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

All 39 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/arkansas-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Forrest City, AR | 37.7 |
| 2 | West Memphis, AR | 29.1 |
| 3 | Batesville, AR | 26.3 |
| 4 | Texarkana, AR | 25.8 |
| 5 | Blytheville, AR | 24.2 |
| 6 | Pine Bluff, AR | 24 |
| 7 | El Dorado, AR | 23.3 |
| 8 | Jonesboro, AR | 22.8 |
| 9 | Magnolia, AR | 22.7 |
| 10 | Russellville, AR | 20.8 |
| 11 | Fayetteville, AR | 20.6 |
| 12 | Hot Springs, AR | 20.6 |
| 13 | Camden, AR | 20.5 |
| 14 | North Little Rock, AR | 20.3 |
| 15 | Malvern, AR | 20.2 |
| 16 | Jacksonville, AR | 19.8 |
| 17 | Mountain Home, AR | 18.9 |
| 18 | Searcy, AR | 18.8 |
| 19 | Fort Smith, AR | 18.3 |
| 20 | Paragould, AR | 17.8 |
| 21 | Little Rock, AR | 17.5 |
| 22 | Conway, AR | 16.9 |
| 23 | Van Buren, AR | 15.3 |
| 24 | Harrison, AR | 14.9 |
| 25 | Siloam Springs, AR | 14.6 |
| 26 | Springdale, AR | 13.4 |
| 27 | Cabot, AR | 11.2 |
| 28 | Rogers, AR | 10.5 |
| 29 | Sherwood, AR | 9 |
| 30 | Marion, AR | 8.7 |
| 31 | Benton, AR | 8.1 |
| 32 | Maumelle, AR | 7.1 |
| 33 | Lowell, AR | 6.9 |
| 34 | Bryant, AR | 5.6 |
| 35 | Centerton, AR | 5.5 |
| 36 | Bentonville, AR | 5.2 |
| 37 | Farmington, AR | 3.8 |
| 38 | Bella Vista, AR | 3.6 |
| 39 | Pea Ridge, AR | 3.2 |