Poverty Rate in Jackson County, AR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
21.7%
Rank #2,810/3,222 · #60 in AR
13th
Jackson 21.7%
AR 16.0% +35.4%
US 12.6% +71.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Jackson County's poverty rate of 21.7% 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 Jackson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,807 | Wilkinson County, GA | 21.6% |
| #2,808 | Dolores County, CO | 21.6% |
| #2,809 | Clare County, MI | 21.6% |
| #2,810 | Jackson County, AR | 21.7% |
| #2,811 | Beckham County, OK | 21.7% |
| #2,812 | Baldwin County, GA | 21.7% |
| #2,813 | Anson County, NC | 21.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Jackson County, Arkansas has a poverty rate of 21.7%, ranking #2,810 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 71.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Arkansas, it ranks #60 of 75. This places it in the 13th 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.