Counties in Arkansas by unemployment rate

Phillips County had the highest unemployment rate of 75 counties in November 2025, at 7.1%. Benton County had the lowest, at 3.2%. The median was 4.6% and the figure for Arkansas was 4.3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest7.1Phillips County
Lowest3.2Benton County
Median4.675 counties
Arkansas4.3History

Top 40 counties, November 2025

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Phillips CountyPhillips County: 7.1 %7.1Chicot CountyChicot County: 6.5 %6.5Desha CountyDesha County: 6.5 %6.5Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 6.4 %6.4Marion CountyMarion County: 6.3 %6.3Izard CountyIzard County: 6.2 %6.2Lee CountyLee County: 6 %6Bradley CountyBradley County: 5.9 %5.9St. Francis CountySt. Francis County: 5.9 %5.9Monroe CountyMonroe County: 5.8 %5.8Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 5.8 %5.8Nevada CountyNevada County: 5.8 %5.8Ashley CountyAshley County: 5.7 %5.7Stone CountyStone County: 5.7 %5.7Crittenden CountyCrittenden County: 5.5 %5.5Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 5.4 %5.4Howard CountyHoward County: 5.3 %5.3Johnson CountyJohnson County: 5.2 %5.2Fulton CountyFulton County: 5.1 %5.1Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 5.1 %5.1Miller CountyMiller County: 5.1 %5.1Ouachita CountyOuachita County: 5.1 %5.1Union CountyUnion County: 5.1 %5.1Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 5.1 %5.1Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 5 %5Columbia CountyColumbia County: 5 %5Drew CountyDrew County: 4.9 %4.9Pike CountyPike County: 4.9 %4.9Arkansas CountyArkansas County: 4.8 %4.8Mississippi CountyMississippi County: 4.8 %4.8Newton CountyNewton County: 4.8 %4.8Greene CountyGreene County: 4.7 %4.7Pope CountyPope County: 4.7 %4.7Clark CountyClark County: 4.6 %4.6Clay CountyClay County: 4.6 %4.6Hempstead CountyHempstead County: 4.6 %4.6Jackson CountyJackson County: 4.6 %4.6Little River CountyLittle River County: 4.6 %4.6Polk CountyPolk County: 4.6 %4.6Sharp CountySharp County: 4.6 %4.6
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesNovember 2025 (%)Change on November 2024
1Phillips County7.1+1.2 pts
2Chicot County6.5+0.7 pts
2Desha County6.5-0.2 pts
4Jefferson County6.4+1.5 pts
5Marion County6.3+1.7 pts
6Izard County6.2+0.1 pts
7Lee County6+0.7 pts
8Bradley County5.9+0.5 pts
8St. Francis County5.9+0.7 pts
10Monroe County5.8+1.1 pts
10Montgomery County5.8+1.6 pts
10Nevada County5.8+1.1 pts
13Ashley County5.70 pts
13Stone County5.7+1.2 pts
15Crittenden County5.5+0.9 pts
16Lincoln County5.4+0.1 pts
17Howard County5.3+2.1 pts
18Johnson County5.2+0.7 pts
19Fulton County5.1+1 pts
19Lafayette County5.1+0.3 pts
19Miller County5.1+1 pts
19Ouachita County5.1+1 pts
19Union County5.1-0.1 pts
19Van Buren County5.1+0.8 pts
25Cleburne County5+1.3 pts
25Columbia County5+1.2 pts
27Drew County4.9+0.8 pts
27Pike County4.9+1.6 pts
29Arkansas County4.8+1.1 pts
29Mississippi County4.8+1.1 pts
29Newton County4.8+1.1 pts
32Greene County4.7+1.1 pts
32Pope County4.7+0.8 pts
34Clark County4.6+0.8 pts
34Clay County4.6+1.4 pts
34Hempstead County4.6+1 pts
34Jackson County4.6+0.6 pts
34Little River County4.6+1 pts
34Polk County4.6+0.7 pts
34Sharp County4.6+1 pts
41Baxter County4.5+0.7 pts
41Cleveland County4.5+0.6 pts
41Conway County4.5+1.1 pts
41Perry County4.5+0.9 pts
41Searcy County4.5+0.8 pts
46Calhoun County4.4+1 pts
46Cross County4.4+0.5 pts
46Hot Spring County4.4+0.7 pts
46Logan County4.4+0.7 pts
50Crawford County4.3+0.9 pts
50Dallas County4.3+0.8 pts
50Garland County4.3+0.8 pts
50Poinsett County4.3+0.8 pts
50Pulaski County4.3+0.9 pts
55Franklin County4.2+0.8 pts
55White County4.2+0.6 pts
57Boone County4.1+0.9 pts
57Carroll County4.1+0.5 pts
57Lawrence County4.1+0.6 pts
57Scott County4.1+1.2 pts
57Sebastian County4.1+0.9 pts
57Yell County4.1+1 pts
63Craighead County3.9+0.7 pts
63Prairie County3.9+0.7 pts
63Randolph County3.9+0.6 pts
66Faulkner County3.8+0.9 pts
66Woodruff County3.8+0.2 pts
68Lonoke County3.7+1 pts
69Independence County3.6+0.7 pts
69Sevier County3.6+0.8 pts
71Grant County3.5+0.8 pts
72Madison County3.4+0.5 pts
72Saline County3.4+0.7 pts
72Washington County3.4+0.7 pts
75Benton County3.2+0.5 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

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. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Phillips County, with 7.1% in November 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Benton County, with 3.2% in November 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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