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Fastest shrinking, Arkansas counties · 2000

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

01Lafayette County, ARAR5,888-11.2%+0%

02Chicot County, ARAR9,107-10.2%+0%

03Mississippi County, ARAR37,828-9.6%+0%

04Monroe County, ARAR6,244-9.5%+0%

05Desha County, ARAR9,984-8.7%+0%

06Phillips County, ARAR14,255-8.3%+0%

07Woodruff County, ARAR5,710-8.2%+0%

08Ouachita County, ARAR21,731-5.8%+0%

09Dallas County, ARAR6,011-4.2%+0%

10Arkansas County, ARAR15,836-4.2%+0%

11Lee County, ARAR8,029-3.6%+0%

12Jackson County, ARAR16,741-2.8%+0%

13Clay County, ARAR14,052-2.8%+0%

14Little River County, ARAR11,763-2.4%+0%

15Union County, ARAR36,926-2.3%+0%

16Nevada County, ARAR7,942-1.4%+0%

17Jefferson County, ARAR62,987-1.4%+0%

18Calhoun County, ARAR4,632-1.4%+0%

19Ashley County, ARAR17,831-0.5%+0%

20Columbia County, ARAR21,894-0.3%+0%

21Prairie County, ARAR7,923+0.2%+0%

22Cross County, ARAR16,186+1.6%+0%

23Lawrence County, ARAR16,273+1.8%+0%

24Crittenden County, ARAR46,210+1.9%+0%

25St. Francis County, ARAR21,800+2.9%+0%

26Pulaski County, ARAR404,611+3.4%+0%

27Poinsett County, ARAR22,483+3.9%+0%

28Miller County, ARAR42,357+5.1%+0%

29Searcy County, ARAR7,848+5.4%+0%

30Howard County, ARAR12,306+5.4%+0%

31Lincoln County, ARAR12,764+5.9%+0%

32Conway County, ARAR21,393+6.2%+0%

33Bradley County, ARAR9,828+6.8%+0%

34Scott County, ARAR9,965+7.8%+0%

35Drew County, ARAR17,054+7.8%+0%

36Hempstead County, ARAR19,080+9.1%+0%

37Logan County, ARAR21,633+9.4%+0%

38Independence County, ARAR38,785+9.7%+0%

39Clark County, ARAR20,938+9.8%+0%

40Randolph County, ARAR18,876+9.9%+0%

41Cleveland County, ARAR7,224+10.2%+0%

42Pike County, ARAR9,964+12.1%+0%

43Newton County, ARAR7,026+12.3%+0%

44Sebastian County, ARAR130,641+15.5%+0%

45Sevier County, ARAR15,758+15.5%+0%

46Van Buren County, ARAR16,238+15.6%+0%

47Fulton County, ARAR12,492+16.0%+0%

48Hot Spring County, ARAR33,451+16.2%+0%

49Izard County, ARAR14,405+16.6%+0%

50Polk County, ARAR19,486+16.6%+0%

51Greene County, ARAR47,411+17.4%+0%

52Stone County, ARAR12,703+17.6%+0%

53Montgomery County, ARAR8,579+17.9%+0%

54Grant County, ARAR18,756+18.0%+0%

55Pope County, ARAR64,976+18.7%+0%

56Yell County, ARAR19,956+19.0%+0%

57Craighead County, ARAR116,957+19.1%+0%

58Franklin County, ARAR17,725+19.3%+0%

59Boone County, ARAR38,628+20.0%+0%

60Garland County, ARAR99,695+20.0%+0%

61Sharp County, ARAR18,122+21.3%+0%

62Madison County, ARAR18,410+22.6%+0%

63White County, ARAR80,085+22.8%+0%

64Baxter County, ARAR42,982+23.1%+0%

65Cleburne County, ARAR25,672+23.9%+0%

66Johnson County, ARAR26,225+25.0%+0%

67Crawford County, ARAR62,657+25.3%+0%

68Perry County, ARAR10,309+28.1%+0%

69Saline County, ARAR133,288+30.1%+0%

70Marion County, ARAR17,593+34.5%+0%

71Lonoke County, ARAR76,664+34.5%+0%

72Carroll County, ARAR29,263+35.9%+0%

73Washington County, ARAR271,213+39.1%+0%

74Faulkner County, ARAR133,979+43.3%+0%

75Benton County, ARAR332,554+57.3%+0%

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