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Fastest shrinking, Arkansas counties

Arkansas counties with the steepest population decline since the prior decennial census. This list covers the 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Phillips County, ARAR14,255-23.8%+187%

02Dallas County, ARAR6,011-20.1%+379%

03St. Francis County, ARAR21,800-18.3%−726%

04Lee County, ARAR8,029-17.5%+383%

05Lafayette County, ARAR5,888-17.5%+56%

06Monroe County, ARAR6,244-16.6%+74%

07Woodruff County, ARAR5,710-13.7%+67%

08Chicot County, ARAR9,107-13.5%+33%

09Ouachita County, ARAR21,731-13.3%+128%

10Newton County, ARAR7,026-13.3%−208%

11Jefferson County, ARAR62,987-13.1%+829%

12Cleveland County, ARAR7,224-13.1%−229%

13Ashley County, ARAR17,831-12.8%+2724%

14Mississippi County, ARAR37,828-12.5%+29%

15Scott County, ARAR9,965-12.4%−260%

16Desha County, ARAR9,984-12.4%+43%

17Calhoun County, ARAR4,632-11.7%+733%

18Hempstead County, ARAR19,080-11.3%−224%

19Montgomery County, ARAR8,579-10.6%−159%

20Pike County, ARAR9,964-9.9%−182%

21Arkansas County, ARAR15,836-9.8%+136%

22Clay County, ARAR14,052-9.5%+246%

23Little River County, ARAR11,763-8.7%+259%

24Van Buren County, ARAR16,238-8.7%−156%

25Yell County, ARAR19,956-8.7%−146%

26Lincoln County, ARAR12,764-8.4%−244%

27Bradley County, ARAR9,828-8.4%−222%

28Nevada County, ARAR7,942-7.6%+428%

29Howard County, ARAR12,306-7.3%−235%

30Sevier County, ARAR15,758-7.1%−146%

31Columbia County, ARAR21,894-7.1%+1982%

32Polk County, ARAR19,486-7.0%−142%

33Jackson County, ARAR16,741-6.9%+149%

34Lawrence County, ARAR16,273-6.9%−479%

35Clark County, ARAR20,938-6.7%−168%

36Poinsett County, ARAR22,483-6.6%−271%

37Drew County, ARAR17,054-6.3%−180%

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

39Cross County, ARAR16,186-5.8%−471%

40Franklin County, ARAR17,725-5.7%−129%

41Logan County, ARAR21,633-5.5%−158%

42Crittenden County, ARAR46,210-5.4%−390%

43Prairie County, ARAR7,923-5.0%−2352%

44Cleburne County, ARAR25,672-4.8%−120%

45Searcy County, ARAR7,848-4.5%−184%

46Perry County, ARAR10,309-4.1%−115%

47Crawford County, ARAR62,657-2.9%−112%

48Conway County, ARAR21,393-2.6%−142%

49Miller County, ARAR42,357-2.0%−139%

50Fulton County, ARAR12,492-1.4%−109%

51Izard County, ARAR14,405-0.9%−105%

52White County, ARAR80,085-0.3%−101%

53Stone County, ARAR12,703-0.3%−102%

54Sharp County, ARAR18,122+0.0%−100%

55Baxter County, ARAR42,982+0.3%−99%

56Hot Spring County, ARAR33,451+0.4%−98%

57Grant County, ARAR18,756+0.6%−97%

58Johnson County, ARAR26,225+0.8%−97%

59Marion County, ARAR17,593+1.0%−97%

60Boone County, ARAR38,628+1.3%−94%

61Sebastian County, ARAR130,641+1.6%−89%

62Pope County, ARAR64,976+2.6%−86%

63Carroll County, ARAR29,263+3.0%−92%

64Randolph County, ARAR18,876+3.4%−66%

65Independence County, ARAR38,785+3.5%−64%

66Pulaski County, ARAR404,611+4.3%+27%

67Garland County, ARAR99,695+4.3%−78%

68Madison County, ARAR18,410+5.1%−77%

69Lonoke County, ARAR76,664+8.3%−76%

70Greene County, ARAR47,411+8.7%−50%

71Faulkner County, ARAR133,979+9.1%−79%

72Saline County, ARAR133,288+15.2%−50%

73Craighead County, ARAR116,957+15.3%−20%

74Washington County, ARAR271,213+21.1%−46%

75Benton County, ARAR332,554+28.5%−50%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES