Poverty Rate in Howard County, AR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Howard County Compares
National Distribution
Where Howard County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Howard County: 22.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,868 | Powell County, KY | 22.5% |
| #2,869 | Toombs County, GA | 22.5% |
| #2,870 | Nolan County, TX | 22.5% |
| #2,871 | Howard County, AR | 22.5% |
| #2,872 | Hendry County, FL | 22.5% |
| #2,873 | Pocahontas County, WV | 22.5% |
| #2,874 | Wyoming County, WV | 22.6% |
Poverty Rate in Howard County, Arkansas
Howard County, Arkansas has a poverty rate of 22.5%, which ranks #2,871 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 78.7% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Arkansas, Howard County ranks #67 of 75 out of 75 counties. This places it in the 11th 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.