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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. The median across all 75 is -14. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Garland County, AR, up 47 places to #21.

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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%

04▲4Union County, ARAR36,926-2,128+95%

05▲2Crittenden County, ARAR46,210-1,953−311%

06▲11Desha County, ARAR9,984-1,411−3%

07▲4Arkansas County, ARAR15,836-1,313+45%

08▼4St. Francis County, ARAR21,800-1,290−255%

09▼3Ashley County, ARAR17,831-1,231+1019%

10▲8Chicot County, ARAR9,107-1,101−31%

11▼2Hempstead County, ARAR19,080-985−150%

12▼7Ouachita County, ARAR21,731-919−48%

13▲1Columbia County, ARAR21,894-907+931%

14▲28Bradley County, ARAR9,828-717−189%

15▲22Cross County, ARAR16,186-647−315%

16▼4Lee County, ARAR8,029-571+21%

17▲24Woodruff County, ARAR5,710-559−28%

18▲6Monroe County, ARAR6,244-555−49%

19Clark County, ARAR20,938-508−124%

20Clay County, ARAR14,052-5000%

21▲47Garland County, ARAR99,695-485−103%

22▼6Poinsett County, ARAR22,483-482−151%

23▲16Howard County, ARAR12,306-479−166%

24▼9Dallas County, ARAR6,011-471+17%

25Lafayette County, ARAR5,888-420−61%

26▲18Nevada County, ARAR7,942-368+152%

27▲20Prairie County, ARAR7,923-359−1810%

28▲6Cleveland County, ARAR7,224-326−141%

29▼19Yell County, ARAR19,956-307−109%

30▲2Drew County, ARAR17,054-296−122%

31▲2Little River County, ARAR11,763-263−22%

32▲11Miller County, ARAR42,357-243−112%

33▲2Pike County, ARAR9,964-207−117%

34▲2Newton County, ARAR7,026-199−121%

35▼4Lincoln County, ARAR12,764-177−122%

36▲9Calhoun County, ARAR4,632-107+30%

37▼8Sevier County, ARAR15,758-81−104%

38▼11Jackson County, ARAR16,741-14−97%

39▲10Searcy County, ARAR7,848+20−95%

40▼10Lawrence County, ARAR16,273+57−82%

41▼1Montgomery County, ARAR8,579+95−93%

42▼19Scott County, ARAR9,965+129−84%

43▼21Polk County, ARAR19,486+265−91%

44▲4Perry County, ARAR10,309+290−87%

45▲16Randolph County, ARAR18,876+305−81%

46▲7Stone County, ARAR12,703+344−80%

47▲10Hot Spring County, ARAR33,451+411−90%

48▲3Fulton County, ARAR12,492+417−74%

49▼28Van Buren County, ARAR16,238+442−80%

50▲9Johnson County, ARAR26,225+476−90%

51▼23Logan County, ARAR21,633+502−74%

52▼14Franklin County, ARAR17,725+628−78%

53▼7Conway County, ARAR21,393+678−43%

54▲4Marion County, ARAR17,593+767−81%

55Grant County, ARAR18,756+798−68%

56▼4Izard County, ARAR14,405+828−56%

57▲7Independence County, ARAR38,785+847−72%

58▼4Sharp County, ARAR18,122+851−72%

59▼33Cleburne County, ARAR25,672+961−79%

60▲3Carroll County, ARAR29,263+1,003−85%

61▼1Boone County, ARAR38,628+1,255−78%

62▼6Baxter County, ARAR42,982+1,355−81%

63▲2Pope County, ARAR64,976+1,595−81%

64▲3Greene County, ARAR47,411+1,675−70%

65▼3Madison County, ARAR18,410+1,889−28%

66▼53Crawford County, ARAR62,657+2,524−77%

67▲2Lonoke County, ARAR76,664+2,649−80%

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

69▼19White County, ARAR80,085+3,263−74%

70▲3Pulaski County, ARAR404,611+5,486−54%

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

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

73▼3Faulkner 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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES