Counties in Arkansas by wages and salaries paid

Pulaski County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 75 counties in 2013, at $12.46 billion. Newton County had the lowest, at $31.45 million. The median was $200.74 million and the figure for Arkansas was $48.8 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest12,461.3Pulaski County
Lowest31.4Newton County
Median200.775 counties
Arkansas48,799History

Map of counties, 2013

Arkansas County: 390.8 USD millionAshley County: 316.6 USD millionBaxter County: 509.9 USD millionBenton County: 5,780.7 USD millionBoone County: 520.8 USD millionBradley County: 115.7 USD millionCalhoun County: 121.6 USD millionCarroll County: 299.9 USD millionChicot County: 112.3 USD millionClark County: 326.8 USD millionClay County: 120.2 USD millionCleburne County: 241.5 USD millionCleveland County: 35.1 USD millionColumbia County: 332.6 USD millionConway County: 260.6 USD millionCraighead County: 1,755.3 USD millionCrawford County: 708.5 USD millionCrittenden County: 588.8 USD millionCross County: 176.8 USD millionDallas County: 86.4 USD millionDesha County: 168.6 USD millionDrew County: 220.9 USD millionFaulkner County: 1,750.5 USD millionFranklin County: 163.3 USD millionFulton County: 61.7 USD millionGarland County: 1,296.9 USD millionGrant County: 143.3 USD millionGreene County: 549.2 USD millionHempstead County: 284.2 USD millionHot Spring County: 298.6 USD millionHoward County: 222.5 USD millionIndependence County: 538.1 USD millionIzard County: 103.8 USD millionJackson County: 200.7 USD millionJefferson County: 1,250.1 USD millionJohnson County: 275.4 USD millionLafayette County: 46.8 USD millionLawrence County: 135.4 USD millionLee County: 75.2 USD millionLincoln County: 109.3 USD millionLittle River County: 181.8 USD millionLogan County: 186.7 USD millionLonoke County: 475.5 USD millionMadison County: 107.6 USD millionMarion County: 114.8 USD millionMiller County: 499.5 USD millionMississippi County: 828.1 USD millionMonroe County: 76.5 USD millionMontgomery County: 48.2 USD millionNevada County: 88 USD millionNewton County: 31.4 USD millionOuachita County: 258 USD millionPerry County: 45.8 USD millionPhillips County: 210.7 USD millionPike County: 72.9 USD millionPoinsett County: 190.5 USD millionPolk County: 186.7 USD millionPope County: 1,038.1 USD millionPrairie County: 56.9 USD millionPulaski County: 12,461.3 USD millionRandolph County: 143.7 USD millionSt. Francis County: 287.4 USD millionSaline County: 788.2 USD millionScott County: 94.5 USD millionSearcy County: 46.4 USD millionSebastian County: 2,728.1 USD millionSevier County: 162.7 USD millionSharp County: 110 USD millionStone County: 74 USD millionUnion County: 829.3 USD millionVan Buren County: 158.4 USD millionWashington County: 4,275.9 USD millionWhite County: 974.6 USD millionWoodruff County: 68.3 USD millionYell County: 202.6 USD million
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USD million, 2013. Source: BEA, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

