State profile · AR
Largest Cities in Arkansas
Ranked by resident population across 524 tracked cities and towns in Arkansas, using Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023). This compares cities and Census-designated places, not metropolitan areas.
- 524
- Cities
- 2,098,623
- Combined city pop.
- $52,575
- Avg median income
- 14.7%
- Avg poverty rate
Data updated July 2026
The headline finding
Little Rock is the largest of 524 tracked cities in Arkansas, which ranks #50 of 52 nationally on avg median income.
- Little Rock
- largest tracked city (202,739 people)
- #50
- national rank, avg median income
- 524
- cities tracked in this state
Every figure here is read live from the same table rendered below.
93% of Arkansas's 524 tracked cities are small towns under 10,000 people -- none crosses the 1-million-resident mark.
How we calculate this mix & the national home-value percentile below
Every tracked city in Arkansas is bucketed by population: small town under 10,000; mid-size 10,000–99,999; large 100,000–999,999; megacity 1,000,000+. The national home-value comparison below plots Arkansas's average tracked-city home value against all 52 US states/territories, ranked the same way as the per-city percentiles: the state's percentile is the share of states with a lower average home value. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.
Largest cities in Arkansas
By population, hover or tap a bar for income detail
- Little Rock
Little Rock, AR
202,739 residents
- Fayetteville
Fayetteville, AR
97,227 residents
- Fort Smith
Fort Smith, AR
89,496 residents
- Springdale
Springdale, AR
87,388 residents
- Jonesboro 79,187
Jonesboro, AR
79,187 residents
- Rogers 71,411
Rogers, AR
71,411 residents
- Conway 66,288
Conway, AR
66,288 residents
- North Little Rock 64,504
North Little Rock, AR
64,504 residents
- Bentonville 56,326
Bentonville, AR
56,326 residents
- Pine Bluff 40,436
Pine Bluff, AR
40,436 residents
- Hot Springs 38,023
Hot Springs, AR
38,023 residents
- Benton 35,954
Benton, AR
35,954 residents
What this shows Little Rock, AR is the most populous city profiled in Arkansas; the full list of all 524 cities follows below.
How Arkansas ranks nationally
Avg median income
$52,575
#50 of 52 · highest income
Avg home value
$127,097
#48 of 52 · highest values
Avg poverty rate
14.7%
#44 of 52 · lowest poverty
Tracked cities
524
#22 of 52 · most tracked cities
Arkansas ranks #50 of 52 nationally on average median income and #44 of 52 on average poverty rate, derived live by comparing it against every other tracked state. Averages are computed only across the cities PlainCities tracks in each state, not full state populations.
How Arkansas's home values compare nationally
Average tracked-city home value vs. all 52 US states/territories
$127,097 Among the most affordable more affordable than 92% of 52 US states
Each bar is a $50K-wide band; taller bars hold more US states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Which cities does Arkansas include?
What to do with Arkansas's city data
524 cities is a lot to browse, here's where to start.
- Little Rock is Arkansas's largest tracked city by population, start there if you want the fullest picture of a major AR metro. Little Rock profile
- Goshen has the highest median household income of any tracked city in Arkansas, a different lens than population size alone. Goshen profile
- See how Arkansas's cities stack up nationally, not just against each other. National rankings
City counts and averages on this page cover only the 524 places with sufficient Census ACS data, smaller towns below the reporting threshold are not included.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many cities does PlainCities track in Arkansas?
PlainCities profiles 524 cities and towns in Arkansas, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2023).
What is the largest city in Arkansas?
Little Rock is the largest tracked city in Arkansas, with a population of 202,739.
What is the average household income in Arkansas?
Across the 524 tracked cities in Arkansas, the average median household income is $52,575. Individual cities vary widely, with Goshen reporting the highest median income at $177,604.
What is the average poverty rate in Arkansas?
The average poverty rate across Arkansas's tracked cities is 14.7%, based on Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023).
Every figure on PlainCities is rendered directly from Census ACS source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on Census ACS source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.