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Largest by population, Arkansas counties

The most populous Arkansas counties as of the 2025 population estimates. This list covers the 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01Pulaski County, ARAR404,611+12%

02Benton County, ARAR332,554+117%

03Washington County, ARAR271,213+72%

04Faulkner County, ARAR133,979+56%

05Saline County, ARAR133,288+60%

06Sebastian County, ARAR130,641+14%

07Craighead County, ARAR116,957+42%

08Garland County, ARAR99,695+13%

09White County, ARAR80,085+19%

10Lonoke County, ARAR76,664+45%

11Pope County, ARAR64,976+19%

12Jefferson County, ARAR62,987−25%

13Crawford County, ARAR62,657+18%

14Greene County, ARAR47,411+27%

15Crittenden County, ARAR46,210−9%

16Baxter County, ARAR42,982+12%

17Miller County, ARAR42,357+5%

18Independence County, ARAR38,785+13%

19Boone County, ARAR38,628+14%

20Mississippi County, ARAR37,828−27%

21Union County, ARAR36,926−19%

22Hot Spring County, ARAR33,451+10%

23Carroll County, ARAR29,263+15%

24Johnson County, ARAR26,225+15%

25Cleburne County, ARAR25,672+7%

26Poinsett County, ARAR22,483−12%

27Columbia County, ARAR21,894−14%

28St. Francis County, ARAR21,800−26%

29Ouachita County, ARAR21,731−25%

30Logan County, ARAR21,633−4%

31Conway County, ARAR21,393+5%

32Clark County, ARAR20,938−11%

33Yell County, ARAR19,956−6%

34Polk County, ARAR19,486−4%

35Hempstead County, ARAR19,080−19%

36Randolph County, ARAR18,876+4%

37Grant County, ARAR18,756+14%

38Madison County, ARAR18,410+29%

39Sharp County, ARAR18,122+6%

40Ashley County, ARAR17,831−26%

41Franklin County, ARAR17,725−0%

42Marion County, ARAR17,593+9%

43Drew County, ARAR17,054−9%

44Jackson County, ARAR16,741−9%

45Lawrence County, ARAR16,273−8%

46Van Buren County, ARAR16,238+0%

47Cross County, ARAR16,186−17%

48Arkansas County, ARAR15,836−24%

49Sevier County, ARAR15,758+0%

50Izard County, ARAR14,405+9%

51Phillips County, ARAR14,255−46%

52Clay County, ARAR14,052−20%

53Lincoln County, ARAR12,764−12%

54Stone County, ARAR12,703+10%

55Fulton County, ARAR12,492+7%

56Howard County, ARAR12,306−14%

57Little River County, ARAR11,763−14%

58Perry County, ARAR10,309+1%

59Desha County, ARAR9,984−35%

60Scott County, ARAR9,965−9%

61Pike County, ARAR9,964−12%

62Bradley County, ARAR9,828−22%

63Chicot County, ARAR9,107−35%

64Montgomery County, ARAR8,579−7%

65Lee County, ARAR8,029−36%

66Nevada County, ARAR7,942−20%

67Prairie County, ARAR7,923−17%

68Searcy County, ARAR7,848−5%

69Cleveland County, ARAR7,224−16%

70Newton County, ARAR7,026−18%

71Monroe County, ARAR6,244−39%

72Dallas County, ARAR6,011−35%

73Lafayette County, ARAR5,888−31%

74Woodruff County, ARAR5,710−35%

75Calhoun County, ARAR4,632−19%

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