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Arkansas Counties by Unemployment Rate

The unemployment rate is the share of the labor force that is jobless and actively seeking work — the standard measure of labor market health.

All 75 counties ranked by Unemployment Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Counties Unemployment Rate ↑
1 Logan County, Arkansas 0.0%
2 Lafayette County, Arkansas 0.0%
3 Johnson County, Arkansas 0.0%
4 Van Buren County, Arkansas 0.0%
5 Desha County, Arkansas 0.0%
6 Lee County, Arkansas 0.0%
7 Grant County, Arkansas 0.0%
8 Jefferson County, Arkansas 0.8%
9 Dallas County, Arkansas 0.8%
10 Faulkner County, Arkansas 0.8%
11 Howard County, Arkansas 1.1%
12 Crittenden County, Arkansas 1.3%
13 Washington County, Arkansas 1.6%
14 Cleveland County, Arkansas 2.3%
15 Lawrence County, Arkansas 2.5%
16 Pike County, Arkansas 2.6%
17 Hot Spring County, Arkansas 2.7%
18 Columbia County, Arkansas 3.1%
19 Benton County, Arkansas 3.1%
20 Garland County, Arkansas 3.3%
21 Marion County, Arkansas 3.6%
22 Newton County, Arkansas 3.8%
23 Saline County, Arkansas 3.8%
24 Fulton County, Arkansas 3.8%
25 Carroll County, Arkansas 3.9%
26 Hempstead County, Arkansas 3.9%
27 Boone County, Arkansas 3.9%
28 Arkansas County, Arkansas 4.1%
29 Prairie County, Arkansas 4.1%
30 Madison County, Arkansas 4.3%
31 Izard County, Arkansas 4.3%
32 Clark County, Arkansas 4.4%
33 Bradley County, Arkansas 4.4%
34 Drew County, Arkansas 4.4%
35 Franklin County, Arkansas 4.4%
36 Stone County, Arkansas 4.4%
37 Union County, Arkansas 4.4%
38 Perry County, Arkansas 4.5%
39 Lonoke County, Arkansas 4.5%
40 Little River County, Arkansas 4.6%
41 Ouachita County, Arkansas 4.6%
42 Independence County, Arkansas 4.6%
43 Pope County, Arkansas 4.7%
44 Sevier County, Arkansas 4.9%
45 Pulaski County, Arkansas 4.9%
46 White County, Arkansas 5.1%
47 Searcy County, Arkansas 5.3%
48 Poinsett County, Arkansas 5.3%
49 Baxter County, Arkansas 5.6%
50 Greene County, Arkansas 5.8%
51 Sebastian County, Arkansas 5.8%
52 Craighead County, Arkansas 6.0%
53 Crawford County, Arkansas 6.0%
54 Miller County, Arkansas 6.1%
55 Ashley County, Arkansas 6.1%
56 Scott County, Arkansas 6.2%
57 Randolph County, Arkansas 6.3%
58 Clay County, Arkansas 6.3%
59 Woodruff County, Arkansas 6.3%
60 Cleburne County, Arkansas 6.5%
61 Sharp County, Arkansas 6.5%
62 Yell County, Arkansas 6.6%
63 Conway County, Arkansas 6.7%
64 Cross County, Arkansas 6.8%
65 Montgomery County, Arkansas 7.0%
66 Calhoun County, Arkansas 7.2%
67 Lincoln County, Arkansas 7.3%
68 St. Francis County, Arkansas 7.4%
69 Nevada County, Arkansas 8.3%
70 Polk County, Arkansas 8.4%
71 Mississippi County, Arkansas 8.4%
72 Chicot County, Arkansas 8.5%
73 Monroe County, Arkansas 9.4%
74 Jackson County, Arkansas 11.6%
75 Phillips County, Arkansas 15.8%