Poverty Rate in Hempstead County, AR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
20.2%
Rank #2,694/3,222 · #51 in AR
16th
Hempstead 20.2%
AR 16.0% +26.5%
US 12.6% +60.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Hempstead County's poverty rate of 20.2% 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 Hempstead County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,691 | Hughes County, OK | 20.2% |
| #2,692 | Union County, IL | 20.2% |
| #2,693 | Adams County, OH | 20.2% |
| #2,694 | Hempstead County, AR | 20.2% |
| #2,695 | Nevada County, AR | 20.3% |
| #2,696 | Jackson County, TN | 20.3% |
| #2,697 | Turner County, GA | 20.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Hempstead County, Arkansas has a poverty rate of 20.2%, ranking #2,694 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 60.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Arkansas, it ranks #51 of 75. This places it in the 16th 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.