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Counties with the highest premature death rates in Arkansas
Among 75 Arkansas counties with published values, the counties with the highest premature death rates are Phillips County, AR (20,040.6, 2.04 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9), Monroe County, AR (18,678.6, 1.9 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9) and Scott County, AR (18,530.9, 1.89 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9). Values are years of life lost before 75 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
Premature death, years of life lost before 75 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phillips County | AR | 20,040.6 | 9,824.9 | 2.04x |
| 2 | Monroe County | AR | 18,678.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.9x |
| 3 | Scott County | AR | 18,530.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.89x |
| 4 | Mississippi County | AR | 18,347.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.87x |
| 5 | Lee County | AR | 18,151.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.85x |
| 6 | Calhoun County | AR | 17,436.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.77x |
| 7 | Arkansas County | AR | 17,354.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.77x |
| 8 | Crittenden County | AR | 17,011.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.73x |
| 9 | Chicot County | AR | 16,984.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.73x |
| 10 | Poinsett County | AR | 16,532.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.68x |
| 11 | Dallas County | AR | 16,219.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.65x |
| 12 | Jefferson County | AR | 15,931.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.62x |
| 13 | St. Francis County | AR | 15,430.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.57x |
| 14 | Desha County | AR | 15,390.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.57x |
| 15 | Union County | AR | 15,151.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.54x |
| 16 | Ashley County | AR | 15,009 | 9,824.9 | 1.53x |
| 17 | Ouachita County | AR | 14,753.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.5x |
| 18 | Jackson County | AR | 14,435.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.47x |
| 19 | Garland County | AR | 14,392.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.46x |
| 20 | Lafayette County | AR | 14,359.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.46x |
| 21 | Bradley County | AR | 14,248.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.45x |
| 22 | Lawrence County | AR | 14,246.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.45x |
| 23 | Pike County | AR | 13,905.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.42x |
| 24 | Miller County | AR | 13,871.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.41x |
| 25 | Montgomery County | AR | 13,842.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.41x |
| 26 | Cross County | AR | 13,763.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.4x |
| 27 | Cleveland County | AR | 13,719.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.4x |
| 28 | Columbia County | AR | 13,621.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.39x |
| 29 | Logan County | AR | 13,583.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.38x |
| 30 | Randolph County | AR | 13,413.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.37x |
| 31 | Polk County | AR | 13,274.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.35x |
| 32 | Nevada County | AR | 13,041.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.33x |
| 33 | Franklin County | AR | 12,985.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.32x |
| 34 | Hot Spring County | AR | 12,718.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.29x |
| 35 | Drew County | AR | 12,652.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.29x |
| 36 | Howard County | AR | 12,555 | 9,824.9 | 1.28x |
| 37 | Little River County | AR | 12,484.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.27x |
| 38 | Conway County | AR | 12,472.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.27x |
| 39 | Sharp County | AR | 12,343.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.26x |
| 40 | Fulton County | AR | 12,325.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.25x |
| 41 | Clark County | AR | 12,303.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.25x |
| 42 | Pulaski County | AR | 12,282.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.25x |
| 43 | Prairie County | AR | 12,114.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.23x |
| 44 | Izard County | AR | 11,978.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.22x |
| 45 | Hempstead County | AR | 11,967.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.22x |
| 46 | Johnson County | AR | 11,849 | 9,824.9 | 1.21x |
| 47 | White County | AR | 11,838.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.2x |
| 48 | Sevier County | AR | 11,822.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.2x |
| 49 | Sebastian County | AR | 11,658.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.19x |
| 50 | Newton County | AR | 11,536 | 9,824.9 | 1.17x |
| 51 | Crawford County | AR | 11,457.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.17x |
| 52 | Van Buren County | AR | 11,384.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.16x |
| 53 | Marion County | AR | 11,364.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.16x |
| 54 | Lincoln County | AR | 11,302.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.15x |
| 55 | Woodruff County | AR | 11,238.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.14x |
| 56 | Grant County | AR | 11,187.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.14x |
| 57 | Independence County | AR | 11,068.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.13x |
| 58 | Baxter County | AR | 11,056.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.13x |
| 59 | Stone County | AR | 10,970.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.12x |
| 60 | Searcy County | AR | 10,893.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.11x |
| 61 | Boone County | AR | 10,888.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.11x |
| 62 | Greene County | AR | 10,847.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.1x |
| 63 | Clay County | AR | 10,838.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.1x |
| 64 | Madison County | AR | 10,725.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.09x |
| 65 | Carroll County | AR | 10,688.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.09x |
| 66 | Yell County | AR | 10,520.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.07x |
| 67 | Perry County | AR | 10,348.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.05x |
| 68 | Craighead County | AR | 10,319.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.05x |
| 69 | Lonoke County | AR | 9,866.9 | 9,824.9 | 1x |
| 70 | Cleburne County | AR | 9,759.3 | 9,824.9 | 0.99x |
| 71 | Saline County | AR | 9,601.7 | 9,824.9 | 0.98x |
| 72 | Pope County | AR | 9,343.2 | 9,824.9 | 0.95x |
| 73 | Faulkner County | AR | 9,025.9 | 9,824.9 | 0.92x |
| 74 | Washington County | AR | 8,081.2 | 9,824.9 | 0.82x |
| 75 | Benton County | AR | 6,948.5 | 9,824.9 | 0.71x |