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SNAP Benefits in
Arkansas

Arkansas had an overall SNAP participation rate of 10.5% across 75 counties, with a coverage gap of 45.4% of below-poverty households. Use the interactive map below to compare coverage across counties.

10.5%

SNAP participation

45.4%

Poverty coverage gap

125K

SNAP households

$58,773

Median income

Arkansas by county

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Toggle between six SNAP metrics to see how coverage varies within Arkansas. Hover a county for its exact rate.

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Arkansas at a glance

SNAP households

125K

Est. from ACS receipt rate

Participation rate

10.5%

All households

Poverty coverage

54.6%

Below-poverty HH on SNAP

Senior SNAP use

32.7%

HH with a 60+ member

Disability SNAP use

55.2%

HH with a disability

Working-poor share

45.4%

SNAP HH above poverty

County-level hotspots

Five-county rankings across 75 counties in Arkansas.

Widest coverage gap

% of poor HH not enrolled

  1. 1 Carroll 86.4%
  2. 2 Washington 81.1%
  3. 3 Faulkner 76.8%
  4. 4 Benton 76.4%
  5. 5 Union 73.9%

Strongest coverage

% of poor HH enrolled

  1. 1 Lee 65.0%
  2. 2 Phillips 55.7%
  3. 3 Woodruff 55.1%
  4. 4 Monroe 55.0%
  5. 5 Jackson 54.4%

Highest SNAP use

% of all HH on SNAP

  1. 1 Phillips 29.7%
  2. 2 Lee 28.8%
  3. 3 St. Francis 22.5%
  4. 4 Desha 21.8%
  5. 5 Sevier 21.4%

Every county in Arkansas

All 75 counties across the six SNAP metrics plus median income.

County SNAP rate Coverage Gap Senior Disability Working-poor Median income
Arkansas 12.9% 47.8% 52.2% 44.2% 40.9% 44.0% $60,831
Ashley 13.1% 36.2% 63.8% 29.5% 42.3% 36.5% $44,481
Baxter 8.6% 31.2% 68.8% 32.0% 75.2% 48.7% $48,427
Benton 4.0% 23.6% 76.4% 29.0% 42.7% 54.0% $89,879
Boone 8.7% 30.5% 69.5% 33.6% 60.2% 49.1% $54,195
Bradley 19.6% 36.4% 63.5% 29.8% 64.9% 51.8% $39,565
Calhoun 8.1% 40.8% 59.2% 27.9% 53.5% 33.3% $63,654
Carroll 4.9% 13.6% 86.4% 45.1% 60.5% 53.1% $55,187
Chicot 16.9% 42.1% 57.9% 51.5% 61.6% 33.9% $39,683
Clark 12.8% 32.9% 67.1% 31.9% 57.7% 43.5% $50,985
Clay 12.0% 39.9% 60.2% 33.9% 54.4% 40.4% $48,500
Cleburne 9.0% 35.2% 64.8% 34.6% 65.6% 47.7% $55,979
Cleveland 13.7% 41.0% 59.0% 26.4% 69.9% 55.2% $50,509
Columbia 13.6% 38.2% 61.8% 29.0% 54.6% 36.0% $47,363
Conway 14.0% 38.5% 61.5% 40.2% 78.8% 41.9% $51,212
Craighead 11.7% 43.7% 56.3% 23.4% 61.7% 36.2% $57,615
Crawford 10.0% 41.2% 58.8% 29.4% 55.6% 41.9% $60,362
Crittenden 16.8% 48.7% 51.3% 29.2% 58.7% 42.7% $54,271
Cross 12.5% 35.8% 64.2% 36.5% 72.1% 31.9% $47,012
Dallas 12.9% 27.3% 72.7% 52.6% 81.4% 64.4% $44,694
Desha 21.8% 44.7% 55.3% 41.1% 64.2% 42.0% $36,064
Drew 16.1% 35.8% 64.3% 41.0% 51.4% 53.3% $41,071
Faulkner 7.6% 23.2% 76.8% 27.0% 44.6% 50.6% $65,071
Franklin 12.3% 36.6% 63.4% 38.3% 76.1% 43.7% $51,919
Fulton 13.5% 40.9% 59.1% 41.4% 67.9% 45.2% $38,941
Garland 10.2% 32.1% 67.9% 34.0% 55.1% 47.1% $55,409
Grant 7.7% 34.3% 65.7% 38.6% 59.7% 43.5% $72,512
Greene 14.8% 46.6% 53.4% 32.1% 58.3% 45.1% $56,793
Hempstead 9.1% 35.4% 64.6% 35.1% 63.1% 19.6% $47,654
Hot Spring 11.7% 26.2% 73.8% 29.1% 60.5% 59.0% $52,644
Howard 11.8% 33.4% 66.6% 31.0% 51.5% 44.4% $44,492
Independence 13.1% 44.8% 55.2% 31.2% 58.1% 35.0% $56,009
Izard 12.0% 34.9% 65.1% 45.6% 70.6% 41.5% $47,728
Jackson 20.1% 54.4% 45.6% 34.7% 39.1% 39.9% $41,215
Jefferson 15.3% 37.0% 63.0% 34.8% 55.4% 49.6% $48,552
Johnson 13.0% 37.4% 62.6% 31.0% 50.9% 38.0% $44,808
Lafayette 16.0% 34.6% 65.4% 51.8% 44.7% 38.6% $37,237
Lawrence 16.2% 47.5% 52.5% 36.1% 54.5% 44.4% $44,164
Lee 28.8% 65.0% 35.0% 34.7% 58.8% 34.0% $36,860
Lincoln 11.4% 31.4% 68.6% 60.0% 72.5% 52.3% $51,667
Little River 9.8% 33.4% 66.6% 36.9% 46.5% 36.9% $52,241
Logan 11.2% 35.1% 64.9% 48.6% 53.8% 53.2% $54,237
Lonoke 7.7% 41.0% 59.0% 30.0% 58.8% 41.9% $71,449
Madison 10.4% 29.9% 70.1% 36.0% 51.1% 63.0% $53,888
Marion 10.2% 33.8% 66.2% 37.0% 45.2% 47.9% $46,953
Miller 14.0% 36.7% 63.3% 33.7% 55.0% 40.5% $49,983
Mississippi 17.7% 48.4% 51.6% 33.1% 57.4% 41.3% $53,428
Monroe 18.2% 55.0% 45.0% 42.0% 38.9% 28.7% $43,955
Montgomery 11.9% 26.3% 73.7% 39.8% 71.0% 49.4% $49,015
Nevada 14.4% 35.2% 64.8% 30.4% 61.0% 30.8% $41,761
Newton 12.6% 42.3% 57.7% 38.4% 41.0% 57.7% $47,395
Ouachita 13.2% 48.9% 51.0% 47.5% 58.5% 32.2% $49,838
Perry 10.8% 27.6% 72.4% 65.9% 68.8% 57.4% $60,078
Phillips 29.7% 55.7% 44.3% 32.0% 57.3% 45.6% $38,874
Pike 12.3% 39.0% 61.0% 55.8% 61.1% 27.2% $51,000
Poinsett 19.2% 53.7% 46.3% 35.0% 55.3% 42.1% $47,188
Polk 12.3% 37.7% 62.3% 42.9% 58.3% 46.0% $49,252
Pope 9.5% 28.5% 71.5% 35.6% 56.5% 50.8% $54,606
Prairie 11.6% 27.8% 72.2% 48.8% 49.6% 73.2% $51,094
Pulaski 10.5% 37.7% 62.3% 26.5% 44.7% 44.1% $60,385
Randolph 15.7% 46.0% 54.0% 26.8% 56.7% 39.8% $52,838
Saline 5.5% 30.0% 70.0% 33.9% 56.5% 50.2% $76,534
Scott 13.6% 42.9% 57.1% 36.3% 72.9% 37.2% $45,955
Searcy 10.9% 34.2% 65.8% 48.8% 78.7% 20.4% $41,978
Sebastian 11.4% 31.9% 68.1% 32.6% 68.4% 53.2% $56,450
Sevier 21.4% 51.8% 48.2% 24.7% 33.6% 50.9% $51,641
Sharp 17.8% 47.3% 52.7% 49.2% 62.8% 46.7% $42,950
St. Francis 22.5% 51.4% 48.6% 28.8% 55.0% 39.1% $41,784
Stone 17.2% 49.2% 50.8% 51.6% 63.7% 37.0% $38,531
Union 10.0% 26.1% 73.9% 41.3% 44.1% 48.1% $50,221
Van Buren 9.3% 28.1% 71.9% 44.0% 57.8% 37.7% $47,266
Washington 5.8% 18.9% 81.1% 24.0% 47.8% 54.0% $66,426
White 11.5% 35.2% 64.8% 34.1% 70.2% 50.4% $53,435
Woodruff 19.3% 55.1% 44.9% 44.4% 57.3% 31.9% $49,982
Yell 10.9% 34.5% 65.5% 32.6% 47.5% 55.4% $58,870

Apply for SNAP in Arkansas

If you or someone you know may qualify, our state-specific guide walks through eligibility, documents needed, and how to apply online.

Arkansas SNAP guide

Find a local food pantry

While SNAP is the largest safety net, food pantries bridge immediate gaps. Search our directory of verified pantries across Arkansas.

Arkansas food pantries