You’re probably never going to make enough money to live in the richest counties in Arkansas.
The median household income in Benton County, the richest county in Arkansas is $93,506, significantly higher than the US median of $74,580, which means based purely on math most people never make enough to live there.
And that’s okay because it’s still fun to look at the people living in the lap of luxury.
So we used Saturday Night Science and the most recent Census to rank home prices and incomes for all 75 counties in the Natural State. Let’s star gaze together.
What is the richest county in Arkansas? The richest county in Arkansas is Benton County. In contrast, the poorest county in the state is Phillips County, according to the Census data.
$93,506 median income · $385,660 median home price
$70,639 median income · $350,006 median home price
$79,046 median income · $253,064 median home price
$72,828 median income · $229,579 median home price
$67,289 median income · $250,364 median home price
$56,798 median income · $271,361 median home price
$71,549 median income · $210,727 median home price
$64,132 median income · $216,287 median home price
$57,181 median income · $244,727 median home price
$55,798 median income · $254,452 median home price
The receipts
Compare the top ten
Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Arkansas’s statewide median.
Arkansas statewide median: $60,773
Arkansas statewide median: $222,050
On the map
Where Arkansas’s richest counties are
Saturday Night Science
Methodology: How do you determine which Arkansas county is the richest?
To determine the richest county in Arkansas, we have to look at a handful of metrics that correlate with how rich people are. To do that, we made assumptions about what makes a county rich. For reference, we are trying to make the kind of argument you’d make at a bar using facts, Saturday Night Science.
With that in mind, we went to the American Community Survey data and Zillow for the most recent reporting period for data on the following:
- Average Home Price
- Median Income
We then ranked each county in Arkansas for each of the criteria from one to 75, with one being the richest.
Taking the average rank across the two criteria, we created a Rich Score with the county posting the lowest overall score being the “Richest County In Arkansas.”
The result is some of the places with the most expensive real estate and highest earners in the Natural State.
We updated this article for 2026. This report is our first time ranking the richest counties to live in Arkansas.
The full plate
Detailed List Of The Richest Counties In Arkansas
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| Rank | County | Population | Median Income | Average Home Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benton County | 303,632 | $93,506 | $385,660 |
| 2 | Washington County | 256,765 | $70,639 | $350,006 |
| 3 | Saline County | 127,479 | $79,046 | $253,064 |
| 4 | Lonoke County | 75,272 | $72,828 | $229,579 |
| 5 | Faulkner County | 127,717 | $67,289 | $250,364 |
| 6 | Madison County | 17,329 | $56,798 | $271,361 |
| 7 | Grant County | 18,242 | $71,549 | $210,727 |
| 8 | Crawford County | 61,139 | $64,132 | $216,287 |
| 9 | Garland County | 100,035 | $57,181 | $244,727 |
| 10 | Cleburne County | 25,226 | $55,798 | $254,452 |
| 11 | Craighead County | 113,249 | $59,548 | $214,721 |
| 12 | Pulaski County | 399,818 | $62,873 | $207,636 |
| 13 | Pope County | 64,131 | $57,344 | $208,276 |
| 14 | Carroll County | 28,626 | $54,230 | $266,461 |
| 15 | Sebastian County | 128,900 | $57,790 | $202,236 |
| 16 | Greene County | 46,432 | $57,839 | $190,017 |
| 17 | Boone County | 38,138 | $55,143 | $226,496 |
| 18 | White County | 77,838 | $55,249 | $203,388 |
