Counties with the lowest cost of living in Arkansas
With inflation still eating into American household budgets, middle-class Americans are paying keen attention to their finances and finding ways to reduce spending.
Nearly three-quarters of Americans surveyed by financial services provider Primerica at the end of 2022 said they are not able to save for their future due to rising costs. Home prices, rent, and food inflation as well as higher prices for gas in the last couple of years are making it so that each dollar earned has even less purchasing power than before.
Stacker compiled a list of counties with the lowest cost of living in Arkansas using 2022 rankings from Niche.
#30. Montgomery County
- Overall Grade: C
- Public School Grade: B-
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 8,525
#29. Hempstead County
- Overall Grade: B-
- Public School Grade: C-
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 20,352
#28. Chicot County
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: D+
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 10,405
#27. Perry County
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: B
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 10,056
#26. Arkansas County
- Overall Grade: B
- Public School Grade: B-
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 17,273
#25. St. Francis County
- Overall Grade: C
- Public School Grade: D+
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 23,623
#24. Fulton County
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: B+
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 12,072
#23. Clay County
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: B-
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 14,661
#22. Bradley County
- Overall Grade: B-
- Public School Grade: C-
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 10,597
#21. Cleveland County
- Overall Grade: B-
- Public School Grade: B
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 7,632
#20. Desha County
- Overall Grade: B-
- Public School Grade: C-
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 11,530
#19. Sharp County
- Overall Grade: C
- Public School Grade: B-
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 17,243
#18. Jackson County
- Overall Grade: B-
- Public School Grade: C+
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 16,878
#17. Pike County
- Overall Grade: B-
- Public School Grade: B-
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 10,234
#16. Nevada County
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: C-
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 8,340
#15. Dallas County
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: B-
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 6,645
#14. Ouachita County
- Overall Grade: B-
- Public School Grade: C
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 22,858
#13. Scott County
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: B-
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 9,928
#12. Poinsett County
- Overall Grade: C
- Public School Grade: C-
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 23,212
#11. Izard County
- Overall Grade: B-
- Public School Grade: B+
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 13,653
#10. Woodruff County
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: C
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 6,333
#9. Lawrence County
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: B-
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 16,292
#8. Sevier County
- Overall Grade: B+
- Public School Grade: A
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 16,074
#7. Prairie County
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: C+
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 8,306
#6. Lafayette County
- Overall Grade: B
- Public School Grade: B
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 6,373
#5. Little River County
- Overall Grade: B
- Public School Grade: B
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 12,104
#4. Ashley County
- Overall Grade: B-
- Public School Grade: C+
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 19,362
#3. Lincoln County
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: C-
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 13,092
#2. Calhoun County
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: C-
- Cost of living grade: A+
- Population: 4,811
#1. Monroe County
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: C-
- Cost of living grade: A+
- Population: 6,903
