Poverty Rate in Ashley County, AR

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
22.1% +75.8% vs nat'l
Rank #2,849 of 3,222
12th percentile

How Ashley County Compares

Ashley County
22.1%
Arkansas Average
22.1%
Rank #61 of 75 in state
National
12.6%
75.8% above

National Distribution

Where Ashley County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ Ashley County: 22.1%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,846 Otero County, CO 22.1%
#2,847 Monroe County, KY 22.1%
#2,848 Decatur County, TN 22.1%
#2,849 Ashley County, AR 22.1%
#2,850 Scott County, MS 22.2%
#2,851 Uvalde County, TX 22.2%
#2,852 Russell County, AL 22.2%
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Poverty Rate in Ashley County, Arkansas

Ashley County, Arkansas has a poverty rate of 22.1%, which ranks #2,849 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 75.8% above the national value of 12.6%.

Within Arkansas, Ashley County ranks #61 of 75 out of 75 counties. This places it in the 12th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.