Poverty Rate in Cross County, AR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
19.7%
Rank #2,646/3,222 · #45 in AR
18th
Cross 19.7%
AR 16.0% +23.3%
US 12.6% +56.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Cross County's poverty rate of 19.7% 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 Cross County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,643 | Monongalia County, WV | 19.7% |
| #2,644 | Conway County, AR | 19.7% |
| #2,645 | Pulaski County, KY | 19.7% |
| #2,646 | Cross County, AR | 19.7% |
| #2,647 | Clay County, SD | 19.7% |
| #2,648 | Baltimore city, MD | 19.7% |
| #2,649 | Hickory County, MO | 19.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Cross County, Arkansas has a poverty rate of 19.7%, ranking #2,646 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 56.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Arkansas, it ranks #45 of 75. This places it in the 18th 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.