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Most densely populated, Arkansas cities · 1990

Arkansas cities ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 67 cities in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Little Rock, ARAR206,4271,461−4%

02El Dorado, ARAR16,6091,429+8%

03Stuttgart, ARAR7,5251,406+7%

04Arkadelphia, ARAR9,9161,295−8%

05Pine Bluff, ARAR38,2131,293+4%

06North Little Rock, ARAR65,1201,164+2%

07Fort Smith, ARAR90,8551,134−9%

08Blytheville, ARAR12,2271,105+25%

09Trumann, ARAR7,5271,075−8%

10Jacksonville, ARAR29,4601,014−3%

11West Memphis, ARAR23,336980+2%

12Van Buren, ARAR24,556965−21%

13Osceola, ARAR6,450948+1%

14Malvern, ARAR11,144940+3%

15Warren, ARAR5,146918+0%

16Sherwood, ARAR33,620910−12%

17Wynne, ARAR7,884910−5%

18Hope, ARAR8,445902−9%

19Harrison, ARAR13,802892−18%

20Camden, ARAR10,127870+9%

21Magnolia, ARAR10,660843+3%

22Searcy, ARAR24,351829−20%

23Pocahontas, ARAR7,622799−6%

24Mena, ARAR5,607795−3%

25Benton, ARAR38,898794−17%

26Batesville, ARAR11,860792−3%

27Fayetteville, ARAR106,623769−27%

28De Queen, ARAR6,045765−20%

29Monticello, ARAR8,269757−11%

30Mountain Home, ARAR13,373754−18%

31Russellville, ARAR29,521751−10%

32Morrilton, ARAR7,195742+0%

33Siloam Springs, ARAR21,298676−25%

34Forrest City, ARAR12,308660−10%

35Rogers, ARAR76,956635−36%

36Heber Springs, ARAR7,323616−13%

37Springdale, ARAR90,685602−35%

38Paragould, ARAR31,135583−16%

39Jonesboro, ARAR83,296580−16%

40Conway, ARAR72,328568−39%

41Newport, ARAR8,193550−5%

42Maumelle, ARAR19,780545−36%

43White Hall, ARAR5,532545−19%

44Texarkana, ARAR29,123539−14%

45Berryville, ARAR5,813525−27%

46Alma, ARAR6,071525−28%

47Beebe, ARAR9,377440−10%

48Cabot, ARAR27,711401−45%

49Barling, ARAR5,452397−2%

50Greenwood, ARAR9,793366−44%

51Clarksville, ARAR9,632320−24%

52Bentonville, ARAR63,057318−43%

53Ward, ARAR7,258289−51%

54Greenbrier, ARAR6,645265−31%

55Walnut Ridge, ARAR5,478264−10%

56Bryant, ARAR22,815257−46%

57Sheridan, ARAR5,406253−20%

58Marion, ARAR13,378217−51%

59Pea Ridge, ARAR11,233202−31%

60Bella Vista, ARAR34,518200−45%

61Prairie Grove, ARAR8,998189−31%

62Farmington, ARAR10,658135−63%

63Lowell, ARAR12,184124−76%

64Hot Springs, ARAR16,327112−23%

65Cave Springs, ARAR6,70161−57%

66Centerton, ARAR27,17636−76%

67Tontitown, ARAR8,04629−45%

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