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Counties in Arkansas by real GDP growth

Cleveland County had the highest real GDP growth of 75 counties in 2022, at 21.7%. Calhoun County had the lowest, at -13.8%. The median was 0% and the figure for Arkansas was 0.8%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest21.7Cleveland County
Lowest-13.8Calhoun County
Median075 counties
Arkansas0.8History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 21.7 %21.7Madison CountyMadison County: 13.9 %13.9Sharp CountySharp County: 10.9 %10.9Franklin CountyFranklin County: 10.8 %10.8Logan CountyLogan County: 10.5 %10.5Sevier CountySevier County: 9.7 %9.7Perry CountyPerry County: 9.5 %9.5Hot Spring CountyHot Spring County: 8.3 %8.3Pike CountyPike County: 7.9 %7.9Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 6.8 %6.8Carroll CountyCarroll County: 6.7 %6.7Yell CountyYell County: 6.4 %6.4Izard CountyIzard County: 5.2 %5.2Baxter CountyBaxter County: 5.1 %5.1Independence CountyIndependence County: 5 %5Benton CountyBenton County: 4.9 %4.9Scott CountyScott County: 4.9 %4.9Hempstead CountyHempstead County: 4.3 %4.3Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 4 %4Howard CountyHoward County: 3.9 %3.9Polk CountyPolk County: 3.6 %3.6Little River CountyLittle River County: 3.1 %3.1Faulkner CountyFaulkner County: 2.9 %2.9Grant CountyGrant County: 2.9 %2.9Ouachita CountyOuachita County: 2.6 %2.6Stone CountyStone County: 2.4 %2.4Johnson CountyJohnson County: 1.9 %1.9Washington CountyWashington County: 1.6 %1.6Conway CountyConway County: 1.4 %1.4Poinsett CountyPoinsett County: 1.4 %1.4Fulton CountyFulton County: 1.2 %1.2Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 1.2 %1.2Craighead CountyCraighead County: 1.1 %1.1Garland CountyGarland County: 0.7 %0.7Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 0.3 %0.3Columbia CountyColumbia County: 0 %0Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 0 %0Lonoke CountyLonoke County: 0 %0Searcy CountySearcy County: -0.2 %-0.2White CountyWhite County: -0.2 %-0.2
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Cleveland County21.7-13.4 pts
2Madison County13.9-8.9 pts
3Sharp County10.9-8.2 pts
4Franklin County10.8+11.1 pts
5Logan County10.5-0.6 pts
6Sevier County9.7-8 pts
7Perry County9.5-7.8 pts
8Hot Spring County8.3+0.4 pts
9Pike County7.9+3.4 pts
10Lafayette County6.8-12 pts
11Carroll County6.7-5.5 pts
12Yell County6.4-10.5 pts
13Izard County5.2-2.3 pts
14Baxter County5.1+1.4 pts
15Independence County5-4.6 pts
16Benton County4.9-4.9 pts
16Scott County4.9-24.7 pts
18Hempstead County4.3+0.6 pts
19Montgomery County4-3.9 pts
20Howard County3.9-12.4 pts
21Polk County3.6-9.7 pts
22Little River County3.1+6.5 pts
23Faulkner County2.9-1.4 pts
23Grant County2.9-1.4 pts
25Ouachita County2.6-0.3 pts
26Stone County2.4-9.8 pts
27Johnson County1.9-9.7 pts
28Washington County1.6-7.8 pts
29Conway County1.4-8.1 pts
29Poinsett County1.4-2.5 pts
31Fulton County1.2-6 pts
31Pulaski County1.2-3.1 pts
33Craighead County1.1-8.7 pts
34Garland County0.7-3 pts
35Cleburne County0.3-4.7 pts
36Columbia County0-12.6 pts
36Lawrence County0+1.8 pts
36Lonoke County0-7.6 pts
39Searcy County-0.2-9.2 pts
39White County-0.2-10.5 pts
41Sebastian County-0.3-5.6 pts
42Pope County-0.4-1.7 pts
43Lincoln County-0.9-18 pts
44Union County-1.4-5.9 pts
45Boone County-1.5-12.4 pts
46Ashley County-1.7-2.2 pts
47Crittenden County-2.2-2.8 pts
48Mississippi County-2.4-26.5 pts
49Crawford County-2.6-6.9 pts
50Saline County-2.7-11.7 pts
51Jackson County-3.3-12.4 pts
52Van Buren County-3.4-11.5 pts
53Nevada County-3.8-6.9 pts
54Cross County-3.9-6.9 pts
54Drew County-3.9-8.2 pts
56Randolph County-4.2-13.1 pts
56St. Francis County-4.2-6.1 pts
58Newton County-4.9-11.3 pts
59Jefferson County-5.1-11 pts
59Monroe County-5.1-3.6 pts
61Miller County-5.2-7.2 pts
62Bradley County-5.5-10.2 pts
63Clark County-6.8-8.5 pts
64Desha County-8.1-12.1 pts
64Phillips County-8.1-14.6 pts
66Clay County-8.3-19.5 pts
66Prairie County-8.3-10.7 pts
66Woodruff County-8.3-19.3 pts
69Arkansas County-8.9-19 pts
70Lee County-9.9-29.2 pts
71Dallas County-10.5-14.2 pts
72Greene County-10.8-21.7 pts
73Chicot County-11.7-20.3 pts
73Marion County-11.7-26.9 pts
75Calhoun County-13.8-24 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 21.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Calhoun County, with -13.8% in 2022.

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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