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Counties in Arkansas by per capita personal income

Benton County had the highest per capita personal income of 75 counties in 2016, at $80,906. Lincoln County had the lowest, at $24,006. The median was $32,805 and the figure for Arkansas was $40,188. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest80,906Benton County
Lowest24,006Lincoln County
Median32,80575 counties
Arkansas40,188History

Map of counties, 2016

Arkansas County: 41,863 USDAshley County: 33,840 USDBaxter County: 34,905 USDBenton County: 80,906 USDBoone County: 33,300 USDBradley County: 36,034 USDCalhoun County: 34,521 USDCarroll County: 30,745 USDChicot County: 33,973 USDClark County: 33,940 USDClay County: 31,339 USDCleburne County: 35,449 USDCleveland County: 36,963 USDColumbia County: 34,771 USDConway County: 36,111 USDCraighead County: 35,550 USDCrawford County: 32,245 USDCrittenden County: 34,874 USDCross County: 32,385 USDDallas County: 33,172 USDDesha County: 34,323 USDDrew County: 34,709 USDFaulkner County: 36,221 USDFranklin County: 31,931 USDFulton County: 26,484 USDGarland County: 37,406 USDGrant County: 36,472 USDGreene County: 32,374 USDHempstead County: 30,027 USDHot Spring County: 29,574 USDHoward County: 33,693 USDIndependence County: 33,438 USDIzard County: 28,443 USDJackson County: 34,381 USDJefferson County: 32,191 USDJohnson County: 28,367 USDLafayette County: 34,417 USDLawrence County: 31,971 USDLee County: 25,653 USDLincoln County: 24,006 USDLittle River County: 33,486 USDLogan County: 31,386 USDLonoke County: 37,458 USDMadison County: 32,489 USDMarion County: 28,533 USDMiller County: 32,434 USDMississippi County: 29,148 USDMonroe County: 30,547 USDMontgomery County: 28,364 USDNevada County: 30,966 USDNewton County: 27,932 USDOuachita County: 34,564 USDPerry County: 33,681 USDPhillips County: 30,187 USDPike County: 31,263 USDPoinsett County: 30,677 USDPolk County: 28,455 USDPope County: 33,221 USDPrairie County: 32,805 USDPulaski County: 47,589 USDRandolph County: 30,558 USDSt. Francis County: 26,697 USDSaline County: 40,536 USDScott County: 29,036 USDSearcy County: 26,062 USDSebastian County: 39,268 USDSevier County: 31,439 USDSharp County: 31,703 USDStone County: 29,052 USDUnion County: 38,729 USDVan Buren County: 29,929 USDWashington County: 37,189 USDWhite County: 33,800 USDWoodruff County: 34,641 USDYell County: 31,829 USD
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USD, 2016. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Benton County: 80,906 USDBenton County80,906Pulaski County: 47,589 USDPulaski County47,589Arkansas County: 41,863 USDArkansas County41,863Saline County: 40,536 USDSaline County40,536Sebastian County: 39,268 USDSebastian County39,268Union County: 38,729 USDUnion County38,729Lonoke County: 37,458 USDLonoke County37,458Garland County: 37,406 USDGarland County37,406Washington County: 37,189 USDWashington County37,189Cleveland County: 36,963 USDCleveland County36,963Grant County: 36,472 USDGrant County36,472Faulkner County: 36,221 USDFaulkner County36,221Conway County: 36,111 USDConway County36,111Bradley County: 36,034 USDBradley County36,034Craighead County: 35,550 USDCraighead County35,550Cleburne County: 35,449 USDCleburne County35,449Baxter County: 34,905 USDBaxter County34,905Crittenden County: 34,874 USDCrittenden County34,874Columbia County: 34,771 USDColumbia County34,771Drew County: 34,709 USDDrew County34,709Woodruff County: 34,641 USDWoodruff County34,641Ouachita County: 34,564 USDOuachita County34,564Calhoun County: 34,521 USDCalhoun County34,521Lafayette County: 34,417 USDLafayette County34,417Jackson County: 34,381 USDJackson County34,381Desha County: 34,323 USDDesha County34,323Chicot County: 33,973 USDChicot County33,973Clark County: 33,940 USDClark County33,940Ashley County: 33,840 USDAshley County33,840White County: 33,800 USDWhite County33,800Howard County: 33,693 USDHoward County33,693Perry County: 33,681 USDPerry County33,681Little River County: 33,486 USDLittle River County33,486Independence County: 33,438 USDIndependence County33,438Boone County: 33,300 USDBoone County33,300Pope County: 33,221 USDPope County33,221Dallas County: 33,172 USDDallas County33,172Prairie County: 32,805 USDPrairie County32,805Madison County: 32,489 USDMadison County32,489Miller County: 32,434 USDMiller County32,434Benton County: 80,906 USDBenton County80,906Pulaski County: 47,589 USDPulaski County47,589Arkansas County: 41,863 USDArkansas County41,863Saline County: 40,536 USDSaline County40,536Sebastian County: 39,268 USDSebastian County39,268Union County: 38,729 USDUnion County38,729Lonoke County: 37,458 USDLonoke County37,458Garland County: 37,406 USDGarland County37,406Washington County: 37,189 USDWashington County37,189Cleveland County: 36,963 USDCleveland County36,963Grant County: 36,472 USDGrant County36,472Faulkner County: 36,221 USDFaulkner County36,221Conway County: 36,111 USDConway County36,111Bradley County: 36,034 USDBradley County36,034Craighead County: 35,550 USDCraighead County35,550Cleburne County: 35,449 USDCleburne County35,449Baxter County: 34,905 USDBaxter County34,905Crittenden County: 34,874 USDCrittenden County34,874Columbia County: 34,771 USDColumbia County34,771Drew County: 34,709 USDDrew County34,709Woodruff County: 34,641 USDWoodruff County34,641Ouachita County: 34,564 USDOuachita County34,564Calhoun County: 34,521 USDCalhoun County34,521Lafayette County: 34,417 USDLafayette County34,417Jackson County: 34,381 USDJackson County34,381Desha County: 34,323 USDDesha County34,323Chicot County: 33,973 USDChicot County33,973Clark County: 33,940 USDClark County33,940Ashley County: 33,840 USDAshley County33,840White County: 33,800 USDWhite County33,800Howard County: 33,693 USDHoward County33,693Perry County: 33,681 USDPerry County33,681Little River County: 33,486 USDLittle River County33,486Independence County: 33,438 USDIndependence County33,438Boone County: 33,300 USDBoone County33,300Pope County: 33,221 USDPope County33,221Dallas County: 33,172 USDDallas County33,172Prairie County: 32,805 USDPrairie County32,805Madison County: 32,489 USDMadison County32,489Miller County: 32,434 USDMiller County32,434
USD. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD		Change on 2015
1Benton County80,906+4%
2Pulaski County47,589+1.5%
3Arkansas County41,863+4.3%
4Saline County40,536+3.9%
5Sebastian County39,268+0.5%
6Union County38,729-5%
7Lonoke County37,458+2.7%
8Garland County37,406+2.5%
9Washington County37,189+2.1%
10Cleveland County36,963-0.3%
11Grant County36,472+2.4%
12Faulkner County36,221+2.1%
13Conway County36,111-1.1%
14Bradley County36,034+2.6%
15Craighead County35,550+1.2%
16Cleburne County35,449-0.8%
17Baxter County34,905+1.4%
18Crittenden County34,874+3.2%
19Columbia County34,771+0.2%
20Drew County34,709+2.3%
21Woodruff County34,641+2.3%
22Ouachita County34,564+1%
23Calhoun County34,521+4.8%
24Lafayette County34,417+1.4%
25Jackson County34,381+0.1%
26Desha County34,323-0.7%
27Chicot County33,973+2.6%
28Clark County33,940+2.8%
29Ashley County33,840+2.5%
30White County33,800+2.2%
31Howard County33,693-0.6%
32Perry County33,681+1.4%
33Little River County33,486+0.4%
34Independence County33,438+2.4%
35Boone County33,300+1.2%
36Pope County33,221+0.9%
37Dallas County33,172+5.6%
38Prairie County32,805+5%
39Madison County32,489-0.6%
40Miller County32,434+3.4%
41Cross County32,385+1.9%
42Greene County32,374+0.8%
43Crawford County32,245+2.5%
44Jefferson County32,191+1.6%
45Lawrence County31,971+3.1%
46Franklin County31,931+0.6%
47Yell County31,829-0%
48Sharp County31,703-0.1%
49Sevier County31,439+2.6%
50Logan County31,386-2.2%
51Clay County31,339+3.8%
52Pike County31,263-0.3%
53Nevada County30,966+0.2%
54Carroll County30,745+2%
55Poinsett County30,677+4.2%
56Randolph County30,558+5.4%
57Monroe County30,547+4%
58Phillips County30,187+4.6%
59Hempstead County30,027+1%
60Van Buren County29,929-1.1%
61Hot Spring County29,574+2.6%
62Mississippi County29,148+1.7%
63Stone County29,052-1.5%
64Scott County29,036+1%
65Marion County28,533-3.2%
66Polk County28,455-0.3%
67Izard County28,443+0.8%
68Johnson County28,367+1.5%
69Montgomery County28,364+2.8%
70Newton County27,932+2%
71St. Francis County26,697+2.6%
72Fulton County26,484+1.4%
73Searcy County26,062-2.9%
74Lee County25,653+4.2%
75Lincoln County24,006+0.1%

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Personal income of the residents of a place divided by its resident population at mid-year, in current US dollars.

More on how it is measured
  • Personal income is income from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes.
  • United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, tables SAINC1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 for counties.

An average, not a median: high incomes pull it up. It includes employer contributions to pensions and health insurance and government benefits, so it is higher than wages or household cash income. For the typical household use median_household_income. Not the same as gdp_per_capita_usd.

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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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents (Counties in Arkansas by per capita personal income, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Arkansas by per capita personal income, 2016. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/arkansas-counties?period=2016. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Counties in Arkansas by per capita personal income, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/arkansas-counties?period=2016.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Arkansas by per capita personal income, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/arkansas-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Benton County, with $80,906 in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?

Lincoln County, with $24,006 in 2016.

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