Reed is a town in Desha County, Arkansas, United States.

[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2), all land.

There were 103 housing units at an average density of 999.5 per square mile (385.9/km2).

21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 29.5% of families and 40.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 53.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 37.9% of those 65 or over.