Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Arkansas White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 34.10%. Among all Arkansas counties, Nevada County had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (49.86%), followed by Ashley County (49.66%), and Madison County (47.62%).

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 Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Nevada County
Ashley County
Madison County
Lincoln County
Jefferson County
Lafayette County
Poinsett County
Cleveland County
Lee County
Logan County
Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Nevada County 49.86
2 Ashley County 49.66
3 Madison County 47.62
4 Lincoln County 47.35
5 Jefferson County 46.96
6 Lafayette County 46.35
7 Poinsett County 46.11
8 Cleveland County 45.99
9 Lee County 45.57
10 Logan County 45.54
11 St. Francis County 45.51
12 Calhoun County 45.23
13 Jackson County 44.64
14 Dallas County 44.63
15 Greene County 44.15
16 Clay County 43.91
17 Perry County 43.70
18 Cross County 43.40
19 Grant County 43.17
20 Little River County 42.96
21 Scott County 42.82
22 Johnson County 42.77
23 Cleburne County 42.53
24 Prairie County 42.25
25 Desha County 42.13
26 Monroe County 42.12
27 Franklin County 41.50
28 Van Buren County 41.26
29 Ouachita County 41.16
30 Howard County 41.15
31 Conway County 40.56
32 White County 40.15
33 Drew County 39.98
34 Yell County 39.65
35 Searcy County 39.52
36 Lawrence County 39.24
37 Woodruff County 39.23
38 Sharp County 39.04
39 Polk County 38.79
40 Chicot County 38.68
41 Arkansas County 38.56
42 Hot Spring County 38.36
43 Newton County 38.33
44 Independence County 38.32
45 Randolph County 38.22
46 Lonoke County 37.85
47 Mississippi County 37.71
48 Marion County 37.31
49 Pike County 37.14
50 Columbia County 36.51
51 Fulton County 36.47
52 Sevier County 36.25
53 Carroll County 36.02
54 Baxter County 35.59
55 Bradley County 35.38
56 Hempstead County 35.26
57 Miller County 35.01
58 Crawford County 34.45
59 Stone County 34.42
60 Boone County 34.24
61 Union County 34.14
62 Pope County 34.10
63 Crittenden County 33.28
64 Craighead County 33.04
65 Izard County 32.28
66 Montgomery County 32.23
67 Garland County 31.83
68 Saline County 31.26
69 Faulkner County 30.13
70 Benton County 29.91
71 Clark County 29.04
72 Sebastian County 28.80
73 Phillips County 28.78
74 Washington County 27.83
75 Pulaski County 22.88