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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%−23%

02Faulkner County, ARAR133,979+31.6%−27%

03Lonoke County, ARAR76,664+29.4%−15%

04Washington County, ARAR271,213+28.8%−26%

05Saline County, ARAR133,288+28.2%−6%

06Craighead County, ARAR116,957+17.4%−9%

07Crawford County, ARAR62,657+16.3%−35%

08White County, ARAR80,085+14.8%−35%

09Pope County, ARAR64,976+13.4%−29%

10Greene County, ARAR47,411+12.7%−27%

11Johnson County, ARAR26,225+12.1%−52%

12Madison County, ARAR18,410+10.3%−54%

13Sebastian County, ARAR130,641+9.3%−40%

14Garland County, ARAR99,695+9.0%−55%

15Boone County, ARAR38,628+8.7%−56%

16Hot Spring County, ARAR33,451+8.5%−48%

17Grant County, ARAR18,756+8.4%−53%

18Sevier County, ARAR15,758+8.3%−47%

19Carroll County, ARAR29,263+8.2%−77%

20Baxter County, ARAR42,982+8.1%−65%

21Cleburne County, ARAR25,672+8.0%−66%

22Stone County, ARAR12,703+7.8%−56%

23Miller County, ARAR42,357+7.5%+45%

24Independence County, ARAR38,785+7.1%−28%

25Van Buren County, ARAR16,238+6.8%−56%

26Pulaski County, ARAR404,611+5.9%+74%

27Fulton County, ARAR12,492+5.2%−68%

28Yell County, ARAR19,956+4.9%−74%

29Conway County, ARAR21,393+4.6%−26%

30Izard County, ARAR14,405+3.4%−80%

31Marion County, ARAR17,593+3.2%−91%

32Montgomery County, ARAR8,579+2.6%−85%

33Perry County, ARAR10,309+2.3%−92%

34Scott County, ARAR9,965+2.2%−72%

35Polk County, ARAR19,486+2.1%−87%

36Franklin County, ARAR17,725+2.0%−90%

37Cleveland County, ARAR7,224+1.4%−86%

38Sharp County, ARAR18,122+0.8%−96%

39Crittenden County, ARAR46,210+0.1%−96%

40Pike County, ARAR9,964-0.1%−101%

41Logan County, ARAR21,633-0.6%−106%

42Searcy County, ARAR7,848-0.8%−115%

43Drew County, ARAR17,054-1.1%−115%

44Randolph County, ARAR18,876-1.2%−113%

45Lawrence County, ARAR16,273-2.0%−211%

46Jackson County, ARAR16,741-2.3%−18%

47Clark County, ARAR20,938-2.3%−124%

48Lincoln County, ARAR12,764-2.5%−142%

49Newton County, ARAR7,026-3.2%−126%

50Little River County, ARAR11,763-3.4%+39%

51Howard County, ARAR12,306-3.6%−166%

52St. Francis County, ARAR21,800-3.7%−225%

53Poinsett County, ARAR22,483-4.0%−205%

54Columbia County, ARAR21,894-4.1%+1098%

55Hempstead County, ARAR19,080-4.1%−146%

56Calhoun County, ARAR4,632-6.5%+365%

57Jefferson County, ARAR62,987-8.1%+474%

58Arkansas County, ARAR15,836-8.3%+100%

59Cross County, ARAR16,186-8.5%−642%

60Prairie County, ARAR7,923-8.6%−4015%

61Clay County, ARAR14,052-8.7%+215%

62Bradley County, ARAR9,828-8.7%−227%

63Union County, ARAR36,926-8.7%+275%

64Ouachita County, ARAR21,731-9.3%+59%

65Nevada County, ARAR7,942-9.6%+566%

66Ashley County, ARAR17,831-9.7%+2052%

67Mississippi County, ARAR37,828-10.6%+10%

68Lafayette County, ARAR5,888-10.7%−5%

69Dallas County, ARAR6,011-11.9%+183%

70Desha County, ARAR9,984-15.2%+75%

71Chicot County, ARAR9,107-16.4%+62%

72Woodruff County, ARAR5,710-16.9%+107%

73Lee County, ARAR8,029-17.1%+373%

74Phillips County, ARAR14,255-17.7%+114%

75Monroe County, ARAR6,244-20.5%+116%

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