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Most densely populated, Arkansas counties · 2000

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, ARAR404,611477+0%

02Sebastian County, ARAR130,641217+0%

03Benton County, ARAR332,554181+0%

04Washington County, ARAR271,213168+0%

05Faulkner County, ARAR133,979133+0%

06Garland County, ARAR99,695130+0%

07Craighead County, ARAR116,957116+0%

08Saline County, ARAR133,288115+0%

09Jefferson County, ARAR62,98797+0%

10Crawford County, ARAR62,65789+0%

11Crittenden County, ARAR46,21083+0%

12Baxter County, ARAR42,98269+0%

13Lonoke County, ARAR76,66468+0%

14Pope County, ARAR64,97667+0%

15White County, ARAR80,08565+0%

16Miller County, ARAR42,35765+0%

17Greene County, ARAR47,41165+0%

18Mississippi County, ARAR37,82858+0%

19Boone County, ARAR38,62858+0%

20Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45149+0%

21St. Francis County, ARAR21,80046+0%

22Independence County, ARAR38,78545+0%

23Union County, ARAR36,92644+0%

24Cleburne County, ARAR25,67243+0%

25Carroll County, ARAR29,26340+0%

26Ouachita County, ARAR21,73139+0%

27Phillips County, ARAR14,25538+0%

28Conway County, ARAR21,39337+0%

29Johnson County, ARAR26,22534+0%

30Poinsett County, ARAR22,48334+0%

31Columbia County, ARAR21,89433+0%

32Hempstead County, ARAR19,08032+0%

33Logan County, ARAR21,63332+0%

34Cross County, ARAR16,18632+0%

35Lawrence County, ARAR16,27330+0%

36Franklin County, ARAR17,72529+0%

37Jackson County, ARAR16,74129+0%

38Sharp County, ARAR18,12228+0%

39Sevier County, ARAR15,75828+0%

40Randolph County, ARAR18,87628+0%

41Clay County, ARAR14,05228+0%

42Clark County, ARAR20,93827+0%

43Marion County, ARAR17,59327+0%

44Ashley County, ARAR17,83126+0%

45Grant County, ARAR18,75626+0%

46Lincoln County, ARAR12,76426+0%

47Little River County, ARAR11,76326+0%

48Howard County, ARAR12,30624+0%

49Polk County, ARAR19,48624+0%

50Izard County, ARAR14,40523+0%

51Van Buren County, ARAR16,23823+0%

52Yell County, ARAR19,95623+0%

53Drew County, ARAR17,05423+0%

54Chicot County, ARAR9,10722+0%

55Lee County, ARAR8,02921+0%

56Arkansas County, ARAR15,83621+0%

57Desha County, ARAR9,98421+0%

58Bradley County, ARAR9,82819+0%

59Stone County, ARAR12,70319+0%

60Fulton County, ARAR12,49219+0%

61Pike County, ARAR9,96419+0%

62Perry County, ARAR10,30919+0%

63Madison County, ARAR18,41017+0%

64Monroe County, ARAR6,24417+0%

65Lafayette County, ARAR5,88816+0%

66Nevada County, ARAR7,94216+0%

67Woodruff County, ARAR5,71015+0%

68Prairie County, ARAR7,92315+0%

69Cleveland County, ARAR7,22414+0%

70Dallas County, ARAR6,01114+0%

71Searcy County, ARAR7,84812+0%

72Scott County, ARAR9,96512+0%

73Montgomery County, ARAR8,57912+0%

74Newton County, ARAR7,02610+0%

75Calhoun County, ARAR4,6329+0%

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