13 counties · Boom Town Index

Best Counties in Arkansas

The top-ranked counties in Arkansas on the Boom Town Index — where economic growth outpaces housing prices.

#	County	BTI Score	Proj. Growth	GDP Growth	Pop Growth	HV Ratio
01	White County AR	85	+2.4%	+5.0%	+0.1%	4.6x
02	Washington County AR	82	+2.2%	+5.2%	+1.9%	4.1x
03	Crawford County AR	78	+2.0%	+2.3%	+0.2%	5.4x
04	Pope County AR	69	+1.5%	+3.8%	+0.4%	3.0x
05	Craighead County AR	65	+1.3%	+2.9%	+1.1%	3.6x
06	Lonoke County AR	62	+1.2%	+1.3%	+0.6%	8.0x
07	Faulkner County AR	54	+0.9%	+3.8%	+1.1%	5.3x
08	Sebastian County AR	54	+0.9%	+2.2%	+0.2%	2.7x
09	Benton County AR	50	+0.7%	+8.1%	+2.8%	3.4x
10	Garland County AR	48	+0.7%	+1.2%	+0.3%	4.5x
11	Saline County AR	44	+0.5%	+1.7%	+1.4%	7.8x
12	Pulaski County AR	40	+0.4%	+2.2%	+0.1%	2.3x
13	Jefferson County AR	25	-0.2%	-4.4%	-1.9%	2.6x