Poverty Rate in Perry County, AR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.2%
Rank #1,805/3,222 · #12 in AR
44th
Perry 14.2%
AR 16.0% -10.9%
US 12.6% +13.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Perry County's poverty rate of 14.2% 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 Perry County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,802 | Eddy County, ND | 14.2% |
| #1,803 | Bourbon County, KY | 14.2% |
| #1,804 | Aransas County, TX | 14.2% |
| #1,805 | Perry County, AR | 14.2% |
| #1,806 | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK | 14.2% |
| #1,807 | Stevens County, KS | 14.2% |
| #1,808 | Greensville County, VA | 14.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Perry County, Arkansas has a poverty rate of 14.2%, ranking #1,805 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 13.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Arkansas, it ranks #12 of 75. This places it in the 44th 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.