Poverty Rate in Independence County, AR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
20.4%
Rank #2,704/3,222 · #53 in AR
16th
Independence 20.4%
AR 16.0% +27.5%
US 12.6% +61.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Independence County's poverty rate of 20.4% 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 Independence County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,701 | Chesterfield County, SC | 20.3% |
| #2,702 | Taliaferro County, GA | 20.4% |
| #2,703 | Martin County, NC | 20.4% |
| #2,704 | Independence County, AR | 20.4% |
| #2,705 | Calhoun County, MS | 20.4% |
| #2,706 | Braxton County, WV | 20.4% |
| #2,707 | Green County, KY | 20.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Independence County, Arkansas has a poverty rate of 20.4%, ranking #2,704 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 61.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Arkansas, it ranks #53 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.