Counties in Arkansas by median household income

Benton County had the highest median household income of 75 counties in 2021, at $76,887. Lee County had the lowest, at $29,082. The median was $45,318 and the figure for Arkansas was $52,123. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest76,887Benton County
Lowest29,082Lee County
Median45,31875 counties
Arkansas52,123History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Benton CountyBenton County: 76,887 USD76,887Saline CountySaline County: 68,605 USD68,605Lonoke CountyLonoke County: 62,561 USD62,561Grant CountyGrant County: 62,479 USD62,479Little River CountyLittle River County: 57,614 USD57,614Washington CountyWashington County: 56,610 USD56,610Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 55,904 USD55,904Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 55,235 USD55,235Arkansas CountyArkansas County: 55,022 USD55,022Faulkner CountyFaulkner County: 54,845 USD54,845Carroll CountyCarroll County: 53,366 USD53,366Crawford CountyCrawford County: 52,057 USD52,057Craighead CountyCraighead County: 51,788 USD51,788Greene CountyGreene County: 51,367 USD51,367Yell CountyYell County: 51,070 USD51,070Sebastian CountySebastian County: 50,226 USD50,226Independence CountyIndependence County: 50,028 USD50,028Garland CountyGarland County: 49,985 USD49,985Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 49,474 USD49,474Sevier CountySevier County: 49,470 USD49,470Boone CountyBoone County: 48,625 USD48,625Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 48,400 USD48,400Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 48,183 USD48,183Madison CountyMadison County: 47,862 USD47,862Perry CountyPerry County: 47,500 USD47,500Prairie CountyPrairie County: 47,335 USD47,335Pope CountyPope County: 47,322 USD47,322Hot Spring CountyHot Spring County: 46,724 USD46,724Pike CountyPike County: 46,672 USD46,672Miller CountyMiller County: 46,610 USD46,610Logan CountyLogan County: 46,570 USD46,570Crittenden CountyCrittenden County: 46,452 USD46,452Union CountyUnion County: 46,444 USD46,444White CountyWhite County: 46,345 USD46,345Conway CountyConway County: 45,812 USD45,812Mississippi CountyMississippi County: 45,740 USD45,740Clark CountyClark County: 45,351 USD45,351Izard CountyIzard County: 45,318 USD45,318Cross CountyCross County: 45,247 USD45,247Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 43,720 USD43,720
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
1Benton County76,887
2Saline County68,605
3Lonoke County62,561
4Grant County62,479
5Little River County57,614
6Washington County56,610
7Calhoun County55,904
8Pulaski County55,235
9Arkansas County55,022
10Faulkner County54,845
11Carroll County53,366
12Crawford County52,057
13Craighead County51,788
14Greene County51,367
15Yell County51,070
16Sebastian County50,226
17Independence County50,028
18Garland County49,985
19Lincoln County49,474
20Sevier County49,470
21Boone County48,625
22Cleburne County48,400
23Cleveland County48,183
24Madison County47,862
25Perry County47,500
26Prairie County47,335
27Pope County47,322
28Hot Spring County46,724
29Pike County46,672
30Miller County46,610
31Logan County46,570
32Crittenden County46,452
33Union County46,444
34White County46,345
35Conway County45,812
36Mississippi County45,740
37Clark County45,351
38Izard County45,318
39Cross County45,247
40Jefferson County43,720
41Woodruff County43,717
42Hempstead County43,592
43Scott County43,577
44Baxter County43,530
45Polk County43,444
46Ouachita County43,338
47Drew County42,891
48Poinsett County42,854
49Newton County42,817
50Ashley County42,683
51Nevada County42,670
52Randolph County42,225
53Franklin County42,128
54Bradley County41,972
55Monroe County41,667
56Columbia County41,115
57Marion County41,038
58Montgomery County41,032
59Van Buren County40,763
60Lawrence County40,746
61Johnson County40,628
62Clay County39,817
63Searcy County39,627
64Howard County39,558
65Jackson County39,154
66Sharp County37,361
67Fulton County36,950
68Lafayette County36,083
69St. Francis County34,981
70Dallas County34,337
71Chicot County33,770
72Desha County33,295
73Stone County32,813
74Phillips County32,235
75Lee County29,082

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About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Benton County, with $76,887 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Lee County, with $29,082 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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