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Fastest growing, Arkansas counties · 2020

Arkansas counties ranked by population growth from the 2010 census to 2020. 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+28.5%−50%

02Washington County, ARAR271,213+21.1%−46%

03Craighead County, ARAR116,957+15.3%−20%

04Saline County, ARAR133,288+15.2%−50%

05Faulkner County, ARAR133,979+9.1%−79%

06Greene County, ARAR47,411+8.7%−50%

07Lonoke County, ARAR76,664+8.3%−76%

08Madison County, ARAR18,410+5.1%−77%

09Garland County, ARAR99,695+4.3%−78%

10Pulaski County, ARAR404,611+4.3%+27%

11Independence County, ARAR38,785+3.5%−64%

12Randolph County, ARAR18,876+3.4%−66%

13Carroll County, ARAR29,263+3.0%−92%

14Pope County, ARAR64,976+2.6%−86%

15Sebastian County, ARAR130,641+1.6%−89%

16Boone County, ARAR38,628+1.3%−94%

17Marion County, ARAR17,593+1.0%−97%

18Johnson County, ARAR26,225+0.8%−97%

19Grant County, ARAR18,756+0.6%−97%

20Hot Spring County, ARAR33,451+0.4%−98%

21Baxter County, ARAR42,982+0.3%−99%

22Sharp County, ARAR18,122+0.0%−100%

23Stone County, ARAR12,703-0.3%−102%

24White County, ARAR80,085-0.3%−101%

25Izard County, ARAR14,405-0.9%−105%

26Fulton County, ARAR12,492-1.4%−109%

27Miller County, ARAR42,357-2.0%−139%

28Conway County, ARAR21,393-2.6%−142%

29Crawford County, ARAR62,657-2.9%−112%

30Perry County, ARAR10,309-4.1%−115%

31Searcy County, ARAR7,848-4.5%−184%

32Cleburne County, ARAR25,672-4.8%−120%

33Prairie County, ARAR7,923-5.0%−2352%

34Crittenden County, ARAR46,210-5.4%−390%

35Logan County, ARAR21,633-5.5%−158%

36Franklin County, ARAR17,725-5.7%−129%

37Cross County, ARAR16,186-5.8%−471%

38Union County, ARAR36,926-6.2%+166%

39Drew County, ARAR17,054-6.3%−180%

40Poinsett County, ARAR22,483-6.6%−271%

41Clark County, ARAR20,938-6.7%−168%

42Lawrence County, ARAR16,273-6.9%−479%

43Jackson County, ARAR16,741-6.9%+149%

44Polk County, ARAR19,486-7.0%−142%

45Columbia County, ARAR21,894-7.1%+1982%

46Sevier County, ARAR15,758-7.1%−146%

47Howard County, ARAR12,306-7.3%−235%

48Nevada County, ARAR7,942-7.6%+428%

49Bradley County, ARAR9,828-8.4%−222%

50Lincoln County, ARAR12,764-8.4%−244%

51Yell County, ARAR19,956-8.7%−146%

52Van Buren County, ARAR16,238-8.7%−156%

53Little River County, ARAR11,763-8.7%+259%

54Clay County, ARAR14,052-9.5%+246%

55Arkansas County, ARAR15,836-9.8%+136%

56Pike County, ARAR9,964-9.9%−182%

57Montgomery County, ARAR8,579-10.6%−159%

58Hempstead County, ARAR19,080-11.3%−224%

59Calhoun County, ARAR4,632-11.7%+733%

60Desha County, ARAR9,984-12.4%+43%

61Scott County, ARAR9,965-12.4%−260%

62Mississippi County, ARAR37,828-12.5%+29%

63Ashley County, ARAR17,831-12.8%+2724%

64Cleveland County, ARAR7,224-13.1%−229%

65Jefferson County, ARAR62,987-13.1%+829%

66Newton County, ARAR7,026-13.3%−208%

67Ouachita County, ARAR21,731-13.3%+128%

68Chicot County, ARAR9,107-13.5%+33%

69Woodruff County, ARAR5,710-13.7%+67%

70Monroe County, ARAR6,244-16.6%+74%

71Lafayette County, ARAR5,888-17.5%+56%

72Lee County, ARAR8,029-17.5%+383%

73St. Francis County, ARAR21,800-18.3%−726%

74Dallas County, ARAR6,011-20.1%+379%

75Phillips County, ARAR14,255-23.8%+187%

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