Counties in Arkansas by real GDP growth

Cleveland County had the highest real GDP growth of 75 counties in 2021, at 35.1%. Little River County had the lowest, at -3.4%. The median was 7.9% and the figure for Arkansas was 6.5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest35.1Cleveland County
Median7.975 counties
Arkansas6.5History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 35.1 %35.1Scott CountyScott County: 29.6 %29.6Mississippi CountyMississippi County: 24.1 %24.1Madison CountyMadison County: 22.8 %22.8Lee CountyLee County: 19.3 %19.3Sharp CountySharp County: 19.1 %19.1Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 18.8 %18.8Sevier CountySevier County: 17.7 %17.7Perry CountyPerry County: 17.3 %17.3Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 17.1 %17.1Yell CountyYell County: 16.9 %16.9Howard CountyHoward County: 16.3 %16.3Marion CountyMarion County: 15.2 %15.2Polk CountyPolk County: 13.3 %13.3Columbia CountyColumbia County: 12.6 %12.6Carroll CountyCarroll County: 12.2 %12.2Stone CountyStone County: 12.2 %12.2Johnson CountyJohnson County: 11.6 %11.6Clay CountyClay County: 11.2 %11.2Logan CountyLogan County: 11.1 %11.1Woodruff CountyWoodruff County: 11 %11Boone CountyBoone County: 10.9 %10.9Greene CountyGreene County: 10.9 %10.9White CountyWhite County: 10.3 %10.3Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 10.2 %10.2Arkansas CountyArkansas County: 10.1 %10.1Benton CountyBenton County: 9.8 %9.8Craighead CountyCraighead County: 9.8 %9.8Independence CountyIndependence County: 9.6 %9.6Conway CountyConway County: 9.5 %9.5Washington CountyWashington County: 9.4 %9.4Jackson CountyJackson County: 9.1 %9.1Saline CountySaline County: 9 %9Searcy CountySearcy County: 9 %9Randolph CountyRandolph County: 8.9 %8.9Chicot CountyChicot County: 8.6 %8.6Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 8.1 %8.1Hot Spring CountyHot Spring County: 7.9 %7.9Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 7.9 %7.9Lonoke CountyLonoke County: 7.6 %7.6
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Cleveland County35.1+52.7 pts
2Scott County29.6+29.5 pts
3Mississippi County24.1+20 pts
4Madison County22.8+20.2 pts
5Lee County19.3+29.9 pts
6Sharp County19.1+25.5 pts
7Lafayette County18.8+23.2 pts
8Sevier County17.7+27.5 pts
9Perry County17.3+17.7 pts
10Lincoln County17.1+17.2 pts
11Yell County16.9+23 pts
12Howard County16.3+19.5 pts
13Marion County15.2+15.7 pts
14Polk County13.3+13.7 pts
15Columbia County12.6+13.7 pts
16Carroll County12.2+14.9 pts
16Stone County12.2+15.9 pts
18Johnson County11.6+12.9 pts
19Clay County11.2+7.3 pts
20Logan County11.1+14.5 pts
21Woodruff County11+0.4 pts
22Boone County10.9+10.7 pts
22Greene County10.9+12.4 pts
24White County10.3+11.9 pts
25Calhoun County10.2+2.9 pts
26Arkansas County10.1+7.7 pts
27Benton County9.8+4.4 pts
27Craighead County9.8+8.8 pts
29Independence County9.6+16.3 pts
30Conway County9.5+8.3 pts
31Washington County9.4+6.5 pts
32Jackson County9.1+6.5 pts
33Saline County9+1.9 pts
33Searcy County9+12.6 pts
35Randolph County8.9+9.1 pts
36Chicot County8.6+5.4 pts
37Van Buren County8.1+7 pts
38Hot Spring County7.9+6.5 pts
38Montgomery County7.9+10.5 pts
40Lonoke County7.6+4 pts
41Izard County7.5+12.8 pts
42Fulton County7.2+5 pts
43Phillips County6.5+5.6 pts
44Newton County6.4+11.1 pts
45Jefferson County5.9+11.8 pts
46Sebastian County5.3+6.1 pts
47Cleburne County5+7.7 pts
48Bradley County4.7+5.3 pts
49Pike County4.5-1.8 pts
49Union County4.5+2.6 pts
51Crawford County4.3+4.3 pts
51Drew County4.3+6.3 pts
51Faulkner County4.3+3.6 pts
51Grant County4.3+7.2 pts
51Pulaski County4.3+4.2 pts
56Desha County4-0.2 pts
57Poinsett County3.9+1.7 pts
58Baxter County3.7+5.2 pts
58Dallas County3.7-7.8 pts
58Garland County3.7+4.5 pts
58Hempstead County3.7+1.5 pts
62Nevada County3.1+5.3 pts
63Cross County3-0.9 pts
64Ouachita County2.9+3.3 pts
65Prairie County2.4-16.1 pts
66Miller County2+3.7 pts
67St. Francis County1.9+1.6 pts
68Clark County1.7+2.6 pts
69Pope County1.3-1.1 pts
70Crittenden County0.6+2.9 pts
71Ashley County0.5+8.1 pts
72Franklin County-0.3-3.5 pts
73Monroe County-1.5-10.5 pts
74Lawrence County-1.8-4.5 pts
75Little River County-3.4-8.4 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?

Cleveland County, with 35.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Little River County, with -3.4% in 2021.

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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