1-6.5 pts
29Yell County0.8-0.1 pts
30Garland County0.6-0.9 pts
31Grant County0.4+0.8 pts
32Independence County0.2-7.2 pts
33Sebastian County0.1-0.8 pts
34Greene County0+1.4 pts
34Lonoke County0+0.6 pts
36Bradley County-0.3+0.8 pts
37Franklin County-0.4+5.2 pts
37Saline County-0.4-5.8 pts
39Clark County-0.6-1.9 pts
40Lawrence County-0.8-9.5 pts
40Pulaski County-0.8-2 pts
42Hot Spring County-1-11.7 pts
43Cleveland County-1.1+4.3 pts
44Newton County-1.2-2.6 pts
45Faulkner County-1.3-0.4 pts
46Columbia County-1.5+1.8 pts
47Miller County-1.6+1 pts
47Pope County-1.6-1.3 pts
49Stone County-1.9+2.5 pts
50Jefferson County-2.6-0.9 pts
51Dallas County-2.7-5.7 pts
52Union County-2.9+0.7 pts
53Fulton County-3.1-2.8 pts
54Calhoun County-3.2-3 pts
54Logan County-3.2+1.2 pts
54Perry County-3.2-2.2 pts
57Little River County-3.3-11.2 pts
58Sevier County-3.5-4.4 pts
59Izard County-4.1-1.4 pts
59Ouachita County-4.1-1.6 pts
59Sharp County-4.1-4.8 pts
62Chicot County-4.8-21 pts
63White County-5.3-3.1 pts
64Drew County-5.5-10.5 pts
65Montgomery County-5.6+0.4 pts
66Johnson County-6.2-2.1 pts
67Arkansas County-7.3-11 pts
68Cleburne County-7.8-1.7 pts
69Lafayette County-9-11.7 pts
70Lincoln County-9.3-7.8 pts
71Conway County-10.8-8.8 pts
72Ashley County-11.1-14.2 pts
73Van Buren County-13.6-4.4 pts
74Desha County-14.3-24.1 pts
75Marion County-15.1-9.7 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?

Woodruff County, with 12.5% in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Marion County, with -15.1% in 2017.

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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