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Fastest growing, Arkansas counties · 2010

Arkansas counties ranked by population growth from the 2000 census to 2010. 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+44.3%−13.1 pts

02Faulkner County, ARAR133,979+31.6%−11.7 pts

03Lonoke County, ARAR76,664+29.4%−5.1 pts

04Washington County, ARAR271,213+28.8%−10.3 pts

05Saline County, ARAR133,288+28.2%−1.9 pts

06Craighead County, ARAR116,957+17.4%−1.7 pts

07Crawford County, ARAR62,657+16.3%−9.0 pts

08White County, ARAR80,085+14.8%−8.1 pts

09Pope County, ARAR64,976+13.4%−5.3 pts

10Greene County, ARAR47,411+12.7%−4.6 pts

11Johnson County, ARAR26,225+12.1%−12.9 pts

12Madison County, ARAR18,410+10.3%−12.2 pts

13Sebastian County, ARAR130,641+9.3%−6.3 pts

14Garland County, ARAR99,695+9.0%−11.0 pts

15Boone County, ARAR38,628+8.7%−11.3 pts

16Hot Spring County, ARAR33,451+8.5%−7.8 pts

17Grant County, ARAR18,756+8.4%−9.6 pts

18Sevier County, ARAR15,758+8.3%−7.3 pts

19Carroll County, ARAR29,263+8.2%−27.7 pts

20Baxter County, ARAR42,982+8.1%−14.9 pts

21Cleburne County, ARAR25,672+8.0%−15.9 pts

22Stone County, ARAR12,703+7.8%−9.9 pts

23Miller County, ARAR42,357+7.5%+2.3 pts

24Independence County, ARAR38,785+7.1%−2.7 pts

25Van Buren County, ARAR16,238+6.8%−8.8 pts

26Pulaski County, ARAR404,611+5.9%+2.5 pts

27Fulton County, ARAR12,492+5.2%−10.8 pts

28Yell County, ARAR19,956+4.9%−14.1 pts

29Conway County, ARAR21,393+4.6%−1.6 pts

30Izard County, ARAR14,405+3.4%−13.2 pts

31Marion County, ARAR17,593+3.2%−31.3 pts

32Montgomery County, ARAR8,579+2.6%−15.3 pts

33Perry County, ARAR10,309+2.3%−25.8 pts

34Scott County, ARAR9,965+2.2%−5.6 pts

35Polk County, ARAR19,486+2.1%−14.5 pts

36Franklin County, ARAR17,725+2.0%−17.3 pts

37Cleveland County, ARAR7,224+1.4%−8.8 pts

38Sharp County, ARAR18,122+0.8%−20.5 pts

39Crittenden County, ARAR46,210+0.1%−1.8 pts

40Pike County, ARAR9,964-0.1%−12.2 pts

41Logan County, ARAR21,633-0.6%−10.0 pts

42Searcy County, ARAR7,848-0.8%−6.2 pts

43Drew County, ARAR17,054-1.1%−8.9 pts

44Randolph County, ARAR18,876-1.2%−11.1 pts

45Lawrence County, ARAR16,273-2.0%−3.8 pts

46Jackson County, ARAR16,741-2.3%+0.5 pts

47Clark County, ARAR20,938-2.3%−12.2 pts

48Lincoln County, ARAR12,764-2.5%−8.3 pts

49Newton County, ARAR7,026-3.2%−15.5 pts

50Little River County, ARAR11,763-3.4%−0.9 pts

51Howard County, ARAR12,306-3.6%−9.0 pts

52St. Francis County, ARAR21,800-3.7%−6.6 pts

53Poinsett County, ARAR22,483-4.0%−7.9 pts

54Columbia County, ARAR21,894-4.1%−3.8 pts

55Hempstead County, ARAR19,080-4.1%−13.2 pts

56Calhoun County, ARAR4,632-6.5%−5.1 pts

57Jefferson County, ARAR62,987-8.1%−6.7 pts

58Arkansas County, ARAR15,836-8.3%−4.2 pts

59Cross County, ARAR16,186-8.5%−10.0 pts

60Prairie County, ARAR7,923-8.6%−8.9 pts

61Clay County, ARAR14,052-8.7%−5.9 pts

62Bradley County, ARAR9,828-8.7%−15.5 pts

63Union County, ARAR36,926-8.7%−6.4 pts

64Ouachita County, ARAR21,731-9.3%−3.4 pts

65Nevada County, ARAR7,942-9.6%−8.2 pts

66Ashley County, ARAR17,831-9.7%−9.3 pts

67Mississippi County, ARAR37,828-10.6%−0.9 pts

68Lafayette County, ARAR5,888-10.7%+0.6 pts

69Dallas County, ARAR6,011-11.9%−7.7 pts

70Desha County, ARAR9,984-15.2%−6.5 pts

71Chicot County, ARAR9,107-16.4%−6.3 pts

72Woodruff County, ARAR5,710-16.9%−8.8 pts

73Lee County, ARAR8,029-17.1%−13.5 pts

74Phillips County, ARAR14,255-17.7%−9.4 pts

75Monroe County, ARAR6,244-20.5%−11.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS