Poverty Rate in Monroe County, AR

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
20.6% +63.3% vs nat'l
Rank #2,721 of 3,222
16th percentile

How Monroe County Compares

Monroe County
20.6%
Arkansas Average
20.6%
Rank #54 of 75 in state
National
12.6%
63.3% above

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ Monroe County: 20.6%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,718 Hale County, TX 20.5%
#2,719 Montgomery County, GA 20.6%
#2,720 Worth County, MO 20.6%
#2,721 Monroe County, AR 20.6%
#2,722 Shelby County, TX 20.6%
#2,723 Berrien County, GA 20.6%
#2,724 Trigg County, KY 20.6%
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Poverty Rate in Monroe County, Arkansas

Monroe County, Arkansas has a poverty rate of 20.6%, which ranks #2,721 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 63.3% above the national value of 12.6%.

Within Arkansas, Monroe County ranks #54 of 75 out of 75 counties. This places it in the 16th 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.