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Counties in Arkansas by area median family income (HUD)

Benton County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 75 counties in 2021, at $74,900. Chicot County had the lowest, at $42,100. The median was $52,900. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest74,900Benton County
Lowest42,100Chicot County
Median52,90075 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Arkansas County: 54,400 USDAshley County: 52,900 USDBaxter County: 52,600 USDBenton County: 74,900 USDBoone County: 52,000 USDBradley County: 49,200 USDCalhoun County: 60,200 USDCarroll County: 56,300 USDChicot County: 42,100 USDClark County: 60,600 USDClay County: 47,100 USDCleburne County: 55,500 USDCleveland County: 60,100 USDColumbia County: 51,800 USDConway County: 56,100 USDCraighead County: 58,900 USDCrawford County: 54,300 USDCrittenden County: 68,700 USDCross County: 57,600 USDDallas County: 48,700 USDDesha County: 43,000 USDDrew County: 63,200 USDFaulkner County: 71,500 USDFranklin County: 51,900 USDFulton County: 44,400 USDGarland County: 61,900 USDGrant County: 64,000 USDGreene County: 58,500 USDHempstead County: 53,300 USDHot Spring County: 54,300 USDHoward County: 51,100 USDIndependence County: 55,500 USDIzard County: 53,100 USDJackson County: 45,500 USDJefferson County: 60,100 USDJohnson County: 45,200 USDLafayette County: 46,500 USDLawrence County: 51,200 USDLee County: 46,000 USDLincoln County: 60,100 USDLittle River County: 61,500 USDLogan County: 47,900 USDLonoke County: 71,500 USDMadison County: 74,900 USDMarion County: 47,900 USDMiller County: 57,800 USDMississippi County: 46,600 USDMonroe County: 49,000 USDMontgomery County: 50,200 USDNevada County: 46,900 USDNewton County: 52,400 USDOuachita County: 50,200 USDPerry County: 71,500 USDPhillips County: 42,300 USDPike County: 52,200 USDPoinsett County: 47,000 USDPolk County: 47,500 USDPope County: 53,800 USDPrairie County: 52,800 USDPulaski County: 71,500 USDRandolph County: 47,500 USDSt. Francis County: 43,300 USDSaline County: 71,500 USDScott County: 45,300 USDSearcy County: 45,100 USDSebastian County: 54,300 USDSevier County: 55,700 USDSharp County: 44,200 USDStone County: 48,100 USDUnion County: 57,600 USDVan Buren County: 48,600 USDWashington County: 74,900 USDWhite County: 59,700 USDWoodruff County: 53,300 USDYell County: 50,900 USD
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  • 61K and over
USD, 2021. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Benton County: 74,900 USDBenton County74,900Madison County: 74,900 USDMadison County74,900Washington County: 74,900 USDWashington County74,900Faulkner County: 71,500 USDFaulkner County71,500Lonoke County: 71,500 USDLonoke County71,500Perry County: 71,500 USDPerry County71,500Pulaski County: 71,500 USDPulaski County71,500Saline County: 71,500 USDSaline County71,500Crittenden County: 68,700 USDCrittenden County68,700Grant County: 64,000 USDGrant County64,000Drew County: 63,200 USDDrew County63,200Garland County: 61,900 USDGarland County61,900Little River County: 61,500 USDLittle River County61,500Clark County: 60,600 USDClark County60,600Calhoun County: 60,200 USDCalhoun County60,200Cleveland County: 60,100 USDCleveland County60,100Jefferson County: 60,100 USDJefferson County60,100Lincoln County: 60,100 USDLincoln County60,100White County: 59,700 USDWhite County59,700Craighead County: 58,900 USDCraighead County58,900Greene County: 58,500 USDGreene County58,500Miller County: 57,800 USDMiller County57,800Cross County: 57,600 USDCross County57,600Union County: 57,600 USDUnion County57,600Carroll County: 56,300 USDCarroll County56,300Conway County: 56,100 USDConway County56,100Sevier County: 55,700 USDSevier County55,700Cleburne County: 55,500 USDCleburne County55,500Independence County: 55,500 USDIndependence County55,500Arkansas County: 54,400 USDArkansas County54,400Crawford County: 54,300 USDCrawford County54,300Hot Spring County: 54,300 USDHot Spring County54,300Sebastian County: 54,300 USDSebastian County54,300Pope County: 53,800 USDPope County53,800Hempstead County: 53,300 USDHempstead County53,300Woodruff County: 53,300 USDWoodruff County53,300Izard County: 53,100 USDIzard County53,100Ashley County: 52,900 USDAshley County52,900Prairie County: 52,800 USDPrairie County52,800Baxter County: 52,600 USDBaxter County52,600Benton County: 74,900 USDBenton County74,900Madison County: 74,900 USDMadison County74,900Washington County: 74,900 USDWashington County74,900Faulkner County: 71,500 USDFaulkner County71,500Lonoke County: 71,500 USDLonoke County71,500Perry County: 71,500 USDPerry County71,500Pulaski County: 71,500 USDPulaski County71,500Saline County: 71,500 USDSaline County71,500Crittenden County: 68,700 USDCrittenden County68,700Grant County: 64,000 USDGrant County64,000Drew County: 63,200 USDDrew County63,200Garland County: 61,900 USDGarland County61,900Little River County: 61,500 USDLittle River County61,500Clark County: 60,600 USDClark County60,600Calhoun County: 60,200 USDCalhoun County60,200Cleveland County: 60,100 USDCleveland County60,100Jefferson County: 60,100 USDJefferson County60,100Lincoln County: 60,100 USDLincoln County60,100White County: 