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Most densely populated, Arkansas counties · 2020

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, ARAR404,611526+10%

02Benton County, ARAR332,554335+85%

03Washington County, ARAR271,213261+56%

04Sebastian County, ARAR130,641241+11%

05Faulkner County, ARAR133,979191+44%

06Saline County, ARAR133,288171+48%

07Craighead County, ARAR116,957157+35%

08Garland County, ARAR99,695148+14%

09Crawford County, ARAR62,657101+13%

10Lonoke County, ARAR76,66496+40%

11Greene County, ARAR47,41179+23%

12Crittenden County, ARAR46,21079−5%

13Pope County, ARAR64,97678+16%

14Jefferson County, ARAR62,98777−20%

15Baxter County, ARAR42,98275+8%

16White County, ARAR80,08574+14%

17Miller County, ARAR42,35768+5%

18Boone County, ARAR38,62863+10%

19Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45154+9%

20Independence County, ARAR38,78550+11%

21Mississippi County, ARAR37,82845−22%

22Carroll County, ARAR29,26345+11%

23Cleburne County, ARAR25,67245+3%

24Johnson County, ARAR26,22539+13%

25Union County, ARAR36,92638−14%

26Conway County, ARAR21,39338+2%

27St. Francis County, ARAR21,80036−21%

28Ouachita County, ARAR21,73131−21%

29Poinsett County, ARAR22,48330−10%

30Logan County, ARAR21,63330−6%

31Columbia County, ARAR21,89430−11%

32Sharp County, ARAR18,12229+1%

33Randolph County, ARAR18,87628+2%

34Grant County, ARAR18,75628+9%

35Marion County, ARAR17,59328+4%

36Sevier County, ARAR15,75828+1%

37Franklin County, ARAR17,72528−4%

38Lawrence County, ARAR16,27328−9%

39Hempstead County, ARAR19,08028−15%

40Cross County, ARAR16,18627−14%

41Jackson County, ARAR16,74126−9%

42Clark County, ARAR20,93825−9%

43Phillips County, ARAR14,25524−37%

44Izard County, ARAR14,40523+2%

45Lincoln County, ARAR12,76423−11%

46Clay County, ARAR14,05223−17%

47Little River County, ARAR11,76323−12%

48Polk County, ARAR19,48622−5%

49Van Buren County, ARAR16,23822−2%

50Yell County, ARAR19,95622−4%

51Howard County, ARAR12,30622−11%

52Drew County, ARAR17,05421−7%

53Ashley County, ARAR17,83121−21%

54Stone County, ARAR12,70320+7%

55Madison County, ARAR18,41020+16%

56Fulton County, ARAR12,49220+4%

57Perry County, ARAR10,30918−2%

58Arkansas County, ARAR15,83617−17%

59Pike County, ARAR9,96417−10%

60Bradley County, ARAR9,82816−16%

61Chicot County, ARAR9,10716−28%

62Desha County, ARAR9,98415−26%

63Lee County, ARAR8,02914−32%

64Nevada County, ARAR7,94213−17%

65Prairie County, ARAR7,92313−13%

66Cleveland County, ARAR7,22413−12%

67Lafayette County, ARAR5,88812−26%

68Searcy County, ARAR7,84812−5%

69Monroe County, ARAR6,24411−34%

70Scott County, ARAR9,96511−11%

71Montgomery County, ARAR8,57911−8%

72Woodruff County, ARAR5,71011−28%

73Dallas County, ARAR6,01110−30%

74Newton County, ARAR7,0269−16%

75Calhoun County, ARAR4,6328−17%

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