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Section 8 rent amounts in Arkansas

The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Arkansas is $1,064.

HUD voucher rents by county and bedroom count, from the current Fair Market Rent and Small Area FMR release.

Source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rents and Small Area FMRs, effective 2025-10-01, retrieved 2026-10-09, with ZIP placement from the HUD-USPS ZIP Crosswalk 2021-Q4. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html

Counties

Benton County$1,007$1,115$1,347$1,873$2,21322
Madison County$1,007$1,115$1,347$1,873$2,2138
Washington County$1,007$1,115$1,347$1,873$2,21323
Crittenden County$1,060$1,154$1,274$1,683$1,95910
Faulkner County$984$989$1,147$1,540$1,82212
Lonoke County$984$989$1,147$1,540$1,8229
Perry County$984$989$1,147$1,540$1,8226
Pulaski County$984$989$1,147$1,540$1,82244
Saline County$984$989$1,147$1,540$1,82212
Miller County$859$868$1,101$1,369$1,6575
Garland County$829$834$1,090$1,393$1,67012
Craighead County$805$870$1,040$1,402$1,48015
Calhoun County$724$771$1,011$1,212$1,4253
Grant County$795$800$968$1,226$1,5395
Baxter County$730$735$964$1,274$1,27613
Cleburne County$684$735$955$1,228$1,29511
Carroll County$658$742$954$1,144$1,3457
Pope County$647$715$938$1,254$1,25810
Crawford County$683$714$937$1,266$1,53211
Jefferson County$697$728$937$1,224$1,24112
Sebastian County$683$714$937$1,266$1,53221
Drew County$664$706$927$1,224$1,2273
St. Francis County$661$703$923$1,161$1,3109
Union County$714$718$923$1,111$1,30110
Arkansas County$670$703$922$1,159$1,54710
Nevada County$652$694$911$1,092$1,2846
Stone County$651$693$909$1,264$1,2818
Hempstead County$650$692$908$1,188$1,4048
Marion County$650$692$908$1,132$1,2808
Greene County$648$772$905$1,259$1,4927
Columbia County$647$688$903$1,191$1,1965
Polk County$642$703$897$1,076$1,1887
Independence County$684$688$891$1,175$1,18016
Johnson County$633$674$884$1,083$1,2468
Howard County$632$673$883$1,059$1,2724
Ashley County$666$671$880$1,055$1,4766
Boone County$607$671$880$1,224$1,3437
Bradley County$630$710$880$1,212$1,4764
Chicot County$630$671$880$1,150$1,2824
Clark County$730$731$880$1,221$1,3569
Clay County$658$671$880$1,191$1,24011
Cleveland County$630$671$880$1,055$1,2403
Conway County$607$671$880$1,224$1,4489
Cross County$630$671$880$1,224$1,4765
Dallas County$630$671$880$1,207$1,2404
Desha County$630$671$880$1,208$1,4767
Franklin County$666$671$880$1,094$1,4766
Fulton County$630$746$880$1,145$1,3218
Hot Spring County$613$671$880$1,155$1,2824
Izard County$630$715$880$1,202$1,47614
Jackson County$630$671$880$1,055$1,1659
Lafayette County$630$671$880$1,055$1,2405
Lawrence County$630$671$880$1,089$1,37513
Lee County$630$671$880$1,224$1,2406
Lincoln County$630$671$880$1,224$1,2404
Little River County$666$671$880$1,166$1,1706
Logan County$607$803$880$1,224$1,3629
Mississippi County$624$671$880$1,161$1,16518
Monroe County$660$671$880$1,055$1,2405
Montgomery County$630$803$880$1,096$1,2407
Newton County$614$803$880$1,055$1,47610
Ouachita County$630$694$880$1,133$1,2405
Phillips County$630$671$880$1,224$1,40713
Pike County$630$803$880$1,224$1,2747
Poinsett County$681$685$880$1,161$1,1659
Prairie County$630$671$880$1,150$1,2406
Randolph County$630$681$880$1,224$1,2828
Scott County$630$671$880$1,159$1,2404
Searcy County$630$671$880$1,224$1,2407
Sevier County$666$671$880$1,097$1,2105
Sharp County$659$671$880$1,224$1,4328
Van Buren County$630$671$880$1,186$1,2408
White County$630$734$880$1,149$1,16519
Woodruff County$630$803$880$1,157$1,2406
Yell County$687$692$880$1,224$1,35811

Payment standard

HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $1,064. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2-bedroom Section 8 rent in Arkansas?

The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Arkansas is $1,064.

Which HUD row has the highest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Arkansas?

The highest FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent row in Arkansas is $1,347 in Madison County.

How does a voucher payment standard relate to the Fair Market Rent in Arkansas?

HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $1,064. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).