Counties in Arkansas by personal income

Benton County had the highest personal income of 75 counties in 2021, at $31.06 billion. Calhoun County had the lowest, at $221.32 million. The median was $793.34 million and the figure for Arkansas was $161.57 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest31,057.6Benton County
Lowest221.3Calhoun County
Median793.375 counties
Arkansas161,569History

Map of counties, 2021

Arkansas County: 996.3 USD millionAshley County: 809.1 USD millionBaxter County: 1,878.2 USD millionBenton County: 31,057.6 USD millionBoone County: 1,632.7 USD millionBradley County: 493 USD millionCalhoun County: 221.3 USD millionCarroll County: 1,177.9 USD millionChicot County: 487.8 USD millionClark County: 926.3 USD millionClay County: 636.6 USD millionCleburne County: 1,206 USD millionCleveland County: 373 USD millionColumbia County: 1,006.4 USD millionConway County: 977.9 USD millionCraighead County: 5,277.5 USD millionCrawford County: 2,526.7 USD millionCrittenden County: 2,162.4 USD millionCross County: 724.6 USD millionDallas County: 296.2 USD millionDesha County: 552 USD millionDrew County: 793.3 USD millionFaulkner County: 6,021.9 USD millionFranklin County: 708.3 USD millionFulton County: 429.3 USD millionGarland County: 4,868.8 USD millionGrant County: 842.6 USD millionGreene County: 1,952.1 USD millionHempstead County: 811.1 USD millionHot Spring County: 1,251.9 USD millionHoward County: 561.3 USD millionIndependence County: 1,644.6 USD millionIzard County: 484.9 USD millionJackson County: 750 USD millionJefferson County: 2,721.7 USD millionJohnson County: 919 USD millionLafayette County: 295.2 USD millionLawrence County: 666 USD millionLee County: 332.6 USD millionLincoln County: 434.5 USD millionLittle River County: 491.4 USD millionLogan County: 838.7 USD millionLonoke County: 3,700.7 USD millionMadison County: 737.6 USD millionMarion County: 642 USD millionMiller County: 1,745.2 USD millionMississippi County: 1,804.4 USD millionMonroe County: 286.4 USD millionMontgomery County: 331.5 USD millionNevada County: 324.4 USD millionNewton County: 283.7 USD millionOuachita County: 1,056.9 USD millionPerry County: 443.5 USD millionPhillips County: 733.9 USD millionPike County: 415.2 USD millionPoinsett County: 980.5 USD millionPolk County: 741.2 USD millionPope County: 2,663.6 USD millionPrairie County: 363 USD millionPulaski County: 24,402.8 USD millionRandolph County: 765.7 USD millionSt. Francis County: 837.4 USD millionSaline County: 6,480.1 USD millionScott County: 390.5 USD millionSearcy County: 280.4 USD millionSebastian County: 6,239.9 USD millionSevier County: 664.4 USD millionSharp County: 737.6 USD millionStone County: 480.3 USD millionUnion County: 2,004.8 USD millionVan Buren County: 622.7 USD millionWashington County: 12,533.3 USD millionWhite County: 3,389.9 USD millionWoodruff County: 310.8 USD millionYell County: 860.7 USD million
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USD million, 2021. 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, 2021

