The median income of Desha County residents was $21,551 per year, adjusted for inflation. It had 5,204 households with a population of 11,709.
The county with the highest median resident income in the state was Benton County with $33,141 per year after adjusting for inflation – $11,590 more than Desha County. It had 97,249 households with a population of 265,759.
The county with the lowest median resident income in the state was St. Francis County with $19,988 per year after adjusting for inflation – $1,563 less than Desha County. It had 9,388 households with a population of 25,900.
Arkansas counties by earnings per resident (2019)
| Rank | County | Earnings per resident |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benton County | $33,141 |
| 2 | Saline County | $31,869 |
| 3 | Pulaski County | $30,084 |
| 4 | Faulkner County | $27,130 |
| 5 | Bradley County | $26,213 |
| 6 | Crawford County | $25,758 |
| 7 | Cleburne County | $24,984 |
| 8 | Garland County | $24,589 |
| 9 | Carroll County | $24,466 |
| 10 | Jefferson County | $24,282 |
| 11 | Drew County | $24,236 |
| 12 | Ashley County | $23,462 |
| 13 | Conway County | $23,023 |
| 14 | Woodruff County | $22,792 |
| 15 | Monroe County | $22,568 |
| 16 | Poinsett County | $22,119 |
| 17 | Izard County | $21,763 |
| 18 | Desha County | $21,551 |
| 19 | St. Francis County | $19,988 |
* All values are inflation-adjusted
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