Poverty Rate in Arkansas County, AR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
19.0%
Rank #2,570/3,222 · #40 in AR
20th
Arkansas 19.0%
AR 16.0% +18.9%
US 12.6% +50.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Arkansas County's poverty rate of 19.0% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Arkansas County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,567 | Hardeman County, TN | 19.0% |
| #2,568 | Vernon Parish, LA | 19.0% |
| #2,569 | Craig County, OK | 19.0% |
| #2,570 | Arkansas County, AR | 19.0% |
| #2,571 | Alexander County, IL | 19.0% |
| #2,572 | Mississippi County, MO | 19.0% |
| #2,573 | Weakley County, TN | 19.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Arkansas County, Arkansas has a poverty rate of 19.0%, ranking #2,570 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 50.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Arkansas, it ranks #40 of 75. This places it in the 20th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.