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Counties in Arkansas by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Phillips County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 75 counties in 2022, at 30.5%. Benton County had the lowest, at 7.9%. The median was 18.2% and the figure for Arkansas was 16.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest30.5Phillips County
Lowest7.9Benton County
Median18.275 counties
Arkansas16.2History

Map of counties, 2022

Arkansas County: 16.8 %Ashley County: 23.3 %Baxter County: 13.5 %Benton County: 7.9 %Boone County: 13.2 %Bradley County: 15.2 %Calhoun County: 12.5 %Carroll County: 15.4 %Chicot County: 27.4 %Clark County: 20 %Clay County: 19.4 %Cleburne County: 14.1 %Cleveland County: 13.6 %Columbia County: 22.5 %Conway County: 20.9 %Craighead County: 19.1 %Crawford County: 17.9 %Crittenden County: 19.7 %Cross County: 20.2 %Dallas County: 11.9 %Desha County: 27.2 %Drew County: 21.4 %Faulkner County: 15.5 %Franklin County: 20.2 %Fulton County: 15.3 %Garland County: 16.9 %Grant County: 13.6 %Greene County: 17.6 %Hempstead County: 23 %Hot Spring County: 19.7 %Howard County: 18.3 %Independence County: 19.3 %Izard County: 19.7 %Jackson County: 20.4 %Jefferson County: 19.5 %Johnson County: 21.2 %Lafayette County: 21.6 %Lawrence County: 17.8 %Lee County: 27.6 %Lincoln County: 17.7 %Little River County: 11.9 %Logan County: 14.5 %Lonoke County: 11.8 %Madison County: 16.5 %Marion County: 17.8 %Miller County: 20.5 %Mississippi County: 21.9 %Monroe County: 23.8 %Montgomery County: 18.2 %Nevada County: 27.8 %Newton County: 11.4 %Ouachita County: 19.1 %Perry County: 15.3 %Phillips County: 30.5 %Pike County: 17.5 %Poinsett County: 21 %Polk County: 17.8 %Pope County: 17.9 %Prairie County: 10 %Pulaski County: 16.6 %Randolph County: 19.2 %St. Francis County: 28.1 %Saline County: 9.6 %Scott County: 17.1 %Searcy County: 26.6 %Sebastian County: 16.5 %Sevier County: 20.1 %Sharp County: 15.9 %Stone County: 21.2 %Union County: 18.6 %Van Buren County: 18.9 %Washington County: 15.2 %White County: 16.1 %Woodruff County: 19 %Yell County: 12.5 %
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Top 40 counties, 2022

