Poverty Rate in Sharp County, AR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.5%
Rank #2,205/3,222 · #26 in AR
32th
Sharp 16.5%
AR 16.0% +2.9%
US 12.6% +30.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Sharp County's poverty rate of 16.5% 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 Sharp County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,202 | Gallia County, OH | 16.4% |
| #2,203 | Ector County, TX | 16.5% |
| #2,204 | Jefferson County, OH | 16.5% |
| #2,205 | Sharp County, AR | 16.5% |
| #2,206 | Hamilton County, TX | 16.5% |
| #2,207 | Grayson County, VA | 16.5% |
| #2,208 | Pointe Coupee Parish, LA | 16.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Sharp County, Arkansas has a poverty rate of 16.5%, ranking #2,205 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 30.6% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Arkansas, it ranks #26 of 75. This places it in the 32th 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.