Poverty Rate in Craighead County, AR

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
20.1% +59.7% vs nat'l
Rank #2,683 of 3,222
17th percentile

How Craighead County Compares

Craighead County
20.1%
Arkansas Average
20.1%
Rank #50 of 75 in state
National
12.6%
59.7% above

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ Craighead County: 20.1%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,680 Lawrence County, AR 20.1%
#2,681 Poinsett County, AR 20.1%
#2,682 Seminole County, GA 20.1%
#2,683 Craighead County, AR 20.1%
#2,684 Hamilton County, FL 20.1%
#2,685 Vermilion Parish, LA 20.2%
#2,686 Barton County, MO 20.2%
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Poverty Rate in Craighead County, Arkansas

Craighead County, Arkansas has a poverty rate of 20.1%, which ranks #2,683 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 59.7% above the national value of 12.6%.

Within Arkansas, Craighead County ranks #50 of 75 out of 75 counties. This places it in the 17th 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.