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Cities in Arkansas by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Blytheville, AR had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 39 cities in 2022, at 13.6%. Farmington, AR had the lowest, at 0.4%. The median was 5.3% and the figure for Arkansas was 5.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.6Blytheville, AR
Lowest0.4Farmington, AR
Median5.339 cities
Arkansas5.2History

All cities, 2022

Blytheville, AR: 13.6 %Blytheville, AR13.6West Memphis, AR: 13.3 %West Memphis, AR13.3Pine Bluff, AR: 9.8 %Pine Bluff, AR9.8Forrest City, AR: 9.3 %Forrest City, AR9.3Jacksonville, AR: 8.9 %Jacksonville, AR8.9Paragould, AR: 8.5 %Paragould, AR8.5Texarkana, AR: 8.3 %Texarkana, AR8.3Van Buren, AR: 7.9 %Van Buren, AR7.9Malvern, AR: 7.4 %Malvern, AR7.4Jonesboro, AR: 6.7 %Jonesboro, AR6.7Mountain Home, AR: 6.6 %Mountain Home, AR6.6North Little Rock, AR: 6.6 %North Little Rock, AR6.6Searcy, AR: 6.6 %Searcy, AR6.6Harrison, AR: 6.4 %Harrison, AR6.4Fort Smith, AR: 6.1 %Fort Smith, AR6.1Camden, AR: 5.8 %Camden, AR5.8Marion, AR: 5.6 %Marion, AR5.6Hot Springs, AR: 5.4 %Hot Springs, AR5.4Russellville, AR: 5.3 %Russellville, AR5.3Fayetteville, AR: 5.3 %Fayetteville, AR5.3Batesville, AR: 5.1 %Batesville, AR5.1Maumelle, AR: 4.7 %Maumelle, AR4.7Little Rock, AR: 4.5 %Little Rock, AR4.5Springdale, AR: 4.4 %Springdale, AR4.4El Dorado, AR: 4.3 %El Dorado, AR4.3Benton, AR: 3.8 %Benton, AR3.8Bella Vista, AR: 3.8 %Bella Vista, AR3.8Sherwood, AR: 3.8 %Sherwood, AR3.8Magnolia, AR: 3.8 %Magnolia, AR3.8Bryant, AR: 3.6 %Bryant, AR3.6Cabot, AR: 3.3 %Cabot, AR3.3Bentonville, AR: 3.2 %Bentonville, AR3.2Conway, AR: 3 %Conway, AR3Rogers, AR: 2.9 %Rogers, AR2.9Siloam Springs, AR: 2.6 %Siloam Springs, AR2.6Pea Ridge, AR: 1.8 %Pea Ridge, AR1.8Centerton, AR: 0.9 %Centerton, AR0.9Lowell, AR: 0.9 %Lowell, AR0.9Farmington, AR: 0.4 %Farmington, AR0.4Blytheville, AR: 13.6 %Blytheville, AR13.6West Memphis, AR: 13.3 %West Memphis, AR13.3Pine Bluff, AR: 9.8 %Pine Bluff, AR9.8Forrest City, AR: 9.3 %Forrest City, AR9.3Jacksonville, AR: 8.9 %Jacksonville, AR8.9Paragould, AR: 8.5 %Paragould, AR8.5Texarkana, AR: 8.3 %Texarkana, AR8.3Van Buren, AR: 7.9 %Van Buren, AR7.9Malvern, AR: 7.4 %Malvern, AR7.4Jonesboro, AR: 6.7 %Jonesboro, AR6.7Mountain Home, AR: 6.6 %Mountain Home, AR6.6North Little Rock, AR: 6.6 %North Little Rock, AR6.6Searcy, AR: 6.6 %Searcy, AR6.6Harrison, AR: 6.4 %Harrison, AR6.4Fort Smith, AR: 6.1 %Fort Smith, AR6.1Camden, AR: 5.8 %Camden, AR5.8Marion, AR: 5.6 %Marion, AR5.6Hot Springs, AR: 5.4 %Hot Springs, AR5.4Russellville, AR: 5.3 %Russellville, AR5.3Fayetteville, AR: 5.3 %Fayetteville, AR5.3Batesville, AR: 5.1 %Batesville, AR5.1Maumelle, AR: 4.7 %Maumelle, AR4.7Little Rock, AR: 4.5 %Little Rock, AR4.5Springdale, AR: 4.4 %Springdale, AR4.4El Dorado, AR: 4.3 %El Dorado, AR4.3Benton, AR: 3.8 %Benton, AR3.8Bella Vista, AR: 3.8 %Bella Vista, AR3.8Sherwood, AR: 3.8 %Sherwood, AR3.8Magnolia, AR: 3.8 %Magnolia, AR3.8Bryant, AR: 3.6 %Bryant, AR3.6Cabot, AR: 3.3 %Cabot, AR3.3Bentonville, AR: 3.2 %Bentonville, AR3.2Conway, AR: 3 %Conway, AR3Rogers, AR: 2.9 %Rogers, AR2.9Siloam Springs, AR: 2.6 %Siloam Springs, AR2.6Pea Ridge, AR: 1.8 %Pea Ridge, AR1.8Centerton, AR: 0.9 %Centerton, AR0.9Lowell, AR: 0.9 %Lowell, AR0.9Farmington, AR: 0.4 %Farmington, AR0.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Blytheville, AR13.6+0.6 pts
2West Memphis, AR13.3+0.9 pts
3Pine Bluff, AR9.8-1.7 pts
4Forrest City, AR9.3+1.2 pts
5Jacksonville, AR8.9+2 pts
6Paragould, AR8.5+0.4 pts
7Texarkana, AR8.3-0.3 pts
8Van Buren, AR7.9+1.6 pts
9Malvern, AR7.4-0.9 pts
10Jonesboro, AR6.7+0.3 pts
11Mountain Home, AR6.6+0.9 pts
11North Little Rock, AR6.6-0.4 pts
13Searcy, AR6.6-0.9 pts
14Harrison, AR6.4+0.6 pts
15Fort Smith, AR6.1+0.3 pts
16Camden, AR5.8-0.1 pts
17Marion, AR5.6+0.7 pts
18Hot Springs, AR5.4+0.1 pts
19Russellville, AR5.3-1.8 pts
20Fayetteville, AR5.3-0.3 pts
21Batesville, AR5.1-0.1 pts
22Maumelle, AR4.7-0.7 pts
23Little Rock, AR4.5-0.1 pts
24Springdale, AR4.4-0.4 pts
25El Dorado, AR4.3-1.1 pts
26Benton, AR3.8+0.1 pts
27Bella Vista, AR3.8-0.1 pts
27Sherwood, AR3.8+0.1 pts
29Magnolia, AR3.8-1.5 pts
30Bryant, AR3.6+0.9 pts
31Cabot, AR3.3-1 pts
32Bentonville, AR3.2-0 pts
33Conway, AR3-0.2 pts
34Rogers, AR2.9-0.2 pts
35Siloam Springs, AR2.6-1.3 pts
36Pea Ridge, AR1.8-0.7 pts
37Centerton, AR0.9-0.7 pts
38Lowell, AR0.9-0.3 pts
39Farmington, AR0.40 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Arkansas by unemployment 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-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Arkansas by unemployment 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-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/arkansas-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Arkansas by unemployment 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-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/arkansas-cities?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Arkansas by unemployment 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-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/arkansas-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Blytheville, AR, with 13.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Farmington, AR, with 0.4% in 2022.

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