Benton County: 31,057.6 USD millionBenton County31,057.6Pulaski County: 24,402.8 USD millionPulaski County24,402.8Washington County: 12,533.3 USD millionWashington County12,533.3Saline County: 6,480.1 USD millionSaline County6,480.1Sebastian County: 6,239.9 USD millionSebastian County6,239.9Faulkner County: 6,021.9 USD millionFaulkner County6,021.9Craighead County: 5,277.5 USD millionCraighead County5,277.5Garland County: 4,868.8 USD millionGarland County4,868.8Lonoke County: 3,700.7 USD millionLonoke County3,700.7White County: 3,389.9 USD millionWhite County3,389.9Jefferson County: 2,721.7 USD millionJefferson County2,721.7Pope County: 2,663.6 USD millionPope County2,663.6Crawford County: 2,526.7 USD millionCrawford County2,526.7Crittenden County: 2,162.4 USD millionCrittenden County2,162.4Union County: 2,004.8 USD millionUnion County2,004.8Greene County: 1,952.1 USD millionGreene County1,952.1Baxter County: 1,878.2 USD millionBaxter County1,878.2Mississippi County: 1,804.4 USD millionMississippi County1,804.4Miller County: 1,745.2 USD millionMiller County1,745.2Independence County: 1,644.6 USD millionIndependence County1,644.6Boone County: 1,632.7 USD millionBoone County1,632.7Hot Spring County: 1,251.9 USD millionHot Spring County1,251.9Cleburne County: 1,206 USD millionCleburne County1,206Carroll County: 1,177.9 USD millionCarroll County1,177.9Ouachita County: 1,056.9 USD millionOuachita County1,056.9Columbia County: 1,006.4 USD millionColumbia County1,006.4Arkansas County: 996.3 USD millionArkansas County996.3Poinsett County: 980.5 USD millionPoinsett County980.5Conway County: 977.9 USD millionConway County977.9Clark County: 926.3 USD millionClark County926.3Johnson County: 919 USD millionJohnson County919Yell County: 860.7 USD millionYell County860.7Grant County: 842.6 USD millionGrant County842.6Logan County: 838.7 USD millionLogan County838.7St. Francis County: 837.4 USD millionSt. Francis County837.4Hempstead County: 811.1 USD millionHempstead County811.1Ashley County: 809.1 USD millionAshley County809.1Drew County: 793.3 USD millionDrew County793.3Randolph County: 765.7 USD millionRandolph County765.7Jackson County: 750 USD millionJackson County750Benton County: 31,057.6 USD millionBenton County31,057.6Pulaski County: 24,402.8 USD millionPulaski County24,402.8Washington County: 12,533.3 USD millionWashington County12,533.3Saline County: 6,480.1 USD millionSaline County6,480.1Sebastian County: 6,239.9 USD millionSebastian County6,239.9Faulkner County: 6,021.9 USD millionFaulkner County6,021.9Craighead County: 5,277.5 USD millionCraighead County5,277.5Garland County: 4,868.8 USD millionGarland County4,868.8Lonoke County: 3,700.7 USD millionLonoke County3,700.7White County: 3,389.9 USD millionWhite County3,389.9Jefferson County: 2,721.7 USD millionJefferson County2,721.7Pope County: 2,663.6 USD millionPope County2,663.6Crawford County: 2,526.7 USD millionCrawford County2,526.7Crittenden County: 2,162.4 USD millionCrittenden County2,162.4Union County: 2,004.8 USD millionUnion County2,004.8Greene County: 1,952.1 USD millionGreene County1,952.1Baxter County: 1,878.2 USD millionBaxter County1,878.2Mississippi County: 1,804.4 USD millionMississippi County1,804.4Miller County: 1,745.2 USD millionMiller County1,745.2Independence County: 1,644.6 USD millionIndependence County1,644.6Boone County: 1,632.7 USD millionBoone County1,632.7Hot Spring County: 1,251.9 USD millionHot Spring County1,251.9Cleburne County: 1,206 USD millionCleburne County1,206Carroll County: 1,177.9 USD millionCarroll County1,177.9Ouachita County: 1,056.9 USD millionOuachita County1,056.9Columbia County: 1,006.4 USD millionColumbia County1,006.4Arkansas County: 996.3 USD millionArkansas County996.3Poinsett County: 980.5 USD millionPoinsett County980.5Conway County: 977.9 USD millionConway County977.9Clark County: 926.3 USD millionClark County926.3Johnson County: 919 USD millionJohnson County919Yell County: 860.7 USD millionYell County860.7Grant County: 842.6 USD millionGrant County842.6Logan County: 838.7 USD millionLogan County838.7St. Francis County: 837.4 USD millionSt. Francis County837.4Hempstead County: 811.1 USD millionHempstead County811.1Ashley County: 809.1 USD millionAshley County809.1Drew County: 793.3 USD millionDrew County793.3Randolph County: 765.7 USD millionRandolph County765.7Jackson County: 750 USD millionJackson County750
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

RankCounties2021
USD million
Change on 2020
1Benton County31,057.6+30.4%
2Pulaski County24,402.8+9.4%
3Washington County12,533.3+13.1%
4Saline County6,480.1+10.9%
5Sebastian County6,239.9+8.1%
6Faulkner County6,021.9+9.5%
7Craighead County5,277.5+11.8%
8Garland County4,868.8+7.7%
9Lonoke County3,700.7+11.3%
10White County3,389.9+8.5%
11Jefferson County2,721.7+6.1%
12Pope County2,663.6+11%
13Crawford County2,526.7+10.1%
14Crittenden County2,162.4+7.5%
15Union County2,004.8+2%
16Greene County1,952.1+8.3%
17Baxter County1,878.2+9.2%
18Mississippi County1,804.4+17.2%
19Miller County1,745.2+8.2%
20Independence County1,644.6+12.2%
21Boone County1,632.7+12.9%
22Hot Spring County1,251.9+8%
23Cleburne County1,206+10.9%
24Carroll County1,177.9+19.3%
25Ouachita County1,056.9+7.7%
26Columbia County1,006.4+7%
27Arkansas County996.3+12.2%
28Poinsett County980.5+10.6%
29Conway County977.9+12.7%
30Clark County926.3+3.9%
31Johnson County919+12.2%
32Yell County860.7+16.9%
33Grant County842.6+8.7%
34Logan County838.7+11.9%
35St. Francis County837.4+9%
36Hempstead County811.1+14.1%
37Ashley County809.1+6.9%
38Drew County793.3+6.9%
39Randolph County765.7+11.3%
40Jackson County750+6.2%
41Polk County741.2+14.1%
42Madison County737.6+26.8%
43Sharp County737.6+14.9%
44Phillips County733.9+11%
45Cross County724.6+7.2%
46Franklin County708.3+15.5%
47Lawrence County666+5.4%
48Sevier County664.4+18.7%
49Marion County642+12.6%
50Clay County636.6+11.4%
51Van Buren County622.7+9.7%
52Howard County561.3+22.6%
53Desha County552+9.2%
54Bradley County493+8.7%
55Little River County491.4+9.3%
56Chicot County487.8+8.4%
57Izard County484.9+8.3%
58Stone County480.3+13.9%
59Perry County443.5+9.9%
60Lincoln County434.5+14.8%
61Fulton County429.3+9.1%
62Pike County415.2+15.3%
63Scott County390.5+17.6%
64Cleveland County373+17%
65Prairie County363+7.7%
66Lee County332.6+18%
67Montgomery County331.5+12.9%
68Nevada County324.4+10.8%
69Woodruff County310.8+9.1%
70Dallas County296.2+5.2%
71Lafayette County295.2+15.7%
72Monroe County286.4+7.5%
73Newton County283.7+11.6%
74Searcy County280.4+12.8%
75Calhoun County221.3+9.6%

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/arkansas-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Benton County, with $31.06 billion in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest personal income?

Calhoun County, with $221.32 million in 2021.

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