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

Lee County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 75 counties in 2022, at 14.3%. Cleveland County had the lowest, at 0.8%. The median was 5.4% and the figure for Arkansas was 5.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.3Lee County
Lowest0.8Cleveland County
Median5.475 counties
Arkansas5.2History

Map of counties, 2022

Arkansas County: 6.5 %Ashley County: 6 %Baxter County: 5.1 %Benton County: 2.9 %Boone County: 4.4 %Bradley County: 5.6 %Calhoun County: 9.1 %Carroll County: 3.2 %Chicot County: 10.9 %Clark County: 4.1 %Clay County: 5.6 %Cleburne County: 6 %Cleveland County: 0.8 %Columbia County: 3.2 %Conway County: 7.1 %Craighead County: 5.9 %Crawford County: 5.3 %Crittenden County: 10.4 %Cross County: 8.2 %Dallas County: 6 %Desha County: 5.2 %Drew County: 3.2 %Faulkner County: 3.3 %Franklin County: 5.1 %Fulton County: 1.7 %Garland County: 5.7 %Grant County: 3.3 %Greene County: 7.5 %Hempstead County: 4.4 %Hot Spring County: 4.6 %Howard County: 6.4 %Independence County: 5.3 %Izard County: 7.5 %Jackson County: 10.9 %Jefferson County: 7.8 %Johnson County: 4.8 %Lafayette County: 8.7 %Lawrence County: 6.7 %Lee County: 14.3 %Lincoln County: 4 %Little River County: 8 %Logan County: 5.5 %Lonoke County: 4.5 %Madison County: 4.8 %Marion County: 7 %Miller County: 7.7 %Mississippi County: 9.8 %Monroe County: 11 %Montgomery County: 7.3 %Nevada County: 7.8 %Newton County: 3.8 %Ouachita County: 6.5 %Perry County: 4.6 %Phillips County: 13.3 %Pike County: 3.1 %Poinsett County: 5.1 %Polk County: 9 %Pope County: 4.8 %Prairie County: 4.1 %Pulaski County: 5.3 %Randolph County: 7.5 %St. Francis County: 6.6 %Saline County: 3.8 %Scott County: 5.7 %Searcy County: 5.2 %Sebastian County: 5.2 %Sevier County: 4.6 %Sharp County: 6.2 %Stone County: 5.4 %Union County: 3.7 %Van Buren County: 4.7 %Washington County: 4.3 %White County: 5.2 %Woodruff County: 6.7 %Yell County: 3.9 %
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  • 7.8 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Lee County: 14.3 %Lee County14.3Phillips County: 13.3 %Phillips County13.3Monroe County: 11 %Monroe County11Jackson County: 10.9 %Jackson County10.9Chicot County: 10.9 %Chicot County10.9Crittenden County: 10.4 %Crittenden County10.4Mississippi County: 9.8 %Mississippi County9.8Calhoun County: 9.1 %Calhoun County9.1Polk County: 9 %Polk County9Lafayette County: 8.7 %Lafayette County8.7Cross County: 8.2 %Cross County8.2Little River County: 8 %Little River County8Jefferson County: 7.8 %Jefferson County7.8Nevada County: 7.8 %Nevada County7.8Miller County: 7.7 %Miller County7.7Randolph County: 7.5 %Randolph County7.5Greene County: 7.5 %Greene County7.5Izard County: 7.5 %Izard County7.5Montgomery County: 7.3 %Montgomery County7.3Conway County: 7.1 %Conway County7.1Marion County: 7 %Marion County7Woodruff County: 6.7 %Woodruff County6.7Lawrence County: 6.7 %Lawrence County6.7St. Francis County: 6.6 %St. Francis County6.6Arkansas County: 6.5 %Arkansas County6.5Ouachita County: 6.5 %Ouachita County6.5Howard County: 6.4 %Howard County6.4Sharp County: 6.2 %Sharp County6.2Cleburne County: 6 %Cleburne County6Ashley County: 6 %Ashley County6Dallas County: 6 %Dallas County6Craighead County: 5.9 %Craighead County5.9Scott County: 5.7 %Scott County5.7Garland County: 5.7 %Garland County5.7Bradley County: 5.6 %Bradley County5.6Clay County: 5.6 %Clay County5.6Logan County: 5.5 %Logan County5.5Stone County: 5.4 %Stone County5.4Crawford County: 5.3 %Crawford County5.3Independence County: 5.3 %Independence County5.3Lee County: 14.3 %Lee County14.3Phillips County: 13.3 %Phillips County13.3Monroe County: 11 %Monroe County11Jackson County: 10.9 %Jackson County10.9Chicot County: 10.9 %Chicot County10.9Crittenden County: 10.4 %Crittenden County10.4Mississippi County: 9.8 %Mississippi County9.8Calhoun County: 9.1 %Calhoun County9.1Polk County: 9 %Polk County9Lafayette County: 