Arkansas
A household of four is measured against a 2026 poverty guideline of $33,000. Arkansas has adopted Medicaid expansion, so the adult income screen is 138 percent of poverty. The 2024 all-items state price parity is 86.9.
- Sales tax
- 9.5%
- Wage income tax
- Yes
- Property tax
- 0.52%
Benefit pages
Each program has its own page for Arkansas. The label is the illustrative household of four at $48,000.
- SNAP eligibility · unlikely
- Medicaid and CHIP eligibility · maybe
- WIC eligibility · likely
- School meals eligibility · likely
- LIHEAP eligibility · maybe
- Earned Income Tax Credit eligibility · likely
- Child Tax Credit eligibility · likely
- Marketplace subsidies eligibility · likely
- Lifeline eligibility · unlikely
- SSI eligibility · unlikely
- State programs eligibility · maybe
Counties
- Arkansas County · 2-bed $942
- Ashley County · 2-bed $909
- Baxter County · 2-bed $995
- Benton County · 2-bed $1,256
- Boone County · 2-bed $909
- Bradley County · 2-bed $909
- Carroll County · 2-bed $1,005
- Chicot County · 2-bed $909
- Clark County · 2-bed $928
- Clay County · 2-bed $909
- Cleburne County · 2-bed $997
- Columbia County · 2-bed $947
- Conway County · 2-bed $909
- Craighead County · 2-bed $1,079
- Crawford County · 2-bed $979
- Crittenden County · 2-bed $1,301
- Cross County · 2-bed $909
- Dallas County · 2-bed $909
- Desha County · 2-bed $909
- Drew County · 2-bed $909
- Faulkner County · 2-bed $1,121
- Franklin County · 2-bed $909
- Fulton County · 2-bed $909
- Garland County · 2-bed $1,110
- Grant County · 2-bed $909
- Greene County · 2-bed $935
- Hempstead County · 2-bed $909
- Hot Spring County · 2-bed $916
- Howard County · 2-bed $909
- Independence County · 2-bed $934
- Izard County · 2-bed $909
- Jackson County · 2-bed $909
- Jefferson County · 2-bed $955
- Johnson County · 2-bed $909
- Lafayette County · 2-bed $909
- Lawrence County · 2-bed $909
- Lee County · 2-bed $909
- Lincoln County · 2-bed $909
- Little River County · 2-bed $909
- Logan County · 2-bed $909
- Lonoke County · 2-bed $1,121
- Madison County · 2-bed $1,256
- Marion County · 2-bed $915
- Miller County · 2-bed $1,118
- Mississippi County · 2-bed $909
- Monroe County · 2-bed $909
- Montgomery County · 2-bed $909
- Nevada County · 2-bed $956
- Ouachita County · 2-bed $909
- Perry County · 2-bed $1,121
- Phillips County · 2-bed $909
- Pike County · 2-bed $909
- Poinsett County · 2-bed $909
- Polk County · 2-bed $909
- Pope County · 2-bed $948
- Prairie County · 2-bed $909
- Pulaski County · 2-bed $1,121
- Randolph County · 2-bed $909
- Saline County · 2-bed $1,121
- Scott County · 2-bed $909
- Searcy County · 2-bed $909
- Sebastian County · 2-bed $979
- Sevier County · 2-bed $909
- Sharp County · 2-bed $909
- St. Francis County · 2-bed $944
- Stone County · 2-bed $916
- Union County · 2-bed $962
- Van Buren County · 2-bed $909
- Washington County · 2-bed $1,256
- White County · 2-bed $948
- Woodruff County · 2-bed $909
- Yell County · 2-bed $909
Towns
204 places in Arkansas have a cost page and a benefits page.
