Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Highest Heating Demand in Arkansas
Heating degree days measure how far and how long the outside temperature sits below 65°F across a year, which is the closest single number to how much heat a house has to make. 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 | Heating degree days | Winter low | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newton County | 4,590 | 25.7°F | $1,516 |
| 2 | Van Buren County | 4,323 | 24.1°F | $1,111 |
| 3 | Fulton County | 4,182 | 24.8°F | $1,001 |
| 4 | Washington County | 4,080 | 25.1°F | $2,181 |
| 5 | Randolph County | 3,954 | 25.8°F | $1,078 |
| 6 | Searcy County | 3,951 | 25.9°F | $1,009 |
| 7 | Sharp County | 3,945 | 26.3°F | $918 |
| 8 | Izard County | 3,941 | 25.6°F | $1,122 |
| 9 | Boone County | 3,883 | 27.2°F | $1,465 |
| 10 | Carroll County | 3,883 | 27.2°F | $1,589 |
| 11 | Benton County | 3,858 | 26.7°F | $2,335 |
| 12 | Lawrence County | 3,857 | 28.1°F | $886 |
| 13 | Baxter County | 3,815 | 27.5°F | $1,426 |
| 14 | Marion County | 3,815 | 27.5°F | $1,382 |
| 15 | Clay County | 3,767 | 28.2°F | $866 |
| 16 | Crawford County | 3,733 | 25.8°F | $1,470 |
| 17 | Greene County | 3,709 | 28.2°F | $1,406 |
| 18 | Independence County | 3,674 | 28.2°F | $1,107 |
| 19 | Madison County | 3,659 | 29.5°F | $1,368 |
| 20 | Polk County | 3,644 | 27.7°F | $1,111 |
| 21 | Poinsett County | 3,640 | 28.2°F | $962 |
| 22 | Stone County | 3,632 | 28.3°F | $1,296 |
| 23 | Jackson County | 3,579 | 29.6°F | $863 |
| 24 | Cleburne County | 3,577 | 27.7°F | $1,494 |
| 25 | Johnson County | 3,577 | 29.0°F | $1,140 |
| 26 | Faulkner County | 3,575 | 28.3°F | $1,780 |
| 27 | Franklin County | 3,548 | 28.3°F | $1,090 |
| 28 | Perry County | 3,494 | 28.9°F | $1,169 |
| 29 | Garland County | 3,477 | 29.1°F | $1,515 |
| 30 | Scott County | 3,477 | 27.7°F | $1,023 |
| 31 | Craighead County | 3,451 | 30.5°F | $1,683 |
| 32 | Logan County | 3,446 | 28.6°F | $1,152 |
| 33 | Pike County | 3,395 | 28.6°F | $1,070 |
| 34 | Conway County | 3,359 | 29.1°F | $1,226 |
| 35 | Mississippi County | 3,356 | 30.7°F | $1,073 |
| 36 | White County | 3,287 | 30.0°F | $1,386 |
| 37 | Pope County | 3,279 | 29.7°F | $1,413 |
| 38 | Yell County | 3,279 | 29.7°F | $1,183 |
| 39 | Grant County | 3,255 | 29.2°F | $1,357 |
| 40 | Monroe County | 3,230 | 32.5°F | $821 |
| 41 | Lonoke County | 3,165 | 30.9°F | $1,590 |
| 42 | Pulaski County | 3,165 | 30.9°F | $1,729 |
| 43 | Cross County | 3,163 | 31.5°F | $986 |
| 44 | Lee County | 3,115 | 32.0°F | $791 |
| 45 | Sebastian County | 3,098 | 29.6°F | $1,457 |
| 46 | Montgomery County | 3,084 | 30.7°F | $1,203 |
| 47 | Dallas County | 3,065 | 30.6°F | $936 |
| 48 | Nevada County | 3,055 | 29.7°F | $850 |
| 49 | Phillips County | 3,050 | 32.5°F | $787 |
| 50 | Prairie County | 3,037 | 32.6°F | $868 |
| 51 | Woodruff County | 3,037 | 32.6°F | $934 |
| 52 | Crittenden County | 3,004 | 32.9°F | $1,369 |
| 53 | St. Francis County | 3,004 | 32.9°F | $864 |
| 54 | Saline County | 2,994 | 30.6°F | $1,794 |
| 55 | Hempstead County | 2,952 | 31.5°F | $953 |
| 56 | Ouachita County | 2,950 | 31.2°F | $949 |
| 57 | Bradley County | 2,920 | 32.3°F | $935 |
| 58 | Arkansas County | 2,886 | 33.2°F | $1,174 |
| 59 | Desha County | 2,859 | 33.8°F | $878 |
| 60 | Clark County | 2,858 | 32.7°F | $1,306 |
| 61 | Hot Spring County | 2,858 | 32.7°F | $1,157 |
| 62 | Little River County | 2,853 | 31.7°F | $1,048 |
| 63 | Columbia County | 2,848 | 31.1°F | $1,255 |
| 64 | Cleveland County | 2,833 | 33.8°F | $1,132 |
| 65 | Jefferson County | 2,833 | 33.8°F | $1,007 |
| 66 | Howard County | 2,804 | 31.3°F | $1,214 |
| 67 | Sevier County | 2,804 | 31.3°F | $1,036 |
| 68 | Lincoln County | 2,741 | 33.4°F | $1,000 |
| 69 | Lafayette County | 2,635 | 33.2°F | $769 |
| 70 | Drew County | 2,634 | 34.0°F | $1,150 |
| 71 | Miller County | 2,578 | 35.1°F | $1,320 |
| 72 | Calhoun County | 2,558 | 33.6°F | $932 |
| 73 | Union County | 2,558 | 33.6°F | $1,067 |
| 74 | Chicot County | 2,528 | 34.3°F | $885 |
| 75 | Ashley County | 2,414 | 34.1°F | $878 |
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 Heating Demand across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Arkansas