Poverty Rate in Lafayette County, AR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Lafayette County Compares
National Distribution
Where Lafayette County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Lafayette County: 22.3%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,851 | Uvalde County, TX | 22.2% |
| #2,852 | Russell County, AL | 22.2% |
| #2,853 | Hyde County, NC | 22.2% |
| #2,854 | Lafayette County, AR | 22.3% |
| #2,855 | Izard County, AR | 22.3% |
| #2,856 | Jackson Parish, LA | 22.3% |
| #2,857 | Webster County, GA | 22.3% |
Poverty Rate in Lafayette County, Arkansas
Lafayette County, Arkansas has a poverty rate of 22.3%, which ranks #2,854 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 76.6% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Arkansas, Lafayette County ranks #62 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.