- Little Rock · benefits
- Fayetteville · benefits
- Fort Smith · benefits
- Springdale · benefits
- Jonesboro · benefits
- Rogers · benefits
- Conway · benefits
- North Little Rock · benefits
- Bentonville · benefits
- Pine Bluff · benefits
- Hot Springs · benefits
- Benton · benefits
- Sherwood · benefits
- Bella Vista · benefits
- Paragould · benefits
- Jacksonville · benefits
- Texarkana · benefits
- Russellville · benefits
- Cabot · benefits
- West Memphis · benefits
- Van Buren · benefits
- Searcy · benefits
- Centerton · benefits
- Bryant · benefits
- Maumelle · benefits
- Siloam Springs · benefits
- El Dorado · benefits
- Hot Springs Village · benefits
- Marion · benefits
- Harrison · benefits
- Mountain Home · benefits
- Blytheville · benefits
- Forrest City · benefits
- Batesville · benefits
- Malvern · benefits
- Magnolia · benefits
- Lowell · benefits
- Camden · benefits
- Arkadelphia · benefits
- Greenwood · benefits
- Clarksville · benefits
- Farmington · benefits
- Helena-West Helena · benefits
- Beebe · benefits
- Hope · benefits
- Monticello · benefits
- Wynne · benefits
- Pea Ridge · benefits
- Newport · benefits
- Stuttgart · benefits
- Prairie Grove · benefits
- Pocahontas · benefits
- Trumann · benefits
- Heber Springs · benefits
- Morrilton · benefits
- East End · benefits
- Osceola · benefits
- Ward · benefits
- Tontitown · benefits
- De Queen · benefits
- Greenbrier · benefits
- Cave Springs · benefits
- Alma · benefits
- Berryville · benefits
- Mena · benefits
- White Hall · benefits
- Walnut Ridge · benefits
- Warren · benefits
- Sheridan · benefits
- Cherokee Village · benefits
- Barling · benefits
- Shannon Hills · benefits
- Crossett · benefits
- Dardanelle · benefits
- Vilonia · benefits
- Piney · benefits
- Brookland · benefits
- Lonoke · benefits
- Southside · benefits
- Gentry · benefits
- Gibson · benefits
- Ashdown · benefits
- Haskell · benefits
- Nashville · benefits
- Rockwell · benefits
- Landmark · benefits
- Austin · benefits
- Elkins · benefits
- Booneville · benefits
- Dumas · benefits
- Gravette · benefits
- Manila · benefits
- McGehee · benefits
- Johnson · benefits
- Alexander · benefits
- Piggott · benefits
- Ozark · benefits
- Marianna · benefits
- Waldron · benefits
- Paris · benefits
- Fordyce · benefits
- Pottsville · benefits
- Huntsville · benefits
- Corning · benefits
- Green Forest · benefits
- West Fork · benefits
- Elm Springs · benefits
- Little Flock · benefits
- Prescott · benefits
- DeWitt · benefits
- Mountain View · benefits
- Hamburg · benefits
- Atkins · benefits
- Mayflower · benefits
- Lincoln · benefits
- Gosnell · benefits
- Bono · benefits
- Charleston · benefits
- Salem · benefits
- Hoxie · benefits
- Brinkley · benefits
- North Crossett · benefits
- Horseshoe Bend · benefits
- Lake City · benefits
- Bald Knob · benefits
- Fairfield Bay · benefits
- Clinton · benefits
- Prairie Creek · benefits
- Lavaca · benefits
- Holiday Island · benefits
- Eureka Springs · benefits
- Smackover · benefits
- Star City · benefits
- Bay · benefits
- Dermott · benefits
- Goshen · benefits
- England · benefits
- Danville · benefits
- Melbourne · benefits
- Marked Tree · benefits
- Carlisle · benefits
- Harrisburg · benefits
- Highfill · benefits
- Lake Village · benefits
- Lake Hamilton · benefits
- Cave City · benefits
- Judsonia · benefits
- Lepanto · benefits
- Kensett · benefits
- Hazen · benefits
- Eudora · benefits
- Augusta · benefits
- Leachville · benefits
- Gassville · benefits
- McCrory · benefits
- Glenwood · benefits
- Avilla · benefits
- Clarendon · benefits
- Murfreesboro · benefits
- Dover · benefits
- Lamar · benefits
- Calico Rock · benefits
- Cedarville · benefits
- Rector · benefits
- Redfield · benefits
- Bull Shoals · benefits
- Mulberry · benefits
- Newark · benefits
- Gurdon · benefits
- Salem · benefits
- Des Arc · benefits
- Decatur · benefits
- Earle · benefits
- Wrightsville · benefits
- Tuckerman · benefits
- West Crossett · benefits
- Stamps · benefits
- Perryville · benefits
- Mount Ida · benefits
- Mineral Springs · benefits
- Highland · benefits
- Diaz · benefits
- Flippin · benefits
- Midway · benefits
- Greenland · benefits
- Monette · benefits
- Marmaduke · benefits
- Mammoth Spring · benefits
- Yellville · benefits
- Ash Flat · benefits
- London · benefits
- Mansfield · benefits
- Horatio · benefits
- Marshall · benefits
- Oak Grove Heights · benefits
- Marvell · benefits
- Roland · benefits
- Waldo · benefits
- Plumerville · benefits
- Hackett · benefits
- Oppelo · benefits
- Genoa · benefits
- Swifton · benefits
- Stephens · benefits
Metros in this ranking
- Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR
- Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Fayetteville · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR