Poverty Rate in Ashley County, AR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
22.1%
Rank #2,849/3,222 · #61 in AR
12th
Ashley 22.1%
AR 16.0% +38.5%
US 12.6% +75.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Ashley County's poverty rate of 22.1% 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 Ashley County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,846 | Otero County, CO | 22.1% |
| #2,847 | Monroe County, KY | 22.1% |
| #2,848 | Decatur County, TN | 22.1% |
| #2,849 | Ashley County, AR | 22.1% |
| #2,850 | Scott County, MS | 22.2% |
| #2,851 | Uvalde County, TX | 22.2% |
| #2,852 | Russell County, AL | 22.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Ashley County, Arkansas has a poverty rate of 22.1%, ranking #2,849 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 75.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Arkansas, it ranks #61 of 75. This places it in the 12th 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.