| 19 | Independence County | 38,175 | $56,609 | $174,512 |
| 20 | Perry County | 10,101 | $55,764 | $178,832 |
| 21 | Franklin County | 17,326 | $55,886 | $174,058 |
| 22 | Logan County | 21,277 | $58,555 | $160,525 |
| 23 | Yell County | 20,134 | $55,934 | $162,192 |
| 24 | Calhoun County | 4,704 | $66,809 | $135,955 |
| 25 | Newton County | 7,112 | $48,986 | $226,025 |
| 25 | Crittenden County | 47,266 | $55,358 | $164,982 |
| 27 | Baxter County | 42,407 | $48,452 | $229,075 |
| 27 | Hot Spring County | 33,180 | $55,405 | $161,661 |
| 29 | Montgomery County | 8,553 | $48,906 | $216,049 |
| 29 | Marion County | 17,228 | $48,619 | $216,707 |
| 31 | Conway County | 21,054 | $54,187 | $167,506 |
| 32 | Sevier County | 15,712 | $53,527 | $168,694 |
| 33 | Cleveland County | 7,453 | $54,794 | $156,930 |
| 34 | Polk County | 19,361 | $49,191 | $186,265 |
| 36 | Columbia County | 22,349 | $55,334 | $136,071 |
| 36 | Pike County | 10,115 | $49,269 | $176,793 |
| 36 | Clark County | 21,125 | $52,034 | $163,298 |
| 38 | Izard County | 14,009 | $49,405 | $174,049 |
| 39 | Van Buren County | 15,998 | $50,354 | $169,727 |
| 40 | Little River County | 11,821 | $53,344 | $150,019 |
| 41 | Union County | 37,900 | $55,259 | $125,865 |
| 42 | Johnson County | 26,003 | $45,995 | $184,396 |
| 43 | Prairie County | 8,064 | $51,646 | $150,731 |
| 43 | Miller County | 42,360 | $48,836 | $169,884 |
| 45 | Searcy County | 7,859 | $44,426 | $183,762 |
| 46 | Randolph County | 18,838 | $50,911 | $139,860 |
| 47 | Lincoln County | 12,950 | $51,778 | $127,671 |
| 48 | Arkansas County | 16,515 | $53,164 | $119,178 |
| 48 | Fulton County | 12,302 | $42,241 | $187,025 |
| 50 | Stone County | 12,568 | $40,943 | $201,829 |
| 51 | Cross County | 16,543 | $50,863 | $135,622 |
| 52 | Mississippi County | 39,126 | $52,548 | $110,694 |
| 53 | Nevada County | 8,159 | $53,886 | $98,387 |
| 54 | Clay County | 14,280 | $51,481 | $115,635 |
| 55 | Howard County | 12,583 | $45,603 | $156,006 |
| 56 | Sharp County | 17,773 | $44,637 | $149,314 |
| 57 | Drew County | 17,046 | $42,824 | $156,682 |
| 57 | Poinsett County | 22,543 | $46,707 | $128,400 |
| 59 | Scott County | 9,816 | $43,270 | $149,974 |
| 60 | Hempstead County | 19,508 | $46,787 | $119,192 |
| 60 | Jefferson County | 64,802 | $51,096 | $86,904 |
| 62 | Ouachita County | 22,085 | $49,268 | $97,482 |
| 63 | Lawrence County | 16,238 | $44,882 | $125,438 |
| 64 | St. Francis County | 22,400 | $42,574 | $107,364 |
| 64 | Woodruff County | 6,026 | $48,158 | $81,170 |
| 66 | Dallas County | 6,242 | $42,500 | $103,786 |
| 67 | Bradley County | 10,208 | $41,476 | $103,458 |
| 67 | Jackson County | 16,712 | $44,218 | $90,292 |
| 69 | Ashley County | 18,429 | $44,266 | $83,337 |
| 70 | Monroe County | 6,589 | $43,214 | $84,697 |
| 71 | Chicot County | 9,765 | $39,045 | $99,829 |
| 71 | Lafayette County | 6,136 | $41,278 | $95,393 |
| 73 | Lee County | 8,359 | $34,375 | $100,713 |
| 74 | Desha County | 10,786 | $37,662 | $94,489 |
| 75 | Phillips County | 15,450 | $40,134 | $50,141 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS + Zillow via Saturday Night Science. All 75 Arkansas counties.
Summary
Summary: The Richest Counties In Arkansas For 2026
Living in Arkansas can vary from one part of the state to the next, with pretty extreme variance in home prices and incomes across counties.
The richest counties in Arkansas are Benton County, Washington County, Saline County, Lonoke County, Faulkner County, Madison County, Grant County, Crawford County, Garland County, and Cleburne County.
Now you know the parts of the state where Goodwill will have the best goodies, and that’s what you came here to learn at the end of the day.
You are welcome.
