Poverty Rate in Pope County, AR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.9%
Rank #2,282/3,222 · #28 in AR
29th
Pope 16.9%
AR 16.0% +5.7%
US 12.6% +34.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Pope County's poverty rate of 16.9% 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 Pope County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,279 | Stone County, MS | 16.9% |
| #2,280 | Gila County, AZ | 16.9% |
| #2,281 | Troup County, GA | 16.9% |
| #2,282 | Pope County, AR | 16.9% |
| #2,283 | Greer County, OK | 16.9% |
| #2,284 | Jefferson County, GA | 16.9% |
| #2,285 | Etowah County, AL | 16.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Pope County, Arkansas has a poverty rate of 16.9%, ranking #2,282 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 34.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Arkansas, it ranks #28 of 75. This places it in the 29th 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.