The median income of Desha County residents was $20,603 per year, adjusted for inflation. It had 5,111 households with a population of 11,887.
The county with the highest median resident income in the state was Benton County with $32,305 per year after adjusting for inflation – $11,702 more than Desha County. It had 94,333 households with a population of 258,980.
The county with the lowest median resident income in the state was St. Francis County with $19,056 per year after adjusting for inflation – $1,547 less than Desha County. It had 9,319 households with a population of 26,294.
Arkansas counties by earnings per resident (2018)
| Rank | County | Earnings per resident |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benton County | $32,305 |
| 2 | Saline County | $30,968 |
| 3 | Pulaski County | $28,813 |
| 4 | Faulkner County | $26,265 |
| 5 | Crawford County | $24,950 |
| 6 | Cleburne County | $24,248 |
| 7 | Garland County | $23,648 |
| 8 | Bradley County | $23,441 |
| 9 | Jefferson County | $22,972 |
| 10 | Carroll County | $22,790 |
| 11 | Drew County | $22,493 |
| 12 | Conway County | $22,317 |
| 13 | Ashley County | $21,908 |
| 14 | Izard County | $21,266 |
| 15 | Woodruff County | $21,055 |
| 16 | Desha County | $20,603 |
| 17 | Poinsett County | $20,368 |
| 18 | Monroe County | $20,200 |
| 19 | St. Francis County | $19,056 |
* All values are inflation-adjusted
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