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Child Poverty in
Arkansas

Arkansas's child poverty rate is 20.2% across 75 counties, meaning 140K children under 18 live in households below the federal poverty line. Use the interactive map below to see how poverty varies within the state.

20.2%

Child poverty rate (0–17)

140K

Children in poverty

15.4%

All-ages poverty

$58,748

Median income

Arkansas by county

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Toggle between five SAIPE metrics to see how poverty varies within Arkansas. Hover a county for its exact rate.

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Arkansas at a glance

Children in poverty

140K

Ages 0–17

Child poverty rate

20.2%

Ages 0–17

5–17 poverty rate

19.2%

Title I allocator

All-ages poverty

15.4%

Entire population

Concentration

1.31×

Child ÷ all-ages

Median income

$58,748

Inflation-adjusted

County-level hotspots

Five-county rankings across 75 counties in Arkansas.

Highest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Lee County 46.1%
  2. 2 St. Francis County 45.6%
  3. 3 Phillips County 45.2%
  4. 4 Monroe County 38.1%
  5. 5 Chicot County 37.2%

Lowest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Benton County 9.0%
  2. 2 Lonoke County 11.8%
  3. 3 Saline County 12.1%
  4. 4 Washington County 13.5%
  5. 5 Grant County 13.6%

Most children in poverty

Absolute count, ages 0–17

  1. 1 Pulaski County 22K
  2. 2 Washington County 8K
  3. 3 Benton County 7K
  4. 4 Craighead County 7K
  5. 5 Garland County 6K

Every county in Arkansas

All 75 counties across the five SAIPE metrics plus median income.

