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Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Arkansas

The top 25 of 42 Arkansas cities on GIS Map, ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.

#CityBelow poverty level
1Forrest City
37.7%
2Helena-West Helena
31.7%
3Monticello
30.1%
4West Memphis
29.1%
5Arkadelphia
28.9%
6Clarksville
27.6%
7Batesville
26.3%
8Texarkana
25.8%
9Blytheville
24.2%
10Pine Bluff
24%
11Pocahontas
23.8%
12Hope
23.4%
13El Dorado
23.3%
14Stuttgart
23.1%
15Jonesboro
22.8%
16Magnolia
22.7%
17Russellville
20.8%
18Fayetteville
20.6%
19Camden
20.5%
20Hot Springs
20.5%
21North Little Rock
20.3%
22Malvern
20.2%
23Jacksonville
19.8%
24Mountain Home
18.8%
25Searcy
18.8%

Top Arkansas Counties

Counties ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.

1. Lee County39.4%2. Phillips County29.3%3. St. Francis County28.5%4. Desha County28.3%5. Miller County24.6%6. Woodruff County24.1%7. Searcy County23%8. Chicot County22.6%9. Howard County22.5%10. Drew County22.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Arkansas”, https://gismap.land/rankings/arkansas/highest-poverty-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

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