Pope
Arkansas

What stands out

What stands out about Pope County: rainfall is in the top 7% of American counties (55 inches a year) and the share working from home is in the bottom 15% of American counties (4%). Within Arkansas it ranks 14th of 75 counties for rainfall.

Where you are

You live in Pope County, Arkansas. 63,475 people live here with you. The population grew 0.8% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +478).

Arkansas has been cutting its income tax rates every legislative session since 2015, and the top rate is now well under 4%. Home prices remain among the lowest in the country, especially outside Northwest Arkansas, where Walmart, Tyson and J.B. Hunt have built a fast-growing corporate corridor around Bentonville and Fayetteville. Tornado season is real across the whole state.

Money

The typical household here brings in $51,678 a year, lower than 75% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $50,324. Unemployment runs 3.9%, higher than 66% of American counties. 4% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 20 minutes each way.

Arkansas takes 3.5% of that median income in state income tax, about $1,832 a year.

Home

The median home costs $214K, cheaper than 58% of American counties, about 2.4 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $759 a month. Property tax is 0.59% of home value, roughly $892 a year on that median home, lower than 79% of American counties. 72% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.5 per 1,000 residents, higher than 84% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 13 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 75.7 years, shorter than 52% of American counties. There are 84 active physicians in the county, about 13.2 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 4.0 of 5 stars. 11.7% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.07 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 51% of American counties. 85% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 50 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 52% of eligible voters turned out. Under Arkansas law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 61°F, highs near 73 and lows near 50, warmer than 72% of American counties. About 55 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 83 out of 100, riskier than 83% of American counties; the county has had 19 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 245 Mbps down, faster than 71% of American counties. There are 2 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.6 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.