Poverty Rate in Washington County, AR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.6%
Rank #1,872/3,222 · #14 in AR
42th
Washington 14.6%
AR 16.0% -8.8%
US 12.6% +15.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Washington County's poverty rate of 14.6% 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 Washington County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,869 | Guilford County, NC | 14.6% |
| #1,870 | Wayne County, WV | 14.6% |
| #1,871 | Clark County, KY | 14.6% |
| #1,872 | Washington County, AR | 14.6% |
| #1,873 | Pueblo County, CO | 14.6% |
| #1,874 | Clearfield County, PA | 14.6% |
| #1,875 | Bexar County, TX | 14.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Washington County, Arkansas has a poverty rate of 14.6%, ranking #1,872 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 15.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Arkansas, it ranks #14 of 75. This places it in the 42th 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.