State rankings

Best Counties to Live in Arkansas

Compare counties in Arkansas by overall score, affordability, economy, schools, safety, taxes, and peace & quiet. Rankings are public-data estimates for comparison and research.

#1 in AR

Lonoke County

72.7

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#2 in AR

Faulkner County

71.9

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#3 in AR

Grant County

70.2

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#4 in AR

Sevier County

69.3

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#5 in AR

Benton County

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National rankings

Best overall

Lonoke County

Overall score 72.7

Most affordable

Nevada County

Affordability 90

Best schools

Fulton County

Schools 93.6

Safest

Sebastian County

Safety 95.1

Lowest taxes

Searcy County

Taxes 91.1

Best peace & quiet

Johnson County

Peace & Quiet 91.6

All Arkansas counties

Showing 75 counties ranked by the default generated overall score.

Rank	County	Overall	Economy	Afford.	Schools	Safety	Taxes	Peace & Quiet	Typical home	Income
1	Lonoke County FIPS 05085	72.7	71.6	71.7	64.8	81.2	77.1	81.1	$229,579	$72,828
2	Faulkner County FIPS 05045	71.9	67.8	58.9	81.7	82.2	77.2	76.5	$250,364	$67,289
3	Grant County FIPS 05053	70.2	70.7	74.2	53.5	71	84.6	83.1	$210,727	$71,549
4	Sevier County FIPS 05133	69.3	68.8	68.6	51	76.1	90.8	85	$168,694	$53,527
5	Benton County FIPS 05007	69	91.7	48.8	86.1	36.8	77.9	66.7	$385,660	$93,506
6	Fulton County FIPS 05049	67.3	39.2	56.7	93.6	76.9	90.1	80.2	$187,025	$42,241
7	Boone County FIPS 05009	67.1	62.1	57.8	82	53.8	82.5	88.5	$226,496	$55,143
8	Logan County FIPS 05083	66.8	64.2	81.3	32.1	76	83.4	85.6	$160,525	$58,555
9	Pope County FIPS 05115	66.7	51.2	64.4	71.2	74	80.5	88.3	$208,276	$57,344
10	Yell County FIPS 05149	66.7	65.2	75.6	36.5	73.7	86.2	91	$162,192	$55,934
11	Polk County FIPS 05113	65.7	55.8	64.3	53.1	77.2	90.6	88.1	$186,265	$49,191
12	Clay County FIPS 05021	65.5	45.5	86	31.1	90.4	86.1	85.6	$115,635	$51,481
13	Franklin County FIPS 05047	65	65.2	75.8	55.2	36.5	87.3	90.1	$174,058	$55,886
14	Prairie County FIPS 05117	64.8	52.1	72.8	44.3	82.1	81.9	83.5	$150,731	$51,646
15	Perry County FIPS 05105	64.2	64.3	72.2	35.7	67.4	88.2	79.2	$178,832	$55,764
16	Craighead County FIPS 05031	64.1	59.5	60.3	45.5	88.3	75.9	83.4	$214,721	$59,548
17	Saline County FIPS 05125	64	76.7	72.1	76	0	76.1	79.6	$253,064	$79,046
18	Washington County FIPS 05143	63.7	76	36.3	54.6	88.3	77.7	74.5	$350,006	$70,639
19	Sebastian County FIPS 05131	63.4	54.3	62.9	42.5	95.1	74.8	77.8	$202,236	$57,790
20	Hot Spring County FIPS 05059	62.4	55	78.2	36.7	62.6	82.8	81	$161,661	$55,405
21	Howard County FIPS 05061	62.4	57.9	67.4	32	78.6	84.1	89.4	$156,006	$45,603
22	Sharp County FIPS 05135	62.2	58.5	69	42.6	-	85.5	78	$149,314	$44,637
23	Crawford County FIPS 05033	61.9	56.6	68	28.1	85.5	81.2	84	$216,287	$64,132
24	Woodruff County FIPS 05147	61.6	39.7	88.7	29.6	81.6	69.5	88.4	$81,170	$48,158
25	Independence County FIPS 05063	61.4	58.4	70.7	45	48.7	83.6	89.7	$174,512	$56,609
26	Cleveland County FIPS 05025	61.3	63	77	29.1	52.1	84.4	84.1	$156,930	$54,794
27	White County FIPS 05145	61.2	55.4	62	47.8	62.7	86.1	85.7	$203,388	$55,249
28	Randolph County FIPS 05121	61	50.6	80.3	28	63.9	87.5	86.8	$139,860	$50,911
29	Greene County FIPS 05055	60.8	49.9	69.2	24.5	90.1	83	87.1	$190,017	$57,839
30	Baxter County FIPS 05005	60.7	47.9	49.9	67.7	65.2	85.5	86.6	$229,075	$48,452
