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Most population lost, Arkansas counties · 2020

Arkansas counties that lost the most residents from the 2010 census to 2020, 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, ARAR62,987-10,175+742%

02Mississippi County, ARAR37,828-5,795+4%

03Phillips County, ARAR14,255-5,189+117%

04St. Francis County, ARAR21,800-5,168−721%

05Ouachita County, ARAR21,731-3,470+95%

06Ashley County, ARAR17,831-2,791+2437%

07Crittenden County, ARAR46,210-2,739−395%

08Union County, ARAR36,926-2,585+137%

09Hempstead County, ARAR19,080-2,544−229%

10Yell County, ARAR19,956-1,922−157%

11Arkansas County, ARAR15,836-1,870+107%

12Lee County, ARAR8,029-1,824+286%

13Crawford County, ARAR62,657-1,815−117%

14Columbia County, ARAR21,894-1,751+1890%

15Dallas County, ARAR6,011-1,634+304%

16Poinsett County, ARAR22,483-1,618−270%

17Desha County, ARAR9,984-1,613+11%

18Chicot County, ARAR9,107-1,592−0%

19Clark County, ARAR20,938-1,549−173%

20Clay County, ARAR14,052-1,531+207%

21Van Buren County, ARAR16,238-1,499−169%

22Polk County, ARAR19,486-1,441−150%

23Scott County, ARAR9,965-1,397−277%

24Monroe County, ARAR6,244-1,350+25%

25Lafayette County, ARAR5,888-1,337+23%

26Cleburne County, ARAR25,672-1,259−127%

27Jackson County, ARAR16,741-1,242+136%

28Logan County, ARAR21,633-1,222−163%

29Sevier County, ARAR15,758-1,219−158%

30Lawrence County, ARAR16,273-1,199−478%

31Lincoln County, ARAR12,764-1,193−249%

32Drew County, ARAR17,054-1,159−186%

33Little River County, ARAR11,763-1,145+239%

34Cleveland County, ARAR7,224-1,139−244%

35Pike County, ARAR9,964-1,120−192%

36Newton County, ARAR7,026-1,105−217%

37Cross County, ARAR16,186-1,037−445%

38Franklin County, ARAR17,725-1,028−136%

39Howard County, ARAR12,306-1,004−237%

40Montgomery County, ARAR8,579-1,003−171%

41Woodruff County, ARAR5,710-991+27%

42Bradley County, ARAR9,828-963−219%

43Miller County, ARAR42,357-862−144%

44Nevada County, ARAR7,942-687+371%

45Calhoun County, ARAR4,632-629+667%

46Conway County, ARAR21,393-558−147%

47Prairie County, ARAR7,923-433−2162%

48Perry County, ARAR10,309-426−119%

49Searcy County, ARAR7,848-367−187%

50White County, ARAR80,085-254−102%

51Fulton County, ARAR12,492-170−111%

52Izard County, ARAR14,405-119−106%

53Stone County, ARAR12,703-35−102%

54Sharp County, ARAR18,122+7−100%

55Grant County, ARAR18,756+105−96%

56Baxter County, ARAR42,982+114−98%

57Hot Spring County, ARAR33,451+117−97%

58Marion County, ARAR17,593+173−96%

59Johnson County, ARAR26,225+209−95%

60Boone County, ARAR38,628+470−92%

61Randolph County, ARAR18,876+602−63%

62Madison County, ARAR18,410+804−69%

63Carroll County, ARAR29,263+814−88%

64Independence County, ARAR38,785+1,291−58%

65Pope County, ARAR64,976+1,627−81%

66Sebastian County, ARAR130,641+2,055−87%

67Greene County, ARAR47,411+3,646−34%

68Garland County, ARAR99,695+4,156−72%

69Lonoke County, ARAR76,664+5,659−58%

70Faulkner County, ARAR133,979+10,261−61%

71Craighead County, ARAR116,957+14,788+12%

72Saline County, ARAR133,288+16,298−16%

73Pulaski County, ARAR404,611+16,377+39%

74Washington County, ARAR271,213+42,806−3%

75Benton County, ARAR332,554+62,994+13%

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