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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%−28.9 pts

02Washington County, ARAR271,213+21.1%−18.0 pts

03Craighead County, ARAR116,957+15.3%−3.8 pts

04Saline County, ARAR133,288+15.2%−14.9 pts

05Faulkner County, ARAR133,979+9.1%−34.3 pts

06Greene County, ARAR47,411+8.7%−8.7 pts

07Lonoke County, ARAR76,664+8.3%−26.3 pts

08Madison County, ARAR18,410+5.1%−17.5 pts

09Garland County, ARAR99,695+4.3%−15.7 pts

10Pulaski County, ARAR404,611+4.3%+0.9 pts

11Independence County, ARAR38,785+3.5%−6.2 pts

12Randolph County, ARAR18,876+3.4%−6.5 pts

13Carroll County, ARAR29,263+3.0%−33.0 pts

14Pope County, ARAR64,976+2.6%−16.1 pts

15Sebastian County, ARAR130,641+1.6%−13.9 pts

16Boone County, ARAR38,628+1.3%−18.7 pts

17Marion County, ARAR17,593+1.0%−33.4 pts

18Johnson County, ARAR26,225+0.8%−24.2 pts

19Grant County, ARAR18,756+0.6%−17.5 pts

20Hot Spring County, ARAR33,451+0.4%−15.9 pts

21Baxter County, ARAR42,982+0.3%−22.8 pts

22Sharp County, ARAR18,122+0.0%−21.3 pts

23Stone County, ARAR12,703-0.3%−17.9 pts

24White County, ARAR80,085-0.3%−23.2 pts

25Izard County, ARAR14,405-0.9%−17.5 pts

26Fulton County, ARAR12,492-1.4%−17.4 pts

27Miller County, ARAR42,357-2.0%−7.1 pts

28Conway County, ARAR21,393-2.6%−8.8 pts

29Crawford County, ARAR62,657-2.9%−28.2 pts

30Perry County, ARAR10,309-4.1%−32.2 pts

31Searcy County, ARAR7,848-4.5%−9.8 pts

32Cleburne County, ARAR25,672-4.8%−28.7 pts

33Prairie County, ARAR7,923-5.0%−5.2 pts

34Crittenden County, ARAR46,210-5.4%−7.2 pts

35Logan County, ARAR21,633-5.5%−14.9 pts

36Franklin County, ARAR17,725-5.7%−25.0 pts

37Cross County, ARAR16,186-5.8%−7.4 pts

38Union County, ARAR36,926-6.2%−3.9 pts

39Drew County, ARAR17,054-6.3%−14.1 pts

40Poinsett County, ARAR22,483-6.6%−10.4 pts

41Clark County, ARAR20,938-6.7%−16.6 pts

42Lawrence County, ARAR16,273-6.9%−8.7 pts

43Jackson County, ARAR16,741-6.9%−4.1 pts

44Polk County, ARAR19,486-7.0%−23.6 pts

45Columbia County, ARAR21,894-7.1%−6.8 pts

46Sevier County, ARAR15,758-7.1%−22.7 pts

47Howard County, ARAR12,306-7.3%−12.7 pts

48Nevada County, ARAR7,942-7.6%−6.2 pts

49Bradley County, ARAR9,828-8.4%−15.2 pts

50Lincoln County, ARAR12,764-8.4%−14.3 pts

51Yell County, ARAR19,956-8.7%−27.7 pts

52Van Buren County, ARAR16,238-8.7%−24.3 pts

53Little River County, ARAR11,763-8.7%−6.3 pts

54Clay County, ARAR14,052-9.5%−6.8 pts

55Arkansas County, ARAR15,836-9.8%−5.7 pts

56Pike County, ARAR9,964-9.9%−22.0 pts

57Montgomery County, ARAR8,579-10.6%−28.5 pts

58Hempstead County, ARAR19,080-11.3%−20.3 pts

59Calhoun County, ARAR4,632-11.7%−10.3 pts

60Desha County, ARAR9,984-12.4%−3.7 pts

61Scott County, ARAR9,965-12.4%−20.2 pts

62Mississippi County, ARAR37,828-12.5%−2.8 pts

63Ashley County, ARAR17,831-12.8%−12.3 pts

64Cleveland County, ARAR7,224-13.1%−23.3 pts

65Jefferson County, ARAR62,987-13.1%−11.7 pts

66Newton County, ARAR7,026-13.3%−25.6 pts

67Ouachita County, ARAR21,731-13.3%−7.4 pts

68Chicot County, ARAR9,107-13.5%−3.3 pts

69Woodruff County, ARAR5,710-13.7%−5.5 pts

70Monroe County, ARAR6,244-16.6%−7.0 pts

71Lafayette County, ARAR5,888-17.5%−6.2 pts

72Lee County, ARAR8,029-17.5%−13.9 pts

73St. Francis County, ARAR21,800-18.3%−21.2 pts

74Dallas County, ARAR6,011-20.1%−15.9 pts

75Phillips County, ARAR14,255-23.8%−15.6 pts

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