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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%−40.4 pts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

65Lee County, ARAR8,029-6.6%−3.0 pts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES