Counties in Arkansas by real GDP growth

Marion County had the highest real GDP growth of 75 counties in 2019, at 22.5%. Cleveland County had the lowest, at -21.1%. The median was -0.9% and the figure for Arkansas was 0.7%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest22.5Marion County
Lowest-21.1Cleveland County
Median-0.975 counties
Arkansas0.7History

Top 40 counties, 2019

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Marion CountyMarion County: 22.5 %22.5Mississippi CountyMississippi County: 7.3 %7.3Greene CountyGreene County: 7.1 %7.1Lee CountyLee County: 6.3 %6.3Ashley CountyAshley County: 5.3 %5.3Baxter CountyBaxter County: 4.9 %4.9Phillips CountyPhillips County: 4.7 %4.7Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 4 %4Searcy CountySearcy County: 3.9 %3.9Grant CountyGrant County: 3.6 %3.6Craighead CountyCraighead County: 3.4 %3.4Benton CountyBenton County: 3.1 %3.1Desha CountyDesha County: 3 %3Little River CountyLittle River County: 3 %3Randolph CountyRandolph County: 2.8 %2.8Miller CountyMiller County: 2.6 %2.6Monroe CountyMonroe County: 1.8 %1.8Garland CountyGarland County: 1.6 %1.6Poinsett CountyPoinsett County: 1.5 %1.5Washington CountyWashington County: 1.5 %1.5Cross CountyCross County: 1.4 %1.4Union CountyUnion County: 1.4 %1.4Newton CountyNewton County: 1.3 %1.3Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 1.3 %1.3Sebastian CountySebastian County: 1.1 %1.1Crittenden CountyCrittenden County: 1 %1Arkansas CountyArkansas County: 0.7 %0.7Fulton CountyFulton County: 0.7 %0.7St. Francis CountySt. Francis County: 0.7 %0.7White CountyWhite County: 0.3 %0.3Faulkner CountyFaulkner County: 0.2 %0.2Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 0.1 %0.1Chicot CountyChicot County: -0.2 %-0.2Pope CountyPope County: -0.2 %-0.2Crawford CountyCrawford County: -0.7 %-0.7Boone CountyBoone County: -0.8 %-0.8Drew CountyDrew County: -0.8 %-0.8Carroll CountyCarroll County: -0.9 %-0.9Ouachita CountyOuachita County: -1.9 %-1.9Franklin CountyFranklin County: -2 %-2
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Marion County22.5+24.9 pts
2Mississippi County7.3-3.1 pts
3Greene County7.1+6.8 pts
4Lee County6.3+9.3 pts
5Ashley County5.3+0.7 pts
6Baxter County4.9-3.9 pts
7Phillips County4.7+5 pts
8Cleburne County4+6.7 pts
9Searcy County3.9+5.7 pts
10Grant County3.6+4.1 pts
11Craighead County3.40 pts
12Benton County3.1-0.3 pts
13Desha County3+4.6 pts
13Little River County3+6.6 pts
15Randolph County2.8-2 pts
16Miller County2.6+2.2 pts
17Monroe County1.8+3.2 pts
18Garland County1.6-0.9 pts
19Poinsett County1.5+5.4 pts
19Washington County1.5-0.9 pts
21Cross County1.4+7.7 pts
21Union County1.4+1.1 pts
23Newton County1.3+2.7 pts
23Pulaski County1.3+0.2 pts
25Sebastian County1.1-2.2 pts
26Crittenden County1+0.2 pts
27Arkansas County0.7-3.6 pts
27Fulton County0.7-4.1 pts
27St. Francis County0.7+2.1 pts
30White County0.3-2.3 pts
31Faulkner County0.2-2.9 pts
32Jefferson County0.1+3.1 pts
33Chicot County-0.2+1.6 pts
33Pope County-0.2+0.8 pts
35Crawford County-0.7-1.1 pts
36Boone County-0.8-2.2 pts
36Drew County-0.8-0.6 pts
38Carroll County-0.9-2.7 pts
39Ouachita County-1.9-5.2 pts
40Franklin County-2-5.3 pts
40Lonoke County-2-2.7 pts
42Clark County-2.1-5.6 pts
42Van Buren County-2.1+4.6 pts
44Saline County-2.3-6.8 pts
45Conway County-2.5-1.4 pts
46Lawrence County-2.6-1.5 pts
47Dallas County-3.3-1.9 pts
48Jackson County-3.6-8.3 pts
49Calhoun County-3.9-3.3 pts
49Columbia County-3.9-9 pts
49Montgomery County-3.9-5.5 pts
49Stone County-3.9-8.9 pts
53Johnson County-4.2-6 pts
54Bradley County-4.5-9.7 pts
55Izard County-4.6-7.2 pts
56Hempstead County-5-2 pts
57Clay County-5.4-4.2 pts
58Hot Spring County-5.6-4.5 pts
59Woodruff County-6-5 pts
60Yell County-6.3-11.2 pts
61Perry County-6.9-8.4 pts
62Polk County-7.4-12.2 pts
63Nevada County-8.2-9.3 pts
64Pike County-8.6-10.4 pts
65Independence County-8.8-16 pts
66Lincoln County-9-10.5 pts
67Sevier County-9.3-13.1 pts
68Sharp County-11.1-12.4 pts
69Prairie County-12.1-13.6 pts
69Scott County-12.1-18.6 pts
71Lafayette County-12.7-9.5 pts
71Madison County-12.7-15.8 pts
73Howard County-13.6-16.5 pts
74Logan County-14.9-16.4 pts
75Cleveland County-21.1-33.1 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?

Marion County, with 22.5% in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Cleveland County, with -21.1% in 2019.

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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