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Cities in Arkansas by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Forrest City, AR had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 39 cities in 2024, at 37.7%. Pea Ridge, AR had the lowest, at 3.2%. The median was 17.8% and the figure for Arkansas was 16%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest37.7Forrest City, AR
Lowest3.2Pea Ridge, AR
Median17.839 cities
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All cities, 2024

Forrest City, AR: 37.7 %Forrest City, AR37.7West Memphis, AR: 29.1 %West Memphis, AR29.1Batesville, AR: 26.3 %Batesville, AR26.3Texarkana, AR: 25.8 %Texarkana, AR25.8Blytheville, AR: 24.2 %Blytheville, AR24.2Pine Bluff, AR: 24 %Pine Bluff, AR24El Dorado, AR: 23.3 %El Dorado, AR23.3Jonesboro, AR: 22.8 %Jonesboro, AR22.8Magnolia, AR: 22.7 %Magnolia, AR22.7Russellville, AR: 20.8 %Russellville, AR20.8Fayetteville, AR: 20.6 %Fayetteville, AR20.6Hot Springs, AR: 20.6 %Hot Springs, AR20.6Camden, AR: 20.5 %Camden, AR20.5North Little Rock, AR: 20.3 %North Little Rock, AR20.3Malvern, AR: 20.2 %Malvern, AR20.2Jacksonville, AR: 19.8 %Jacksonville, AR19.8Mountain Home, AR: 18.9 %Mountain Home, AR18.9Searcy, AR: 18.8 %Searcy, AR18.8Fort Smith, AR: 18.3 %Fort Smith, AR18.3Paragould, AR: 17.8 %Paragould, AR17.8Little Rock, AR: 17.5 %Little Rock, AR17.5Conway, AR: 16.9 %Conway, AR16.9Van Buren, AR: 15.3 %Van Buren, AR15.3Harrison, AR: 14.9 %Harrison, AR14.9Siloam Springs, AR: 14.6 %Siloam Springs, AR14.6Springdale, AR: 13.4 %Springdale, AR13.4Cabot, AR: 11.2 %Cabot, AR11.2Rogers, AR: 10.5 %Rogers, AR10.5Sherwood, AR: 9 %Sherwood, AR9Marion, AR: 8.7 %Marion, AR8.7Benton, AR: 8.1 %Benton, AR8.1Maumelle, AR: 7.1 %Maumelle, AR7.1Lowell, AR: 6.9 %Lowell, AR6.9Bryant, AR: 5.6 %Bryant, AR5.6Centerton, AR: 5.5 %Centerton, AR5.5Bentonville, AR: 5.2 %Bentonville, AR5.2Farmington, AR: 3.8 %Farmington, AR3.8Bella Vista, AR: 3.6 %Bella Vista, AR3.6Pea Ridge, AR: 3.2 %Pea Ridge, AR3.2Forrest City, AR: 37.7 %Forrest City, AR37.7West Memphis, AR: 29.1 %West Memphis, AR29.1Batesville, AR: 26.3 %Batesville, AR26.3Texarkana, AR: 25.8 %Texarkana, AR25.8Blytheville, AR: 24.2 %Blytheville, AR24.2Pine Bluff, AR: 24 %Pine Bluff, AR24El Dorado, AR: 23.3 %El Dorado, AR23.3Jonesboro, AR: 22.8 %Jonesboro, AR22.8Magnolia, AR: 22.7 %Magnolia, AR22.7Russellville, AR: 20.8 %Russellville, AR20.8Fayetteville, AR: 20.6 %Fayetteville, AR20.6Hot Springs, AR: 20.6 %Hot Springs, AR20.6Camden, AR: 20.5 %Camden, AR20.5North Little Rock, AR: 20.3 %North Little Rock, AR20.3Malvern, AR: 20.2 %Malvern, AR20.2Jacksonville, AR: 19.8 %Jacksonville, AR19.8Mountain Home, AR: 18.9 %Mountain Home, AR18.9Searcy, AR: 18.8 %Searcy, AR18.8Fort Smith, AR: 18.3 %Fort Smith, AR18.3Paragould, AR: 17.8 %Paragould, AR17.8Little Rock, AR: 17.5 %Little Rock, AR17.5Conway, AR: 16.9 %Conway, AR16.9Van Buren, AR: 15.3 %Van Buren, AR15.3Harrison, AR: 14.9 %Harrison, AR14.9Siloam Springs, AR: 14.6 %Siloam Springs, AR14.6Springdale, AR: 13.4 %Springdale, AR13.4Cabot, AR: 11.2 %Cabot, AR11.2Rogers, AR: 10.5 %Rogers, AR10.5Sherwood, AR: 9 %Sherwood, AR9Marion, AR: 8.7 %Marion, AR8.7Benton, AR: 8.1 %Benton, AR8.1Maumelle, AR: 7.1 %Maumelle, AR7.1Lowell, AR: 6.9 %Lowell, AR6.9Bryant, AR: 5.6 %Bryant, AR5.6Centerton, AR: 5.5 %Centerton, AR5.5Bentonville, AR: 5.2 %Bentonville, AR5.2Farmington, AR: 3.8 %Farmington, AR3.8Bella Vista, AR: 3.6 %Bella Vista, AR3.6Pea Ridge, AR: 3.2 %Pea Ridge, AR3.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Forrest City, AR37.7+1.6 pts
2West Memphis, AR29.1+2.2 pts
3Batesville, AR26.3+1.9 pts
4Texarkana, AR25.8+3.8 pts
5Blytheville, AR24.2+1.8 pts
6Pine Bluff, AR24-1.8 pts
7El Dorado, AR23.3-0.5 pts
8Jonesboro, AR22.8+0.4 pts
9Magnolia, AR22.7-3 pts
10Russellville, AR20.8+0.7 pts
11Fayetteville, AR20.6-0.7 pts
12Hot Springs, AR20.6-0.7 pts
13Camden, AR20.5+1.9 pts
14North Little Rock, AR20.3-0.5 pts
15Malvern, AR20.2-0.8 pts
16Jacksonville, AR19.8+0.5 pts
17Mountain Home, AR18.9+1.1 pts
18Searcy, AR18.8-1.1 pts
19Fort Smith, AR18.3-0 pts
20Paragould, AR17.8+1 pts
21Little Rock, AR17.5+1.1 pts
22Conway, AR16.9-1.4 pts
23Van Buren, AR15.3-1 pts
24Harrison, AR14.9-1.7 pts
25Siloam Springs, AR14.6+1.3 pts
26Springdale, AR13.4-0.4 pts
27Cabot, AR11.2+0.4 pts
28Rogers, AR10.5+0.1 pts
29Sherwood, AR9-0.5 pts
30Marion, AR8.7+0.5 pts
31Benton, AR8.1-2 pts
32Maumelle, AR7.1-2 pts
33Lowell, AR6.9-0.2 pts
34Bryant, AR5.6-1.3 pts
35Centerton, AR5.5+0.7 pts
36Bentonville, AR5.2-1.1 pts
37Farmington, AR3.8+0.8 pts
38Bella Vista, AR3.6+0.2 pts
39Pea Ridge, AR3.2-1.1 pts

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About this ranking

People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Arkansas by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Arkansas by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/arkansas-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Arkansas by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/arkansas-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Arkansas by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/arkansas-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Arkansas by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/arkansas-cities. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Forrest City, AR, with 37.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Pea Ridge, AR, with 3.2% in 2024.

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 B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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