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Arkansas rankings · Income

Towns with the highest incomes in Arkansas

Cave Springs has the highest median household income of Arkansas’ 123 towns of 2,500+: $146,473 a year (Census ACS 2020–2024). The typical town here is at $54,816; 6 of the 123 top $100,000.

Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024: median household income. Each figure is an estimate with a margin of error (in the row); towns whose ranges overlap may not truly differ. The survey reports incomes over $250,000 only as “$250,000+”. A described list: no letters. How grades work

#1

Cave Springs

Benton County · 6,701 people
$146,473

Median household income·±$35,322 margin·1.8% in poverty

All 123 towns

Median household income, highest first.

123 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.

#TownMedian household incomeMargin (±)In poverty
1Cave SpringsBenton County · 6,701 people$146,473$35,3221.8%of residents
2Elm SpringsWashington County · 2,852 people$131,739$25,00311.3%of residents
3CentertonBenton County · 27,176 people$115,713$4,8455.5%of residents
4AustinLonoke County · 4,017 people$113,764$22,8431.6%of residents
5BentonvilleBenton County · 63,057 people$112,792$6,8925.2%of residents
6MaumellePulaski County · 19,780 people$103,333$9,1317.1%of residents
7JohnsonWashington County · 3,684 people$95,844$13,3792.2%of residents
8LowellBenton County · 12,184 people$95,527$7,7266.9%of residents
9Pea RidgeBenton County · 11,233 people$95,521$11,9223.2%of residents
10HighfillBenton County · 3,676 people$92,596$25,4804.2%of residents
11FarmingtonWashington County · 10,658 people$90,469$6,5783.8%of residents
12Bella VistaBenton County · 34,518 people$88,055$5,7713.6%of residents
13East Endunincorporated, Saline County · 6,912 people$87,936$21,42614.5%of residents
14RogersBenton County · 76,956 people$86,728$4,08710.5%of residents
15HaskellSaline County · 4,362 people$85,758$26,9497.6%of residents
16TontitownWashington County · 8,046 people$85,603$27,8314.7%of residents
17BryantSaline County · 22,815 people$83,024$7,6795.6%of residents
18ViloniaFaulkner County · 4,894 people$81,815$34,56416.0%of residents
19ElkinsWashington County · 4,184 people$81,789$16,2296.5%of residents
20SherwoodPulaski County · 33,620 people$81,328$7,8419.0%of residents
21LavacaSebastian County · 2,528 people$80,924$14,9355.9%of residents
22MarionCrittenden County · 13,378 people$78,330$8,7248.6%of residents
23White HallJefferson County · 5,532 people$78,092$17,4498.6%of residents
24Hot Springs Villageunincorporated, Garland County · 16,327 people$75,370$5,0087.3%of residents
25CabotLonoke County · 27,711 people$75,000$5,52611.2%of residents
26Salemunincorporated, Saline County · 2,642 people$73,750$26,7262.4%of residents
27BentonSaline County · 38,898 people$72,876$5,1518.1%of residents
28WardLonoke County · 7,258 people$72,734$11,41811.1%of residents
29Siloam SpringsBenton County · 21,298 people$72,065$9,04014.6%of residents
30Shannon HillsSaline County · 4,829 people$71,318$10,0753.9%of residents
31Prairie GroveWashington County · 8,998 people$70,701$16,29815.2%of residents
32SpringdaleWashington County · 90,685 people$69,787$3,57813.4%of residents
33GentryBenton County · 4,899 people$69,779$14,5239.1%of residents
34AlmaCrawford County · 6,071 people$68,562$9,88427.3%of residents
35PottsvillePope County · 3,326 people$68,558$13,49811.9%of residents
36GravetteBenton County · 3,889 people$68,214$8,3645.8%of residents
37GreenwoodSebastian County · 9,793 people$66,844$7,28710.0%of residents
38Gibsonunincorporated, Pulaski County · 4,167 people$66,496$11,65910.7%of residents
39SouthsideIndependence County · 4,274 people$65,655$15,02017.5%of residents
40Rockwellunincorporated, Garland County · 3,986 people$63,500$16,56211.6%of residents
41ConwayFaulkner County · 72,328 people$63,004$3,56916.9%of residents
42Little RockPulaski County · 206,427 people$63,003$2,30317.5%of residents
43FayettevilleWashington County · 106,623 people$62,695$4,25620.6%of residents
44SheridanGrant County · 5,406 people$62,453$6,46119.9%of residents
45AtkinsPope County · 2,868 people$61,908$9,5039.7%of residents
46Van BurenCrawford County · 24,556 people$61,149$3,17815.3%of residents
47GosnellMississippi County · 2,663 people$61,130$7,22621.6%of residents
48Little FlockBenton County · 3,039 people$60,878$10,68213.2%of residents
49Lake CityCraighead County · 2,796 people$60,273$3,82812.3%of residents
50BeebeWhite County · 9,377 people$59,476$10,38615.1%of residents
51HuntsvilleMadison County · 3,576 people$57,813$15,61019.8%of residents
52BrooklandCraighead County · 4,697 people$57,308$15,35812.5%of residents
53AlexanderSaline County · 3,801 people$57,250$22,40227.5%of residents
54GreenbrierFaulkner County · 6,645 people$57,214$6,57310.1%of residents
55ParagouldGreene County · 31,135 people$56,980$3,63917.8%of residents
56CharlestonFranklin County · 2,760 people$56,600$11,3029.9%of residents
57MagnoliaColumbia County · 10,660 people$56,127$9,74322.7%of residents
58BonoCraighead County · 2,858 people$56,098$12,31817.1%of residents
59ManilaMississippi County · 3,773 people$55,792$17,1888.5%of residents
60AshdownLittle River County · 4,135 people$55,625$25,95520.8%of residents
61JonesboroCraighead County · 83,296 people$55,424$3,74422.8%of residents
62Fort SmithSebastian County · 90,855 people$54,816$2,40218.3%of residents
63BarlingSebastian County · 5,452 people$54,387$8,17015.1%of residents
64Landmarkunincorporated, Pulaski County · 3,948 people$53,788$14,53940.8%of residents
65North Little RockPulaski County · 65,120 people$52,707$3,01020.3%of residents
66De QueenSevier County · 6,045 people$52,522$12,09317.1%of residents
67SearcyWhite County · 24,351 people$52,170$5,12318.8%of residents
68BatesvilleIndependence County · 11,860 people$51,856$6,80826.3%of residents
69ParisLogan County · 3,357 people$51,416$2,21618.9%of residents
70DardanelleYell County · 4,521 people$51,040$8,49911.1%of residents
71Pineyunincorporated, Garland County · 4,458 people$50,901$4,83728.5%of residents
72RussellvillePope County · 29,521 people$50,877$3,20320.8%of residents
73Heber SpringsCleburne County · 7,323 people$50,636$12,08417.0%of residents
74BoonevilleLogan County · 3,836 people$50,459$9,00416.7%of residents
75CorningClay County · 3,065 people$50,408$13,24914.8%of residents
76Green ForestCarroll County · 3,246 people$49,918$16,32010.2%of residents
77JacksonvillePulaski County · 29,460 people$49,666$5,81019.8%of residents
78StuttgartArkansas County · 7,525 people$49,399$8,18423.1%of residents
79CamdenOuachita County · 10,127 people$49,361$3,73620.5%of residents
80El DoradoUnion County · 16,609 people$49,244$6,92623.3%of residents
81ArkadelphiaClark County · 9,916 people$48,657$7,35828.9%of residents
82Bald KnobWhite County · 2,548 people$48,355$8,20416.1%of residents
83PrescottNevada County · 2,949 people$48,307$8,61020.9%of residents
84BlythevilleMississippi County · 12,227 people$47,865$9,21024.2%of residents
85DeWittArkansas County · 2,791 people$47,798$7,76025.9%of residents