31	Cross County FIPS 05037	60.7	40.9	79.1	33.5	75.1	84	86.1	$135,622	$50,863
32	Jackson County FIPS 05067	60.5	37.3	88.9	45.4	52.1	75	90.2	$90,292	$44,218
33	Columbia County FIPS 05027	60.3	45.8	80.6	23.7	78.7	79.1	84.1	$136,071	$55,334
34	Little River County FIPS 05081	60.3	53	78.4	13.4	80.5	87.5	79.6	$150,019	$53,344
35	Mississippi County FIPS 05093	60.3	54.8	81.1	8.4	83.6	77.5	87.1	$110,694	$52,548
36	Conway County FIPS 05029	60.2	55.6	72	46.4	47.3	78	83.2	$167,506	$54,187
37	Scott County FIPS 05127	60	61.9	68.9	20.2	67.5	89.1	85.3	$149,974	$43,270
38	Calhoun County FIPS 05013	59.9	63.3	84.9	5.1	61.1	87.4	79	$135,955	$66,809
39	Lawrence County FIPS 05075	59.4	37.3	77.8	21.7	88.1	87.9	86.3	$125,438	$44,882
40	Pike County FIPS 05109	59	58.1	64.9	17.1	83	84.1	79.2	$176,793	$49,269
41	Arkansas County FIPS 05001	58.4	38.9	80.6	17.9	87.3	74	88	$119,178	$53,164
42	Lincoln County FIPS 05079	58.4	45.7	82.2	6.3	82.2	84.3	87.6	$127,671	$51,778
43	Madison County FIPS 05087	58.4	75.8	48	31.9	53.7	89.9	80.4	$271,361	$56,798
44	Dallas County FIPS 05039	58.3	46.6	82.6	4.1	88	79.2	82	$103,786	$42,500
45	Clark County FIPS 05019	58	40.3	67.5	26.4	91.7	76.7	87.2	$163,298	$52,034
46	Garland County FIPS 05051	57.2	53.2	52.5	49.1	-	84.1	79.3	$244,727	$57,181
47	Izard County FIPS 05065	56.6	31	64.7	54.1	63	83.2	81	$174,049	$49,405
48	Poinsett County FIPS 05111	56.6	45.5	75.3	14	72.2	84.8	86.1	$128,400	$46,707
49	Carroll County FIPS 05015	56.5	62.1	45.4	31.4	73.2	80.8	85.4	$266,461	$54,230
50	Hempstead County FIPS 05057	56.4	50.1	78.6	5.8	71.7	80.3	85.7	$119,192	$46,787
51	Nevada County FIPS 05099	56.3	35.6	90	21.5	-	80.6	81.7	$83,300	$53,886
52	Searcy County FIPS 05129	56.3	41.2	53.5	61.7	49.3	91.1	75.1	$183,762	$44,426
53	Drew County FIPS 05043	56	37.7	63.2	25.8	85.7	82.6	90.5	$156,682	$42,824
54	Stone County FIPS 05137	56	40.8	45.9	63.7	-	89.6	83.7	$201,829	$40,943
55	Johnson County FIPS 05071	54.6	36.8	62.2	24.8	79	84.5	91.6	$184,396	$45,995
56	Van Buren County FIPS 05141	54.6	42.4	68.1	39	43.1	88.7	76.2	$169,727	$50,354
57	Bradley County FIPS 05011	54.3	33.6	79.6	7.3	83.7	79.1	82.4	$103,458	$41,476
58	Union County FIPS 05139	54.3	33.8	83.6	17.6	61.2	78.7	87.2	$125,865	$55,259
59	Ashley County FIPS 05003	54.1	24.9	88.2	14.5	76.3	72.9	84.4	$83,337	$44,266
60	Monroe County FIPS 05095	54.1	29.4	84.4	4.1	85.9	79.9	78.5	$84,697	$43,214
61	Cleburne County FIPS 05023	54	54.8	46.1	47.3	45.1	87.9	75.3	$254,452	$55,798
62	Lafayette County FIPS 05073	53.8	46.1	82.8	8.3	54.3	80.2	75.1	$95,393	$41,278
63	Pulaski County FIPS 05119	53.1	57.1	63.2	9.4	82.7	59.2	56.1	$207,636	$62,873
64	Montgomery County FIPS 05097	51.7	41.1	48.6	25.9	75.5	91.1	72.9	$216,049	$48,906
65	Miller County FIPS 05091	51.5	36.4	64.2	12.3	81.2	74.5	85.8	$169,884	$48,836
66	Marion County FIPS 05089	51.1	39.3	54.5	25.1	66.5	85.4	82.3	$216,707	$48,619
67	Chicot County FIPS 05017	50.7	19.7	81.2	1.9	81.8	84.4	87.8	$99,829	$39,045
68	Jefferson County FIPS 05069	49.5	29.2	84.5	2.9	67.6	62.7	81.5	$86,904	$51,096
69	Newton County FIPS 05101	48.3	43.9	52.2	11.1	61.3	89.7	77.3	$226,025	$48,986
70	St. Francis County FIPS 05123	48.3	19	85.5	1.1	64.1	80.6	85.5	$81,471	$42,574
71	Crittenden County FIPS 05035	47.9	37.1	67.2	10.8	54	73	84.6	$164,982	$55,358
72	Ouachita County FIPS 05103	47.5	41.4	86	5.6	16.4	79.8	82.5	$97,482	$49,268
73	Lee County FIPS 05077	43.8	22.2	71.1	0.3	49	88.9	82.9	$100,713	$34,375
74	Desha County FIPS 05041	41.8	8.5	77.2	5.2	46.9	79.3	87.7	$94,489	$37,662
75	Phillips County FIPS 05107	31.6	8.3	82	2.6	0	42.6	84.4	$50,141	$40,134