Counties in Arkansas by GDP per capita (US dollars)

Calhoun County had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 75 counties in 2016, at $71,097. Newton County had the lowest, at $13,521. The median was $28,225 and the figure for Arkansas was $40,593. Source: BEA.

Highest71,097Calhoun County
Lowest13,521Newton County
Median28,22575 counties
Arkansas40,593History

Top 40 counties, 2016

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Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 71,097 USD71,097Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 70,771 USD70,771Union CountyUnion County: 58,309 USD58,309Arkansas CountyArkansas County: 58,084 USD58,084Benton CountyBenton County: 52,712 USD52,712Sebastian CountySebastian County: 49,589 USD49,589Desha CountyDesha County: 48,969 USD48,969Mississippi CountyMississippi County: 48,428 USD48,428Independence CountyIndependence County: 47,733 USD47,733Howard CountyHoward County: 46,757 USD46,757Washington CountyWashington County: 46,227 USD46,227Pope CountyPope County: 45,140 USD45,140Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 44,125 USD44,125Ashley CountyAshley County: 42,729 USD42,729Hempstead CountyHempstead County: 41,859 USD41,859Craighead CountyCraighead County: 41,213 USD41,213Little River CountyLittle River County: 40,127 USD40,127Conway CountyConway County: 35,897 USD35,897Jackson CountyJackson County: 35,858 USD35,858Columbia CountyColumbia County: 35,837 USD35,837Marion CountyMarion County: 35,539 USD35,539Drew CountyDrew County: 34,845 USD34,845Clark CountyClark County: 34,413 USD34,413Boone CountyBoone County: 33,288 USD33,288Garland CountyGarland County: 32,765 USD32,765Crittenden CountyCrittenden County: 32,674 USD32,674Dallas CountyDallas County: 32,242 USD32,242Faulkner CountyFaulkner County: 31,239 USD31,239Baxter CountyBaxter County: 31,239 USD31,239Hot Spring CountyHot Spring County: 30,985 USD30,985Miller CountyMiller County: 30,730 USD30,730Greene CountyGreene County: 30,627 USD30,627Sevier CountySevier County: 30,427 USD30,427Bradley CountyBradley County: 29,789 USD29,789Woodruff CountyWoodruff County: 29,265 USD29,265Nevada CountyNevada County: 29,155 USD29,155Carroll CountyCarroll County: 28,522 USD28,522White CountyWhite County: 28,225 USD28,225St. Francis CountySt. Francis County: 27,912 USD27,912Johnson CountyJohnson County: 27,525 USD27,525
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD
Change on 2015
1Calhoun County71,097+3.2%
2Pulaski County70,771+2.1%
3Union County58,309-6.2%
4Arkansas County58,084+4.6%
5Benton County52,712-0.3%
6Sebastian County49,589+2%
7Desha County48,969+7.1%
8Mississippi County48,428+8.7%
9Independence County47,733+7.3%
10Howard County46,757-2.9%
11Washington County46,227+4.2%
12Pope County45,140-0.6%
13Jefferson County44,125+0.1%
14Ashley County42,729+5.7%
15Hempstead County41,859+4.5%
16Craighead County41,213+2%
17Little River County40,127+7.7%
18Conway County35,897-3.8%
19Jackson County35,858+6.5%
20Columbia County35,837-2.6%
21Marion County35,539-5.5%
22Drew County34,845+5.9%
23Clark County34,413+2%
24Boone County33,288+4.9%
25Garland County32,765+3%
26Crittenden County32,674-0.9%
27Dallas County32,242+7.6%
28Faulkner County31,239-0.4%
29Baxter County31,239+4.3%
30Hot Spring County30,985+11.1%
31Miller County30,730-0.9%
32Greene County30,627-1.2%
33Sevier County30,427+1.7%
34Bradley County29,789+0.6%
35Woodruff County29,265+0.3%
36Nevada County29,155-0.1%
37Carroll County28,522-1.8%
38White County28,225-1%
39St. Francis County27,912+2.3%
40Johnson County27,525-5.1%
41Crawford County27,500+1.8%
42Yell County27,256+1.1%
43Scott County26,564-0.9%
44Lawrence County26,470+9.7%
45Ouachita County26,348+0.4%
46Cleburne County25,944-5.9%
47Polk County25,509-1.8%
48Van Buren County25,293-10.8%
49Phillips County24,876+4.6%
50Chicot County24,682+16.5%
51Cross County24,543+3%
52Randolph County23,526+8.3%
53Logan County23,407-5.3%
54Franklin County23,397-4.7%
55Monroe County23,157+2.2%
56Grant County22,620+1.3%
57Lafayette County22,366+1.5%
58Pike County22,344-3.3%
59Poinsett County22,036+2.3%
60Sharp County21,703-1%
61Madison County21,278-10.5%
62Saline County21,023+6.2%
63Izard County20,986-1.5%
64Clay County20,371+0.3%
65Prairie County19,440+1.6%
66Searcy County19,214+6.5%
67Lincoln County18,938-2.2%
68Stone County18,900-4%
69Lonoke County18,274+0.9%
70Lee County17,909+1.7%
71Montgomery County16,930-2.9%
72Cleveland County15,961-8.6%
73Perry County15,521-1.1%
74Fulton County14,693+2.4%
75Newton County13,521+4.1%

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About this ranking

Gross domestic product at current prices in US dollars divided by the resident population.

United States, states and counties: Invokely calculation, BEA current-dollar GDP divided by the BEA mid-year population of the same year and place; both inputs are shown with each value. GDP is counted where production happens and population where people live, so places with many commuters or capital-intensive industries, such as the District of Columbia or oil counties, show very high values. Not the same as per_capita_personal_income. For Spain and the EU use gdp_per_capita (EUR) or gdp_per_capita_pps. Other countries and the World: World Bank, converted at official annual average exchange rates (market rates, not purchasing power parity, so it understates living standards in lower-price countries). For euros use gdp_per_capita.

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.

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Invokely calculation from GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#gdp_per_capita_usd. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest GDP per capita (US dollars)?

Calhoun County, with $71,097 in 2016, according to BEA.

Which county has the lowest GDP per capita (US dollars)?

Newton County, with $13,521 in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Invokely, GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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