County Improvement Ranking
Latest Year 2024
| Rank | County | Current Score | Prior Score | YoY Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benton County | 91 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 2 | Washington County | 75 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 3 | Saline County | 73 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 4 | Faulkner County | 68 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 5 | Lonoke County | 66 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 6 | Boone County | 55 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 7 | Grant County | 54 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 8 | Pulaski County | 52 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 9 | White County | 50 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 10 | Madison County | 49 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 11 | Pope County | 48 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 12 | Crawford County | 47 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 13 | Sebastian County | 47 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 14 | Conway County | 44 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 15 | Pike County | 41 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 16 | Franklin County | 39 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 17 | Greene County | 38 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 18 | Woodruff County | 38 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 19 | Cleburne County | 37 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 20 | Logan County | 37 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 21 | Calhoun County | 37 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 22 | Prairie County | 37 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 23 | Independence County | 36 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 24 | Garland County | 36 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 25 | Hot Spring County | 35 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 26 | Perry County | 35 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 27 | Crittenden County | 35 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 28 | Randolph County | 35 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 29 | Van Buren County | 34 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 30 | Sharp County | 34 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 31 | Lawrence County | 34 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 32 | Carroll County | 33 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 33 | Baxter County | 33 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 34 | Sevier County | 32 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 35 | Izard County | 31 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 36 | Searcy County | 31 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 37 | Polk County | 31 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 38 | Stone County | 29 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 39 | Yell County | 29 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 40 | Lafayette County | 29 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 41 | Clark County | 29 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 42 | Scott County | 28 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 43 | Marion County | 27 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 44 | Clay County | 27 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 45 | Little River County | 27 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 46 | Dallas County | 27 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 47 | Fulton County | 27 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 48 | Poinsett County | 25 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 49 | Drew County | 25 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 50 | Johnson County | 24 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 51 | Newton County | 23 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 52 | Jackson County | 22 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 53 | Howard County | 21 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 54 | Lincoln County | 21 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 55 | Mississippi County | 20 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 56 | Montgomery County | 19 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 57 | Jefferson County | 18 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 58 | Ashley County | 16 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 59 | Monroe County | 16 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 60 | Ouachita County | 14 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 61 | Phillips County | 13 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 62 | Nevada County | 13 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
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