Poverty Rate in Poinsett County, AR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
20.1%
Rank #2,681/3,222 · #49 in AR
17th
Poinsett 20.1%
AR 16.0% +25.7%
US 12.6% +59.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Poinsett County's poverty rate of 20.1% 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 Poinsett County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,678 | Crosby County, TX | 20.1% |
| #2,679 | Monroe County, AL | 20.1% |
| #2,680 | Lawrence County, AR | 20.1% |
| #2,681 | Poinsett County, AR | 20.1% |
| #2,682 | Seminole County, GA | 20.1% |
| #2,683 | Craighead County, AR | 20.1% |
| #2,684 | Hamilton County, FL | 20.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Poinsett County, Arkansas has a poverty rate of 20.1%, ranking #2,681 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 59.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Arkansas, it ranks #49 of 75. This places it in the 17th 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.