Poverty Rate in Desha County, AR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Desha County Compares
National Distribution
Where Desha County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Desha County: 28.3%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #3,060 | Kleberg County, TX | 28.1% |
| #3,061 | Allendale County, SC | 28.2% |
| #3,062 | Wilcox County, AL | 28.2% |
| #3,063 | Desha County, AR | 28.3% |
| #3,064 | Faulk County, SD | 28.3% |
| #3,065 | Bent County, CO | 28.4% |
| #3,066 | Cibola County, NM | 28.4% |
Poverty Rate in Desha County, Arkansas
Desha County, Arkansas has a poverty rate of 28.3%, which ranks #3,063 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 124.8% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Arkansas, Desha County ranks #72 of 75 out of 75 counties. This places it in the 5th 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.