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Fastest shrinking, Arkansas counties

Arkansas counties with the steepest population decline from the 2020 census to 2025. 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

01Phillips County, ARAR14,255-14.0%+68%

02Desha County, ARAR9,984-12.4%+43%

03Chicot County, ARAR9,107-10.8%+6%

04Woodruff County, ARAR5,710-8.9%+9%

05Monroe County, ARAR6,244-8.2%−14%

06Arkansas County, ARAR15,836-7.7%+83%

07Dallas County, ARAR6,011-7.3%+73%

08Mississippi County, ARAR37,828-7.0%−27%

09Bradley County, ARAR9,828-6.8%−199%

10Lafayette County, ARAR5,888-6.7%−41%

11Lee County, ARAR8,029-6.6%+83%

12Ashley County, ARAR17,831-6.5%+1328%

13Jefferson County, ARAR62,987-6.4%+349%

14St. Francis County, ARAR21,800-5.6%−291%

15Union County, ARAR36,926-5.4%+134%

16Hempstead County, ARAR19,080-4.9%−154%

17Nevada County, ARAR7,942-4.4%+206%

18Prairie County, ARAR7,923-4.3%−2065%

19Cleveland County, ARAR7,224-4.3%−143%

20Ouachita County, ARAR21,731-4.1%−30%

21Crittenden County, ARAR46,210-4.1%−318%

22Columbia County, ARAR21,894-4.0%+1061%

23Cross County, ARAR16,186-3.8%−345%

24Howard County, ARAR12,306-3.7%−170%

25Clay County, ARAR14,052-3.4%+25%

26Newton County, ARAR7,026-2.8%−122%

27Clark County, ARAR20,938-2.4%−124%

28Calhoun County, ARAR4,632-2.3%+60%

29Little River County, ARAR11,763-2.2%−10%

30Poinsett County, ARAR22,483-2.1%−154%

31Pike County, ARAR9,964-2.0%−117%

32Drew County, ARAR17,054-1.7%−122%

33Yell County, ARAR19,956-1.5%−108%

34Lincoln County, ARAR12,764-1.4%−123%

35Miller County, ARAR42,357-0.6%−111%

36Sevier County, ARAR15,758-0.5%−103%

37Garland County, ARAR99,695-0.5%−102%

38Jackson County, ARAR16,741-0.1%−97%

39Searcy County, ARAR7,848+0.3%−95%

40Lawrence County, ARAR16,273+0.4%−81%

41Montgomery County, ARAR8,579+1.1%−94%

42Hot Spring County, ARAR33,451+1.2%−92%

43Scott County, ARAR9,965+1.3%−83%

44Pulaski County, ARAR404,611+1.4%−59%

45Polk County, ARAR19,486+1.4%−92%

46Randolph County, ARAR18,876+1.6%−83%

47Johnson County, ARAR26,225+1.8%−93%

48Sebastian County, ARAR130,641+2.2%−86%

49Independence County, ARAR38,785+2.2%−77%

50Logan County, ARAR21,633+2.4%−75%

51Pope County, ARAR64,976+2.5%−87%

52Stone County, ARAR12,703+2.8%−84%

53Van Buren County, ARAR16,238+2.8%−82%

54Perry County, ARAR10,309+2.9%−90%

55Baxter County, ARAR42,982+3.3%−86%

56Conway County, ARAR21,393+3.3%−47%

57Boone County, ARAR38,628+3.4%−83%

58Fulton County, ARAR12,492+3.5%−78%

59Carroll County, ARAR29,263+3.5%−90%

60Lonoke County, ARAR76,664+3.6%−90%

61Greene County, ARAR47,411+3.7%−79%

62Franklin County, ARAR17,725+3.7%−81%

63Cleburne County, ARAR25,672+3.9%−84%

64Crawford County, ARAR62,657+4.2%−83%

65White County, ARAR80,085+4.2%−81%

66Grant County, ARAR18,756+4.4%−75%

67Marion County, ARAR17,593+4.6%−87%

68Sharp County, ARAR18,122+4.9%−77%

69Craighead County, ARAR116,957+5.1%−73%

70Izard County, ARAR14,405+6.1%−63%

71Saline County, ARAR133,288+8.0%−73%

72Faulkner County, ARAR133,979+8.5%−80%

73Washington County, ARAR271,213+10.3%−74%

74Madison County, ARAR18,410+11.4%−49%

75Benton County, ARAR332,554+17.0%−70%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES