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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

Sibling atlas

WIC coverage in Arkansas

SNAP recipients are automatically income-eligible for WIC through adjunctive eligibility. See where Arkansas is closing — or missing — the WIC coverage gap for pregnant women, infants, and children under 5.

Open the Arkansas WIC Coverage Atlas