Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Wettest Counties in Arkansas
Total annual precipitation by county, wettest first. Rainfall drives roof and siding wear, basement water, and in much of the country the flood component of the insurance premium. 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.
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Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Arkansas ranked
| # | County | Annual rainfall | FEMA risk rating | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polk County | 61.4" | Relatively Low | $122,600 |
| 2 | Chicot County | 60.4" | Relatively Low | $90,500 |
| 3 | Bradley County | 59.1" | Very Low | $97,000 |
| 4 | Perry County | 58.4" | Very Low | $129,300 |
| 5 | Pike County | 58.4" | Very Low | $115,400 |
| 6 | Garland County | 57.9" | Relatively Moderate | $176,400 |
| 7 | Van Buren County | 57.2" | Relatively Low | $122,300 |
| 8 | Ashley County | 56.7" | Relatively Low | $88,800 |
| 9 | Nevada County | 56.6" | Very Low | $85,700 |
| 10 | Lincoln County | 56.5" | Very Low | $106,100 |
| 11 | Columbia County | 56.3" | Very Low | $141,700 |
| 12 | Newton County | 56.3" | Very Low | $178,800 |
| 13 | Dallas County | 56.2" | Very Low | $98,200 |
| 14 | Montgomery County | 55.8" | Very Low | $136,000 |
| 15 | Hempstead County | 55.7" | Relatively Low | $100,200 |
| 16 | Grant County | 55.2" | Very Low | $154,500 |
| 17 | Monroe County | 55.1" | Very Low | $82,200 |
| 18 | Desha County | 54.6" | Very Low | $89,100 |
| 19 | Crawford County | 53.4" | Relatively Low | $170,000 |
| 20 | Saline County | 53.4" | Relatively Low | $211,700 |
| 21 | Cleburne County | 53.4" | Relatively Low | $174,600 |
| 22 | Little River County | 53.2" | Relatively Low | $113,400 |
| 23 | Scott County | 53.2" | Very Low | $110,900 |
| 24 | Ouachita County | 53.1" | Relatively Low | $99,600 |
| 25 | Drew County | 53.0" | Very Low | $127,800 |
| 26 | Lafayette County | 53.0" | Very Low | $74,600 |
| 27 | Clark County | 52.9" | Very Low | $147,100 |
| 28 | Hot Spring County | 52.9" | Relatively Low | $127,900 |
| 29 | Johnson County | 52.8" | Relatively Low | $124,800 |
| 30 | Franklin County | 52.2" | Relatively Low | $118,800 |
| 31 | Mississippi County | 52.2" | Relatively Moderate | $115,800 |
| 32 | Calhoun County | 52.1" | Very Low | $97,300 |
| 33 | Union County | 52.1" | Relatively Low | $114,700 |
| 34 | Lee County | 52.1" | Very Low | $77,900 |
| 35 | Phillips County | 51.9" | Relatively Low | $76,200 |
| 36 | Stone County | 51.9" | Relatively Low | $149,400 |
| 37 | White County | 51.8" | Relatively Moderate | $159,600 |
| 38 | Greene County | 51.7" | Relatively Low | $162,200 |
| 39 | Randolph County | 51.5" | Relatively Low | $118,100 |
| 40 | Sharp County | 51.4" | Relatively Low | $94,600 |
| 41 | Conway County | 51.2" | Relatively Low | $137,000 |
| 42 | Jackson County | 51.2" | Relatively Low | $87,300 |
| 43 | Poinsett County | 51.2" | Relatively Low | $101,200 |
| 44 | Independence County | 50.8" | Relatively Low | $120,500 |
| 45 | Cleveland County | 50.8" | Very Low | $123,400 |
| 46 | Jefferson County | 50.8" | Relatively Moderate | $106,000 |
| 47 | Arkansas County | 50.6" | Relatively Low | $129,400 |
| 48 | Cross County | 50.6" | Relatively Low | $104,000 |
| 49 | Faulkner County | 50.5" | Relatively Moderate | $211,300 |
| 50 | Lonoke County | 50.4" | Relatively Low | $184,100 |
| 51 | Pulaski County | 50.4" | Relatively High | $199,600 |
| 52 | Crittenden County | 50.4" | Relatively Moderate | $155,100 |
| 53 | St. Francis County | 50.4" | Relatively Low | $87,700 |
| 54 | Prairie County | 50.0" | Very Low | $87,500 |
| 55 | Woodruff County | 50.0" | Very Low | $96,800 |
| 56 | Fulton County | 49.5" | Relatively Low | $107,200 |
| 57 | Clay County | 49.5" | Relatively Low | $88,100 |
| 58 | Logan County | 49.3" | Relatively Low | $126,900 |
| 59 | Izard County | 48.9" | Relatively Low | $122,100 |
| 60 | Miller County | 48.9" | Relatively Low | $148,200 |
| 61 | Craighead County | 48.5" | Relatively Moderate | $198,700 |
| 62 | Lawrence County | 47.5" | Relatively Low | $91,100 |
| 63 | Searcy County | 47.5" | Very Low | $108,100 |
| 64 | Sebastian County | 47.3" | Relatively Moderate | $166,000 |
| 65 | Washington County | 47.0" | Relatively Moderate | $266,000 |
| 66 | Pope County | 46.4" | Relatively Low | $161,700 |
| 67 | Yell County | 46.4" | Relatively Low | $131,300 |
| 68 | Madison County | 45.6" | Relatively Low | $157,800 |
| 69 | Benton County | 45.4" | Relatively Moderate | $285,100 |
| 70 | Boone County | 44.5" | Relatively Low | $169,300 |
| 71 | Carroll County | 44.5" | Relatively Low | $186,300 |
| 72 | Howard County | 44.4" | Relatively Low | $135,400 |
| 73 | Sevier County | 44.4" | Relatively Low | $111,700 |
| 74 | Baxter County | 41.2" | Relatively Low | $165,400 |
| 75 | Marion County | 41.2" | Relatively Low | $158,400 |
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.
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Wettest Counties across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Arkansas