Poverty Rate in Polk County, AR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.9%
Rank #2,103/3,222 · #24 in AR
35th
Polk 15.9%
AR 16.0% -0.6%
US 12.6% +26.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Polk County's poverty rate of 15.9% 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 Polk County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,100 | Rhea County, TN | 15.9% |
| #2,101 | Pottawatomie County, OK | 15.9% |
| #2,102 | Lincoln County, OR | 15.9% |
| #2,103 | Polk County, AR | 15.9% |
| #2,104 | Lunenburg County, VA | 15.9% |
| #2,105 | Randolph County, WV | 15.9% |
| #2,106 | Pendleton County, KY | 15.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Polk County, Arkansas has a poverty rate of 15.9%, ranking #2,103 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 26.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Arkansas, it ranks #24 of 75. This places it in the 35th 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.