59,700 USDWhite County59,700Craighead County: 58,900 USDCraighead County58,900Greene County: 58,500 USDGreene County58,500Miller County: 57,800 USDMiller County57,800Cross County: 57,600 USDCross County57,600Union County: 57,600 USDUnion County57,600Carroll County: 56,300 USDCarroll County56,300Conway County: 56,100 USDConway County56,100Sevier County: 55,700 USDSevier County55,700Cleburne County: 55,500 USDCleburne County55,500Independence County: 55,500 USDIndependence County55,500Arkansas County: 54,400 USDArkansas County54,400Crawford County: 54,300 USDCrawford County54,300Hot Spring County: 54,300 USDHot Spring County54,300Sebastian County: 54,300 USDSebastian County54,300Pope County: 53,800 USDPope County53,800Hempstead County: 53,300 USDHempstead County53,300Woodruff County: 53,300 USDWoodruff County53,300Izard County: 53,100 USDIzard County53,100Ashley County: 52,900 USDAshley County52,900Prairie County: 52,800 USDPrairie County52,800Baxter County: 52,600 USDBaxter County52,600
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD		Change on 2020
1Benton County74,900+1.8%
1Madison County74,900+1.8%
1Washington County74,900+1.8%
4Faulkner County71,500-1%
4Lonoke County71,500-1%
4Perry County71,500-1%
4Pulaski County71,500-1%
4Saline County71,500-1%
9Crittenden County68,700+1.2%
10Grant County64,000-1.1%
11Drew County63,200+17.3%
12Garland County61,900-3.1%
13Little River County61,500+12.8%
14Clark County60,600+5%
15Calhoun County60,200+19.4%
16Cleveland County60,100+14.3%
16Jefferson County60,100+14.3%
16Lincoln County60,100+14.3%
19White County59,700+4.4%
20Craighead County58,900-9.7%
21Greene County58,500-0.3%
22Miller County57,800-17.2%
23Cross County57,600+6.3%
23Union County57,600+4.5%
25Carroll County56,300+2.9%
26Conway County56,100+2.7%
27Sevier County55,700-0.5%
28Cleburne County55,500-7%
28Independence County55,500+1.3%
30Arkansas County54,400+5%
31Crawford County54,300+0.2%
31Hot Spring County54,300-1.8%
31Sebastian County54,300+0.2%
34Pope County53,800-0.6%
35Hempstead County53,300+4.1%
35Woodruff County53,300+7.9%
37Izard County53,100+2.1%
38Ashley County52,900+4.1%
39Prairie County52,800+3.5%
40Baxter County52,600+2.3%
41Newton County52,400+4.4%
42Pike County52,200+0.8%
43Boone County52,000+4.2%
44Franklin County51,900+5.7%
45Columbia County51,800-0.8%
46Lawrence County51,200-0.4%
47Howard County51,100+7.8%
48Yell County50,900+4.5%
49Montgomery County50,200+2.7%
49Ouachita County50,200+10.6%
51Bradley County49,200-1.2%
52Monroe County49,000+3.4%
53Dallas County48,7000%
54Van Buren County48,600+4.7%
55Stone County48,100+8.6%
56Logan County47,900-2%
56Marion County47,900+3.2%
58Polk County47,500+11.5%
58Randolph County47,500-1.9%
60Clay County47,100+2.6%
61Poinsett County47,000+0.9%
62Nevada County46,900-7.1%
63Mississippi County46,600+4.3%
64Lafayette County46,500+0.4%
65Lee County46,000+9.8%
66Jackson County45,500+1.3%
67Scott County45,300-0.2%
68Johnson County45,200-0.9%
69Searcy County45,100-3.8%
70Fulton County44,400-2%
71Sharp County44,200+2.3%
72St. Francis County43,300+0.2%
73Desha County43,000+6.2%
74Phillips County42,300+14%
75Chicot County42,100+1.4%

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About this ranking

Median annual family income, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) estimates for the HUD area that contains the county, for the fiscal year.

More on how it is measured
  • HUD bases it on American Community Survey family incomes, brought forward to the fiscal year, and uses it to set income limits for its programs: the very low income limit is 50 percent and the low income limit 80 percent of the area median for a family of four, with adjustments.
  • Often called AMI.

A program parameter, not a survey estimate for the county itself: it differs from the Census Bureau median household income and from the American Community Survey median family income of the county. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

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. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2021). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Arkansas by area median family income (HUD), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx

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HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Arkansas by area median family income (HUD), 2021. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 24 Mar. 2021, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/arkansas-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2021. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Arkansas by area median family income (HUD), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/arkansas-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2021) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Arkansas by area median family income (HUD), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/arkansas-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

Benton County, with $74,900 in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest area median family income (HUD)?

Chicot County, with $42,100 in 2021.

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