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Most population lost, Arkansas counties

Arkansas counties that lost the most residents from the 2020 census to 2025, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Jefferson County, ARAR62,987-4,273+253%

02Mississippi County, ARAR37,828-2,857−48%

03Phillips County, ARAR14,255-2,313−3%

04Union County, ARAR36,926-2,128+95%

05Crittenden County, ARAR46,210-1,953−311%

06Desha County, ARAR9,984-1,411−3%

07Arkansas County, ARAR15,836-1,313+45%

08St. Francis County, ARAR21,800-1,290−255%

09Ashley County, ARAR17,831-1,231+1019%

10Chicot County, ARAR9,107-1,101−31%

11Hempstead County, ARAR19,080-985−150%

12Ouachita County, ARAR21,731-919−48%

13Columbia County, ARAR21,894-907+931%

14Bradley County, ARAR9,828-717−189%

15Cross County, ARAR16,186-647−315%

16Lee County, ARAR8,029-571+21%

17Woodruff County, ARAR5,710-559−28%

18Monroe County, ARAR6,244-555−49%

19Clark County, ARAR20,938-508−124%

20Clay County, ARAR14,052-500+0%

21Garland County, ARAR99,695-485−103%

22Poinsett County, ARAR22,483-482−151%

23Howard County, ARAR12,306-479−166%

24Dallas County, ARAR6,011-471+17%

25Lafayette County, ARAR5,888-420−61%

26Nevada County, ARAR7,942-368+152%

27Prairie County, ARAR7,923-359−1810%

28Cleveland County, ARAR7,224-326−141%

29Yell County, ARAR19,956-307−109%

30Drew County, ARAR17,054-296−122%

31Little River County, ARAR11,763-263−22%

32Miller County, ARAR42,357-243−112%

33Pike County, ARAR9,964-207−117%

34Newton County, ARAR7,026-199−121%

35Lincoln County, ARAR12,764-177−122%

36Calhoun County, ARAR4,632-107+30%

37Sevier County, ARAR15,758-81−104%

38Jackson County, ARAR16,741-14−97%

39Searcy County, ARAR7,848+20−95%

40Lawrence County, ARAR16,273+57−82%

41Montgomery County, ARAR8,579+95−93%

42Scott County, ARAR9,965+129−84%

43Polk County, ARAR19,486+265−91%

44Perry County, ARAR10,309+290−87%

45Randolph County, ARAR18,876+305−81%

46Stone County, ARAR12,703+344−80%

47Hot Spring County, ARAR33,451+411−90%

48Fulton County, ARAR12,492+417−74%

49Van Buren County, ARAR16,238+442−80%

50Johnson County, ARAR26,225+476−90%

51Logan County, ARAR21,633+502−74%

52Franklin County, ARAR17,725+628−78%

53Conway County, ARAR21,393+678−43%

54Marion County, ARAR17,593+767−81%

55Grant County, ARAR18,756+798−68%

56Izard County, ARAR14,405+828−56%

57Independence County, ARAR38,785+847−72%

58Sharp County, ARAR18,122+851−72%

59Cleburne County, ARAR25,672+961−79%

60Carroll County, ARAR29,263+1,003−85%

61Boone County, ARAR38,628+1,255−78%

62Baxter County, ARAR42,982+1,355−81%

63Pope County, ARAR64,976+1,595−81%

64Greene County, ARAR47,411+1,675−70%

65Madison County, ARAR18,410+1,889−28%

66Crawford County, ARAR62,657+2,524−77%

67Lonoke County, ARAR76,664+2,649−80%

68Sebastian County, ARAR130,641+2,842−82%

69White County, ARAR80,085+3,263−74%

70Pulaski County, ARAR404,611+5,486−54%

71Craighead County, ARAR116,957+5,726−57%

72Saline County, ARAR133,288+9,872−49%

73Faulkner County, ARAR133,979+10,481−60%

74Washington County, ARAR271,213+25,342−43%

75Benton County, ARAR332,554+48,221−14%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES