RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 75 SHOWN OF 75

Most population lost, Arkansas counties · 2000

Arkansas counties that lost the most residents from the 1990 census to 2000, 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 +1,605.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS –

01Mississippi County, ARAR37,828-5,546–

02Phillips County, ARAR14,255-2,393–

03Ouachita County, ARAR21,731-1,784–

04Chicot County, ARAR9,107-1,596–

05Desha County, ARAR9,984-1,457–

06Jefferson County, ARAR62,987-1,209–

07Union County, ARAR36,926-1,090–

08Lafayette County, ARAR5,888-1,084–

09Monroe County, ARAR6,244-1,079–

10Arkansas County, ARAR15,836-904–

11Woodruff County, ARAR5,710-779–

12Jackson County, ARAR16,741-526–

13Clay County, ARAR14,052-498–

14Lee County, ARAR8,029-473–

15Dallas County, ARAR6,011-404–

16Little River County, ARAR11,763-338–

17Nevada County, ARAR7,942-146–

18Ashley County, ARAR17,831-110–

19Columbia County, ARAR21,894-88–

20Calhoun County, ARAR4,632-82–

21Prairie County, ARAR7,923+21–

22Cross County, ARAR16,186+301–

23Lawrence County, ARAR16,273+317–

24Searcy County, ARAR7,848+420–

25Howard County, ARAR12,306+731–

26Cleveland County, ARAR7,224+790–

27Scott County, ARAR9,965+791–

28Lincoln County, ARAR12,764+802–

29Bradley County, ARAR9,828+807–

30St. Francis County, ARAR21,800+832–

31Crittenden County, ARAR46,210+927–

32Newton County, ARAR7,026+942–

33Poinsett County, ARAR22,483+950–

34Conway County, ARAR21,393+1,185–

35Pike County, ARAR9,964+1,217–

36Drew County, ARAR17,054+1,354–

37Montgomery County, ARAR8,579+1,404–

38Fulton County, ARAR12,492+1,605–

39Randolph County, ARAR18,876+1,637–

40Stone County, ARAR12,703+1,724–

41Izard County, ARAR14,405+1,885–

42Logan County, ARAR21,633+1,929–

43Hempstead County, ARAR19,080+1,966–

44Miller County, ARAR42,357+1,976–

45Clark County, ARAR20,938+2,109–

46Sevier County, ARAR15,758+2,120–

47Van Buren County, ARAR16,238+2,184–

48Perry County, ARAR10,309+2,240–

49Grant County, ARAR18,756+2,516–

50Madison County, ARAR18,410+2,625–

51Franklin County, ARAR17,725+2,874–

52Polk County, ARAR19,486+2,882–

53Sharp County, ARAR18,122+3,010–

54Independence County, ARAR38,785+3,041–

55Yell County, ARAR19,956+3,380–

56Marion County, ARAR17,593+4,139–

57Hot Spring County, ARAR33,451+4,238–

58Johnson County, ARAR26,225+4,560–

59Cleburne County, ARAR25,672+4,635–

60Greene County, ARAR47,411+5,527–

61Boone County, ARAR38,628+5,651–

62Carroll County, ARAR29,263+6,703–

63Baxter County, ARAR42,982+7,200–

64Pope County, ARAR64,976+8,586–

65Crawford County, ARAR62,657+10,754–

66Pulaski County, ARAR404,611+11,814–

67White County, ARAR80,085+12,489–

68Craighead County, ARAR116,957+13,192–

69Lonoke County, ARAR76,664+13,560–

70Garland County, ARAR99,695+14,671–

71Sebastian County, ARAR130,641+15,481–

72Saline County, ARAR133,288+19,346–

73Faulkner County, ARAR133,979+26,008–

74Washington County, ARAR271,213+44,306–

75Benton County, ARAR332,554+55,907–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS