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Most densely populated, Arkansas counties · 1990

Arkansas counties ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Pulaski County, ARAR404,611461−3%

02Sebastian County, ARAR130,641187−13%

03Washington County, ARAR271,213120−28%

04Benton County, ARAR332,554115−36%

05Garland County, ARAR99,695108−17%

06Jefferson County, ARAR62,98798+1%

07Craighead County, ARAR116,95798−16%

08Faulkner County, ARAR133,97993−30%

09Saline County, ARAR133,28889−23%

10Crittenden County, ARAR46,21081−2%

11Crawford County, ARAR62,65771−20%

12Mississippi County, ARAR37,82864+11%

13Miller County, ARAR42,35762−5%

14Pope County, ARAR64,97657−16%

15Baxter County, ARAR42,98256−19%

16Greene County, ARAR47,41155−15%

17White County, ARAR80,08553−19%

18Lonoke County, ARAR76,66451−26%

19Boone County, ARAR38,62848−17%

20Union County, ARAR36,92645+2%

21St. Francis County, ARAR21,80045−3%

22Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45142−14%

23Phillips County, ARAR14,25542+9%

24Ouachita County, ARAR21,73142+6%

25Independence County, ARAR38,78541−9%

26Cleburne County, ARAR25,67235−19%

27Conway County, ARAR21,39335−6%

28Columbia County, ARAR21,89434+0%

29Poinsett County, ARAR22,48333−4%

30Cross County, ARAR16,18631−2%

31Jackson County, ARAR16,74130+3%

32Hempstead County, ARAR19,08030−8%

33Lawrence County, ARAR16,27330−2%

34Carroll County, ARAR29,26330−26%

35Logan County, ARAR21,63329−9%

36Clay County, ARAR14,05228+3%

37Johnson County, ARAR26,22528−20%

38Little River County, ARAR11,76326+2%

39Ashley County, ARAR17,83126+0%

40Randolph County, ARAR18,87625−9%

41Clark County, ARAR20,93825−9%

42Chicot County, ARAR9,10725+11%

43Lincoln County, ARAR12,76424−6%

44Franklin County, ARAR17,72524−16%

45Sevier County, ARAR15,75824−13%

46Sharp County, ARAR18,12223−18%

47Howard County, ARAR12,30623−5%

48Desha County, ARAR9,98423+9%

49Grant County, ARAR18,75622−15%

50Arkansas County, ARAR15,83622+4%

51Lee County, ARAR8,02922+4%

52Drew County, ARAR17,05421−7%

53Polk County, ARAR19,48620−14%

54Marion County, ARAR17,59320−26%

55Van Buren County, ARAR16,23820−13%

56Izard County, ARAR14,40520−14%

57Yell County, ARAR19,95619−16%

58Monroe County, ARAR6,24419+11%

59Lafayette County, ARAR5,88818+13%

60Bradley County, ARAR9,82818−6%

61Pike County, ARAR9,96417−11%

62Nevada County, ARAR7,94216+1%

63Woodruff County, ARAR5,71016+9%

64Fulton County, ARAR12,49216−14%

65Stone County, ARAR12,70316−15%

66Prairie County, ARAR7,92315−0%

67Perry County, ARAR10,30914−22%

68Dallas County, ARAR6,01114+4%

69Madison County, ARAR18,41014−18%

70Cleveland County, ARAR7,22413−9%

71Searcy County, ARAR7,84812−5%

72Scott County, ARAR9,96511−7%

73Montgomery County, ARAR8,57910−15%

74Newton County, ARAR7,0269−11%

75Calhoun County, ARAR4,6329+1%

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