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Fastest growing, Arkansas counties

Arkansas counties ranked by population growth from the 2020 census to 2025. This list covers the 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 75 is -0.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Van Buren County, AR, up 29 places to #23.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Benton County, ARAR332,554+17.0%−40.4 pts

02▲6Madison County, ARAR18,410+11.4%−11.2 pts

03▼1Washington County, ARAR271,213+10.3%−28.8 pts

04▲1Faulkner County, ARAR133,979+8.5%−34.9 pts

05▼1Saline County, ARAR133,288+8.0%−22.1 pts

06▲19Izard County, ARAR14,405+6.1%−10.5 pts

07▼4Craighead County, ARAR116,957+5.1%−14.0 pts

08▲14Sharp County, ARAR18,122+4.9%−16.4 pts

09▲8Marion County, ARAR17,593+4.6%−29.9 pts

10▲9Grant County, ARAR18,756+4.4%−13.6 pts

11▲13White County, ARAR80,085+4.2%−18.6 pts

12▲17Crawford County, ARAR62,657+4.2%−21.1 pts

13▲19Cleburne County, ARAR25,672+3.9%−20.0 pts

14▲22Franklin County, ARAR17,725+3.7%−15.6 pts

15▼9Greene County, ARAR47,411+3.7%−13.7 pts

16▼9Lonoke County, ARAR76,664+3.6%−31.0 pts

17▼4Carroll County, ARAR29,263+3.5%−32.4 pts

18▲8Fulton County, ARAR12,492+3.5%−12.5 pts

19▼3Boone County, ARAR38,628+3.4%−16.6 pts

20▲8Conway County, ARAR21,393+3.3%−2.9 pts

21Baxter County, ARAR42,982+3.3%−19.8 pts

22▲8Perry County, ARAR10,309+2.9%−25.2 pts

23▲29Van Buren County, ARAR16,238+2.8%−12.8 pts

24▼1Stone County, ARAR12,703+2.8%−14.9 pts

25▼11Pope County, ARAR64,976+2.5%−16.2 pts

26▲9Logan County, ARAR21,633+2.4%−7.0 pts

27▼16Independence County, ARAR38,785+2.2%−7.5 pts

28▼13Sebastian County, ARAR130,641+2.2%−13.3 pts

29▼11Johnson County, ARAR26,225+1.8%−23.2 pts

30▼18Randolph County, ARAR18,876+1.6%−8.2 pts

31▲13Polk County, ARAR19,486+1.4%−15.2 pts

32▼22Pulaski County, ARAR404,611+1.4%−2.0 pts

33▲28Scott County, ARAR9,965+1.3%−6.4 pts

34▼14Hot Spring County, ARAR33,451+1.2%−15.0 pts

35▲22Montgomery County, ARAR8,579+1.1%−16.8 pts

36▲6Lawrence County, ARAR16,273+0.4%−1.5 pts

37▼6Searcy County, ARAR7,848+0.3%−5.1 pts

38▲5Jackson County, ARAR16,741-0.1%+2.7 pts

39▼30Garland County, ARAR99,695-0.5%−20.5 pts

40▲6Sevier County, ARAR15,758-0.5%−16.1 pts

41▼14Miller County, ARAR42,357-0.6%−5.7 pts

42▲8Lincoln County, ARAR12,764-1.4%−7.2 pts

43▲8Yell County, ARAR19,956-1.5%−20.5 pts

44▼5Drew County, ARAR17,054-1.7%−9.5 pts

45▲11Pike County, ARAR9,964-2.0%−14.1 pts

46▼6Poinsett County, ARAR22,483-2.1%−6.0 pts

47▲6Little River County, ARAR11,763-2.2%+0.2 pts

48▲11Calhoun County, ARAR4,632-2.3%−0.9 pts

49▼8Clark County, ARAR20,938-2.4%−12.2 pts

50▲16Newton County, ARAR7,026-2.8%−15.0 pts

51▲3Clay County, ARAR14,052-3.4%−0.7 pts

52▼5Howard County, ARAR12,306-3.7%−9.1 pts

53▼16Cross County, ARAR16,186-3.8%−5.4 pts

54▼9Columbia County, ARAR21,894-4.0%−3.6 pts

55▼21Crittenden County, ARAR46,210-4.1%−5.9 pts

56▲11Ouachita County, ARAR21,731-4.1%+1.8 pts

57▲7Cleveland County, ARAR7,224-4.3%−14.5 pts

58▼25Prairie County, ARAR7,923-4.3%−4.6 pts

59▼11Nevada County, ARAR7,942-4.4%−3.0 pts

60▼2Hempstead County, ARAR19,080-4.9%−14.0 pts

61▼23Union County, ARAR36,926-5.4%−3.1 pts

62▲11St. Francis County, ARAR21,800-5.6%−8.5 pts

63▲2Jefferson County, ARAR62,987-6.4%−4.9 pts

64▼1Ashley County, ARAR17,831-6.5%−6.0 pts

65▲7Lee County, ARAR8,029-6.6%−3.0 pts

66▲5Lafayette County, ARAR5,888-6.7%+4.6 pts

67▼18Bradley County, ARAR9,828-6.8%−13.6 pts

68▼6Mississippi County, ARAR37,828-7.0%+2.6 pts

69▲5Dallas County, ARAR6,011-7.3%−3.1 pts

70▼15Arkansas County, ARAR15,836-7.7%−3.5 pts

71▼1Monroe County, ARAR6,244-8.2%+1.4 pts

72▼3Woodruff County, ARAR5,710-8.9%−0.7 pts

73▼5Chicot County, ARAR9,107-10.8%−0.6 pts

74▼14Desha County, ARAR9,984-12.4%−3.7 pts

75Phillips County, ARAR14,255-14.0%−5.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES