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Most densely populated, Arkansas counties · 2010

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, ARAR404,611505+6%

02Benton County, ARAR332,554261+44%

03Sebastian County, ARAR130,641237+9%

04Washington County, ARAR271,213216+29%

05Faulkner County, ARAR133,979175+32%

06Saline County, ARAR133,288148+28%

07Garland County, ARAR99,695142+9%

08Craighead County, ARAR116,957136+17%

09Crawford County, ARAR62,657104+16%

10Jefferson County, ARAR62,98789−8%

11Lonoke County, ARAR76,66489+29%

12Crittenden County, ARAR46,21083+0%

13Pope County, ARAR64,97676+13%

14Baxter County, ARAR42,98275+8%

15White County, ARAR80,08575+15%

16Greene County, ARAR47,41173+13%

17Miller County, ARAR42,35770+7%

18Boone County, ARAR38,62863+9%

19Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45154+8%

20Mississippi County, ARAR37,82852−11%

21Independence County, ARAR38,78548+7%

22Cleburne County, ARAR25,67247+8%

23St. Francis County, ARAR21,80045−4%

24Carroll County, ARAR29,26344+8%

25Union County, ARAR36,92640−9%

26Johnson County, ARAR26,22539+12%

27Conway County, ARAR21,39339+5%

28Ouachita County, ARAR21,73136−9%

29Poinsett County, ARAR22,48332−4%

30Columbia County, ARAR21,89432−4%

31Logan County, ARAR21,63332−1%

32Phillips County, ARAR14,25532−18%

33Hempstead County, ARAR19,08031−4%

34Sevier County, ARAR15,75830+8%

35Franklin County, ARAR17,72530+2%

36Lawrence County, ARAR16,27330−2%

37Cross County, ARAR16,18629−8%

38Sharp County, ARAR18,12229+1%

39Jackson County, ARAR16,74128−2%

40Grant County, ARAR18,75628+8%

41Marion County, ARAR17,59328+3%

42Randolph County, ARAR18,87628−1%

43Clark County, ARAR20,93827−2%

44Lincoln County, ARAR12,76425−2%

45Clay County, ARAR14,05225−9%

46Little River County, ARAR11,76325−3%

47Van Buren County, ARAR16,23824+7%

48Polk County, ARAR19,48624+2%

49Yell County, ARAR19,95624+5%

50Ashley County, ARAR17,83124−10%

51Izard County, ARAR14,40524+3%

52Howard County, ARAR12,30623−4%

53Drew County, ARAR17,05422−1%

54Stone County, ARAR12,70320+8%

55Fulton County, ARAR12,49220+5%

56Arkansas County, ARAR15,83619−8%

57Perry County, ARAR10,30919+2%

58Madison County, ARAR18,41019+10%

59Pike County, ARAR9,96419−0%

60Chicot County, ARAR9,10719−16%

61Bradley County, ARAR9,82818−9%

62Desha County, ARAR9,98418−15%

63Lee County, ARAR8,02917−17%

64Nevada County, ARAR7,94215−10%

65Cleveland County, ARAR7,22415+1%

66Lafayette County, ARAR5,88814−11%

67Prairie County, ARAR7,92313−9%

68Monroe County, ARAR6,24413−21%

69Scott County, ARAR9,96513+2%

70Woodruff County, ARAR5,71012−17%

71Searcy County, ARAR7,84812−1%

72Dallas County, ARAR6,01112−12%

73Montgomery County, ARAR8,57912+3%

74Newton County, ARAR7,02610−3%

75Calhoun County, ARAR4,6329−7%

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