Counties in Arkansas by wages and salaries paid

Pulaski County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 75 counties in 2015, at $13.22 billion. Newton County had the lowest, at $32.22 million. The median was $207.88 million and the figure for Arkansas was $52.44 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest13,220.1Pulaski County
Lowest32.2Newton County
Median207.975 counties
Arkansas52,441.3History

Map of counties, 2015

Arkansas County: 411 USD millionAshley County: 314.3 USD millionBaxter County: 533 USD millionBenton County: 6,672.8 USD millionBoone County: 540.6 USD millionBradley County: 135.4 USD millionCalhoun County: 135 USD millionCarroll County: 324.4 USD millionChicot County: 116.4 USD millionClark County: 332.9 USD millionClay County: 120.4 USD millionCleburne County: 236.1 USD millionCleveland County: 34.2 USD millionColumbia County: 355.4 USD millionConway County: 276.3 USD millionCraighead County: 1,934.2 USD millionCrawford County: 735.7 USD millionCrittenden County: 665.7 USD millionCross County: 184.5 USD millionDallas County: 93.2 USD millionDesha County: 172.6 USD millionDrew County: 231.3 USD millionFaulkner County: 1,790.8 USD millionFranklin County: 177.4 USD millionFulton County: 61.2 USD millionGarland County: 1,378.5 USD millionGrant County: 157.8 USD millionGreene County: 609.5 USD millionHempstead County: 280.6 USD millionHot Spring County: 330.9 USD millionHoward County: 235.1 USD millionIndependence County: 577.9 USD millionIzard County: 109.9 USD millionJackson County: 211.2 USD millionJefferson County: 1,234 USD millionJohnson County: 293 USD millionLafayette County: 47.6 USD millionLawrence County: 144.4 USD millionLee County: 79.4 USD millionLincoln County: 111.4 USD millionLittle River County: 189.2 USD millionLogan County: 191.5 USD millionLonoke County: 515.1 USD millionMadison County: 118.8 USD millionMarion County: 154.9 USD millionMiller County: 546.6 USD millionMississippi County: 801 USD millionMonroe County: 76 USD millionMontgomery County: 46.3 USD millionNevada County: 94.3 USD millionNewton County: 32.2 USD millionOuachita County: 262.6 USD millionPerry County: 48.4 USD millionPhillips County: 207.9 USD millionPike County: 78.8 USD millionPoinsett County: 202.7 USD millionPolk County: 193.2 USD millionPope County: 1,138.5 USD millionPrairie County: 59.9 USD millionPulaski County: 13,220.1 USD millionRandolph County: 135.6 USD millionSt. Francis County: 297.8 USD millionSaline County: 880 USD millionScott County: 94.3 USD millionSearcy County: 47.3 USD millionSebastian County: 2,906.2 USD millionSevier County: 175.8 USD millionSharp County: 123.2 USD millionStone County: 79.4 USD millionUnion County: 949.2 USD millionVan Buren County: 174.9 USD millionWashington County: 4,759.6 USD millionWhite County: 975.4 USD millionWoodruff County: 70.6 USD millionYell County: 208 USD million
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USD million, 2015. 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, 2015