Pulaski County: 12,461.3 USD millionPulaski County12,461.3Benton County: 5,780.7 USD millionBenton County5,780.7Washington County: 4,275.9 USD millionWashington County4,275.9Sebastian County: 2,728.1 USD millionSebastian County2,728.1Craighead County: 1,755.3 USD millionCraighead County1,755.3Faulkner County: 1,750.5 USD millionFaulkner County1,750.5Garland County: 1,296.9 USD millionGarland County1,296.9Jefferson County: 1,250.1 USD millionJefferson County1,250.1Pope County: 1,038.1 USD millionPope County1,038.1White County: 974.6 USD millionWhite County974.6Union County: 829.3 USD millionUnion County829.3Mississippi County: 828.1 USD millionMississippi County828.1Saline County: 788.2 USD millionSaline County788.2Crawford County: 708.5 USD millionCrawford County708.5Crittenden County: 588.8 USD millionCrittenden County588.8Greene County: 549.2 USD millionGreene County549.2Independence County: 538.1 USD millionIndependence County538.1Boone County: 520.8 USD millionBoone County520.8Baxter County: 509.9 USD millionBaxter County509.9Miller County: 499.5 USD millionMiller County499.5Lonoke County: 475.5 USD millionLonoke County475.5Arkansas County: 390.8 USD millionArkansas County390.8Columbia County: 332.6 USD millionColumbia County332.6Clark County: 326.8 USD millionClark County326.8Ashley County: 316.6 USD millionAshley County316.6Carroll County: 299.9 USD millionCarroll County299.9Hot Spring County: 298.6 USD millionHot Spring County298.6St. Francis County: 287.4 USD millionSt. Francis County287.4Hempstead County: 284.2 USD millionHempstead County284.2Johnson County: 275.4 USD millionJohnson County275.4Conway County: 260.6 USD millionConway County260.6Ouachita County: 258 USD millionOuachita County258Cleburne County: 241.5 USD millionCleburne County241.5Howard County: 222.5 USD millionHoward County222.5Drew County: 220.9 USD millionDrew County220.9Phillips County: 210.7 USD millionPhillips County210.7Yell County: 202.6 USD millionYell County202.6Jackson County: 200.7 USD millionJackson County200.7Poinsett County: 190.5 USD millionPoinsett County190.5Logan County: 186.7 USD millionLogan County186.7Pulaski County: 12,461.3 USD millionPulaski County12,461.3Benton County: 5,780.7 USD millionBenton County5,780.7Washington County: 4,275.9 USD millionWashington County4,275.9Sebastian County: 2,728.1 USD millionSebastian County2,728.1Craighead County: 1,755.3 USD millionCraighead County1,755.3Faulkner County: 1,750.5 USD millionFaulkner County1,750.5Garland County: 1,296.9 USD millionGarland County1,296.9Jefferson County: 1,250.1 USD millionJefferson County1,250.1Pope County: 1,038.1 USD millionPope County1,038.1White County: 974.6 USD millionWhite County974.6Union County: 829.3 USD millionUnion County829.3Mississippi County: 828.1 USD millionMississippi County828.1Saline County: 788.2 USD millionSaline County788.2Crawford County: 708.5 USD millionCrawford County708.5Crittenden County: 588.8 USD millionCrittenden County588.8Greene County: 549.2 USD millionGreene County549.2Independence County: 538.1 USD millionIndependence County538.1Boone County: 520.8 USD millionBoone County520.8Baxter County: 509.9 USD millionBaxter County509.9Miller County: 499.5 USD millionMiller County499.5Lonoke County: 475.5 USD millionLonoke County475.5Arkansas County: 390.8 USD millionArkansas County390.8Columbia County: 332.6 USD millionColumbia County332.6Clark County: 326.8 USD millionClark County326.8Ashley County: 316.6 USD millionAshley County316.6Carroll County: 299.9 USD millionCarroll County299.9Hot Spring County: 298.6 USD millionHot Spring County298.6St. Francis County: 287.4 USD millionSt. Francis County287.4Hempstead County: 284.2 USD millionHempstead County284.2Johnson County: 275.4 USD millionJohnson County275.4Conway County: 260.6 USD millionConway County260.6Ouachita County: 258 USD millionOuachita County258Cleburne County: 241.5 USD millionCleburne County241.5Howard County: 222.5 USD millionHoward County222.5Drew County: 220.9 USD millionDrew County220.9Phillips County: 210.7 USD millionPhillips County210.7Yell County: 202.6 USD millionYell County202.6Jackson County: 200.7 USD millionJackson County200.7Poinsett County: 190.5 USD millionPoinsett County190.5Logan County: 186.7 USD millionLogan County186.7
USD million. Source: BEA, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
USD million
Change on 2012
1Pulaski County12,461.3+0.5%
2Benton County5,780.7+9.2%
3Washington County4,275.9+5.8%
4Sebastian County2,728.1-1.2%
5Craighead County1,755.3+3.2%
6Faulkner County1,750.5+1.5%
7Garland County1,296.9+2.1%
8Jefferson County1,250.1-5.3%
9Pope County1,038.1+4.7%
10White County974.6-2.5%
11Union County829.3+1.7%
12Mississippi County828.1-0.3%
13Saline County788.2+2.8%
14Crawford County708.5+2.2%
15Crittenden County588.8+1.3%
16Greene County549.2+2.3%
17Independence County538.1+1.7%
18Boone County520.8-0%
19Baxter County509.9+2.6%
20Miller County499.5-4.7%
21Lonoke County475.5+5%
22Arkansas County390.8+1.4%
23Columbia County332.6-0.7%
24Clark County326.8+2.3%
25Ashley County316.6-1.3%
26Carroll County299.9+2.4%
27Hot Spring County298.6-2.4%
28St. Francis County287.4-0.4%
29Hempstead County284.2-15.7%
30Johnson County275.4+0.1%
31Conway County260.6+2.5%
32Ouachita County258+1.5%
33Cleburne County241.5-2%
34Howard County222.5+1.2%
35Drew County220.9+5.3%
36Phillips County210.7+2.5%
37Yell County202.6+1.9%
38Jackson County200.7+2%
39Poinsett County190.5+1.2%
40Logan County186.7-2.1%
41Polk County186.7+2.1%
42Little River County181.8-7.5%
43Cross County176.8+0.2%
44Desha County168.6+0.7%
45Franklin County163.3-3.1%
46Sevier County162.7+2%
47Van Buren County158.4+5.8%
48Randolph County143.7+2.4%
49Grant County143.3+8%
50Lawrence County135.4+2%
51Calhoun County121.6+1.8%
52Clay County120.2+0.5%
53Bradley County115.7+1.7%
54Marion County114.8+4.8%
55Chicot County112.3-0.6%
56Sharp County110+2%
57Lincoln County109.3+2.9%
58Madison County107.6+0.3%
59Izard County103.8+0.2%
60Scott County94.5+8%
61Nevada County88+1.2%
62Dallas County86.4-5.4%
63Monroe County76.5+1.6%
64Lee County75.2-0.1%
65Stone County74-2.3%
66Pike County72.9+1.6%
67Woodruff County68.3+0.8%
68Fulton County61.70%
69Prairie County56.9+4.7%
70Montgomery County48.2+0.3%
71Lafayette County46.8+3.6%
72Searcy County46.4-1.1%
73Perry County45.8+0.5%
74Cleveland County35.1+4.6%
75Newton County31.4-0.1%

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Total wages and salaries paid to employees for jobs located in a place, including tips, bonuses and pay in kind, before deductions, in millions of current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC4 line 50 for the nation and states and CAINC4 line 50 for counties.

Counted where the jobs are, not where the workers live, so places with many commuters coming in can pay more in wages than their residents receive in personal income (the District of Columbia does). Excludes employer contributions to pensions, insurance and social security, and the income of the self-employed.

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. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC4.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Arkansas by wages and salaries paid, 2013. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC4.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/arkansas-counties?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest wages and salaries paid?

Pulaski County, with $12.46 billion in 2013, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Newton County, with $31.45 million in 2013.

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