County Improvement Ranking
Latest Year 2024
| Rank | County | Current Score | Prior Score | YoY Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benton County | 90 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 2 | Saline County | 73 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 3 | Washington County | 73 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 4 | Faulkner County | 67 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 5 | Lonoke County | 65 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 6 | Boone County | 56 | 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 | 51 | 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 | 48 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 13 | Sebastian County | 48 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 14 | Calhoun County | 46 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 15 | Conway County | 46 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 16 | Pike County | 41 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 17 | Logan County | 40 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 18 | Franklin County | 39 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 19 | Lawrence County | 39 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 20 | Cleburne County | 38 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 21 | Garland County | 38 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 22 | Greene County | 38 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 23 | Van Buren County | 38 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 24 | Woodruff County | 38 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 25 | Searcy County | 36 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 26 | Independence County | 36 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 27 | Sharp County | 35 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 28 | Carroll County | 35 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 29 | Hot Spring County | 35 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 30 | Prairie County | 35 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 31 | Crittenden County | 34 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 32 | Yell County | 34 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 33 | Baxter County | 34 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 34 | Randolph County | 32 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 35 | Lafayette County | 32 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 36 | Izard County | 31 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 37 | Perry County | 31 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 38 | Cleveland County | 30 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 39 | Polk County | 30 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 40 | Scott County | 29 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 41 | Clark County | 28 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 42 | Stone County | 28 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 43 | Fulton County | 27 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 44 | Montgomery County | 27 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 45 | Marion County | 26 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 46 | Poinsett County | 25 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 47 | Clay County | 23 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 48 | Newton County | 22 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 49 | Little River County | 20 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 50 | Jackson County | 20 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 51 | Howard County | 19 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 52 | Lincoln County | 18 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 53 | Jefferson County | 17 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 54 | Nevada County | 17 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 55 | Ouachita County | 17 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 56 | Monroe County | 15 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 57 | St. Francis County | 13 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
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