Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Highest Cooling Demand in Arkansas
Cooling degree days are the mirror of heating degree days: how far and how long the temperature sits above 65°F. In the counties at the top of this list, cooling is the largest single line on the summer electricity bill. Figures are NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals from the weather station nearest each county seat, so they describe a thirty-year average rather than any single year.
Arkansas ranked
| # | County | Cooling degree days | Summer high | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley County | 2,494 | 94.9°F | $878 |
| 2 | Chicot County | 2,370 | 93.5°F | $885 |
| 3 | Drew County | 2,322 | 92.3°F | $1,150 |
| 4 | Calhoun County | 2,283 | 93.6°F | $932 |
| 5 | Union County | 2,283 | 93.6°F | $1,067 |
| 6 | Miller County | 2,249 | 92.8°F | $1,320 |
| 7 | Lincoln County | 2,246 | 92.1°F | $1,000 |
| 8 | Arkansas County | 2,236 | 91.3°F | $1,174 |
| 9 | Prairie County | 2,232 | 92.0°F | $868 |
| 10 | Woodruff County | 2,232 | 92.0°F | $934 |
| 11 | Lafayette County | 2,227 | 94.0°F | $769 |
| 12 | Clark County | 2,207 | 93.3°F | $1,306 |
| 13 | Hot Spring County | 2,207 | 93.3°F | $1,157 |
| 14 | Cross County | 2,183 | 91.8°F | $986 |
| 15 | Sebastian County | 2,177 | 94.1°F | $1,457 |
| 16 | Crittenden County | 2,173 | 91.4°F | $1,369 |
| 17 | St. Francis County | 2,173 | 91.4°F | $864 |
| 18 | White County | 2,153 | 93.0°F | $1,386 |
| 19 | Cleveland County | 2,150 | 91.7°F | $1,132 |
| 20 | Jefferson County | 2,150 | 91.7°F | $1,007 |
| 21 | Saline County | 2,150 | 92.9°F | $1,794 |
| 22 | Mississippi County | 2,133 | 91.1°F | $1,073 |
| 23 | Desha County | 2,132 | 90.2°F | $878 |
| 24 | Howard County | 2,129 | 93.3°F | $1,214 |
| 25 | Sevier County | 2,129 | 93.3°F | $1,036 |
| 26 | Little River County | 2,121 | 93.2°F | $1,048 |
| 27 | Lee County | 2,081 | 90.8°F | $791 |
| 28 | Hempstead County | 2,040 | 92.5°F | $953 |
| 29 | Ouachita County | 2,036 | 92.0°F | $949 |
| 30 | Bradley County | 2,015 | 91.0°F | $935 |
| 31 | Columbia County | 2,008 | 92.7°F | $1,255 |
| 32 | Craighead County | 1,994 | 91.2°F | $1,683 |
| 33 | Monroe County | 1,993 | 90.0°F | $821 |
| 34 | Lonoke County | 1,989 | 91.7°F | $1,590 |
| 35 | Pulaski County | 1,989 | 91.7°F | $1,729 |
| 36 | Pope County | 1,988 | 92.5°F | $1,413 |
| 37 | Yell County | 1,988 | 92.5°F | $1,183 |
| 38 | Phillips County | 1,974 | 90.1°F | $787 |
| 39 | Dallas County | 1,958 | 91.8°F | $936 |
| 40 | Conway County | 1,955 | 92.6°F | $1,226 |
| 41 | Nevada County | 1,944 | 91.9°F | $850 |
| 42 | Montgomery County | 1,929 | 92.9°F | $1,203 |
| 43 | Grant County | 1,920 | 92.0°F | $1,357 |
| 44 | Logan County | 1,914 | 92.4°F | $1,152 |
| 45 | Jackson County | 1,836 | 89.4°F | $863 |
| 46 | Franklin County | 1,820 | 91.9°F | $1,090 |
| 47 | Greene County | 1,795 | 89.8°F | $1,406 |
| 48 | Clay County | 1,789 | 89.7°F | $866 |
| 49 | Johnson County | 1,753 | 89.8°F | $1,140 |
| 50 | Scott County | 1,732 | 92.2°F | $1,023 |
| 51 | Stone County | 1,727 | 91.1°F | $1,296 |
| 52 | Cleburne County | 1,725 | 90.9°F | $1,494 |
| 53 | Poinsett County | 1,721 | 88.3°F | $962 |
| 54 | Independence County | 1,720 | 90.7°F | $1,107 |
| 55 | Faulkner County | 1,697 | 91.7°F | $1,780 |
| 56 | Perry County | 1,687 | 89.5°F | $1,169 |
| 57 | Lawrence County | 1,679 | 87.8°F | $886 |
| 58 | Pike County | 1,626 | 90.7°F | $1,070 |
| 59 | Randolph County | 1,610 | 89.8°F | $1,078 |
| 60 | Baxter County | 1,594 | 89.7°F | $1,426 |
| 61 | Marion County | 1,594 | 89.7°F | $1,382 |
| 62 | Crawford County | 1,586 | 91.6°F | $1,470 |
| 63 | Benton County | 1,561 | 90.3°F | $2,335 |
| 64 | Sharp County | 1,560 | 89.4°F | $918 |
| 65 | Garland County | 1,544 | 90.9°F | $1,515 |
| 66 | Madison County | 1,540 | 88.2°F | $1,368 |
| 67 | Polk County | 1,534 | 89.7°F | $1,111 |
| 68 | Izard County | 1,501 | 90.5°F | $1,122 |
| 69 | Fulton County | 1,480 | 89.6°F | $1,001 |
| 70 | Boone County | 1,475 | 89.1°F | $1,465 |
| 71 | Carroll County | 1,475 | 89.1°F | $1,589 |
| 72 | Searcy County | 1,460 | 89.2°F | $1,009 |
| 73 | Washington County | 1,352 | 89.2°F | $2,181 |
| 74 | Van Buren County | 1,196 | 87.1°F | $1,111 |
| 75 | Newton County | 1,034 | 82.9°F | $1,516 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Highest Cooling Demand across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Arkansas