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Fastest shrinking, Arkansas counties · 2020

Arkansas counties with the steepest population decline 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

01Phillips County, ARAR14,255-23.8%−15.6 pts

02Dallas County, ARAR6,011-20.1%−15.9 pts

03St. Francis County, ARAR21,800-18.3%−21.2 pts

04Lee County, ARAR8,029-17.5%−13.9 pts

05Lafayette County, ARAR5,888-17.5%−6.2 pts

06Monroe County, ARAR6,244-16.6%−7.0 pts

07Woodruff County, ARAR5,710-13.7%−5.5 pts

08Chicot County, ARAR9,107-13.5%−3.3 pts

09Ouachita County, ARAR21,731-13.3%−7.4 pts

10Newton County, ARAR7,026-13.3%−25.6 pts

11Jefferson County, ARAR62,987-13.1%−11.7 pts

12Cleveland County, ARAR7,224-13.1%−23.3 pts

13Ashley County, ARAR17,831-12.8%−12.3 pts

14Mississippi County, ARAR37,828-12.5%−2.8 pts

15Scott County, ARAR9,965-12.4%−20.2 pts

16Desha County, ARAR9,984-12.4%−3.7 pts

17Calhoun County, ARAR4,632-11.7%−10.3 pts

18Hempstead County, ARAR19,080-11.3%−20.3 pts

19Montgomery County, ARAR8,579-10.6%−28.5 pts

20Pike County, ARAR9,964-9.9%−22.0 pts

21Arkansas County, ARAR15,836-9.8%−5.7 pts

22Clay County, ARAR14,052-9.5%−6.8 pts

23Little River County, ARAR11,763-8.7%−6.3 pts

24Van Buren County, ARAR16,238-8.7%−24.3 pts

25Yell County, ARAR19,956-8.7%−27.7 pts

26Lincoln County, ARAR12,764-8.4%−14.3 pts

27Bradley County, ARAR9,828-8.4%−15.2 pts

28Nevada County, ARAR7,942-7.6%−6.2 pts

29Howard County, ARAR12,306-7.3%−12.7 pts

30Sevier County, ARAR15,758-7.1%−22.7 pts

31Columbia County, ARAR21,894-7.1%−6.8 pts

32Polk County, ARAR19,486-7.0%−23.6 pts

33Jackson County, ARAR16,741-6.9%−4.1 pts

34Lawrence County, ARAR16,273-6.9%−8.7 pts

35Clark County, ARAR20,938-6.7%−16.6 pts

36Poinsett County, ARAR22,483-6.6%−10.4 pts

37Drew County, ARAR17,054-6.3%−14.1 pts

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

39Cross County, ARAR16,186-5.8%−7.4 pts

40Franklin County, ARAR17,725-5.7%−25.0 pts

41Logan County, ARAR21,633-5.5%−14.9 pts

42Crittenden County, ARAR46,210-5.4%−7.2 pts

43Prairie County, ARAR7,923-5.0%−5.2 pts

44Cleburne County, ARAR25,672-4.8%−28.7 pts

45Searcy County, ARAR7,848-4.5%−9.8 pts

46Perry County, ARAR10,309-4.1%−32.2 pts

47Crawford County, ARAR62,657-2.9%−28.2 pts

48Conway County, ARAR21,393-2.6%−8.8 pts

49Miller County, ARAR42,357-2.0%−7.1 pts

50Fulton County, ARAR12,492-1.4%−17.4 pts

51Izard County, ARAR14,405-0.9%−17.5 pts

52White County, ARAR80,085-0.3%−23.2 pts

53Stone County, ARAR12,703-0.3%−17.9 pts

54Sharp County, ARAR18,122+0.0%−21.3 pts

55Baxter County, ARAR42,982+0.3%−22.8 pts

56Hot Spring County, ARAR33,451+0.4%−15.9 pts

57Grant County, ARAR18,756+0.6%−17.5 pts

58Johnson County, ARAR26,225+0.8%−24.2 pts

59Marion County, ARAR17,593+1.0%−33.4 pts

60Boone County, ARAR38,628+1.3%−18.7 pts

61Sebastian County, ARAR130,641+1.6%−13.9 pts

62Pope County, ARAR64,976+2.6%−16.1 pts

63Carroll County, ARAR29,263+3.0%−33.0 pts

64Randolph County, ARAR18,876+3.4%−6.5 pts

65Independence County, ARAR38,785+3.5%−6.2 pts

66Pulaski County, ARAR404,611+4.3%+0.9 pts

67Garland County, ARAR99,695+4.3%−15.7 pts

68Madison County, ARAR18,410+5.1%−17.5 pts

69Lonoke County, ARAR76,664+8.3%−26.3 pts

70Greene County, ARAR47,411+8.7%−8.7 pts

71Faulkner County, ARAR133,979+9.1%−34.3 pts

72Saline County, ARAR133,288+15.2%−14.9 pts

73Craighead County, ARAR116,957+15.3%−3.8 pts

74Washington County, ARAR271,213+21.1%−18.0 pts

75Benton County, ARAR332,554+28.5%−28.9 pts

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