Counties in Arkansas by real GDP growth

Prairie County had the highest real GDP growth of 75 counties in 2020, at 18.5%. Cleveland County had the lowest, at -17.6%. The median was -0.1% and the figure for Arkansas was 0.8%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest18.5Prairie County
Lowest-17.6Cleveland County
Median-0.175 counties
Arkansas0.8History

Top 40 counties, 2020

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Prairie CountyPrairie County: 18.5 %18.5Dallas CountyDallas County: 11.5 %11.5Woodruff CountyWoodruff County: 10.6 %10.6Monroe CountyMonroe County: 9 %9Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 7.3 %7.3Saline CountySaline County: 7.1 %7.1Pike CountyPike County: 6.3 %6.3Benton CountyBenton County: 5.4 %5.4Little River CountyLittle River County: 5 %5Desha CountyDesha County: 4.2 %4.2Mississippi CountyMississippi County: 4.1 %4.1Clay CountyClay County: 3.9 %3.9Cross CountyCross County: 3.9 %3.9Lonoke CountyLonoke County: 3.6 %3.6Chicot CountyChicot County: 3.2 %3.2Franklin CountyFranklin County: 3.2 %3.2Washington CountyWashington County: 2.9 %2.9Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 2.7 %2.7Jackson CountyJackson County: 2.6 %2.6Madison CountyMadison County: 2.6 %2.6Arkansas CountyArkansas County: 2.4 %2.4Pope CountyPope County: 2.4 %2.4Fulton CountyFulton County: 2.2 %2.2Hempstead CountyHempstead County: 2.2 %2.2Poinsett CountyPoinsett County: 2.2 %2.2Union CountyUnion County: 1.9 %1.9Hot Spring CountyHot Spring County: 1.4 %1.4Conway CountyConway County: 1.2 %1.2Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 1.1 %1.1Craighead CountyCraighead County: 1 %1Phillips CountyPhillips County: 0.9 %0.9Faulkner CountyFaulkner County: 0.7 %0.7St. Francis CountySt. Francis County: 0.3 %0.3Boone CountyBoone County: 0.2 %0.2Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 0.1 %0.1Scott CountyScott County: 0.1 %0.1Crawford CountyCrawford County: 0 %0Lincoln CountyLincoln County: -0.1 %-0.1Randolph CountyRandolph County: -0.2 %-0.2Ouachita CountyOuachita County: -0.4 %-0.4
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Prairie County18.5+30.6 pts
2Dallas County11.5+14.8 pts
3Woodruff County10.6+16.6 pts
4Monroe County9+7.2 pts
5Calhoun County7.3+11.2 pts
6Saline County7.1+9.4 pts
7Pike County6.3+14.9 pts
8Benton County5.4+2.3 pts
9Little River County5+2 pts
10Desha County4.2+1.2 pts
11Mississippi County4.1-3.2 pts
12Clay County3.9+9.3 pts
12Cross County3.9+2.5 pts
14Lonoke County3.6+5.6 pts
15Chicot County3.2+3.4 pts
15Franklin County3.2+5.2 pts
17Washington County2.9+1.4 pts
18Lawrence County2.7+5.3 pts
19Jackson County2.6+6.2 pts
19Madison County2.6+15.3 pts
21Arkansas County2.4+1.7 pts
21Pope County2.4+2.6 pts
23Fulton County2.2+1.5 pts
23Hempstead County2.2+7.2 pts
23Poinsett County2.2+0.7 pts
26Union County1.9+0.5 pts
27Hot Spring County1.4+7 pts
28Conway County1.2+3.7 pts
29Van Buren County1.1+3.2 pts
30Craighead County1-2.4 pts
31Phillips County0.9-3.8 pts
32Faulkner County0.7+0.5 pts
33St. Francis County0.3-0.4 pts
34Boone County0.2+1 pts
35Pulaski County0.1-1.2 pts
35Scott County0.1+12.2 pts
37Crawford County0+0.7 pts
38Lincoln County-0.1+8.9 pts
39Randolph County-0.2-3 pts
40Ouachita County-0.4+1.5 pts
40Perry County-0.4+6.5 pts
40Polk County-0.4+7 pts
43Marion County-0.5-23 pts
44Bradley County-0.6+3.9 pts
45Garland County-0.8-2.4 pts
45Sebastian County-0.8-1.9 pts
47Clark County-0.9+1.2 pts
48Columbia County-1.1+2.8 pts
49Johnson County-1.3+2.9 pts
50Baxter County-1.5-6.4 pts
50Greene County-1.5-8.6 pts
52White County-1.6-1.9 pts
53Miller County-1.7-4.3 pts
54Drew County-2-1.2 pts
55Nevada County-2.2+6 pts
56Crittenden County-2.3-3.3 pts
57Montgomery County-2.6+1.3 pts
58Carroll County-2.7-1.8 pts
58Cleburne County-2.7-6.7 pts
60Grant County-2.9-6.5 pts
61Howard County-3.2+10.4 pts
62Logan County-3.4+11.5 pts
63Searcy County-3.6-7.5 pts
64Stone County-3.7+0.2 pts
65Lafayette County-4.4+8.3 pts
66Newton County-4.7-6 pts
67Izard County-5.3-0.7 pts
68Jefferson County-5.9-6 pts
69Yell County-6.1+0.2 pts
70Sharp County-6.4+4.7 pts
71Independence County-6.7+2.1 pts
72Ashley County-7.6-12.9 pts
73Sevier County-9.8-0.5 pts
74Lee County-10.6-16.9 pts
75Cleveland County-17.6+3.5 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?

Prairie County, with 18.5% in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Cleveland County, with -17.6% in 2020.

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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