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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. The median across all 75 is 28. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Madison County, AR, up 7 places to #48.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Pulaski County, ARAR404,611534+12%

02Benton County, ARAR332,554392+117%

03Washington County, ARAR271,213288+72%

04Sebastian County, ARAR130,641246+14%

05Faulkner County, ARAR133,979207+56%

06Saline County, ARAR133,288184+60%

07Craighead County, ARAR116,957165+42%

08Garland County, ARAR99,695147+13%

09Crawford County, ARAR62,657105+18%

10Lonoke County, ARAR76,66499+45%

11Greene County, ARAR47,41182+27%

12▲1Pope County, ARAR64,97680+19%

13▲2Baxter County, ARAR42,98278+12%

14▲2White County, ARAR80,08577+19%

15▼3Crittenden County, ARAR46,21075−9%

16▼2Jefferson County, ARAR62,98772−25%

17Miller County, ARAR42,35768+5%

18Boone County, ARAR38,62866+14%

19Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45154+10%

20Independence County, ARAR38,78551+13%

21▲1Carroll County, ARAR29,26346+15%

22▲1Cleburne County, ARAR25,67246+7%

23▼2Mississippi County, ARAR37,82842−27%

24Johnson County, ARAR26,22540+15%

25▲1Conway County, ARAR21,39339+5%

26▼1Union County, ARAR36,92636−19%

27St. Francis County, ARAR21,80034−26%

28▲2Logan County, ARAR21,63331−4%

29▲3Sharp County, ARAR18,12230+6%

30▲4Grant County, ARAR18,75630+14%

31▼3Ouachita County, ARAR21,73130−25%

32▼3Poinsett County, ARAR22,48330−12%

33▲2Marion County, ARAR17,59329+9%

34▲3Franklin County, ARAR17,725290%

35▼2Randolph County, ARAR18,87629+4%

36▼5Columbia County, ARAR21,89429−14%

37▼1Sevier County, ARAR15,758280%

38Lawrence County, ARAR16,27328−8%

39▲2Jackson County, ARAR16,74126−9%

40Cross County, ARAR16,18626−17%

41▼2Hempstead County, ARAR19,08026−19%

42▲2Izard County, ARAR14,40525+9%

43▼1Clark County, ARAR20,93824−11%

44▲5Van Buren County, ARAR16,238230%

45Lincoln County, ARAR12,76423−12%

46▲2Polk County, ARAR19,48623−4%

47Little River County, ARAR11,76322−14%

48▲7Madison County, ARAR18,41022+29%

49▼3Clay County, ARAR14,05222−20%

50Yell County, ARAR19,95621−6%

51Howard County, ARAR12,30621−14%

52▲2Stone County, ARAR12,70321+10%

53▼10Phillips County, ARAR14,25521−46%

54▼2Drew County, ARAR17,05421−9%

55▲1Fulton County, ARAR12,49220+7%

56▼3Ashley County, ARAR17,83119−26%

57Perry County, ARAR10,30919+1%

58▲1Pike County, ARAR9,96417−12%

59▼1Arkansas County, ARAR15,83616−24%

60Bradley County, ARAR9,82815−22%

61Chicot County, ARAR9,10714−35%

62Desha County, ARAR9,98413−35%

63Lee County, ARAR8,02913−36%

64Nevada County, ARAR7,94213−20%

65Prairie County, ARAR7,92312−17%

66Cleveland County, ARAR7,22412−16%

67▲1Searcy County, ARAR7,84812−5%

68▲2Scott County, ARAR9,96511−9%

69▼2Lafayette County, ARAR5,88811−31%

70▲1Montgomery County, ARAR8,57911−7%

71▼2Monroe County, ARAR6,24410−39%

72Woodruff County, ARAR5,71010−35%

73Dallas County, ARAR6,0119−35%

74Newton County, ARAR7,0269−18%

75Calhoun County, ARAR4,6327−19%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES