Counties in Arkansas by median household income

Benton County had the highest median household income of 75 counties in 2023, at $89,879. Desha County had the lowest, at $36,064. The median was $50,221 and the figure for Arkansas was $58,773. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest89,879Benton County
Lowest36,064Desha County
Median50,22175 counties
Arkansas58,773History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Benton CountyBenton County: 89,879 USD89,879Saline CountySaline County: 76,534 USD76,534Grant CountyGrant County: 72,512 USD72,512Lonoke CountyLonoke County: 71,449 USD71,449Washington CountyWashington County: 66,426 USD66,426Faulkner CountyFaulkner County: 65,071 USD65,071Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 63,654 USD63,654Arkansas CountyArkansas County: 60,831 USD60,831Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 60,385 USD60,385Crawford CountyCrawford County: 60,362 USD60,362Perry CountyPerry County: 60,078 USD60,078Yell CountyYell County: 58,870 USD58,870Craighead CountyCraighead County: 57,615 USD57,615Greene CountyGreene County: 56,793 USD56,793Sebastian CountySebastian County: 56,450 USD56,450Independence CountyIndependence County: 56,009 USD56,009Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 55,979 USD55,979Garland CountyGarland County: 55,409 USD55,409Carroll CountyCarroll County: 55,187 USD55,187Pope CountyPope County: 54,606 USD54,606Crittenden CountyCrittenden County: 54,271 USD54,271Logan CountyLogan County: 54,237 USD54,237Boone CountyBoone County: 54,195 USD54,195Madison CountyMadison County: 53,888 USD53,888White CountyWhite County: 53,435 USD53,435Mississippi CountyMississippi County: 53,428 USD53,428Randolph CountyRandolph County: 52,838 USD52,838Hot Spring CountyHot Spring County: 52,644 USD52,644Little River CountyLittle River County: 52,241 USD52,241Franklin CountyFranklin County: 51,919 USD51,919Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 51,667 USD51,667Sevier CountySevier County: 51,641 USD51,641Conway CountyConway County: 51,212 USD51,212Prairie CountyPrairie County: 51,094 USD51,094Pike CountyPike County: 51,000 USD51,000Clark CountyClark County: 50,985 USD50,985Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 50,509 USD50,509Union CountyUnion County: 50,221 USD50,221Miller CountyMiller County: 49,983 USD49,983Woodruff CountyWoodruff County: 49,982 USD49,982
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD
Change on 2022
1Benton County89,879+5.4%
2Saline County76,534+4.5%
3Grant County72,512+5.7%
4Lonoke County71,449+5%
5Washington County66,426+7.2%
6Faulkner County65,071+6.2%
7Calhoun County63,654+5.7%
8Arkansas County60,831+3.6%
9Pulaski County60,385+3.5%
10Crawford County60,362+6.5%
11Perry County60,078+11.3%
12Yell County58,870+5.4%
13Craighead County57,615+4.4%
14Greene County56,793+3.5%
15Sebastian County56,450+4.4%
16Independence County56,009+7%
17Cleburne County55,979+6.1%
18Garland County55,409+2.2%
19Carroll County55,187-2.9%
20Pope County54,606+5.7%
21Crittenden County54,271+4.6%
22Logan County54,237+6.1%
23Boone County54,195+3.7%
24Madison County53,888+4.6%
25White County53,435+4.5%
26Mississippi County53,428+6.8%
27Randolph County52,838+14.9%
28Hot Spring County52,644+4.7%
29Little River County52,241-10.9%
30Franklin County51,919+8.9%
31Lincoln County51,667+2.3%
32Sevier County51,641-3.6%
33Conway County51,212+1.8%
34Prairie County51,094+8.6%
35Pike County51,000+3.6%
36Clark County50,985+6.1%
37Cleveland County50,509+3.3%
38Union County50,221+1%
39Miller County49,983+5%
40Woodruff County49,982+0.8%
41Ouachita County49,838+5.3%
42Polk County49,252+1.7%
43Montgomery County49,015+4.1%
44Jefferson County48,552+3.6%
45Clay County48,500+8.5%
46Baxter County48,427+2.2%
47Izard County47,728+3.4%
48Hempstead County47,654+5.8%
49Newton County47,395-6.5%
50Columbia County47,363-0.2%
51Van Buren County47,266+3.3%
52Poinsett County47,188+8.6%
53Cross County47,012-2.3%
54Marion County46,953+9.5%
55Scott County45,955+1.4%
56Johnson County44,808+5.5%
57Dallas County44,694+11.5%
58Howard County44,492-0.7%
59Ashley County44,481-0.7%
60Lawrence County44,164+1.3%
61Monroe County43,955+5.2%
62Sharp County42,950-0.9%
63Searcy County41,978-0.2%
64St. Francis County41,784+4.9%
65Nevada County41,761-3.8%
66Jackson County41,215-1.7%
67Drew County41,071-8.7%
68Chicot County39,683+8.4%
69Bradley County39,565-9.4%
70Fulton County38,941+0.1%
71Phillips County38,874+3.8%
72Stone County38,531+2.3%
73Lafayette County37,237-7.5%
74Lee County36,860+9.1%
75Desha County36,064-5.3%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest median household income?

Benton County, with $89,879 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Desha County, with $36,064 in 2023.

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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