Counties in Arkansas by wages and salaries paid

Pulaski County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 75 counties in 2019, at $14.82 billion. Newton County had the lowest, at $35.43 million. The median was $222.15 million and the figure for Arkansas was $60.21 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest14,816Pulaski County
Lowest35.4Newton County
Median222.175 counties
Arkansas60,207.7History

Map of counties, 2019

Arkansas County: 480.6 USD millionAshley County: 336.7 USD millionBaxter County: 607.4 USD millionBenton County: 8,491.3 USD millionBoone County: 633.7 USD millionBradley County: 157.5 USD millionCalhoun County: 184.8 USD millionCarroll County: 383.9 USD millionChicot County: 119.1 USD millionClark County: 379.1 USD millionClay County: 120.8 USD millionCleburne County: 259.8 USD millionCleveland County: 39.4 USD millionColumbia County: 373.7 USD millionConway County: 291.1 USD millionCraighead County: 2,384.5 USD millionCrawford County: 832.5 USD millionCrittenden County: 699.8 USD millionCross County: 192.2 USD millionDallas County: 101.1 USD millionDesha County: 199.3 USD millionDrew County: 259.3 USD millionFaulkner County: 1,959.6 USD millionFranklin County: 195.6 USD millionFulton County: 80.4 USD millionGarland County: 1,584.7 USD millionGrant County: 197.1 USD millionGreene County: 672.7 USD millionHempstead County: 315.5 USD millionHot Spring County: 351.7 USD millionHoward County: 252.3 USD millionIndependence County: 733 USD millionIzard County: 116.5 USD millionJackson County: 222.1 USD millionJefferson County: 1,311.3 USD millionJohnson County: 310.4 USD millionLafayette County: 46 USD millionLawrence County: 154.5 USD millionLee County: 79.6 USD millionLincoln County: 119.6 USD millionLittle River County: 195.3 USD millionLogan County: 195.2 USD millionLonoke County: 572.5 USD millionMadison County: 142.1 USD millionMarion County: 143.6 USD millionMiller County: 604.3 USD millionMississippi County: 1,019.9 USD millionMonroe County: 80.8 USD millionMontgomery County: 45.3 USD millionNevada County: 108.1 USD millionNewton County: 35.4 USD millionOuachita County: 284.5 USD millionPerry County: 47.2 USD millionPhillips County: 215 USD millionPike County: 101.3 USD millionPoinsett County: 233.9 USD millionPolk County: 218 USD millionPope County: 1,236 USD millionPrairie County: 60.3 USD millionPulaski County: 14,816 USD millionRandolph County: 208.8 USD millionSt. Francis County: 318.8 USD millionSaline County: 1,060.9 USD millionScott County: 106.2 USD millionSearcy County: 51.4 USD millionSebastian County: 3,183.2 USD millionSevier County: 192.5 USD millionSharp County: 120 USD millionStone County: 94.4 USD millionUnion County: 955.5 USD millionVan Buren County: 142.6 USD millionWashington County: 5,834.8 USD millionWhite County: 1,038.7 USD millionWoodruff County: 74.2 USD millionYell County: 240.9 USD million
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USD million, 2019. 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, 2019