Phillips County: 30.5 %Phillips County30.5St. Francis County: 28.1 %St. Francis County28.1Nevada County: 27.8 %Nevada County27.8Lee County: 27.6 %Lee County27.6Chicot County: 27.4 %Chicot County27.4Desha County: 27.2 %Desha County27.2Searcy County: 26.6 %Searcy County26.6Monroe County: 23.8 %Monroe County23.8Ashley County: 23.3 %Ashley County23.3Hempstead County: 23 %Hempstead County23Columbia County: 22.5 %Columbia County22.5Mississippi County: 21.9 %Mississippi County21.9Lafayette County: 21.6 %Lafayette County21.6Drew County: 21.4 %Drew County21.4Stone County: 21.2 %Stone County21.2Johnson County: 21.2 %Johnson County21.2Poinsett County: 21 %Poinsett County21Conway County: 20.9 %Conway County20.9Miller County: 20.5 %Miller County20.5Jackson County: 20.4 %Jackson County20.4Franklin County: 20.2 %Franklin County20.2Cross County: 20.2 %Cross County20.2Sevier County: 20.1 %Sevier County20.1Clark County: 20 %Clark County20Hot Spring County: 19.7 %Hot Spring County19.7Izard County: 19.7 %Izard County19.7Crittenden County: 19.7 %Crittenden County19.7Jefferson County: 19.5 %Jefferson County19.5Clay County: 19.4 %Clay County19.4Independence County: 19.3 %Independence County19.3Randolph County: 19.2 %Randolph County19.2Craighead County: 19.1 %Craighead County19.1Ouachita County: 19.1 %Ouachita County19.1Woodruff County: 19 %Woodruff County19Van Buren County: 18.9 %Van Buren County18.9Union County: 18.6 %Union County18.6Howard County: 18.3 %Howard County18.3Montgomery County: 18.2 %Montgomery County18.2Crawford County: 17.9 %Crawford County17.9Pope County: 17.9 %Pope County17.9Phillips County: 30.5 %Phillips County30.5St. Francis County: 28.1 %St. Francis County28.1Nevada County: 27.8 %Nevada County27.8Lee County: 27.6 %Lee County27.6Chicot County: 27.4 %Chicot County27.4Desha County: 27.2 %Desha County27.2Searcy County: 26.6 %Searcy County26.6Monroe County: 23.8 %Monroe County23.8Ashley County: 23.3 %Ashley County23.3Hempstead County: 23 %Hempstead County23Columbia County: 22.5 %Columbia County22.5Mississippi County: 21.9 %Mississippi County21.9Lafayette County: 21.6 %Lafayette County21.6Drew County: 21.4 %Drew County21.4Stone County: 21.2 %Stone County21.2Johnson County: 21.2 %Johnson County21.2Poinsett County: 21 %Poinsett County21Conway County: 20.9 %Conway County20.9Miller County: 20.5 %Miller County20.5Jackson County: 20.4 %Jackson County20.4Franklin County: 20.2 %Franklin County20.2Cross County: 20.2 %Cross County20.2Sevier County: 20.1 %Sevier County20.1Clark County: 20 %Clark County20Hot Spring County: 19.7 %Hot Spring County19.7Izard County: 19.7 %Izard County19.7Crittenden County: 19.7 %Crittenden County19.7Jefferson County: 19.5 %Jefferson County19.5Clay County: 19.4 %Clay County19.4Independence County: 19.3 %Independence County19.3Randolph County: 19.2 %Randolph County19.2Craighead County: 19.1 %Craighead County19.1Ouachita County: 19.1 %Ouachita County19.1Woodruff County: 19 %Woodruff County19Van Buren County: 18.9 %Van Buren County18.9Union County: 18.6 %Union County18.6Howard County: 18.3 %Howard County18.3Montgomery County: 18.2 %Montgomery County18.2Crawford County: 17.9 %Crawford County17.9Pope County: 17.9 %Pope County17.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Phillips County30.5-2.9 pts
2St. Francis County28.1-0.4 pts
3Nevada County27.8+2.7 pts
4Lee County27.6-0.1 pts
5Chicot County27.4-2.1 pts
6Desha County27.2-0.6 pts
7Searcy County26.6+2.4 pts
8Monroe County23.8+2.4 pts
9Ashley County23.3+2.7 pts
10Hempstead County23-1.6 pts
11Columbia County22.5-0.9 pts
12Mississippi County21.9+0.1 pts
13Lafayette County21.6-1.8 pts
14Drew County21.4+1.3 pts
15Stone County21.2+0.3 pts
16Johnson County21.2+2.2 pts
17Poinsett County21+0.1 pts
18Conway County20.9+2 pts
19Miller County20.5+2.5 pts
20Jackson County20.4-0.4 pts
21Franklin County20.2-2.6 pts
22Cross County20.2+2.6 pts
23Sevier County20.1-1.6 pts
24Clark County20-0.4 pts
25Hot Spring County19.7+0.7 pts
25Izard County19.7+4 pts
27Crittenden County19.7-0.1 pts
28Jefferson County19.5+0.1 pts
29Clay County19.4+0.6 pts
30Independence County19.3+1.7 pts
31Randolph County19.2-0.1 pts
32Craighead County19.1+1.3 pts
33Ouachita County19.1-2.1 pts
34Woodruff County19-1.8 pts
35Van Buren County18.9+1.3 pts
36Union County18.6+0.1 pts
37Howard County18.3-2 pts
38Montgomery County18.2-0.8 pts
39Crawford County17.9+0.1 pts
39Pope County17.9+0.5 pts
41Lawrence County17.8+2.3 pts
41Polk County17.8-3.1 pts
43Marion County17.8-0.3 pts
44Lincoln County17.7+2.6 pts
45Greene County17.6+1.1 pts
46Pike County17.5-0.3 pts
47Scott County17.1+2 pts
48Garland County16.9+0.7 pts
49Arkansas County16.8+0.5 pts
50Pulaski County16.6+0.7 pts
51Sebastian County16.5-1 pts
52Madison County16.5-0.1 pts
53White County16.1+0.8 pts
54Sharp County15.9-2.1 pts
55Faulkner County15.5+0.8 pts
56Carroll County15.4+1.2 pts
57Perry County15.3-0 pts
58Fulton County15.3-2.6 pts
59Washington County15.2-0.1 pts
60Bradley County15.2+0.4 pts
61Logan County14.5-1.2 pts
62Cleburne County14.1-1 pts
63Cleveland County13.6+1.2 pts
64Grant County13.6-0.5 pts
65Baxter County13.5-0.5 pts
66Boone County13.2-0.1 pts
67Calhoun County12.5+2.6 pts
68Yell County12.5-1.4 pts
69Dallas County11.9-1 pts
70Little River County11.9-0.5 pts
71Lonoke County11.8+0.2 pts
72Newton County11.4+1 pts
73Prairie County100 pts
74Saline County9.6+0.9 pts
75Benton County7.9-0.2 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 counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 (Counties in Arkansas by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, Counties in Arkansas by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/arkansas-counties?period=2022. 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. Counties in Arkansas by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/arkansas-counties?period=2022.

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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, Counties in Arkansas by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/arkansas-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  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: Counties in Arkansas by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/arkansas-counties?period=2022. 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Phillips County, with 30.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Benton County, with 7.9% in 2022.

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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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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