Pulaski County: 13,220.1 USD millionPulaski County13,220.1Benton County: 6,672.8 USD millionBenton County6,672.8Washington County: 4,759.6 USD millionWashington County4,759.6Sebastian County: 2,906.2 USD millionSebastian County2,906.2Craighead County: 1,934.2 USD millionCraighead County1,934.2Faulkner County: 1,790.8 USD millionFaulkner County1,790.8Garland County: 1,378.5 USD millionGarland County1,378.5Jefferson County: 1,234 USD millionJefferson County1,234Pope County: 1,138.5 USD millionPope County1,138.5White County: 975.4 USD millionWhite County975.4Union County: 949.2 USD millionUnion County949.2Saline County: 880 USD millionSaline County880Mississippi County: 801 USD millionMississippi County801Crawford County: 735.7 USD millionCrawford County735.7Crittenden County: 665.7 USD millionCrittenden County665.7Greene County: 609.5 USD millionGreene County609.5Independence County: 577.9 USD millionIndependence County577.9Miller County: 546.6 USD millionMiller County546.6Boone County: 540.6 USD millionBoone County540.6Baxter County: 533 USD millionBaxter County533Lonoke County: 515.1 USD millionLonoke County515.1Arkansas County: 411 USD millionArkansas County411Columbia County: 355.4 USD millionColumbia County355.4Clark County: 332.9 USD millionClark County332.9Hot Spring County: 330.9 USD millionHot Spring County330.9Carroll County: 324.4 USD millionCarroll County324.4Ashley County: 314.3 USD millionAshley County314.3St. Francis County: 297.8 USD millionSt. Francis County297.8Johnson County: 293 USD millionJohnson County293Hempstead County: 280.6 USD millionHempstead County280.6Conway County: 276.3 USD millionConway County276.3Ouachita County: 262.6 USD millionOuachita County262.6Cleburne County: 236.1 USD millionCleburne County236.1Howard County: 235.1 USD millionHoward County235.1Drew County: 231.3 USD millionDrew County231.3Jackson County: 211.2 USD millionJackson County211.2Yell County: 208 USD millionYell County208Phillips County: 207.9 USD millionPhillips County207.9Poinsett County: 202.7 USD millionPoinsett County202.7Polk County: 193.2 USD millionPolk County193.2Pulaski County: 13,220.1 USD millionPulaski County13,220.1Benton County: 6,672.8 USD millionBenton County6,672.8Washington County: 4,759.6 USD millionWashington County4,759.6Sebastian County: 2,906.2 USD millionSebastian County2,906.2Craighead County: 1,934.2 USD millionCraighead County1,934.2Faulkner County: 1,790.8 USD millionFaulkner County1,790.8Garland County: 1,378.5 USD millionGarland County1,378.5Jefferson County: 1,234 USD millionJefferson County1,234Pope County: 1,138.5 USD millionPope County1,138.5White County: 975.4 USD millionWhite County975.4Union County: 949.2 USD millionUnion County949.2Saline County: 880 USD millionSaline County880Mississippi County: 801 USD millionMississippi County801Crawford County: 735.7 USD millionCrawford County735.7Crittenden County: 665.7 USD millionCrittenden County665.7Greene County: 609.5 USD millionGreene County609.5Independence County: 577.9 USD millionIndependence County577.9Miller County: 546.6 USD millionMiller County546.6Boone County: 540.6 USD millionBoone County540.6Baxter County: 533 USD millionBaxter County533Lonoke County: 515.1 USD millionLonoke County515.1Arkansas County: 411 USD millionArkansas County411Columbia County: 355.4 USD millionColumbia County355.4Clark County: 332.9 USD millionClark County332.9Hot Spring County: 330.9 USD millionHot Spring County330.9Carroll County: 324.4 USD millionCarroll County324.4Ashley County: 314.3 USD millionAshley County314.3St. Francis County: 297.8 USD millionSt. Francis County297.8Johnson County: 293 USD millionJohnson County293Hempstead County: 280.6 USD millionHempstead County280.6Conway County: 276.3 USD millionConway County276.3Ouachita County: 262.6 USD millionOuachita County262.6Cleburne County: 236.1 USD millionCleburne County236.1Howard County: 235.1 USD millionHoward County235.1Drew County: 231.3 USD millionDrew County231.3Jackson County: 211.2 USD millionJackson County211.2Yell County: 208 USD millionYell County208Phillips County: 207.9 USD millionPhillips County207.9Poinsett County: 202.7 USD millionPoinsett County202.7Polk County: 193.2 USD millionPolk County193.2
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

RankCounties2015
USD million
Change on 2014
1Pulaski County13,220.1+3.5%
2Benton County6,672.8+7.2%
3Washington County4,759.6+6.8%
4Sebastian County2,906.2+3.2%
5Craighead County1,934.2+5.5%
6Faulkner County1,790.8+1.2%
7Garland County1,378.5+3.4%
8Jefferson County1,234-0.6%
9Pope County1,138.5+6%
10White County975.4-1.2%
11Union County949.2+7.6%
12Saline County880+6.7%
13Mississippi County801-6%
14Crawford County735.7+0.5%
15Crittenden County665.7+8.6%
16Greene County609.5+6%
17Independence County577.9+6.5%
18Miller County546.6+4.3%
19Boone County540.6+1%
20Baxter County533+1.5%
21Lonoke County515.1+4.7%
22Arkansas County411+3%
23Columbia County355.4+1.2%
24Clark County332.9+1.7%
25Hot Spring County330.9+3.7%
26Carroll County324.4+1.8%
27Ashley County314.3+2.2%
28St. Francis County297.8+1.5%
29Johnson County293+2.8%
30Hempstead County280.6-1.7%
31Conway County276.3+1.8%
32Ouachita County262.6+1.4%
33Cleburne County236.1-0.3%
34Howard County235.1+0.1%
35Drew County231.3+3%
36Jackson County211.2+3.6%
37Yell County208+0.3%
38Phillips County207.9-0.3%
39Poinsett County202.7+4.6%
40Polk County193.2+1.1%
41Logan County191.5+2.2%
42Little River County189.2+3.1%
43Cross County184.5+2%
44Franklin County177.4+6.9%
45Sevier County175.8+2%
46Van Buren County174.9-3%
47Desha County172.6+3.2%
48Grant County157.8+3.9%
49Marion County154.9+28.4%
50Lawrence County144.4+3.1%
51Randolph County135.6-6.8%
52Bradley County135.4+12.1%
53Calhoun County135+7.6%
54Sharp County123.2+6.9%
55Clay County120.4-1.8%
56Madison County118.8+7.8%
57Chicot County116.4+2.9%
58Lincoln County111.4+0.5%
59Izard County109.9+5.2%
60Nevada County94.3+3.6%
61Scott County94.3-0.2%
62Dallas County93.2+4.7%
63Stone County79.4+3.4%
64Lee County79.4+3.6%
65Pike County78.8+5.1%
66Monroe County76-0.2%
67Woodruff County70.6+3.6%
68Fulton County61.2+1.8%
69Prairie County59.9-2.9%
70Perry County48.4+13.8%
71Lafayette County47.6+0.3%
72Searcy County47.3-0.4%
73Montgomery County46.3-0.7%
74Cleveland County34.2-2.6%
75Newton County32.2+2.7%

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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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Which county has the highest wages and salaries paid?

Pulaski County, with $13.22 billion in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest wages and salaries paid?

Newton County, with $32.22 million in 2015.

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