# Counties in Arkansas by poverty rate, 2024

All 75 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/official-poverty-rate/arkansas-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/official-poverty-rate/arkansas-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Lee County | 41.3 |
| 2 | Phillips County | 35.8 |
| 3 | St. Francis County | 30.6 |
| 4 | Chicot County | 27.9 |
| 5 | Desha County | 25.9 |
| 6 | Lincoln County | 25.8 |
| 7 | Woodruff County | 25.6 |
| 8 | Jackson County | 25.1 |
| 9 | Monroe County | 22.8 |
| 10 | Crittenden County | 22.5 |
| 11 | Jefferson County | 22.3 |
| 12 | Poinsett County | 22.1 |
| 13 | Nevada County | 21.4 |
| 14 | Izard County | 21.3 |
| 14 | Miller County | 21.3 |
| 16 | Lawrence County | 21.2 |
| 17 | Searcy County | 21 |
| 18 | Bradley County | 20.6 |
| 19 | Clark County | 20.4 |
| 19 | Columbia County | 20.4 |
| 19 | Lafayette County | 20.4 |
| 22 | Scott County | 20.3 |
| 23 | Arkansas County | 20 |
| 23 | Mississippi County | 20 |
| 25 | Montgomery County | 19.8 |
| 26 | Dallas County | 19.3 |
| 26 | Hempstead County | 19.3 |
| 26 | Newton County | 19.3 |
| 29 | Ashley County | 19 |
| 30 | Sharp County | 18.9 |
| 31 | Johnson County | 18.8 |
| 32 | Howard County | 18.5 |
| 33 | Craighead County | 18.4 |
| 33 | Cross County | 18.4 |
| 33 | Pike County | 18.4 |
| 36 | Randolph County | 18.1 |
| 37 | Drew County | 17.8 |
| 38 | Polk County | 17.7 |
| 38 | Stone County | 17.7 |
| 40 | Ouachita County | 17.6 |
| 41 | White County | 17.4 |
| 42 | Independence County | 17 |
| 43 | Pope County | 16.9 |
| 44 | Union County | 16.8 |
| 45 | Van Buren County | 16.7 |
| 46 | Carroll County | 16.4 |
| 46 | Marion County | 16.4 |
| 48 | Fulton County | 16.3 |
| 48 | Little River County | 16.3 |
| 50 | Pulaski County | 16 |
| 51 | Clay County | 15.9 |
| 51 | Prairie County | 15.9 |
| 51 | Yell County | 15.9 |
| 54 | Sevier County | 15.6 |
| 55 | Hot Spring County | 15.4 |
| 55 | Logan County | 15.4 |
| 57 | Perry County | 14.8 |
| 58 | Calhoun County | 14.6 |
| 59 | Conway County | 14.3 |
| 60 | Garland County | 14.2 |
| 61 | Crawford County | 14.1 |
| 61 | Greene County | 14.1 |
| 63 | Baxter County | 14 |
| 63 | Cleveland County | 14 |
| 65 | Franklin County | 13.7 |
| 66 | Grant County | 13.5 |
| 66 | Washington County | 13.5 |
| 68 | Cleburne County | 13.4 |
| 69 | Madison County | 12.9 |
| 69 | Sebastian County | 12.9 |
| 71 | Faulkner County | 12.5 |
| 72 | Boone County | 11.8 |
| 73 | Lonoke County | 10 |
| 74 | Saline County | 9.8 |
| 75 | Benton County | 8.4 |