Counties in Arkansas by wages and salaries paid

Pulaski County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 75 counties in 2022, at $17.68 billion. Newton County had the lowest, at $41.04 million. The median was $261.92 million and the figure for Arkansas was $73.05 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest17,677.9Pulaski County
Median261.975 counties
Arkansas73,050History

Map of counties, 2022

Arkansas County: 565.3 USD millionAshley County: 315.6 USD millionBaxter County: 752.9 USD millionBenton County: 11,227.9 USD millionBoone County: 749.7 USD millionBradley County: 173.2 USD millionCalhoun County: 210.3 USD millionCarroll County: 467.3 USD millionChicot County: 131.7 USD millionClark County: 391.8 USD millionClay County: 146.5 USD millionCleburne County: 289.2 USD millionCleveland County: 46.2 USD millionColumbia County: 419.8 USD millionConway County: 350.7 USD millionCraighead County: 2,959.3 USD millionCrawford County: 1,017.1 USD millionCrittenden County: 822 USD millionCross County: 213.2 USD millionDallas County: 120.6 USD millionDesha County: 223.3 USD millionDrew County: 302.2 USD millionFaulkner County: 2,371.8 USD millionFranklin County: 222.7 USD millionFulton County: 104 USD millionGarland County: 1,888.6 USD millionGrant County: 231.8 USD millionGreene County: 780.6 USD millionHempstead County: 384.3 USD millionHot Spring County: 415.4 USD millionHoward County: 289 USD millionIndependence County: 882.2 USD millionIzard County: 128.2 USD millionJackson County: 261.9 USD millionJefferson County: 1,485.1 USD millionJohnson County: 375.8 USD millionLafayette County: 50.1 USD millionLawrence County: 190.4 USD millionLee County: 88.4 USD millionLincoln County: 135.9 USD millionLittle River County: 193.5 USD millionLogan County: 228 USD millionLonoke County: 706.1 USD millionMadison County: 175.5 USD millionMarion County: 161.5 USD millionMiller County: 675.3 USD millionMississippi County: 1,204.2 USD millionMonroe County: 87.8 USD millionMontgomery County: 50.9 USD millionNevada County: 111 USD millionNewton County: 41 USD millionOuachita County: 371.3 USD millionPerry County: 57.1 USD millionPhillips County: 227.9 USD millionPike County: 117.2 USD millionPoinsett County: 288.4 USD millionPolk County: 258.1 USD millionPope County: 1,368.5 USD millionPrairie County: 72.8 USD millionPulaski County: 17,677.9 USD millionRandolph County: 248.5 USD millionSt. Francis County: 353 USD millionSaline County: 1,350.8 USD millionScott County: 123.9 USD millionSearcy County: 61 USD millionSebastian County: 3,854.2 USD millionSevier County: 230.4 USD millionSharp County: 159 USD millionStone County: 107 USD millionUnion County: 1,064.1 USD millionVan Buren County: 180.1 USD millionWashington County: 7,389 USD millionWhite County: 1,273 USD millionWoodruff County: 94.1 USD millionYell County: 288.8 USD million
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USD million, 2022. 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, 2022

