Poverty Rate in Lafayette County, AR

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
22.3% +76.6% vs nat'l
Rank #2,854 of 3,222
11th percentile

How Lafayette County Compares

Lafayette County
22.3%
Arkansas Average
22.3%
Rank #62 of 75 in state
National
12.6%
76.6% above

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ 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%
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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.