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Fastest growing, Arkansas counties · 2000

Arkansas counties ranked by population growth from the 1990 census to 2000. 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 –

01Benton County, ARAR332,554+57.3%–

02Faulkner County, ARAR133,979+43.3%–

03Washington County, ARAR271,213+39.1%–

04Carroll County, ARAR29,263+35.9%–

05Lonoke County, ARAR76,664+34.5%–

06Marion County, ARAR17,593+34.5%–

07Saline County, ARAR133,288+30.1%–

08Perry County, ARAR10,309+28.1%–

09Crawford County, ARAR62,657+25.3%–

10Johnson County, ARAR26,225+25.0%–

11Cleburne County, ARAR25,672+23.9%–

12Baxter County, ARAR42,982+23.1%–

13White County, ARAR80,085+22.8%–

14Madison County, ARAR18,410+22.6%–

15Sharp County, ARAR18,122+21.3%–

16Garland County, ARAR99,695+20.0%–

17Boone County, ARAR38,628+20.0%–

18Franklin County, ARAR17,725+19.3%–

19Craighead County, ARAR116,957+19.1%–

20Yell County, ARAR19,956+19.0%–

21Pope County, ARAR64,976+18.7%–

22Grant County, ARAR18,756+18.0%–

23Montgomery County, ARAR8,579+17.9%–

24Stone County, ARAR12,703+17.6%–

25Greene County, ARAR47,411+17.4%–

26Polk County, ARAR19,486+16.6%–

27Izard County, ARAR14,405+16.6%–

28Hot Spring County, ARAR33,451+16.2%–

29Fulton County, ARAR12,492+16.0%–

30Van Buren County, ARAR16,238+15.6%–

31Sevier County, ARAR15,758+15.5%–

32Sebastian County, ARAR130,641+15.5%–

33Newton County, ARAR7,026+12.3%–

34Pike County, ARAR9,964+12.1%–

35Cleveland County, ARAR7,224+10.2%–

36Randolph County, ARAR18,876+9.9%–

37Clark County, ARAR20,938+9.8%–

38Independence County, ARAR38,785+9.7%–

39Logan County, ARAR21,633+9.4%–

40Hempstead County, ARAR19,080+9.1%–

41Drew County, ARAR17,054+7.8%–

42Scott County, ARAR9,965+7.8%–

43Bradley County, ARAR9,828+6.8%–

44Conway County, ARAR21,393+6.2%–

45Lincoln County, ARAR12,764+5.9%–

46Howard County, ARAR12,306+5.4%–

47Searcy County, ARAR7,848+5.4%–

48Miller County, ARAR42,357+5.1%–

49Poinsett County, ARAR22,483+3.9%–

50Pulaski County, ARAR404,611+3.4%–

51St. Francis County, ARAR21,800+2.9%–

52Crittenden County, ARAR46,210+1.9%–

53Lawrence County, ARAR16,273+1.8%–

54Cross County, ARAR16,186+1.6%–

55Prairie County, ARAR7,923+0.2%–

56Columbia County, ARAR21,894-0.3%–

57Ashley County, ARAR17,831-0.5%–

58Calhoun County, ARAR4,632-1.4%–

59Jefferson County, ARAR62,987-1.4%–

60Nevada County, ARAR7,942-1.4%–

61Union County, ARAR36,926-2.3%–

62Little River County, ARAR11,763-2.4%–

63Clay County, ARAR14,052-2.8%–

64Jackson County, ARAR16,741-2.8%–

65Lee County, ARAR8,029-3.6%–

66Arkansas County, ARAR15,836-4.2%–

67Dallas County, ARAR6,011-4.2%–

68Ouachita County, ARAR21,731-5.8%–

69Woodruff County, ARAR5,710-8.2%–

70Phillips County, ARAR14,255-8.3%–

71Desha County, ARAR9,984-8.7%–

72Monroe County, ARAR6,244-9.5%–

73Mississippi County, ARAR37,828-9.6%–

74Chicot County, ARAR9,107-10.2%–

75Lafayette County, ARAR5,888-11.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS