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Counties with the highest infant mortality rates in Arkansas
Among 21 Arkansas counties with published values, the counties with the highest infant mortality rates are St. Francis County, AR (13.3, 2.15 times the U.S. county median of 6.2), Crittenden County, AR (12.1, 1.95 times the U.S. county median of 6.2) and Phillips County, AR (11.4, 1.84 times the U.S. county median of 6.2). Values are deaths under 1 per 1,000 births.
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
Infant mortality, deaths under 1 per 1,000 births.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Francis County | AR | 13.3 | 6.2 | 2.15x |
| 2 | Crittenden County | AR | 12.1 | 6.2 | 1.95x |
| 3 | Phillips County | AR | 11.4 | 6.2 | 1.84x |
| 4 | Miller County | AR | 10.1 | 6.2 | 1.63x |
| 5 | Union County | AR | 9.8 | 6.2 | 1.58x |
| 6 | Mississippi County | AR | 9.6 | 6.2 | 1.55x |
| 7 | Jefferson County | AR | 8.9 | 6.2 | 1.44x |
| 8 | Pulaski County | AR | 8.9 | 6.2 | 1.44x |
| 9 | White County | AR | 8.5 | 6.2 | 1.37x |
| 10 | Garland County | AR | 8.4 | 6.2 | 1.35x |
| 11 | Craighead County | AR | 8.2 | 6.2 | 1.32x |
| 12 | Faulkner County | AR | 7.3 | 6.2 | 1.18x |
| 13 | Lonoke County | AR | 7.3 | 6.2 | 1.18x |
| 14 | Washington County | AR | 6.8 | 6.2 | 1.1x |
| 15 | Crawford County | AR | 6.7 | 6.2 | 1.08x |
| 16 | Greene County | AR | 6.2 | 6.2 | 1x |
| 17 | Independence County | AR | 6.2 | 6.2 | 1x |
| 18 | Saline County | AR | 6.2 | 6.2 | 1x |
| 19 | Sebastian County | AR | 6 | 6.2 | 0.97x |
| 20 | Benton County | AR | 5.7 | 6.2 | 0.92x |
| 21 | Pope County | AR | 5 | 6.2 | 0.81x |