Counties in Arkansas by wages and salaries paid

Pulaski County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 75 counties in 2017, at $13.96 billion. Newton County had the lowest, at $33.09 million. The median was $211.53 million and the figure for Arkansas was $56.03 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest13,962.4Pulaski County
Lowest33.1Newton County
Median211.575 counties
Arkansas56,029.1History

Map of counties, 2017

Arkansas County: 424.8 USD millionAshley County: 313 USD millionBaxter County: 578.3 USD millionBenton County: 7,534.4 USD millionBoone County: 580.6 USD millionBradley County: 141.5 USD millionCalhoun County: 152.8 USD millionCarroll County: 362.4 USD millionChicot County: 115.9 USD millionClark County: 355.2 USD millionClay County: 115.5 USD millionCleburne County: 240.2 USD millionCleveland County: 35.1 USD millionColumbia County: 353.3 USD millionConway County: 265.4 USD millionCraighead County: 2,140.5 USD millionCrawford County: 782.4 USD millionCrittenden County: 669.9 USD millionCross County: 188.6 USD millionDallas County: 98.9 USD millionDesha County: 182.7 USD millionDrew County: 250.3 USD millionFaulkner County: 1,822.2 USD millionFranklin County: 183.5 USD millionFulton County: 67.3 USD millionGarland County: 1,485.2 USD millionGrant County: 174.4 USD millionGreene County: 623.7 USD millionHempstead County: 304.8 USD millionHot Spring County: 347.5 USD millionHoward County: 252.8 USD millionIndependence County: 640.4 USD millionIzard County: 113.1 USD millionJackson County: 211.5 USD millionJefferson County: 1,284.3 USD millionJohnson County: 308 USD millionLafayette County: 46.4 USD millionLawrence County: 150.6 USD millionLee County: 73 USD millionLincoln County: 110.6 USD millionLittle River County: 182.4 USD millionLogan County: 199 USD millionLonoke County: 551.4 USD millionMadison County: 133.3 USD millionMarion County: 126.9 USD millionMiller County: 555.2 USD millionMississippi County: 906.7 USD millionMonroe County: 77.1 USD millionMontgomery County: 45.6 USD millionNevada County: 97.7 USD millionNewton County: 33.1 USD millionOuachita County: 274.5 USD millionPerry County: 46 USD millionPhillips County: 202.4 USD millionPike County: 90.7 USD millionPoinsett County: 215.8 USD millionPolk County: 199.8 USD millionPope County: 1,176.5 USD millionPrairie County: 61.7 USD millionPulaski County: 13,962.4 USD millionRandolph County: 183.9 USD millionSt. Francis County: 303.7 USD millionSaline County: 973 USD millionScott County: 101.3 USD millionSearcy County: 48.1 USD millionSebastian County: 3,027.6 USD millionSevier County: 186.3 USD millionSharp County: 126.5 USD millionStone County: 86.3 USD millionUnion County: 905.3 USD millionVan Buren County: 146.9 USD millionWashington County: 5,445.9 USD millionWhite County: 975.8 USD millionWoodruff County: 73 USD millionYell County: 226.4 USD million
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USD million, 2017. 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, 2017

