Poverty Rate in Baxter County, AR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.5%
Rank #2,040/3,222 · #18 in AR
37th
Baxter 15.5%
AR 16.0% -3.1%
US 12.6% +23.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Baxter County's poverty rate of 15.5% 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 Baxter County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,037 | Oneida County, NY | 15.5% |
| #2,038 | Piscataquis County, ME | 15.5% |
| #2,039 | Wilson County, KS | 15.5% |
| #2,040 | Baxter County, AR | 15.5% |
| #2,041 | De Baca County, NM | 15.5% |
| #2,042 | Rock Island County, IL | 15.5% |
| #2,043 | Itawamba County, MS | 15.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Baxter County, Arkansas has a poverty rate of 15.5%, ranking #2,040 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 23.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Arkansas, it ranks #18 of 75. This places it in the 37th 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.