Poverty Rate in Johnson County, AR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
19.8%
Rank #2,651/3,222 · #46 in AR
18th
Johnson 19.8%
AR 16.0% +23.7%
US 12.6% +57.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Johnson County's poverty rate of 19.8% 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 Johnson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,648 | Baltimore city, MD | 19.7% |
| #2,649 | Hickory County, MO | 19.8% |
| #2,650 | Covington County, MS | 19.8% |
| #2,651 | Johnson County, AR | 19.8% |
| #2,652 | Vance County, NC | 19.8% |
| #2,653 | Wilson County, NC | 19.8% |
| #2,654 | Texas County, MO | 19.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Johnson County, Arkansas has a poverty rate of 19.8%, ranking #2,651 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 57.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Arkansas, it ranks #46 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.