Pulaski County: 13,962.4 USD millionPulaski County13,962.4Benton County: 7,534.4 USD millionBenton County7,534.4Washington County: 5,445.9 USD millionWashington County5,445.9Sebastian County: 3,027.6 USD millionSebastian County3,027.6Craighead County: 2,140.5 USD millionCraighead County2,140.5Faulkner County: 1,822.2 USD millionFaulkner County1,822.2Garland County: 1,485.2 USD millionGarland County1,485.2Jefferson County: 1,284.3 USD millionJefferson County1,284.3Pope County: 1,176.5 USD millionPope County1,176.5White County: 975.8 USD millionWhite County975.8Saline County: 973 USD millionSaline County973Mississippi County: 906.7 USD millionMississippi County906.7Union County: 905.3 USD millionUnion County905.3Crawford County: 782.4 USD millionCrawford County782.4Crittenden County: 669.9 USD millionCrittenden County669.9Independence County: 640.4 USD millionIndependence County640.4Greene County: 623.7 USD millionGreene County623.7Boone County: 580.6 USD millionBoone County580.6Baxter County: 578.3 USD millionBaxter County578.3Miller County: 555.2 USD millionMiller County555.2Lonoke County: 551.4 USD millionLonoke County551.4Arkansas County: 424.8 USD millionArkansas County424.8Carroll County: 362.4 USD millionCarroll County362.4Clark County: 355.2 USD millionClark County355.2Columbia County: 353.3 USD millionColumbia County353.3Hot Spring County: 347.5 USD millionHot Spring County347.5Ashley County: 313 USD millionAshley County313Johnson County: 308 USD millionJohnson County308Hempstead County: 304.8 USD millionHempstead County304.8St. Francis County: 303.7 USD millionSt. Francis County303.7Ouachita County: 274.5 USD millionOuachita County274.5Conway County: 265.4 USD millionConway County265.4Howard County: 252.8 USD millionHoward County252.8Drew County: 250.3 USD millionDrew County250.3Cleburne County: 240.2 USD millionCleburne County240.2Yell County: 226.4 USD millionYell County226.4Poinsett County: 215.8 USD millionPoinsett County215.8Jackson County: 211.5 USD millionJackson County211.5Phillips County: 202.4 USD millionPhillips County202.4Polk County: 199.8 USD millionPolk County199.8Pulaski County: 13,962.4 USD millionPulaski County13,962.4Benton County: 7,534.4 USD millionBenton County7,534.4Washington County: 5,445.9 USD millionWashington County5,445.9Sebastian County: 3,027.6 USD millionSebastian County3,027.6Craighead County: 2,140.5 USD millionCraighead County2,140.5Faulkner County: 1,822.2 USD millionFaulkner County1,822.2Garland County: 1,485.2 USD millionGarland County1,485.2Jefferson County: 1,284.3 USD millionJefferson County1,284.3Pope County: 1,176.5 USD millionPope County1,176.5White County: 975.8 USD millionWhite County975.8Saline County: 973 USD millionSaline County973Mississippi County: 906.7 USD millionMississippi County906.7Union County: 905.3 USD millionUnion County905.3Crawford County: 782.4 USD millionCrawford County782.4Crittenden County: 669.9 USD millionCrittenden County669.9Independence County: 640.4 USD millionIndependence County640.4Greene County: 623.7 USD millionGreene County623.7Boone County: 580.6 USD millionBoone County580.6Baxter County: 578.3 USD millionBaxter County578.3Miller County: 555.2 USD millionMiller County555.2Lonoke County: 551.4 USD millionLonoke County551.4Arkansas County: 424.8 USD millionArkansas County424.8Carroll County: 362.4 USD millionCarroll County362.4Clark County: 355.2 USD millionClark County355.2Columbia County: 353.3 USD millionColumbia County353.3Hot Spring County: 347.5 USD millionHot Spring County347.5Ashley County: 313 USD millionAshley County313Johnson County: 308 USD millionJohnson County308Hempstead County: 304.8 USD millionHempstead County304.8St. Francis County: 303.7 USD millionSt. Francis County303.7Ouachita County: 274.5 USD millionOuachita County274.5Conway County: 265.4 USD millionConway County265.4Howard County: 252.8 USD millionHoward County252.8Drew County: 250.3 USD millionDrew County250.3Cleburne County: 240.2 USD millionCleburne County240.2Yell County: 226.4 USD millionYell County226.4Poinsett County: 215.8 USD millionPoinsett County215.8Jackson County: 211.5 USD millionJackson County211.5Phillips County: 202.4 USD millionPhillips County202.4Polk County: 199.8 USD millionPolk County199.8
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

RankCounties2017
USD million
Change on 2016
1Pulaski County13,962.4+2.8%
2Benton County7,534.4+7.4%
3Washington County5,445.9+6.7%
4Sebastian County3,027.6+1.7%
5Craighead County2,140.5+5.7%
6Faulkner County1,822.2+1.7%
7Garland County1,485.2+5%
8Jefferson County1,284.3+2.2%
9Pope County1,176.5+3.3%
10White County975.8+1.4%
11Saline County973+5.1%
12Mississippi County906.7+7%
13Union County905.3+0.6%
14Crawford County782.4+2.9%
15Crittenden County669.9+1.7%
16Independence County640.4+5.4%
17Greene County623.7+2.6%
18Boone County580.6+3.6%
19Baxter County578.3+5.7%
20Miller County555.2+1%
21Lonoke County551.4+2.4%
22Arkansas County424.8+1.8%
23Carroll County362.4+4.5%
24Clark County355.2+3.3%
25Columbia County353.3+2.2%
26Hot Spring County347.5+3.7%
27Ashley County313+1.4%
28Johnson County308+2.9%
29Hempstead County304.8+4.4%
30St. Francis County303.7+0.7%
31Ouachita County274.5+1.8%
32Conway County265.4-0.4%
33Howard County252.8+4.1%
34Drew County250.3+4%
35Cleburne County240.2+1.9%
36Yell County226.4+3.8%
37Poinsett County215.8+3%
38Jackson County211.5+0.4%
39Phillips County202.4-0.1%
40Polk County199.8+3.4%
41Logan County199+2.4%
42Cross County188.6+0.3%
43Sevier County186.3+1.4%
44Randolph County183.9+13.8%
45Franklin County183.5+4.5%
46Desha County182.7+4.4%
47Little River County182.4-5%
48Grant County174.4+4.6%
49Calhoun County152.8+8.6%
50Lawrence County150.6+2.4%
51Van Buren County146.9-0.6%
52Bradley County141.5+4.2%
53Madison County133.3+9.5%
54Marion County126.9+1.5%
55Sharp County126.5-1.8%
56Chicot County115.90%
57Clay County115.5+0.1%
58Izard County113.1-0.2%
59Lincoln County110.6+0.9%
60Scott County101.3+4.2%
61Dallas County98.9+2.7%
62Nevada County97.7+0.4%
63Pike County90.7+6.9%
64Stone County86.3+5.7%
65Monroe County77.1+1.1%
66Woodruff County73+2.3%
67Lee County73-6.7%
68Fulton County67.3+7.6%
69Prairie County61.7+5.7%
70Searcy County48.1-1.5%
71Lafayette County46.4-2.7%
72Perry County46-3.8%
73Montgomery County45.6+0.4%
74Cleveland County35.1+2.6%
75Newton County33.1-1.4%

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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, 2017. 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=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest wages and salaries paid?

Pulaski County, with $13.96 billion in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Newton County, with $33.09 million in 2017.

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