8.7 %Lafayette County8.7Cross County: 8.2 %Cross County8.2Little River County: 8 %Little River County8Jefferson County: 7.8 %Jefferson County7.8Nevada County: 7.8 %Nevada County7.8Miller County: 7.7 %Miller County7.7Randolph County: 7.5 %Randolph County7.5Greene County: 7.5 %Greene County7.5Izard County: 7.5 %Izard County7.5Montgomery County: 7.3 %Montgomery County7.3Conway County: 7.1 %Conway County7.1Marion County: 7 %Marion County7Woodruff County: 6.7 %Woodruff County6.7Lawrence County: 6.7 %Lawrence County6.7St. Francis County: 6.6 %St. Francis County6.6Arkansas County: 6.5 %Arkansas County6.5Ouachita County: 6.5 %Ouachita County6.5Howard County: 6.4 %Howard County6.4Sharp County: 6.2 %Sharp County6.2Cleburne County: 6 %Cleburne County6Ashley County: 6 %Ashley County6Dallas County: 6 %Dallas County6Craighead County: 5.9 %Craighead County5.9Scott County: 5.7 %Scott County5.7Garland County: 5.7 %Garland County5.7Bradley County: 5.6 %Bradley County5.6Clay County: 5.6 %Clay County5.6Logan County: 5.5 %Logan County5.5Stone County: 5.4 %Stone County5.4Crawford County: 5.3 %Crawford County5.3Independence County: 5.3 %Independence County5.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Lee County14.3+0.1 pts
2Phillips County13.3-2 pts
3Monroe County11+0.7 pts
4Jackson County10.9+0.7 pts
5Chicot County10.9-3.2 pts
6Crittenden County10.4+0.5 pts
7Mississippi County9.8+0.3 pts
8Calhoun County9.1+0.4 pts
9Polk County9-1.3 pts
10Lafayette County8.7+0.8 pts
11Cross County8.2-0.1 pts
12Little River County8-0.5 pts
13Jefferson County7.8-1.5 pts
14Nevada County7.8+0.4 pts
15Miller County7.7+0.2 pts
16Randolph County7.5+0.2 pts
17Greene County7.5+0.1 pts
18Izard County7.5+0.6 pts
19Montgomery County7.3-1.5 pts
20Conway County7.1+0.4 pts
21Marion County7-0.8 pts
22Woodruff County6.7-0.8 pts
23Lawrence County6.7-0.6 pts
24St. Francis County6.6-0 pts
25Arkansas County6.5+2.3 pts
26Ouachita County6.5+0.2 pts
27Howard County6.4+0.7 pts
28Sharp County6.2+0.6 pts
29Cleburne County6-0.3 pts
30Ashley County6+1 pts
31Dallas County6-2.2 pts
32Craighead County5.9+0.2 pts
33Scott County5.7-0.1 pts
34Garland County5.7-0.5 pts
35Bradley County5.6+0.1 pts
36Clay County5.6-0.8 pts
37Logan County5.5+0.7 pts
38Stone County5.4-2.1 pts
39Crawford County5.3+0.6 pts
40Independence County5.3-0.2 pts
40Pulaski County5.3-0 pts
42Sebastian County5.2+0.3 pts
43White County5.2-0.2 pts
44Desha County5.2-0.5 pts
44Searcy County5.2+0.9 pts
46Franklin County5.10 pts
47Baxter County5.1-0.3 pts
48Poinsett County5.1+0.8 pts
49Madison County4.8-0.3 pts
50Johnson County4.8+0.9 pts
50Pope County4.8-1.1 pts
52Van Buren County4.7-0.7 pts
53Hot Spring County4.6-0.9 pts
54Sevier County4.6-0.2 pts
55Perry County4.6+0.3 pts
56Lonoke County4.5-0.7 pts
57Boone County4.4-0.2 pts
58Hempstead County4.4-0.4 pts
59Washington County4.3-0.4 pts
60Clark County4.1+0.4 pts
60Prairie County4.1-1.9 pts
62Lincoln County4+0.8 pts
63Yell County3.9+0.3 pts
64Saline County3.8-0 pts
65Newton County3.8-0.8 pts
66Union County3.7-0.6 pts
67Grant County3.3-0.1 pts
68Faulkner County3.3-0 pts
69Drew County3.2+0.7 pts
70Columbia County3.2-1.2 pts
71Carroll County3.2-0.9 pts
72Pike County3.1-0.6 pts
73Benton County2.9-0.1 pts
74Fulton County1.7-4.2 pts
75Cleveland County0.8-1.2 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.

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. 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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties?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. Counties 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-counties?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, Counties 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-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lee County, with 14.3% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Cleveland County, with 0.8% in 2022.

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