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Counties with the highest child mortality rates in Arkansas
Among 55 Arkansas counties with published values, the counties with the highest child mortality rates are Scott County, AR (148.2, 2.48 times the U.S. county median of 59.8), Crittenden County, AR (135.5, 2.27 times the U.S. county median of 59.8) and Izard County, AR (128.3, 2.15 times the U.S. county median of 59.8). Values are deaths under 18 per 100,000.
Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. These are county-level figures, compared with the U.S. county median. A high rate does not prove an environmental cause: age, smoking, income, access to care, screening and chance all move county rates, and small counties swing widely.
All Arkansas counties, highest first
Child mortality, deaths under 18 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott County | AR | 148.2 | 59.8 | 2.48x |
| 2 | Crittenden County | AR | 135.5 | 59.8 | 2.27x |
| 3 | Izard County | AR | 128.3 | 59.8 | 2.15x |
| 4 | Mississippi County | AR | 125.7 | 59.8 | 2.1x |
| 5 | St. Francis County | AR | 119.2 | 59.8 | 1.99x |
| 6 | Lincoln County | AR | 115.4 | 59.8 | 1.93x |
| 7 | Pike County | AR | 110.5 | 59.8 | 1.85x |
| 8 | Phillips County | AR | 107.2 | 59.8 | 1.79x |
| 9 | Arkansas County | AR | 105.4 | 59.8 | 1.76x |
| 10 | Jefferson County | AR | 105.2 | 59.8 | 1.76x |
| 11 | Chicot County | AR | 104.7 | 59.8 | 1.75x |
| 12 | Little River County | AR | 102.8 | 59.8 | 1.72x |
| 13 | Howard County | AR | 102.7 | 59.8 | 1.72x |
| 14 | Bradley County | AR | 99.1 | 59.8 | 1.66x |
| 15 | Union County | AR | 98 | 59.8 | 1.64x |
| 16 | Lawrence County | AR | 97.5 | 59.8 | 1.63x |
| 17 | Clay County | AR | 96.6 | 59.8 | 1.62x |
| 18 | Poinsett County | AR | 96.2 | 59.8 | 1.61x |
| 19 | Miller County | AR | 95.6 | 59.8 | 1.6x |
| 20 | Ashley County | AR | 91.1 | 59.8 | 1.52x |
| 21 | Pulaski County | AR | 90.2 | 59.8 | 1.51x |
| 22 | Polk County | AR | 88.3 | 59.8 | 1.48x |
| 23 | Columbia County | AR | 87.9 | 59.8 | 1.47x |
| 24 | Conway County | AR | 87.6 | 59.8 | 1.46x |
| 25 | Franklin County | AR | 86.5 | 59.8 | 1.45x |
| 26 | Logan County | AR | 85.6 | 59.8 | 1.43x |
| 27 | Garland County | AR | 84.9 | 59.8 | 1.42x |
| 28 | Hot Spring County | AR | 84.1 | 59.8 | 1.41x |
| 29 | Cross County | AR | 83.2 | 59.8 | 1.39x |
| 30 | Jackson County | AR | 81.5 | 59.8 | 1.36x |
| 31 | Ouachita County | AR | 81.4 | 59.8 | 1.36x |
| 32 | Drew County | AR | 78.5 | 59.8 | 1.31x |
| 33 | Carroll County | AR | 77.9 | 59.8 | 1.3x |
| 34 | Randolph County | AR | 76.7 | 59.8 | 1.28x |
| 35 | Madison County | AR | 76 | 59.8 | 1.27x |
| 36 | Craighead County | AR | 75.9 | 59.8 | 1.27x |
| 37 | Cleburne County | AR | 73 | 59.8 | 1.22x |
| 38 | Clark County | AR | 68.8 | 59.8 | 1.15x |
| 39 | Boone County | AR | 67.1 | 59.8 | 1.12x |
| 40 | Hempstead County | AR | 66.5 | 59.8 | 1.11x |
| 41 | Sebastian County | AR | 66.3 | 59.8 | 1.11x |
| 42 | Crawford County | AR | 65.8 | 59.8 | 1.1x |
| 43 | Faulkner County | AR | 64.7 | 59.8 | 1.08x |
| 44 | White County | AR | 62.9 | 59.8 | 1.05x |
| 45 | Grant County | AR | 62.6 | 59.8 | 1.05x |
| 46 | Independence County | AR | 59.1 | 59.8 | 0.99x |
| 47 | Pope County | AR | 57 | 59.8 | 0.95x |
| 48 | Greene County | AR | 55.7 | 59.8 | 0.93x |
| 49 | Saline County | AR | 55.2 | 59.8 | 0.92x |
| 50 | Sevier County | AR | 54.3 | 59.8 | 0.91x |
| 51 | Washington County | AR | 52.4 | 59.8 | 0.88x |
| 52 | Johnson County | AR | 52 | 59.8 | 0.87x |
| 53 | Lonoke County | AR | 51.9 | 59.8 | 0.87x |
| 54 | Baxter County | AR | 48.7 | 59.8 | 0.81x |
| 55 | Benton County | AR | 46.6 | 59.8 | 0.78x |