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Counties of Arkansas

Arkansas has 75 counties. Pulaski County is the largest with 404,611 residents in 2025. 37 of the 75 gained residents between 2020 and 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimates.

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Counties of Arkansas: 2025 estimate, change since 2020, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Pulaski County404,611+1.4%18107$62,873$214,700
Benton County332,554+17.0%2457$93,506$323,500
Washington County271,213+10.3%1854$70,639$298,400
Faulkner County133,979+8.5%1228$67,289$232,700
Saline County133,288+8.0%1230$79,046$221,200
Sebastian County130,641+2.2%1131$57,790$176,200
Craighead County116,957+5.1%1122$59,548$210,400
Garland County99,695−0.5%1030$57,181$194,300
White County80,085+4.2%1819$55,249$163,600
Lonoke County76,664+3.6%1118$72,828$193,600
Pope County64,976+2.5%817$57,344$170,100
Jefferson County62,987−6.3%924$51,096$113,400
Crawford County62,657+4.2%1115$64,132$182,800
Greene County47,411+3.7%612$57,839$169,300
Crittenden County46,210−4.1%1320$55,358$160,200
Baxter County42,982+3.2%1210$48,452$174,600
Miller County42,357−0.6%414$48,836$153,900
Independence County38,785+2.2%1410$56,609$142,600
Boone County38,628+3.4%127$55,143$188,900
Mississippi County37,828−7.0%1814$52,548$122,500
Union County36,926−5.5%1112$55,259$120,900
Hot Spring County33,451+1.2%99$55,405$151,100
Carroll County29,263+3.5%88$54,230$210,400
Johnson County26,225+1.9%86$45,995$135,300
Cleburne County25,672+3.9%109$55,798$179,800
Poinsett County22,483−2.1%108$46,707$103,000
Columbia County21,894−4.0%57$55,334$152,100
St. Francis County21,800−5.6%107$42,574$90,900
Ouachita County21,731−4.1%78$49,268$102,100
Logan County21,633+2.4%106$58,555$139,900
Conway County21,393+3.3%86$54,187$154,100
Clark County20,938−2.4%96$52,034$155,000
Yell County19,956−1.5%96$55,934$143,600
Polk County19,486+1.4%87$49,191$138,400
Hempstead County19,080−4.9%127$46,787$105,700
Randolph County18,876+1.6%75$50,911$130,600
Grant County18,756+4.4%55$71,549$161,700
Madison County18,410+11.4%54$56,798$178,100
Sharp County18,122+4.9%106$44,637$105,100
Ashley County17,831−6.4%97$44,266$91,900
Franklin County17,725+3.7%75$55,886$130,800
Marion County17,593+4.6%65$48,619$163,300
Drew County17,054−1.7%75$42,824$140,800
Jackson County16,741−0.1%116$44,218$98,300
Lawrence County16,273+0.3%136$44,882$98,900
Van Buren County16,238+2.8%66$50,354$135,700
Cross County16,186−3.8%66$50,863$117,500
Arkansas County15,836−7.6%68$53,164$138,100
Sevier County15,758−0.5%54$53,527$117,600
Izard County14,405+6.1%104$49,405$129,100
Phillips County14,255−13.7%87$40,134$78,200
Clay County14,052−3.4%126$51,481$94,600
Lincoln County12,764−1.4%34$51,778$108,000
Stone County12,703+2.8%44$40,943$171,600
Fulton County12,492+3.5%74$42,241$113,800
Howard County12,306−3.8%63$45,603$153,900
Little River County11,763−2.2%76$53,344$113,500
Perry County10,309+2.9%83$55,764$130,200
Desha County9,984−12.4%85$37,662$90,900
Scott County9,965+1.4%33$43,270$115,000
Pike County9,964−2.0%73$49,269$121,600
Bradley County9,828−6.9%35$41,476$94,800
Chicot County9,107−10.8%34$39,045$89,100
Montgomery County8,579+1.2%73$48,906$151,900
Lee County8,029−7.2%64$34,375$75,300
Nevada County7,942−4.5%83$53,886$83,300
Prairie County7,923−4.3%53$51,646$96,400
Searcy County7,848+0.2%73$44,426$110,000
Cleveland County7,224−4.3%62$54,794$137,600
Newton County7,026−2.7%62$48,986$169,300
Monroe County6,244−8.1%73$43,214$88,700
Dallas County6,011−7.2%53$42,500$97,300
Lafayette County5,888−6.6%43$41,278$81,000
Woodruff County5,710−8.9%62$48,158$106,500
Calhoun County4,632−2.3%42$66,809$110,700

Source: PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Census population estimates

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