Pulaski County: 14,816 USD millionPulaski County14,816Benton County: 8,491.3 USD millionBenton County8,491.3Washington County: 5,834.8 USD millionWashington County5,834.8Sebastian County: 3,183.2 USD millionSebastian County3,183.2Craighead County: 2,384.5 USD millionCraighead County2,384.5Faulkner County: 1,959.6 USD millionFaulkner County1,959.6Garland County: 1,584.7 USD millionGarland County1,584.7Jefferson County: 1,311.3 USD millionJefferson County1,311.3Pope County: 1,236 USD millionPope County1,236Saline County: 1,060.9 USD millionSaline County1,060.9White County: 1,038.7 USD millionWhite County1,038.7Mississippi County: 1,019.9 USD millionMississippi County1,019.9Union County: 955.5 USD millionUnion County955.5Crawford County: 832.5 USD millionCrawford County832.5Independence County: 733 USD millionIndependence County733Crittenden County: 699.8 USD millionCrittenden County699.8Greene County: 672.7 USD millionGreene County672.7Boone County: 633.7 USD millionBoone County633.7Baxter County: 607.4 USD millionBaxter County607.4Miller County: 604.3 USD millionMiller County604.3Lonoke County: 572.5 USD millionLonoke County572.5Arkansas County: 480.6 USD millionArkansas County480.6Carroll County: 383.9 USD millionCarroll County383.9Clark County: 379.1 USD millionClark County379.1Columbia County: 373.7 USD millionColumbia County373.7Hot Spring County: 351.7 USD millionHot Spring County351.7Ashley County: 336.7 USD millionAshley County336.7St. Francis County: 318.8 USD millionSt. Francis County318.8Hempstead County: 315.5 USD millionHempstead County315.5Johnson County: 310.4 USD millionJohnson County310.4Conway County: 291.1 USD millionConway County291.1Ouachita County: 284.5 USD millionOuachita County284.5Cleburne County: 259.8 USD millionCleburne County259.8Drew County: 259.3 USD millionDrew County259.3Howard County: 252.3 USD millionHoward County252.3Yell County: 240.9 USD millionYell County240.9Poinsett County: 233.9 USD millionPoinsett County233.9Jackson County: 222.1 USD millionJackson County222.1Polk County: 218 USD millionPolk County218Phillips County: 215 USD millionPhillips County215Pulaski County: 14,816 USD millionPulaski County14,816Benton County: 8,491.3 USD millionBenton County8,491.3Washington County: 5,834.8 USD millionWashington County5,834.8Sebastian County: 3,183.2 USD millionSebastian County3,183.2Craighead County: 2,384.5 USD millionCraighead County2,384.5Faulkner County: 1,959.6 USD millionFaulkner County1,959.6Garland County: 1,584.7 USD millionGarland County1,584.7Jefferson County: 1,311.3 USD millionJefferson County1,311.3Pope County: 1,236 USD millionPope County1,236Saline County: 1,060.9 USD millionSaline County1,060.9White County: 1,038.7 USD millionWhite County1,038.7Mississippi County: 1,019.9 USD millionMississippi County1,019.9Union County: 955.5 USD millionUnion County955.5Crawford County: 832.5 USD millionCrawford County832.5Independence County: 733 USD millionIndependence County733Crittenden County: 699.8 USD millionCrittenden County699.8Greene County: 672.7 USD millionGreene County672.7Boone County: 633.7 USD millionBoone County633.7Baxter County: 607.4 USD millionBaxter County607.4Miller County: 604.3 USD millionMiller County604.3Lonoke County: 572.5 USD millionLonoke County572.5Arkansas County: 480.6 USD millionArkansas County480.6Carroll County: 383.9 USD millionCarroll County383.9Clark County: 379.1 USD millionClark County379.1Columbia County: 373.7 USD millionColumbia County373.7Hot Spring County: 351.7 USD millionHot Spring County351.7Ashley County: 336.7 USD millionAshley County336.7St. Francis County: 318.8 USD millionSt. Francis County318.8Hempstead County: 315.5 USD millionHempstead County315.5Johnson County: 310.4 USD millionJohnson County310.4Conway County: 291.1 USD millionConway County291.1Ouachita County: 284.5 USD millionOuachita County284.5Cleburne County: 259.8 USD millionCleburne County259.8Drew County: 259.3 USD millionDrew County259.3Howard County: 252.3 USD millionHoward County252.3Yell County: 240.9 USD millionYell County240.9Poinsett County: 233.9 USD millionPoinsett County233.9Jackson County: 222.1 USD millionJackson County222.1Polk County: 218 USD millionPolk County218Phillips County: 215 USD millionPhillips County215
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

RankCounties2019
USD million
Change on 2018
1Pulaski County14,816+3.3%
2Benton County8,491.3+7.7%
3Washington County5,834.8+5%
4Sebastian County3,183.2+2.3%
5Craighead County2,384.5+5.8%
6Faulkner County1,959.6+2.7%
7Garland County1,584.7+3.7%
8Jefferson County1,311.3+1.3%
9Pope County1,236+1.3%
10Saline County1,060.9+3.7%
11White County1,038.7+3.2%
12Mississippi County1,019.9+4%
13Union County955.5+2.1%
14Crawford County832.5+3.8%
15Independence County733+7.9%
16Crittenden County699.8+3.1%
17Greene County672.7+3.3%
18Boone County633.7+2.8%
19Baxter County607.4+1.8%
20Miller County604.3+5.3%
21Lonoke County572.5+3%
22Arkansas County480.6+7.9%
23Carroll County383.9+5.9%
24Clark County379.1+2.7%
25Columbia County373.7+3.4%
26Hot Spring County351.7+3.1%
27Ashley County336.7+3%
28St. Francis County318.8+2%
29Hempstead County315.5+0.5%
30Johnson County310.4+0.1%
31Conway County291.1+4.6%
32Ouachita County284.5+0.3%
33Cleburne County259.8+7.8%
34Drew County259.3+2.1%
35Howard County252.3-0.5%
36Yell County240.9+3.3%
37Poinsett County233.9+5.6%
38Jackson County222.1+2.8%
39Polk County218+3.9%
40Phillips County215+2.1%
41Randolph County208.8+5.7%
42Desha County199.3+3.5%
43Grant County197.1+5.5%
44Franklin County195.6+2.8%
45Little River County195.3+5.2%
46Logan County195.2-2.8%
47Sevier County192.5+0.7%
48Cross County192.2+1.9%
49Calhoun County184.8+9.9%
50Bradley County157.5+4.2%
51Lawrence County154.5+0.4%
52Marion County143.6+7.6%
53Van Buren County142.6-3.2%
54Madison County142.1+5.3%
55Clay County120.8+2%
56Sharp County120+0.9%
57Lincoln County119.6+3.1%
58Chicot County119.1+2.9%
59Izard County116.5+1.4%
60Nevada County108.1+3.9%
61Scott County106.2+2%
62Pike County101.3+4.1%
63Dallas County101.1+3.3%
64Stone County94.4+3.5%
65Monroe County80.8+2.5%
66Fulton County80.4+9.7%
67Lee County79.6+1.2%
68Woodruff County74.2+2.2%
69Prairie County60.3+5.6%
70Searcy County51.4+4.2%
71Perry County47.2+1.4%
72Lafayette County46+3.6%
73Montgomery County45.3-1.3%
74Cleveland County39.4+2.3%
75Newton County35.4+5.1%

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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, 2019. 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=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest wages and salaries paid?

Pulaski County, with $14.82 billion in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest wages and salaries paid?

Newton County, with $35.43 million in 2019.

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