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Which counties in Arkansas have the lowest unemployment?

Benton County (3.2%), Madison County (3.4%) and Saline County (3.4%) had the lowest unemployment in Arkansas in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 75 ranked Arkansas counties

Arkansas counties ranked by lowest unemployment rate
RankCountyRate 2025Change since 2019Residents
1Benton County3.2%+0.6 pts332,554
2Madison County3.4%+0.9 pts18,410
3Saline County3.4%+0.7 pts133,288
4Sevier County3.4%−0.2 pts15,758
5Washington County3.4%+0.9 pts271,213
6Grant County3.5%+0.4 pts18,756
7Lonoke County3.5%+0.4 pts76,664
8Faulkner County3.7%+0.7 pts133,979
9Independence County3.7%−0.1 pts38,785
10Woodruff County3.8%−1.3 pts5,710
11Scott County3.9%+0.5 pts9,965
12Boone County4.0%+1.0 pts38,628
13Craighead County4.0%+1.1 pts116,957
14Prairie County4.0%−0.2 pts7,923
15Randolph County4.0%+0.2 pts18,876
16Sebastian County4.0%+0.9 pts130,641
17Yell County4.0%+0.6 pts19,956
18Carroll County4.1%+0.9 pts29,263
19White County4.1%−0.4 pts80,085
20Dallas County4.2%−0.3 pts6,011
21Garland County4.2%+0.7 pts99,695
22Lawrence County4.2%+0.0 pts16,273
23Little River County4.2%−0.1 pts11,763
24Pulaski County4.2%+0.9 pts404,611
25Conway County4.3%+0.5 pts21,393
26Crawford County4.3%+1.0 pts62,657
27Franklin County4.3%+1.0 pts17,725
28Hempstead County4.3%+0.2 pts19,080
29Pike County4.3%+0.8 pts9,964
30Poinsett County4.3%+1.0 pts22,483
31Searcy County4.3%+0.3 pts7,848
32Baxter County4.4%+0.3 pts42,982
33Calhoun County4.4%−0.4 pts4,632
34Clay County4.4%+0.0 pts14,052
35Cross County4.4%+0.4 pts16,186
36Greene County4.4%+1.0 pts47,411
37Hot Spring County4.4%+0.8 pts33,451
38Cleveland County4.5%+0.6 pts7,224
39Logan County4.5%+0.6 pts21,633
40Polk County4.5%+0.2 pts19,486
41Perry County4.6%+0.5 pts10,309
42Sharp County4.6%+0.0 pts18,122
43Arkansas County4.7%+1.3 pts15,836
44Clark County4.7%+1.3 pts20,938
45Cleburne County4.7%+0.6 pts25,672
46Jackson County4.7%−1.6 pts16,741
47Columbia County4.8%+0.5 pts21,894
48Mississippi County4.8%+0.2 pts37,828
49Pope County4.8%+0.4 pts64,976
50Howard County4.9%+1.6 pts12,306
51Miller County4.9%+0.4 pts42,357
52Newton County4.9%+0.9 pts7,026
53Drew County5.0%+0.1 pts17,054
54Ouachita County5.0%−0.4 pts21,731
55Montgomery County5.1%+0.8 pts8,579
56Fulton County5.2%+0.6 pts12,492
57Van Buren County5.2%+0.2 pts16,238
58Johnson County5.3%+1.0 pts26,225
59Union County5.4%+0.6 pts36,926
60Monroe County5.5%+1.6 pts6,244
61Nevada County5.5%+0.8 pts7,942
62Crittenden County5.6%+1.4 pts46,210
63Lafayette County5.6%+1.2 pts5,888
64Lincoln County5.7%+1.1 pts12,764
65Stone County5.7%+0.4 pts12,703
66St. Francis County5.9%+0.9 pts21,800
67Jefferson County6.0%+0.4 pts62,987
68Ashley County6.1%+0.7 pts17,831
69Izard County6.2%+0.4 pts14,405
70Lee County6.2%+1.5 pts8,029
71Marion County6.2%+1.7 pts17,593
72Chicot County6.3%+0.1 pts9,107
73Bradley County6.4%+2.0 pts9,828
74Phillips County7.1%+1.0 pts14,255
75Desha County7.2%+2.0 pts9,984

How this is ranked

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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Questions

Which county in Arkansas has the lowest unemployment rate?

Benton County: 3.2%, ahead of Madison County (3.4%) and Saline County (3.4%), of 75 Arkansas counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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