Poverty Rate in Ouachita County, AR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
18.9%
Rank #2,555/3,222 · #39 in AR
21th
Ouachita 18.9%
AR 16.0% +18.0%
US 12.6% +49.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Ouachita County's poverty rate of 18.9% 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 Ouachita County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,552 | Menard County, TX | 18.9% |
| #2,553 | Grundy County, TN | 18.9% |
| #2,554 | Edwards County, KS | 18.9% |
| #2,555 | Ouachita County, AR | 18.9% |
| #2,556 | Mahoning County, OH | 18.9% |
| #2,557 | Meriwether County, GA | 18.9% |
| #2,558 | Tippah County, MS | 18.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Ouachita County, Arkansas has a poverty rate of 18.9%, ranking #2,555 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 49.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Arkansas, it ranks #39 of 75. This places it in the 21th 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.