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Counties in Arkansas by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Lee County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 75 counties in 2024, at 19.1%. Cleveland County had the lowest, at 2.2%. The median was 5.5% and the figure for Arkansas was 4.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.1Lee County
Lowest2.2Cleveland County
Median5.575 counties
Arkansas4.9History

Map of counties, 2024

Arkansas County: 8.1 %Ashley County: 5.5 %Baxter County: 6.3 %Benton County: 3.1 %Boone County: 2.5 %Bradley County: 6.6 %Calhoun County: 5.6 %Carroll County: 4.7 %Chicot County: 9.1 %Clark County: 3.8 %Clay County: 6.3 %Cleburne County: 6.4 %Cleveland County: 2.2 %Columbia County: 3.2 %Conway County: 6.4 %Craighead County: 5.6 %Crawford County: 4.1 %Crittenden County: 10.2 %Cross County: 10.7 %Dallas County: 8.3 %Desha County: 8 %Drew County: 5.9 %Faulkner County: 3.4 %Franklin County: 4.9 %Fulton County: 4.6 %Garland County: 5.7 %Grant County: 4.5 %Greene County: 5.9 %Hempstead County: 5.6 %Hot Spring County: 3.7 %Howard County: 5.4 %Independence County: 3.9 %Izard County: 7.2 %Jackson County: 9.8 %Jefferson County: 8.1 %Johnson County: 4.6 %Lafayette County: 5.3 %Lawrence County: 5.8 %Lee County: 19.1 %Lincoln County: 2.7 %Little River County: 7.3 %Logan County: 5.6 %Lonoke County: 4.4 %Madison County: 5.3 %Marion County: 5 %Miller County: 7.1 %Mississippi County: 6.9 %Monroe County: 9.8 %Montgomery County: 5.8 %Nevada County: 4.6 %Newton County: 4.1 %Ouachita County: 5.2 %Perry County: 4.1 %Phillips County: 14.5 %Pike County: 3.9 %Poinsett County: 6.4 %Polk County: 7.3 %Pope County: 5.2 %Prairie County: 3 %Pulaski County: 4.8 %Randolph County: 5.3 %St. Francis County: 9.2 %Saline County: 3.9 %Scott County: 6.2 %Searcy County: 3.7 %Sebastian County: 5.5 %Sevier County: 4.9 %Sharp County: 8.1 %Stone County: 3.2 %Union County: 5.5 %Van Buren County: 3.8 %Washington County: 3.4 %White County: 5.8 %Woodruff County: 5 %Yell County: 3.4 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Lee County: 19.1 %Lee County19.1Phillips County: 14.5 %Phillips County14.5Cross County: 10.7 %Cross County10.7Crittenden County: 10.2 %Crittenden County10.2Monroe County: 9.8 %Monroe County9.8Jackson County: 9.8 %Jackson County9.8St. Francis County: 9.2 %St. Francis County9.2Chicot County: 9.1 %Chicot County9.1Dallas County: 8.3 %Dallas County8.3Arkansas County: 8.1 %Arkansas County8.1Sharp County: 8.1 %Sharp County8.1Jefferson County: 8.1 %Jefferson County8.1Desha County: 8 %Desha County8Little River County: 7.3 %Little River County7.3Polk County: 7.3 %Polk County7.3Izard County: 7.2 %Izard County7.2Miller County: 7.1 %Miller County7.1Mississippi County: 6.9 %Mississippi County6.9Bradley County: 6.6 %Bradley County6.6Cleburne County: 6.4 %Cleburne County6.4Conway County: 6.4 %Conway County6.4Poinsett County: 6.4 %Poinsett County6.4Baxter County: 6.3 %Baxter County6.3Clay County: 6.3 %Clay County6.3Scott County: 6.2 %Scott County6.2Drew County: 5.9 %Drew County5.9Greene County: 5.9 %Greene County5.9White County: 5.8 %White County5.8Lawrence County: 5.8 %Lawrence County5.8Montgomery County: 5.8 %Montgomery County5.8Garland County: 5.7 %Garland County5.7Logan County: 5.6 %Logan County5.6Calhoun County: 5.6 %Calhoun County5.6Hempstead County: 5.6 %Hempstead County5.6Craighead County: 5.6 %Craighead County5.6Ashley County: 5.5 %Ashley County5.5Union County: 5.5 %Union County5.5Sebastian County: 5.5 %Sebastian County5.5Howard County: 5.4 %Howard County5.4Lafayette County: 5.3 %Lafayette County5.3Lee County: 19.1 %Lee County19.1Phillips County: 14.5 %Phillips County14.5Cross County: 10.7 %Cross County10.7Crittenden County: 10.2 %Crittenden County10.2Monroe County: 9.8 %Monroe County9.8Jackson County: 9.8 %Jackson County9.8St. Francis County: 9.2 %St. Francis County9.2Chicot County: 9.1 %Chicot County9.1Dallas County: 8.3 %Dallas County8.3Arkansas County: 8.1 %Arkansas County8.1Sharp County: 8.1 %Sharp County8.1Jefferson County: 8.1 %Jefferson County8.1Desha County: 8 %Desha County8Little River County: 7.3 %Little River County7.3Polk County: 7.3 %Polk County7.3Izard County: 7.2 %Izard County7.2Miller County: 7.1 %Miller County7.1Mississippi County: 6.9 %Mississippi County6.9Bradley County: 6.6 %Bradley County6.6Cleburne County: 6.4 %Cleburne County6.4Conway County: 6.4 %Conway County6.4Poinsett County: 6.4 %Poinsett County6.4Baxter County: 6.3 %Baxter County6.3Clay County: 6.3 %Clay County6.3Scott County: 6.2 %Scott County6.2Drew County: 5.9 %Drew County5.9Greene County: 5.9 %Greene County5.9White County: 5.8 %White County5.8Lawrence County: 5.8 %Lawrence County5.8Montgomery County: 5.8 %Montgomery County5.8Garland County: 5.7 %Garland County5.7Logan County: 5.6 %Logan County5.6Calhoun County: 5.6 %Calhoun County5.6Hempstead County: 5.6 %Hempstead County5.6Craighead County: 5.6 %Craighead County5.6Ashley County: 5.5 %Ashley County5.5Union County: 5.5 %Union County5.5Sebastian County: 5.5 %Sebastian County5.5Howard County: 5.4 %Howard County5.4Lafayette County: 5.3 %Lafayette County5.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Lee County19.1+1.4 pts
2Phillips County14.5-1.3 pts
3Cross County10.7+2.2 pts
4Crittenden County10.2+0.8 pts
5Monroe County9.8+0.4 pts
6Jackson County9.8+0.1 pts
7St. Francis County9.2+1.8 pts
8Chicot County9.1+0.6 pts
9Dallas County8.3-0.3 pts
10Arkansas County8.1+1.3 pts
10Sharp County8.1+1.6 pts
12Jefferson County8.1+0.7 pts
13Desha County8+3.7 pts
14Little River County7.3-1.7 pts
15Polk County7.3-1.1 pts
16Izard County7.2+0.1 pts
17Miller County7.1-0.1 pts
18Mississippi County6.9-1.5 pts
19Bradley County6.6+2.2 pts
20Cleburne County6.4-0.1 pts
21Conway County6.4-0.3 pts
22Poinsett County6.4+1.1 pts
23Baxter County6.3+0.7 pts
24Clay County6.30 pts
25Scott County6.20 pts
26Drew County5.9+0.8 pts
27Greene County5.9-1.6 pts
28White County5.8+0.7 pts
29Lawrence County5.8-0.5 pts
30Montgomery County5.8-1.2 pts
31Garland County5.7-0.2 pts
32Logan County5.6-0.3 pts
33Calhoun County5.6-1.6 pts
34Hempstead County5.6+1.7 pts
35Craighead County5.6-0.4 pts
36Ashley County5.5-0.6 pts
36Union County5.5+1.1 pts
38Sebastian County5.5-0.3 pts
39Howard County5.4-2.1 pts
40Lafayette County5.3-3.5 pts
40Madison County5.3+1 pts
42Randolph County5.3-1 pts
43Ouachita County5.2+0.6 pts
44Pope County5.2+0.4 pts
45Woodruff County5-1.3 pts
46Marion County5-1.5 pts
47Sevier County4.90 pts
48Franklin County4.9+0.5 pts
49Pulaski County4.8-0.2 pts
50Carroll County4.7+0.8 pts
51Nevada County4.6-3.7 pts
52Johnson County4.6-0.3 pts
53Fulton County4.6+0.8 pts
54Grant County4.5+0.5 pts
55Lonoke County4.4-0 pts
56Perry County4.1-0.4 pts
57Newton County4.1+0.1 pts
58Crawford County4.1-1.1 pts
59Saline County3.9+0.1 pts
60Independence County3.9-0.7 pts
60Pike County3.9+1.3 pts
62Clark County3.8-0.6 pts
63Van Buren County3.8-0.5 pts
64Hot Spring County3.7+0.1 pts
65Searcy County3.7-1.6 pts
66Washington County3.4-0.8 pts
67Faulkner County3.4+0.1 pts
68Yell County3.4-0.1 pts
69Stone County3.2-1.2 pts
70Columbia County3.2+0.1 pts
71Benton County3.1-0.1 pts
72Prairie County3-1 pts
73Lincoln County2.7+0.3 pts
74Boone County2.5-1.4 pts
75Cleveland County2.2-0.1 pts

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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 counties 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 B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 (Counties in Arkansas by unemployment 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-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, Counties in Arkansas by unemployment 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-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/arkansas-counties. 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. Counties in Arkansas by unemployment 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-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/arkansas-counties.

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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, Counties in Arkansas by unemployment 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-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/arkansas-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lee County, with 19.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Cleveland County, with 2.2% in 2024.

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