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Most population lost, Arkansas counties · 2010

Arkansas counties that lost the most residents from the 2000 census to 2010, 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, ARAR62,987-6,843+466%

02Mississippi County, ARAR37,828-5,499−1%

03Phillips County, ARAR14,255-4,688+96%

04Union County, ARAR36,926-3,990+266%

05Ouachita County, ARAR21,731-2,670+50%

06Ashley County, ARAR17,831-2,356+2042%

07Desha County, ARAR9,984-2,333+60%

08Chicot County, ARAR9,107-2,317+45%

09Lee County, ARAR8,029-2,156+356%

10Monroe County, ARAR6,244-2,105+95%

11Arkansas County, ARAR15,836-1,730+91%

12Cross County, ARAR16,186-1,656−650%

13Clay County, ARAR14,052-1,526+206%

14Woodruff County, ARAR5,710-1,481+90%

15Dallas County, ARAR6,011-1,094+171%

16Bradley County, ARAR9,828-1,092−235%

17St. Francis County, ARAR21,800-1,071−229%

18Columbia County, ARAR21,894-1,051+1094%

19Poinsett County, ARAR22,483-1,031−209%

20Hempstead County, ARAR19,080-978−150%

21Nevada County, ARAR7,942-958+556%

22Lafayette County, ARAR5,888-914−16%

23Prairie County, ARAR7,923-824−4024%

24Clark County, ARAR20,938-551−126%

25Howard County, ARAR12,306-511−170%

26Little River County, ARAR11,763-457+35%

27Jackson County, ARAR16,741-421−20%

28Calhoun County, ARAR4,632-376+359%

29Lawrence County, ARAR16,273-359−213%

30Lincoln County, ARAR12,764-358−145%

31Newton County, ARAR7,026-278−130%

32Randolph County, ARAR18,876-226−114%

33Drew County, ARAR17,054-214−116%

34Logan County, ARAR21,633-133−107%

35Searcy County, ARAR7,848-66−116%

36Pike County, ARAR9,964-12−101%

37Crittenden County, ARAR46,210+36−96%

38Cleveland County, ARAR7,224+118−85%

39Sharp County, ARAR18,122+145−95%

40Perry County, ARAR10,309+236−89%

41Scott County, ARAR9,965+237−70%

42Montgomery County, ARAR8,579+242−83%

43Franklin County, ARAR17,725+354−88%

44Polk County, ARAR19,486+433−85%

45Izard County, ARAR14,405+447−76%

46Marion County, ARAR17,593+513−88%

47Fulton County, ARAR12,492+603−62%

48Stone County, ARAR12,703+895−48%

49Conway County, ARAR21,393+937−21%

50Yell County, ARAR19,956+1,046−69%

51Van Buren County, ARAR16,238+1,103−49%

52Sevier County, ARAR15,758+1,301−39%

53Grant County, ARAR18,756+1,389−45%

54Madison County, ARAR18,410+1,474−44%

55Cleburne County, ARAR25,672+1,924−58%

56Carroll County, ARAR29,263+2,089−69%

57Independence County, ARAR38,785+2,414−21%

58Hot Spring County, ARAR33,451+2,570−39%

59Johnson County, ARAR26,225+2,759−39%

60Boone County, ARAR38,628+2,955−48%

61Miller County, ARAR42,357+3,019+53%

62Baxter County, ARAR42,982+3,127−57%

63Greene County, ARAR47,411+4,759−14%

64Pope County, ARAR64,976+7,285−15%

65Garland County, ARAR99,695+7,956−46%

66Crawford County, ARAR62,657+8,701−19%

67White County, ARAR80,085+9,911−21%

68Sebastian County, ARAR130,641+10,673−31%

69Craighead County, ARAR116,957+14,295+8%

70Lonoke County, ARAR76,664+15,528+15%

71Pulaski County, ARAR404,611+21,274+80%

72Saline County, ARAR133,288+23,589+22%

73Faulkner County, ARAR133,979+27,223+5%

74Washington County, ARAR271,213+45,350+2%

75Benton County, ARAR332,554+67,933+22%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS