Counties in Arkansas by personal income

Benton County had the highest personal income of 75 counties in 2016, at $20.88 billion. Calhoun County had the lowest, at $169.4 million. The median was $629.93 million and the figure for Arkansas was $119.78 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest20,875.1Benton County
Lowest169.4Calhoun County
Median629.975 counties
Arkansas119,779.8History

Map of counties, 2016

Arkansas County: 754.5 USD millionAshley County: 686.5 USD millionBaxter County: 1,423.4 USD millionBenton County: 20,875.1 USD millionBoone County: 1,236 USD millionBradley County: 391.6 USD millionCalhoun County: 169.4 USD millionCarroll County: 850.8 USD millionChicot County: 375.6 USD millionClark County: 752.6 USD millionClay County: 474.6 USD millionCleburne County: 886.1 USD millionCleveland County: 295.5 USD millionColumbia County: 822.1 USD millionConway County: 746.7 USD millionCraighead County: 3,754.3 USD millionCrawford County: 1,942.1 USD millionCrittenden County: 1,728.6 USD millionCross County: 564.2 USD millionDallas County: 238 USD millionDesha County: 412.9 USD millionDrew County: 629.9 USD millionFaulkner County: 4,354.2 USD millionFranklin County: 549.1 USD millionFulton County: 314.8 USD millionGarland County: 3,688.1 USD millionGrant County: 648.9 USD millionGreene County: 1,451.8 USD millionHempstead County: 637.9 USD millionHot Spring County: 975 USD millionHoward County: 442.1 USD millionIndependence County: 1,243.9 USD millionIzard County: 383.3 USD millionJackson County: 596.8 USD millionJefferson County: 2,297.6 USD millionJohnson County: 727.9 USD millionLafayette County: 230.8 USD millionLawrence County: 528.5 USD millionLee County: 239.2 USD millionLincoln County: 329.4 USD millionLittle River County: 412.2 USD millionLogan County: 676.7 USD millionLonoke County: 2,693.9 USD millionMadison County: 522.2 USD millionMarion County: 469.4 USD millionMiller County: 1,407 USD millionMississippi County: 1,257.5 USD millionMonroe County: 223.1 USD millionMontgomery County: 244.6 USD millionNevada County: 262.7 USD millionNewton County: 212.2 USD millionOuachita County: 817.7 USD millionPerry County: 338.7 USD millionPhillips County: 558.6 USD millionPike County: 328.9 USD millionPoinsett County: 728.9 USD millionPolk County: 564.1 USD millionPope County: 2,104.4 USD millionPrairie County: 277 USD millionPulaski County: 18,947 USD millionRandolph County: 539.8 USD millionSt. Francis County: 674.6 USD millionSaline County: 4,766 USD millionScott County: 293.9 USD millionSearcy County: 207.4 USD millionSebastian County: 5,013.2 USD millionSevier County: 515 USD millionSharp County: 537.5 USD millionStone County: 358.5 USD millionUnion County: 1,563.8 USD millionVan Buren County: 485.4 USD millionWashington County: 8,584.4 USD millionWhite County: 2,628.6 USD millionWoodruff County: 228.4 USD millionYell County: 666.1 USD million
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USD million, 2016. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Benton County: 20,875.1 USD millionBenton County20,875.1Pulaski County: 18,947 USD millionPulaski County18,947Washington County: 8,584.4 USD millionWashington County8,584.4Sebastian County: 5,013.2 USD millionSebastian County5,013.2Saline County: 4,766 USD millionSaline County4,766Faulkner County: 4,354.2 USD millionFaulkner County4,354.2Craighead County: 3,754.3 USD millionCraighead County3,754.3Garland County: 3,688.1 USD millionGarland County3,688.1Lonoke County: 2,693.9 USD millionLonoke County2,693.9White County: 2,628.6 USD millionWhite County2,628.6Jefferson County: 2,297.6 USD millionJefferson County2,297.6Pope County: 2,104.4 USD millionPope County2,104.4Crawford County: 1,942.1 USD millionCrawford County1,942.1Crittenden County: 1,728.6 USD millionCrittenden County1,728.6Union County: 1,563.8 USD millionUnion County1,563.8Greene County: 1,451.8 USD millionGreene County1,451.8Baxter County: 1,423.4 USD millionBaxter County1,423.4Miller County: 1,407 USD millionMiller County1,407Mississippi County: 1,257.5 USD millionMississippi County1,257.5Independence County: 1,243.9 USD millionIndependence County1,243.9Boone County: 1,236 USD millionBoone County1,236Hot Spring County: 975 USD millionHot Spring County975Cleburne County: 886.1 USD millionCleburne County886.1Carroll County: 850.8 USD millionCarroll County850.8Columbia County: 822.1 USD millionColumbia County822.1Ouachita County: 817.7 USD millionOuachita County817.7Arkansas County: 754.5 USD millionArkansas County754.5Clark County: 752.6 USD millionClark County752.6Conway County: 746.7 USD millionConway County746.7Poinsett County: 728.9 USD millionPoinsett County728.9Johnson County: 727.9 USD millionJohnson County727.9Ashley County: 686.5 USD millionAshley County686.5Logan County: 676.7 USD millionLogan County676.7St. Francis County: 674.6 USD millionSt. Francis County674.6Yell County: 666.1 USD millionYell County666.1Grant County: 648.9 USD millionGrant County648.9Hempstead County: 637.9 USD millionHempstead County637.9Drew County: 629.9 USD millionDrew County629.9Jackson County: 596.8 USD millionJackson County596.8Cross County: 564.2 USD millionCross County564.2Benton County: 20,875.1 USD millionBenton County20,875.1Pulaski County: 18,947 USD millionPulaski County18,947Washington County: 8,584.4 USD millionWashington County8,584.4Sebastian County: 5,013.2 USD millionSebastian County5,013.2Saline County: 4,766 USD millionSaline County4,766Faulkner County: 4,354.2 USD millionFaulkner County4,354.2Craighead County: 3,754.3 USD millionCraighead County3,754.3Garland County: 3,688.1 USD millionGarland County3,688.1Lonoke County: 2,693.9 USD millionLonoke County2,693.9White County: 2,628.6 USD millionWhite County2,628.6Jefferson County: 2,297.6 USD millionJefferson County2,297.6Pope County: 2,104.4 USD millionPope County2,104.4Crawford County: 1,942.1 USD millionCrawford County1,942.1Crittenden County: 1,728.6 USD millionCrittenden County1,728.6Union County: 1,563.8 USD millionUnion County1,563.8Greene County: 1,451.8 USD millionGreene County1,451.8Baxter County: 1,423.4 USD millionBaxter County1,423.4Miller County: 1,407 USD millionMiller County1,407Mississippi County: 1,257.5 USD millionMississippi County1,257.5Independence County: 1,243.9 USD millionIndependence County1,243.9Boone County: 1,236 USD millionBoone County1,236Hot Spring County: 975 USD millionHot Spring County975Cleburne County: 886.1 USD millionCleburne County886.1Carroll County: 850.8 USD millionCarroll County850.8Columbia County: 822.1 USD millionColumbia County822.1Ouachita County: 817.7 USD millionOuachita County817.7Arkansas County: 754.5 USD millionArkansas County754.5Clark County: 752.6 USD millionClark County752.6Conway County: 746.7 USD millionConway County746.7Poinsett County: 728.9 USD millionPoinsett County728.9Johnson County: 727.9 USD millionJohnson County727.9Ashley County: 686.5 USD millionAshley County686.5Logan County: 676.7 USD millionLogan County676.7St. Francis County: 674.6 USD millionSt. Francis County674.6Yell County: 666.1 USD millionYell County666.1Grant County: 648.9 USD millionGrant County648.9Hempstead County: 637.9 USD millionHempstead County637.9Drew County: 629.9 USD millionDrew County629.9Jackson County: 596.8 USD millionJackson County596.8Cross County: 564.2 USD millionCross County564.2
USD million. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD million
Change on 2015
1Benton County20,875.1+7.1%
2Pulaski County18,947+1.8%
3Washington County8,584.4+4.1%
4Sebastian County5,013.2+0.5%
5Saline County4,766+5%
6Faulkner County4,354.2+2.6%
7Craighead County3,754.3+2.6%
8Garland County3,688.1+3%
9Lonoke County2,693.9+3.4%
10White County2,628.6+1.9%
11Jefferson County2,297.6-0.2%
12Pope County2,104.4+1.2%
13Crawford County1,942.1+2.5%
14Crittenden County1,728.6+4%
15Union County1,563.8-5.3%
16Greene County1,451.8+1.8%
17Baxter County1,423.4+1.3%
18Miller County1,407+3%
19Mississippi County1,257.5-0.1%
20Independence County1,243.9+2.6%
21Boone County1,236+1.5%
22Hot Spring County975+2.2%
23Cleburne County886.1-1.8%
24Carroll County850.8+1.8%
25Columbia County822.1-0.5%
26Ouachita County817.7-0.5%
27Arkansas County754.5+3.2%
28Clark County752.6+2.9%
29Conway County746.7-1.5%
30Poinsett County728.9+4%
31Johnson County727.9+1.4%
32Ashley County686.5+0.7%
33Logan County676.7-2.3%
34St. Francis County674.6+0.7%
35Yell County666.1-0.4%
36Grant County648.9+2.5%
37Hempstead County637.9+0.2%
38Drew County629.9+1.7%
39Jackson County596.8-0.2%
40Cross County564.2+1%
41Polk County564.1-0.8%
42Phillips County558.6+1.4%
43Franklin County549.1-0.3%
44Randolph County539.8+5.6%
45Sharp County537.5+1%
46Lawrence County528.5+2.7%
47Madison County522.2+2%
48Sevier County515+0.1%
49Van Buren County485.4-2.4%
50Clay County474.6+2.8%
51Marion County469.4-2.1%
52Howard County442.1-0.7%
53Desha County412.9-1.5%
54Little River County412.2+0.3%
55Bradley County391.6+2.1%
56Izard County383.3+0.8%
57Chicot County375.6+2.3%
58Stone County358.5-0.7%
59Perry County338.7+0.7%
60Lincoln County329.4-0.8%
61Pike County328.9-0.7%
62Fulton County314.8+0.7%
63Cleveland County295.5-1.2%
64Scott County293.9-1.4%
65Prairie County277+4.8%
66Nevada County262.7-1.1%
67Montgomery County244.6+1.2%
68Lee County239.2+0.6%
69Dallas County238+3.1%
70Lafayette County230.8-0.7%
71Woodruff County228.4+0.7%
72Monroe County223.1+0.7%
73Newton County212.2+1.5%
74Searcy County207.4-1.4%
75Calhoun County169.4+3%

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Total income received by the residents of a place from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes, in millions of current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC1 line 1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 line 1 for counties.

Counted where people live, not where they work. The national figure is the total of the states, which differs slightly from personal income in the national accounts. Divided by BEA population it gives per_capita_personal_income.

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, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents (Counties in Arkansas by personal income, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Arkansas by 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/personal-income/arkansas-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Counties in Arkansas by personal income, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/arkansas-counties?period=2016.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Arkansas by personal income, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/arkansas-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Benton County, with $20.88 billion in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Calhoun County, with $169.4 million in 2016.

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