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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.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Benton County, ARAR332,554+17.0%−70%

02Madison County, ARAR18,410+11.4%−49%

03Washington County, ARAR271,213+10.3%−74%

04Faulkner County, ARAR133,979+8.5%−80%

05Saline County, ARAR133,288+8.0%−73%

06Izard County, ARAR14,405+6.1%−63%

07Craighead County, ARAR116,957+5.1%−73%

08Sharp County, ARAR18,122+4.9%−77%

09Marion County, ARAR17,593+4.6%−87%

10Grant County, ARAR18,756+4.4%−75%

11White County, ARAR80,085+4.2%−81%

12Crawford County, ARAR62,657+4.2%−83%

13Cleburne County, ARAR25,672+3.9%−84%

14Franklin County, ARAR17,725+3.7%−81%

15Greene County, ARAR47,411+3.7%−79%

16Lonoke County, ARAR76,664+3.6%−90%

17Carroll County, ARAR29,263+3.5%−90%

18Fulton County, ARAR12,492+3.5%−78%

19Boone County, ARAR38,628+3.4%−83%

20Conway County, ARAR21,393+3.3%−47%

21Baxter County, ARAR42,982+3.3%−86%

22Perry County, ARAR10,309+2.9%−90%

23Van Buren County, ARAR16,238+2.8%−82%

24Stone County, ARAR12,703+2.8%−84%

25Pope County, ARAR64,976+2.5%−87%

26Logan County, ARAR21,633+2.4%−75%

27Independence County, ARAR38,785+2.2%−77%

28Sebastian County, ARAR130,641+2.2%−86%

29Johnson County, ARAR26,225+1.8%−93%

30Randolph County, ARAR18,876+1.6%−83%

31Polk County, ARAR19,486+1.4%−92%

32Pulaski County, ARAR404,611+1.4%−59%

33Scott County, ARAR9,965+1.3%−83%

34Hot Spring County, ARAR33,451+1.2%−92%

35Montgomery County, ARAR8,579+1.1%−94%

36Lawrence County, ARAR16,273+0.4%−81%

37Searcy County, ARAR7,848+0.3%−95%

38Jackson County, ARAR16,741-0.1%−97%

39Garland County, ARAR99,695-0.5%−102%

40Sevier County, ARAR15,758-0.5%−103%

41Miller County, ARAR42,357-0.6%−111%

42Lincoln County, ARAR12,764-1.4%−123%

43Yell County, ARAR19,956-1.5%−108%

44Drew County, ARAR17,054-1.7%−122%

45Pike County, ARAR9,964-2.0%−117%

46Poinsett County, ARAR22,483-2.1%−154%

47Little River County, ARAR11,763-2.2%−10%

48Calhoun County, ARAR4,632-2.3%+60%

49Clark County, ARAR20,938-2.4%−124%

50Newton County, ARAR7,026-2.8%−122%

51Clay County, ARAR14,052-3.4%+25%

52Howard County, ARAR12,306-3.7%−170%

53Cross County, ARAR16,186-3.8%−345%

54Columbia County, ARAR21,894-4.0%+1061%

55Crittenden County, ARAR46,210-4.1%−318%

56Ouachita County, ARAR21,731-4.1%−30%

57Cleveland County, ARAR7,224-4.3%−143%

58Prairie County, ARAR7,923-4.3%−2065%

59Nevada County, ARAR7,942-4.4%+206%

60Hempstead County, ARAR19,080-4.9%−154%

61Union County, ARAR36,926-5.4%+134%

62St. Francis County, ARAR21,800-5.6%−291%

63Jefferson County, ARAR62,987-6.4%+349%

64Ashley County, ARAR17,831-6.5%+1328%

65Lee County, ARAR8,029-6.6%+83%

66Lafayette County, ARAR5,888-6.7%−41%

67Bradley County, ARAR9,828-6.8%−199%

68Mississippi County, ARAR37,828-7.0%−27%

69Dallas County, ARAR6,011-7.3%+73%

70Arkansas County, ARAR15,836-7.7%+83%

71Monroe County, ARAR6,244-8.2%−14%

72Woodruff County, ARAR5,710-8.9%+9%

73Chicot County, ARAR9,107-10.8%+6%

74Desha County, ARAR9,984-12.4%+43%

75Phillips County, ARAR14,255-14.0%+68%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES