Counties in Arkansas by wages and salaries paid

Pulaski County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 75 counties in 2014, at $12.78 billion. Newton County had the lowest, at $31.37 million. The median was $203.98 million and the figure for Arkansas was $50.47 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest12,776.2Pulaski County
Lowest31.4Newton County
Median20475 counties
Arkansas50,467.2History

Map of counties, 2014

Arkansas County: 398.8 USD millionAshley County: 307.7 USD millionBaxter County: 525.2 USD millionBenton County: 6,223.5 USD millionBoone County: 535.1 USD millionBradley County: 120.7 USD millionCalhoun County: 125.5 USD millionCarroll County: 318.8 USD millionChicot County: 113.1 USD millionClark County: 327.3 USD millionClay County: 122.7 USD millionCleburne County: 236.8 USD millionCleveland County: 35.1 USD millionColumbia County: 351.3 USD millionConway County: 271.4 USD millionCraighead County: 1,834.2 USD millionCrawford County: 732.1 USD millionCrittenden County: 612.8 USD millionCross County: 180.9 USD millionDallas County: 89.1 USD millionDesha County: 167.3 USD millionDrew County: 224.7 USD millionFaulkner County: 1,769.3 USD millionFranklin County: 165.9 USD millionFulton County: 60.1 USD millionGarland County: 1,332.8 USD millionGrant County: 151.9 USD millionGreene County: 575.2 USD millionHempstead County: 285.5 USD millionHot Spring County: 319.2 USD millionHoward County: 234.9 USD millionIndependence County: 542.6 USD millionIzard County: 104.5 USD millionJackson County: 204 USD millionJefferson County: 1,241.8 USD millionJohnson County: 285.1 USD millionLafayette County: 47.5 USD millionLawrence County: 140.2 USD millionLee County: 76.6 USD millionLincoln County: 110.9 USD millionLittle River County: 183.5 USD millionLogan County: 187.4 USD millionLonoke County: 492.2 USD millionMadison County: 110.2 USD millionMarion County: 120.6 USD millionMiller County: 523.8 USD millionMississippi County: 852.4 USD millionMonroe County: 76.2 USD millionMontgomery County: 46.6 USD millionNevada County: 91 USD millionNewton County: 31.4 USD millionOuachita County: 259.1 USD millionPerry County: 42.5 USD millionPhillips County: 208.5 USD millionPike County: 75 USD millionPoinsett County: 193.7 USD millionPolk County: 191.1 USD millionPope County: 1,074.4 USD millionPrairie County: 61.7 USD millionPulaski County: 12,776.2 USD millionRandolph County: 145.4 USD millionSt. Francis County: 293.3 USD millionSaline County: 825.1 USD millionScott County: 94.5 USD millionSearcy County: 47.5 USD millionSebastian County: 2,816.8 USD millionSevier County: 172.4 USD millionSharp County: 115.3 USD millionStone County: 76.8 USD millionUnion County: 882.2 USD millionVan Buren County: 180.4 USD millionWashington County: 4,455.4 USD millionWhite County: 987.5 USD millionWoodruff County: 68.2 USD millionYell County: 207.3 USD million
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USD million, 2014. 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, 2014