County Children 0–17 Ages 5–17 All ages Concentration Child count Median income
Arkansas County 23.1% 22.9% 16.8% 1.38× 857 $50,198
Ashley County 25.2% 24.2% 18.4% 1.37× 1,030 $49,560
Baxter County 20.6% 18.3% 16.0% 1.29× 1,522 $48,804
Benton County 9.0% 8.2% 7.8% 1.15× 6,929 $92,632
Boone County 18.7% 17.4% 14.9% 1.26× 1,604 $56,154
Bradley County 28.7% 28.5% 23.2% 1.24× 698 $44,525
Calhoun County 17.8% 17.8% 14.3% 1.24× 149 $57,689
Carroll County 19.4% 19.2% 14.8% 1.31× 1,180 $53,986
Chicot County 37.2% 35.6% 29.7% 1.25× 744 $40,381
Clark County 20.4% 21.7% 18.9% 1.08× 864 $53,561
Clay County 22.3% 21.7% 17.5% 1.27× 667 $47,663
Cleburne County 20.6% 19.9% 13.5% 1.53× 964 $56,692
Cleveland County 20.8% 19.9% 15.7% 1.32× 325 $54,458
Columbia County 27.8% 26.4% 23.3% 1.19× 1,294 $44,175
Conway County 23.0% 20.8% 17.1% 1.35× 1,070 $53,863
Craighead County 23.1% 20.7% 16.1% 1.43× 6,519 $60,204
Crawford County 18.3% 18.2% 13.3% 1.38× 2,666 $63,905
Crittenden County 29.3% 28.5% 20.6% 1.42× 3,674 $52,153
Cross County 25.4% 25.3% 19.1% 1.33× 970 $47,669
Dallas County 26.9% 26.0% 19.6% 1.37× 316 $46,701
Desha County 35.6% 35.7% 25.0% 1.42× 904 $43,469
Drew County 27.8% 29.3% 20.6% 1.35× 995 $48,746
Faulkner County 15.4% 13.7% 12.9% 1.19× 4,433 $68,543
Franklin County 23.7% 22.1% 19.0% 1.25× 912 $54,077
Fulton County 24.9% 22.0% 17.5% 1.42× 642 $46,346
Garland County 29.4% 27.6% 18.9% 1.56× 5,631 $53,849
Grant County 13.6% 12.8% 11.1% 1.23× 544 $64,306
Greene County 19.1% 17.5% 16.2% 1.18× 2,065 $55,444
Hempstead County 25.8% 23.3% 16.6% 1.55× 1,249 $50,576
Hot Spring County 21.7% 19.4% 16.9% 1.28× 1,346 $53,767
Howard County 22.5% 21.9% 17.8% 1.26× 714 $47,308
Independence County 18.1% 17.5% 13.5% 1.34× 1,633 $59,695
Izard County 23.9% 23.6% 20.3% 1.18× 598 $47,320
Jackson County 32.0% 31.9% 24.6% 1.30× 1,045 $45,762
Jefferson County 32.0% 32.1% 24.3% 1.32× 4,291 $49,581
Johnson County 19.6% 17.9% 17.1% 1.15× 1,213 $50,387
Lafayette County 30.6% 31.3% 22.8% 1.34× 341 $43,824
Lawrence County 24.5% 22.7% 18.3% 1.34× 868 $49,015
Lee County 46.1% 46.4% 38.7% 1.19× 651 $36,735
Lincoln County 24.8% 25.0% 26.2% 0.95× 488 $53,381
Little River County 25.3% 24.8% 17.7% 1.43× 640 $48,837
Logan County 22.5% 23.8% 16.6% 1.36× 1,023 $51,290
Lonoke County 11.8% 11.7% 9.6% 1.23× 2,166 $74,687
Madison County 20.5% 20.3% 14.8% 1.39× 852 $52,262
Marion County 26.0% 23.6% 17.4% 1.49× 837 $49,975
Miller County 27.3% 24.9% 21.5% 1.27× 2,659 $50,421
Mississippi County 31.1% 28.2% 24.9% 1.25× 3,059 $49,484
Monroe County 38.1% 37.9% 26.3% 1.45× 575 $40,631
Montgomery County 28.4% 27.6% 18.8% 1.51× 453 $48,991
Nevada County 31.0% 29.4% 23.2% 1.34× 544 $45,562
Newton County 27.1% 26.7% 18.8% 1.44× 349 $46,307
Ouachita County 25.3% 24.6% 18.8% 1.35× 1,206 $49,690
Perry County 20.9% 19.4% 14.1% 1.48× 446 $57,996
Phillips County 45.2% 42.4% 34.2% 1.32× 1,699 $37,338
Pike County 27.2% 27.2% 18.2% 1.49× 605 $53,108
Poinsett County 27.1% 26.0% 19.1% 1.42× 1,451 $51,635
Polk County 26.2% 25.5% 18.8% 1.39× 1,109 $47,766
Pope County 16.0% 14.5% 13.5% 1.19× 2,355 $59,016
Prairie County 22.4% 22.0% 15.4% 1.45× 370 $54,962
Pulaski County 23.7% 23.1% 15.7% 1.51× 21,580 $61,344
Randolph County 23.6% 23.4% 18.5% 1.28× 1,078 $51,480
Saline County 12.1% 11.7% 9.3% 1.30× 3,572 $77,844
Scott County 26.6% 26.0% 19.5% 1.36× 578 $46,026
Searcy County 28.1% 27.0% 20.2% 1.39× 440 $40,688
Sebastian County 17.7% 16.3% 12.8% 1.38× 5,303 $58,112
Sevier County 24.3% 22.3% 18.7% 1.30× 1,054 $52,845
Sharp County 25.4% 23.0% 19.7% 1.29× 905 $45,258
St. Francis County 45.6% 42.5% 34.3% 1.33× 2,078 $41,708
Stone County 26.3% 26.3% 17.7% 1.49× 644 $43,767
Union County 24.0% 22.7% 19.0% 1.26× 2,130 $49,664
Van Buren County 23.8% 22.4% 16.5% 1.44× 719 $50,332
Washington County 13.5% 13.0% 13.5% 1.00× 8,033 $66,158
White County 19.6% 18.3% 15.7% 1.25× 3,498 $56,178
Woodruff County 34.8% 34.9% 24.4% 1.43× 448 $43,259
Yell County 23.0% 21.9% 16.5% 1.39× 1,081 $51,997

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