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Ar County Directory

County-level affordability, income limits, and rent data from official HUD, IRS, and BLS sources.

Updated Jun 19, 2026 · Dataset v2 · HUD FY2026 · FMR FY2026 · IRS 2025 · BLS CPI-U 2013–2025

Ar at a glance

Counties indexed

75

State median income

$70,100

per year · HUD Area Median Income

State median FMR (2BR)

$880

per month · HUD Fair Market Rent

Most affordable county

Prairie County

11.6% rent burden

Highest income: Washington County$106,900/yr
Lowest income: Lee County$46,900/yr
Highest rent: Washington County$1,347/mo

Top counties by signal

Highest median income

  1. 1.Benton County$106,900/yr
  2. 2.Madison County$106,900/yr
  3. 3.Washington County$106,900/yr
  4. 4.Faulkner County$93,700/yr
  5. 5.Lonoke County$93,700/yr

Highest Fair Market Rent (2BR)

  1. 1.Benton County$1,347/mo
  2. 2.Madison County$1,347/mo
  3. 3.Washington County$1,347/mo
  4. 4.Crittenden County$1,274/mo
  5. 5.Faulkner County$1,147/mo

Highest rent burden

  1. 1.Lee County22.5%
  2. 2.Desha County21.0%
  3. 3.St. Francis County19.9%
  4. 4.Chicot County19.2%
  5. 5.Phillips County18.9%

Burden = (12 × FMR 2BR) ÷ median income

Featured clusters

County groupings by affordability profile.

Income Leaders

Highest HUD Area Median Income

Most Affordable

Lowest annual rent burden

High Rent Markets

Highest HUD Fair Market Rents

Results
75 counties
Arkansas County
Median income: $70,700
FMR (2BR): $922
Ashley County
Median income: $62,900
FMR (2BR): $880
Baxter County
Median income: $69,000
FMR (2BR): $964
Benton County
Median income: $106,900
FMR (2BR): $1,347
Boone County
Median income: $73,600
FMR (2BR): $880
Bradley County
Median income: $71,000
FMR (2BR): $880
Calhoun County
Median income: $84,500
FMR (2BR): $1,011
Carroll County
Median income: $77,600
FMR (2BR): $954
Chicot County
Median income: $55,000
FMR (2BR): $880
Clark County
Median income: $76,400
FMR (2BR): $880
Clay County
Median income: $64,100
FMR (2BR): $880
Cleburne County
Median income: $71,300
FMR (2BR): $955
Cleveland County
Median income: $78,900
FMR (2BR): $880
Columbia County
Median income: $68,600
FMR (2BR): $903
Conway County
Median income: $68,200
FMR (2BR): $880
Craighead County
Median income: $75,600
FMR (2BR): $1,040
Crawford County
Median income: $76,800
FMR (2BR): $937
Crittenden County
Median income: $92,700
FMR (2BR): $1,274
Cross County
Median income: $66,300
FMR (2BR): $880
Dallas County
Median income: $71,600
FMR (2BR): $880
Desha County
Median income: $50,300
FMR (2BR): $880
Drew County
Median income: $67,000
FMR (2BR): $927
Faulkner County
Median income: $93,700
FMR (2BR): $1,147
Franklin County
Median income: $75,300
FMR (2BR): $880
Fulton County
Median income: $57,900
FMR (2BR): $880
Garland County
Median income: $81,600
FMR (2BR): $1,090
Grant County
Median income: $92,100
FMR (2BR): $968
Greene County
Median income: $71,100
FMR (2BR): $905
Hempstead County
Median income: $68,000
FMR (2BR): $908
Hot Spring County
Median income: $74,400
FMR (2BR): $880
Howard County
Median income: $59,800
FMR (2BR): $883
Independence County
Median income: $70,700
FMR (2BR): $891
Izard County
Median income: $62,800
FMR (2BR): $880
Jackson County
Median income: $59,100
FMR (2BR): $880
Jefferson County
Median income: $67,900
FMR (2BR): $937
Johnson County
Median income: $64,800
FMR (2BR): $884
Lafayette County
Median income: $65,200
FMR (2BR): $880
Lawrence County
Median income: $62,600
FMR (2BR): $880
Lee County
Median income: $46,900
FMR (2BR): $880
Lincoln County
Median income: $73,000
FMR (2BR): $880
Little River County
Median income: $76,400
FMR (2BR): $880
Logan County
Median income: $78,300
FMR (2BR): $880
Lonoke County
Median income: $93,700
FMR (2BR): $1,147
Madison County
Median income: $106,900
FMR (2BR): $1,347
Marion County
Median income: $63,900
FMR (2BR): $908
Miller County
Median income: $78,300
FMR (2BR): $1,101
Mississippi County
Median income: $67,400
FMR (2BR): $880
Monroe County
Median income: $68,000
FMR (2BR): $880
Montgomery County
Median income: $64,300
FMR (2BR): $880
Nevada County
Median income: $66,600
FMR (2BR): $911
Newton County
Median income: $65,300
FMR (2BR): $880
Ouachita County
Median income: $65,600
FMR (2BR): $880
Perry County
Median income: $93,700
FMR (2BR): $1,147
Phillips County
Median income: $55,800
FMR (2BR): $880
Pike County
Median income: $71,800
FMR (2BR): $880
Poinsett County
Median income: $65,700
FMR (2BR): $880
Polk County
Median income: $67,000
FMR (2BR): $897
Pope County
Median income: $75,100
FMR (2BR): $938
Prairie County
Median income: $91,000
FMR (2BR): $880
Pulaski County
Median income: $93,700
FMR (2BR): $1,147
Randolph County
Median income: $69,500
FMR (2BR): $880
Saline County
Median income: $93,700
FMR (2BR): $1,147
Scott County
Median income: $61,600
FMR (2BR): $880
Searcy County
Median income: $58,700
FMR (2BR): $880
Sebastian County
Median income: $76,800
FMR (2BR): $937
Sevier County
Median income: $70,100
FMR (2BR): $880
Sharp County
Median income: $64,400
FMR (2BR): $880
St. Francis County
Median income: $55,600
FMR (2BR): $923
Stone County
Median income: $60,800
FMR (2BR): $909
Union County
Median income: $75,900
FMR (2BR): $923
Van Buren County
Median income: $66,900
FMR (2BR): $880
Washington County
Median income: $106,900
FMR (2BR): $1,347
White County
Median income: $75,600
FMR (2BR): $880
Woodruff County
Median income: $65,600
FMR (2BR): $880
Yell County
Median income: $73,900
FMR (2BR): $880

Frequently asked questions

How many counties are in Ar?

Ar has 75 counties indexed in the GovCalculator dataset, sourced from HUD, IRS, and BLS public data.

Which county in Ar has the highest median income?

Washington County has the highest HUD Area Median Income in Ar at $106,900 per year.

Which county in Ar has the highest Fair Market Rent?

Washington County has the highest HUD Fair Market Rent (2-bedroom) in Ar at $1,347 per month.

Which county in Ar is most affordable relative to income?

Prairie County has the lowest annual rent burden in Ar — approximately 11.6% of median income spent on a 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent. Rent burden is calculated as (12 × FMR 2BR) ÷ Area Median Income.