Pulaski County: 17,677.9 USD millionPulaski County17,677.9Benton County: 11,227.9 USD millionBenton County11,227.9Washington County: 7,389 USD millionWashington County7,389Sebastian County: 3,854.2 USD millionSebastian County3,854.2Craighead County: 2,959.3 USD millionCraighead County2,959.3Faulkner County: 2,371.8 USD millionFaulkner County2,371.8Garland County: 1,888.6 USD millionGarland County1,888.6Jefferson County: 1,485.1 USD millionJefferson County1,485.1Pope County: 1,368.5 USD millionPope County1,368.5Saline County: 1,350.8 USD millionSaline County1,350.8White County: 1,273 USD millionWhite County1,273Mississippi County: 1,204.2 USD millionMississippi County1,204.2Union County: 1,064.1 USD millionUnion County1,064.1Crawford County: 1,017.1 USD millionCrawford County1,017.1Independence County: 882.2 USD millionIndependence County882.2Crittenden County: 822 USD millionCrittenden County822Greene County: 780.6 USD millionGreene County780.6Baxter County: 752.9 USD millionBaxter County752.9Boone County: 749.7 USD millionBoone County749.7Lonoke County: 706.1 USD millionLonoke County706.1Miller County: 675.3 USD millionMiller County675.3Arkansas County: 565.3 USD millionArkansas County565.3Carroll County: 467.3 USD millionCarroll County467.3Columbia County: 419.8 USD millionColumbia County419.8Hot Spring County: 415.4 USD millionHot Spring County415.4Clark County: 391.8 USD millionClark County391.8Hempstead County: 384.3 USD millionHempstead County384.3Johnson County: 375.8 USD millionJohnson County375.8Ouachita County: 371.3 USD millionOuachita County371.3St. Francis County: 353 USD millionSt. Francis County353Conway County: 350.7 USD millionConway County350.7Ashley County: 315.6 USD millionAshley County315.6Drew County: 302.2 USD millionDrew County302.2Cleburne County: 289.2 USD millionCleburne County289.2Howard County: 289 USD millionHoward County289Yell County: 288.8 USD millionYell County288.8Poinsett County: 288.4 USD millionPoinsett County288.4Jackson County: 261.9 USD millionJackson County261.9Polk County: 258.1 USD millionPolk County258.1Randolph County: 248.5 USD millionRandolph County248.5Pulaski County: 17,677.9 USD millionPulaski County17,677.9Benton County: 11,227.9 USD millionBenton County11,227.9Washington County: 7,389 USD millionWashington County7,389Sebastian County: 3,854.2 USD millionSebastian County3,854.2Craighead County: 2,959.3 USD millionCraighead County2,959.3Faulkner County: 2,371.8 USD millionFaulkner County2,371.8Garland County: 1,888.6 USD millionGarland County1,888.6Jefferson County: 1,485.1 USD millionJefferson County1,485.1Pope County: 1,368.5 USD millionPope County1,368.5Saline County: 1,350.8 USD millionSaline County1,350.8White County: 1,273 USD millionWhite County1,273Mississippi County: 1,204.2 USD millionMississippi County1,204.2Union County: 1,064.1 USD millionUnion County1,064.1Crawford County: 1,017.1 USD millionCrawford County1,017.1Independence County: 882.2 USD millionIndependence County882.2Crittenden County: 822 USD millionCrittenden County822Greene County: 780.6 USD millionGreene County780.6Baxter County: 752.9 USD millionBaxter County752.9Boone County: 749.7 USD millionBoone County749.7Lonoke County: 706.1 USD millionLonoke County706.1Miller County: 675.3 USD millionMiller County675.3Arkansas County: 565.3 USD millionArkansas County565.3Carroll County: 467.3 USD millionCarroll County467.3Columbia County: 419.8 USD millionColumbia County419.8Hot Spring County: 415.4 USD millionHot Spring County415.4Clark County: 391.8 USD millionClark County391.8Hempstead County: 384.3 USD millionHempstead County384.3Johnson County: 375.8 USD millionJohnson County375.8Ouachita County: 371.3 USD millionOuachita County371.3St. Francis County: 353 USD millionSt. Francis County353Conway County: 350.7 USD millionConway County350.7Ashley County: 315.6 USD millionAshley County315.6Drew County: 302.2 USD millionDrew County302.2Cleburne County: 289.2 USD millionCleburne County289.2Howard County: 289 USD millionHoward County289Yell County: 288.8 USD millionYell County288.8Poinsett County: 288.4 USD millionPoinsett County288.4Jackson County: 261.9 USD millionJackson County261.9Polk County: 258.1 USD millionPolk County258.1Randolph County: 248.5 USD millionRandolph County248.5
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

RankCounties2022
USD million
Change on 2021
1Pulaski County17,677.9+8.5%
2Benton County11,227.9+10.2%
3Washington County7,389+9.6%
4Sebastian County3,854.2+10%
5Craighead County2,959.3+7.7%
6Faulkner County2,371.8+9.6%
7Garland County1,888.6+7.7%
8Jefferson County1,485.1+5%
9Pope County1,368.5+4.9%
10Saline County1,350.8+11.7%
11White County1,273+7.3%
12Mississippi County1,204.2+3.7%
13Union County1,064.1+8%
14Crawford County1,017.1+8.3%
15Independence County882.2+9.5%
16Crittenden County822+11%
17Greene County780.6+7.7%
18Baxter County752.9+8.4%
19Boone County749.7+5.2%
20Lonoke County706.1+10.3%
21Miller County675.3+7.8%
22Arkansas County565.3+4.9%
23Carroll County467.3+3.8%
24Columbia County419.8+8.1%
25Hot Spring County415.4+4.1%
26Clark County391.8+2.9%
27Hempstead County384.3+11.8%
28Johnson County375.8+7.5%
29Ouachita County371.3+16.2%
30St. Francis County353+5.1%
31Conway County350.7+5.1%
32Ashley County315.6+8.4%
33Drew County302.2+7.1%
34Cleburne County289.2+3.2%
35Howard County289+2%
36Yell County288.8+6.9%
37Poinsett County288.4+2.9%
38Jackson County261.9+9.5%
39Polk County258.1+8%
40Randolph County248.5+3.4%
41Grant County231.8+4.4%
42Sevier County230.4+8.5%
43Logan County228+5.8%
44Phillips County227.9+2%
45Desha County223.3+8.7%
46Franklin County222.7+6%
47Cross County213.2+4.7%
48Calhoun County210.3-6.3%
49Little River County193.5+9.2%
50Lawrence County190.4+10.9%
51Van Buren County180.1+7.1%
52Madison County175.5+5.7%
53Bradley County173.2+5.2%
54Marion County161.5+8.8%
55Sharp County159+13.1%
56Clay County146.5+8.4%
57Lincoln County135.9+10%
58Chicot County131.7+7%
59Izard County128.2+10.3%
60Scott County123.9+5.1%
61Dallas County120.6+3.5%
62Pike County117.2+2%
63Nevada County111+5.8%
64Stone County107-0.8%
65Fulton County104+9.7%
66Woodruff County94.1+8%
67Lee County88.4+10.1%
68Monroe County87.8+3.9%
69Prairie County72.8+8.1%
70Searcy County61+3.1%
71Perry County57.1+9.4%
72Montgomery County50.9+3.3%
73Lafayette County50.1+2.6%
74Cleveland County46.2+7.3%
75Newton County41+4.5%

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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, 2022. 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=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest wages and salaries paid?

Pulaski County, with $17.68 billion in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Newton County, with $41.04 million in 2022.

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