Poverty Rate in Desha County, AR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
28.3%
Rank #3,063/3,222 · #72 in AR
5th
Desha 28.3%
AR 16.0% +77.1%
US 12.6% +124.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Desha County's poverty rate of 28.3% 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 Desha County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,060 | Kleberg County, TX | 28.1% |
| #3,061 | Allendale County, SC | 28.2% |
| #3,062 | Wilcox County, AL | 28.2% |
| #3,063 | Desha County, AR | 28.3% |
| #3,064 | Faulk County, SD | 28.3% |
| #3,065 | Bent County, CO | 28.4% |
| #3,066 | Cibola County, NM | 28.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Desha County, Arkansas has a poverty rate of 28.3%, ranking #3,063 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 124.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Arkansas, it ranks #72 of 75. This places it in the 5th 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.