Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the population of Arkansas (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 248,721. Among all Arkansas counties, Pulaski County had the highest population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (23,083), followed by Washington County (20,070), and Benton County (18,811).

The chart below shows the top 10 Arkansas counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Arkansas counties.

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Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Pulaski County
Washington County
Benton County
Sebastian County
Craighead County
White County
Garland County
Saline County
Pope County
Crawford County
Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Pulaski County 23083
2 Washington County 20070
3 Benton County 18811
4 Sebastian County 13214
5 Craighead County 7292
6 White County 7126
7 Garland County 6955
8 Saline County 6952
9 Pope County 6442
10 Crawford County 6161
11 Jefferson County 5383
12 Faulkner County 5268
13 Lonoke County 4955
14 Crittenden County 4784
15 Mississippi County 4654
16 Miller County 3828
17 Union County 3664
18 Independence County 3610
19 Baxter County 3593
20 Greene County 3485
21 Johnson County 3377
22 Yell County 3135
23 St. Francis County 2950
24 Carroll County 2948
25 Poinsett County 2920
26 Boone County 2849
27 Hot Spring County 2699
28 Sevier County 2662
29 Sharp County 2220
30 Hempstead County 2181
31 Cleburne County 2176
32 Cross County 2138
33 Phillips County 2010
34 Ouachita County 1995
35 Ashley County 1988
36 Jackson County 1980
37 Lincoln County 1855
38 Logan County 1853
39 Izard County 1838
40 Columbia County 1824
41 Randolph County 1821
42 Marion County 1770
43 Van Buren County 1754
44 Madison County 1734
45 Conway County 1706
46 Lawrence County 1668
47 Clay County 1625
48 Arkansas County 1596
48 Franklin County 1596
49 Polk County 1569
50 Chicot County 1537
51 Desha County 1477
52 Drew County 1456
53 Stone County 1394
54 Scott County 1387
55 Fulton County 1224
56 Clark County 1193
57 Bradley County 1151
58 Searcy County 1145
59 Lee County 1141
60 Grant County 1055
61 Monroe County 1030
61 Montgomery County 1030
62 Howard County 1028
63 Pike County 865
64 Lafayette County 864
65 Little River County 847
66 Prairie County 793
67 Newton County 790
68 Woodruff County 785
69 Perry County 617
70 Dallas County 571
71 Calhoun County 543
72 Nevada County 517
73 Cleveland County 514