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Most densely populated, Arkansas counties

Arkansas counties ranked by residents per square mile (2025). This list covers the 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS –

01Pulaski County, ARAR404,611534–

02Benton County, ARAR332,554392–

03Washington County, ARAR271,213288–

04Sebastian County, ARAR130,641246–

05Faulkner County, ARAR133,979207–

06Saline County, ARAR133,288184–

07Craighead County, ARAR116,957165–

08Garland County, ARAR99,695147–

09Crawford County, ARAR62,657105–

10Lonoke County, ARAR76,66499–

11Greene County, ARAR47,41182–

12Pope County, ARAR64,97680–

13Baxter County, ARAR42,98278–

14White County, ARAR80,08577–

15Crittenden County, ARAR46,21075–

16Jefferson County, ARAR62,98772–

17Miller County, ARAR42,35768–

18Boone County, ARAR38,62866–

19Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45154–

20Independence County, ARAR38,78551–

21Carroll County, ARAR29,26346–

22Cleburne County, ARAR25,67246–

23Mississippi County, ARAR37,82842–

24Johnson County, ARAR26,22540–

25Conway County, ARAR21,39339–

26Union County, ARAR36,92636–

27St. Francis County, ARAR21,80034–

28Logan County, ARAR21,63331–

29Sharp County, ARAR18,12230–

30Grant County, ARAR18,75630–

31Ouachita County, ARAR21,73130–

32Poinsett County, ARAR22,48330–

33Marion County, ARAR17,59329–

34Franklin County, ARAR17,72529–

35Randolph County, ARAR18,87629–

36Columbia County, ARAR21,89429–

37Sevier County, ARAR15,75828–

38Lawrence County, ARAR16,27328–

39Jackson County, ARAR16,74126–

40Cross County, ARAR16,18626–

41Hempstead County, ARAR19,08026–

42Izard County, ARAR14,40525–

43Clark County, ARAR20,93824–

44Van Buren County, ARAR16,23823–

45Lincoln County, ARAR12,76423–

46Polk County, ARAR19,48623–

47Little River County, ARAR11,76322–

48Madison County, ARAR18,41022–

49Clay County, ARAR14,05222–

50Yell County, ARAR19,95621–

51Howard County, ARAR12,30621–

52Stone County, ARAR12,70321–

53Phillips County, ARAR14,25521–

54Drew County, ARAR17,05421–

55Fulton County, ARAR12,49220–

56Ashley County, ARAR17,83119–

57Perry County, ARAR10,30919–

58Pike County, ARAR9,96417–

59Arkansas County, ARAR15,83616–

60Bradley County, ARAR9,82815–

61Chicot County, ARAR9,10714–

62Desha County, ARAR9,98413–

63Lee County, ARAR8,02913–

64Nevada County, ARAR7,94213–

65Prairie County, ARAR7,92312–

66Cleveland County, ARAR7,22412–

67Searcy County, ARAR7,84812–

68Scott County, ARAR9,96511–

69Lafayette County, ARAR5,88811–

70Montgomery County, ARAR8,57911–

71Monroe County, ARAR6,24410–

72Woodruff County, ARAR5,71010–

73Dallas County, ARAR6,0119–

74Newton County, ARAR7,0269–

75Calhoun County, ARAR4,6327–

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