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Largest by population, Arkansas counties · 2020

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, ARAR404,611399,125+10%

02Benton County, ARAR332,554284,333+85%

03Washington County, ARAR271,213245,871+56%

04Sebastian County, ARAR130,641127,799+11%

05Faulkner County, ARAR133,979123,498+44%

06Saline County, ARAR133,288123,416+48%

07Craighead County, ARAR116,957111,231+35%

08Garland County, ARAR99,695100,180+14%

09White County, ARAR80,08576,822+14%

10Lonoke County, ARAR76,66474,015+40%

11Jefferson County, ARAR62,98767,260−20%

12Pope County, ARAR64,97663,381+16%

13Crawford County, ARAR62,65760,133+13%

14Crittenden County, ARAR46,21048,163−5%

15Greene County, ARAR47,41145,736+23%

16Miller County, ARAR42,35742,600+5%

17Baxter County, ARAR42,98241,627+8%

18Mississippi County, ARAR37,82840,685−22%

19Union County, ARAR36,92639,054−14%

20Independence County, ARAR38,78537,938+11%

21Boone County, ARAR38,62837,373+10%

22Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45133,040+9%

23Carroll County, ARAR29,26328,260+11%

24Johnson County, ARAR26,22525,749+13%

25Cleburne County, ARAR25,67224,711+3%

26St. Francis County, ARAR21,80023,090−21%

27Poinsett County, ARAR22,48322,965−10%

28Columbia County, ARAR21,89422,801−11%

29Ouachita County, ARAR21,73122,650−21%

30Clark County, ARAR20,93821,446−9%

31Logan County, ARAR21,63321,131−6%

32Conway County, ARAR21,39320,715+2%

33Yell County, ARAR19,95620,263−4%

34Hempstead County, ARAR19,08020,065−15%

35Polk County, ARAR19,48619,221−5%

36Ashley County, ARAR17,83119,062−21%

37Randolph County, ARAR18,87618,571+2%

38Grant County, ARAR18,75617,958+9%

39Drew County, ARAR17,05417,350−7%

40Sharp County, ARAR18,12217,271+1%

41Arkansas County, ARAR15,83617,149−17%

42Franklin County, ARAR17,72517,097−4%

43Cross County, ARAR16,18616,833−14%

44Marion County, ARAR17,59316,826+4%

45Jackson County, ARAR16,74116,755−9%

46Phillips County, ARAR14,25516,568−37%

47Madison County, ARAR18,41016,521+16%

48Lawrence County, ARAR16,27316,216−9%

49Sevier County, ARAR15,75815,839+1%

50Van Buren County, ARAR16,23815,796−2%

51Clay County, ARAR14,05214,552−17%

52Izard County, ARAR14,40513,577+2%

53Lincoln County, ARAR12,76412,941−11%

54Howard County, ARAR12,30612,785−11%

55Stone County, ARAR12,70312,359+7%

56Fulton County, ARAR12,49212,075+4%

57Little River County, ARAR11,76312,026−12%

58Desha County, ARAR9,98411,395−26%

59Bradley County, ARAR9,82810,545−16%

60Chicot County, ARAR9,10710,208−28%

61Pike County, ARAR9,96410,171−10%

62Perry County, ARAR10,30910,019−2%

63Scott County, ARAR9,9659,836−11%

64Lee County, ARAR8,0298,600−32%

65Montgomery County, ARAR8,5798,484−8%

66Nevada County, ARAR7,9428,310−17%

67Prairie County, ARAR7,9238,282−13%

68Searcy County, ARAR7,8487,828−5%

69Cleveland County, ARAR7,2247,550−12%

70Newton County, ARAR7,0267,225−16%

71Monroe County, ARAR6,2446,799−34%

72Dallas County, ARAR6,0116,482−30%

73Lafayette County, ARAR5,8886,308−26%

74Woodruff County, ARAR5,7106,269−28%

75Calhoun County, ARAR4,6324,739−17%

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