86Hot SpringsGarland County · 37,979 people$47,760$3,08520.5%of residents
87OzarkFranklin County · 3,628 people$47,686$10,21917.8%of residents
88MorriltonConway County · 7,195 people$47,572$12,99325.5%of residents
89LonokeLonoke County · 4,299 people$47,524$3,06918.2%of residents
90MenaPolk County · 5,607 people$47,428$8,47913.9%of residents
91MalvernHot Spring County · 11,144 people$46,250$14,03420.2%of residents
92OsceolaMississippi County · 6,450 people$46,202$13,52326.2%of residents
93Horseshoe BendIzard County · 2,623 people$46,080$6,12826.2%of residents
94TexarkanaMiller County · 29,123 people$45,835$4,20025.8%of residents
95Walnut RidgeLawrence County · 5,478 people$45,027$5,60225.6%of residents
96CrossettAshley County · 4,454 people$44,672$10,04622.0%of residents
97PiggottClay County · 3,508 people$44,468$9,15221.4%of residents
98PocahontasRandolph County · 7,622 people$44,216$14,99723.8%of residents
99HarrisonBoone County · 13,802 people$44,056$6,51614.9%of residents
100WynneCross County · 7,884 people$43,250$6,30724.7%of residents
101ClintonVan Buren County · 2,511 people$42,946$16,71620.0%of residents
102Pine BluffJefferson County · 38,213 people$42,718$3,30424.0%of residents
103West MemphisCrittenden County · 23,336 people$42,674$6,47529.1%of residents
104BerryvilleCarroll County · 5,813 people$42,283$7,35922.8%of residents
105Mountain HomeBaxter County · 13,373 people$41,274$4,76818.8%of residents
106NashvilleHoward County · 3,945 people$41,142$6,73127.3%of residents
107TrumannPoinsett County · 7,527 people$38,881$8,56625.4%of residents
108FordyceDallas County · 3,141 people$38,079$11,97217.1%of residents
109HopeHempstead County · 8,445 people$37,500$6,41223.4%of residents
110ClarksvilleJohnson County · 9,632 people$37,373$5,84627.6%of residents
111Cherokee VillageSharp County · 4,981 people$37,326$7,61717.0%of residents
112McGeheeDesha County · 3,389 people$36,875$7,85334.0%of residents
113WarrenBradley County · 5,146 people$36,788$9,35922.1%of residents
114Helena-West HelenaPhillips County · 8,216 people$36,019$7,46931.7%of residents
115Forrest CitySt. Francis County · 12,308 people$35,689$8,90337.7%of residents
116HoxieLawrence County · 2,568 people$35,268$3,11019.0%of residents
117DumasDesha County · 3,476 people$34,787$8,27933.9%of residents
118NewportJackson County · 8,193 people$34,764$7,31530.4%of residents
119WaldronScott County · 3,387 people$33,839$17,63319.4%of residents
120North Crossettunincorporated, Ashley County · 2,556 people$32,917$9,74724.4%of residents
121Mountain ViewStone County · 2,940 people$29,172$10,64023.1%of residents
122MonticelloDrew County · 8,269 people$27,238$5,76130.1%of residents
123MariannaLee County · 3,253 people$20,138$5,39856.8%of residents
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Questions people ask

Which Arkansas town has the highest income?

Cave Springs (Benton County): its median household income is $146,473 (±$35,322). Elm Springs ($131,739) and Centerton ($115,713) follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By median household income in the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), highest first. Towns with the same figure share a rank (T), including every town at the survey’s $250,000+ ceiling. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers the towns of 2,500+ that TownRatings grades with an ACS income figure (123 in Arkansas). Smaller towns show their income on their own page. Every town is on the Arkansas page.

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