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Largest by population, Arkansas counties · 2010

The most populous us counties as of the 2023 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPTOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01Pulaski County, ARAR404,611382,748+6%

02Benton County, ARAR332,554221,339+44%

03Washington County, ARAR271,213203,065+29%

04Sebastian County, ARAR130,641125,744+9%

05Faulkner County, ARAR133,979113,237+32%

06Saline County, ARAR133,288107,118+28%

07Craighead County, ARAR116,95796,443+17%

08Garland County, ARAR99,69596,024+9%

09Jefferson County, ARAR62,98777,435−8%

10White County, ARAR80,08577,076+15%

11Lonoke County, ARAR76,66468,356+29%

12Crawford County, ARAR62,65761,948+16%

13Pope County, ARAR64,97661,754+13%

14Crittenden County, ARAR46,21050,902+0%

15Mississippi County, ARAR37,82846,480−11%

16Miller County, ARAR42,35743,462+7%

17Greene County, ARAR47,41142,090+13%

18Union County, ARAR36,92641,639−9%

19Baxter County, ARAR42,98241,513+8%

20Boone County, ARAR38,62836,903+9%

21Independence County, ARAR38,78536,647+7%

22Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45132,923+8%

23St. Francis County, ARAR21,80028,258−4%

24Carroll County, ARAR29,26327,446+8%

25Ouachita County, ARAR21,73126,120−9%

26Cleburne County, ARAR25,67225,970+8%

27Johnson County, ARAR26,22525,540+12%

28Poinsett County, ARAR22,48324,583−4%

29Columbia County, ARAR21,89424,552−4%

30Clark County, ARAR20,93822,995−2%

31Hempstead County, ARAR19,08022,609−4%

32Logan County, ARAR21,63322,353−1%

33Yell County, ARAR19,95622,185+5%

34Ashley County, ARAR17,83121,853−10%

35Phillips County, ARAR14,25521,757−18%

36Conway County, ARAR21,39321,273+5%

37Polk County, ARAR19,48620,662+2%

38Arkansas County, ARAR15,83619,019−8%

39Drew County, ARAR17,05418,509−1%

40Franklin County, ARAR17,72518,125+2%

41Jackson County, ARAR16,74117,997−2%

42Randolph County, ARAR18,87617,969−1%

43Cross County, ARAR16,18617,870−8%

44Grant County, ARAR18,75617,853+8%

45Lawrence County, ARAR16,27317,415−2%

46Van Buren County, ARAR16,23817,295+7%

47Sharp County, ARAR18,12217,264+1%

48Sevier County, ARAR15,75817,058+8%

49Marion County, ARAR17,59316,653+3%

50Clay County, ARAR14,05216,083−9%

51Madison County, ARAR18,41015,717+10%

52Lincoln County, ARAR12,76414,134−2%

53Howard County, ARAR12,30613,789−4%

54Izard County, ARAR14,40513,696+3%

55Little River County, ARAR11,76313,171−3%

56Desha County, ARAR9,98413,008−15%

57Stone County, ARAR12,70312,394+8%

58Fulton County, ARAR12,49212,245+5%

59Chicot County, ARAR9,10711,800−16%

60Bradley County, ARAR9,82811,508−9%

61Pike County, ARAR9,96411,291−0%

62Scott County, ARAR9,96511,233+2%

63Perry County, ARAR10,30910,445+2%

64Lee County, ARAR8,02910,424−17%

65Montgomery County, ARAR8,5799,487+3%

66Nevada County, ARAR7,9428,997−10%

67Prairie County, ARAR7,9238,715−9%

68Cleveland County, ARAR7,2248,689+1%

69Newton County, ARAR7,0268,330−3%

70Searcy County, ARAR7,8488,195−1%

71Monroe County, ARAR6,2448,149−21%

72Dallas County, ARAR6,0118,116−12%

73Lafayette County, ARAR5,8887,645−11%

74Woodruff County, ARAR5,7107,260−17%

75Calhoun County, ARAR4,6325,368−7%

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