Pulaski County: 12,776.2 USD millionPulaski County12,776.2Benton County: 6,223.5 USD millionBenton County6,223.5Washington County: 4,455.4 USD millionWashington County4,455.4Sebastian County: 2,816.8 USD millionSebastian County2,816.8Craighead County: 1,834.2 USD millionCraighead County1,834.2Faulkner County: 1,769.3 USD millionFaulkner County1,769.3Garland County: 1,332.8 USD millionGarland County1,332.8Jefferson County: 1,241.8 USD millionJefferson County1,241.8Pope County: 1,074.4 USD millionPope County1,074.4White County: 987.5 USD millionWhite County987.5Union County: 882.2 USD millionUnion County882.2Mississippi County: 852.4 USD millionMississippi County852.4Saline County: 825.1 USD millionSaline County825.1Crawford County: 732.1 USD millionCrawford County732.1Crittenden County: 612.8 USD millionCrittenden County612.8Greene County: 575.2 USD millionGreene County575.2Independence County: 542.6 USD millionIndependence County542.6Boone County: 535.1 USD millionBoone County535.1Baxter County: 525.2 USD millionBaxter County525.2Miller County: 523.8 USD millionMiller County523.8Lonoke County: 492.2 USD millionLonoke County492.2Arkansas County: 398.8 USD millionArkansas County398.8Columbia County: 351.3 USD millionColumbia County351.3Clark County: 327.3 USD millionClark County327.3Hot Spring County: 319.2 USD millionHot Spring County319.2Carroll County: 318.8 USD millionCarroll County318.8Ashley County: 307.7 USD millionAshley County307.7St. Francis County: 293.3 USD millionSt. Francis County293.3Hempstead County: 285.5 USD millionHempstead County285.5Johnson County: 285.1 USD millionJohnson County285.1Conway County: 271.4 USD millionConway County271.4Ouachita County: 259.1 USD millionOuachita County259.1Cleburne County: 236.8 USD millionCleburne County236.8Howard County: 234.9 USD millionHoward County234.9Drew County: 224.7 USD millionDrew County224.7Phillips County: 208.5 USD millionPhillips County208.5Yell County: 207.3 USD millionYell County207.3Jackson County: 204 USD millionJackson County204Poinsett County: 193.7 USD millionPoinsett County193.7Polk County: 191.1 USD millionPolk County191.1Pulaski County: 12,776.2 USD millionPulaski County12,776.2Benton County: 6,223.5 USD millionBenton County6,223.5Washington County: 4,455.4 USD millionWashington County4,455.4Sebastian County: 2,816.8 USD millionSebastian County2,816.8Craighead County: 1,834.2 USD millionCraighead County1,834.2Faulkner County: 1,769.3 USD millionFaulkner County1,769.3Garland County: 1,332.8 USD millionGarland County1,332.8Jefferson County: 1,241.8 USD millionJefferson County1,241.8Pope County: 1,074.4 USD millionPope County1,074.4White County: 987.5 USD millionWhite County987.5Union County: 882.2 USD millionUnion County882.2Mississippi County: 852.4 USD millionMississippi County852.4Saline County: 825.1 USD millionSaline County825.1Crawford County: 732.1 USD millionCrawford County732.1Crittenden County: 612.8 USD millionCrittenden County612.8Greene County: 575.2 USD millionGreene County575.2Independence County: 542.6 USD millionIndependence County542.6Boone County: 535.1 USD millionBoone County535.1Baxter County: 525.2 USD millionBaxter County525.2Miller County: 523.8 USD millionMiller County523.8Lonoke County: 492.2 USD millionLonoke County492.2Arkansas County: 398.8 USD millionArkansas County398.8Columbia County: 351.3 USD millionColumbia County351.3Clark County: 327.3 USD millionClark County327.3Hot Spring County: 319.2 USD millionHot Spring County319.2Carroll County: 318.8 USD millionCarroll County318.8Ashley County: 307.7 USD millionAshley County307.7St. Francis County: 293.3 USD millionSt. Francis County293.3Hempstead County: 285.5 USD millionHempstead County285.5Johnson County: 285.1 USD millionJohnson County285.1Conway County: 271.4 USD millionConway County271.4Ouachita County: 259.1 USD millionOuachita County259.1Cleburne County: 236.8 USD millionCleburne County236.8Howard County: 234.9 USD millionHoward County234.9Drew County: 224.7 USD millionDrew County224.7Phillips County: 208.5 USD millionPhillips County208.5Yell County: 207.3 USD millionYell County207.3Jackson County: 204 USD millionJackson County204Poinsett County: 193.7 USD millionPoinsett County193.7Polk County: 191.1 USD millionPolk County191.1
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

RankCounties2014
USD million
Change on 2013
1Pulaski County12,776.2+2.5%
2Benton County6,223.5+7.7%
3Washington County4,455.4+4.2%
4Sebastian County2,816.8+3.3%
5Craighead County1,834.2+4.5%
6Faulkner County1,769.3+1.1%
7Garland County1,332.8+2.8%
8Jefferson County1,241.8-0.7%
9Pope County1,074.4+3.5%
10White County987.5+1.3%
11Union County882.2+6.4%
12Mississippi County852.4+2.9%
13Saline County825.1+4.7%
14Crawford County732.1+3.3%
15Crittenden County612.8+4.1%
16Greene County575.2+4.7%
17Independence County542.6+0.8%
18Boone County535.1+2.8%
19Baxter County525.2+3%
20Miller County523.8+4.9%
21Lonoke County492.2+3.5%
22Arkansas County398.8+2%
23Columbia County351.3+5.6%
24Clark County327.3+0.2%
25Hot Spring County319.2+6.9%
26Carroll County318.8+6.3%
27Ashley County307.7-2.8%
28St. Francis County293.3+2%
29Hempstead County285.5+0.4%
30Johnson County285.1+3.5%
31Conway County271.4+4.2%
32Ouachita County259.1+0.4%
33Cleburne County236.8-2%
34Howard County234.9+5.6%
35Drew County224.7+1.7%
36Phillips County208.5-1%
37Yell County207.3+2.3%
38Jackson County204+1.6%
39Poinsett County193.7+1.6%
40Polk County191.1+2.4%
41Logan County187.4+0.4%
42Little River County183.5+0.9%
43Cross County180.9+2.3%
44Van Buren County180.4+13.9%
45Sevier County172.4+5.9%
46Desha County167.3-0.8%
47Franklin County165.9+1.6%
48Grant County151.9+5.9%
49Randolph County145.4+1.2%
50Lawrence County140.2+3.5%
51Calhoun County125.5+3.2%
52Clay County122.7+2%
53Bradley County120.7+4.3%
54Marion County120.6+5.1%
55Sharp County115.3+4.8%
56Chicot County113.1+0.7%
57Lincoln County110.9+1.5%
58Madison County110.2+2.5%
59Izard County104.5+0.7%
60Scott County94.50%
61Nevada County91+3.4%
62Dallas County89.1+3%
63Stone County76.8+3.7%
64Lee County76.6+1.8%
65Monroe County76.2-0.3%
66Pike County75+3%
67Woodruff County68.2-0.3%
68Prairie County61.7+8.5%
69Fulton County60.1-2.6%
70Lafayette County47.5+1.5%
71Searcy County47.5+2.2%
72Montgomery County46.6-3.4%
73Perry County42.5-7.3%
74Cleveland County35.1+0.2%
75Newton County31.4-0.2%

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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, 2014. 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=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest wages and salaries paid?

Pulaski County, with $12.78 billion in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Newton County, with $31.37 million in 2014.

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