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Most sparsely populated, Arkansas cities · 1990

Arkansas cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 67 cities in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Tontitown, ARAR8,04629−45%

02Centerton, ARAR27,17636−76%

03Cave Springs, ARAR6,70161−57%

04Hot Springs, ARAR16,327112−23%

05Lowell, ARAR12,184124−76%

06Farmington, ARAR10,658135−63%

07Prairie Grove, ARAR8,998189−31%

08Bella Vista, ARAR34,518200−45%

09Pea Ridge, ARAR11,233202−31%

10Marion, ARAR13,378217−51%

11Sheridan, ARAR5,406253−20%

12Bryant, ARAR22,815257−46%

13Walnut Ridge, ARAR5,478264−10%

14Greenbrier, ARAR6,645265−31%

15Ward, ARAR7,258289−51%

16Bentonville, ARAR63,057318−43%

17Clarksville, ARAR9,632320−24%

18Greenwood, ARAR9,793366−44%

19Barling, ARAR5,452397−2%

20Cabot, ARAR27,711401−45%

21Beebe, ARAR9,377440−10%

22Alma, ARAR6,071525−28%

23Berryville, ARAR5,813525−27%

24Texarkana, ARAR29,123539−14%

25White Hall, ARAR5,532545−19%

26Maumelle, ARAR19,780545−36%

27Newport, ARAR8,193550−5%

28Conway, ARAR72,328568−39%

29Jonesboro, ARAR83,296580−16%

30Paragould, ARAR31,135583−16%

31Springdale, ARAR90,685602−35%

32Heber Springs, ARAR7,323616−13%

33Rogers, ARAR76,956635−36%

34Forrest City, ARAR12,308660−10%

35Siloam Springs, ARAR21,298676−25%

36Morrilton, ARAR7,195742+0%

37Russellville, ARAR29,521751−10%

38Mountain Home, ARAR13,373754−18%

39Monticello, ARAR8,269757−11%

40De Queen, ARAR6,045765−20%

41Fayetteville, ARAR106,623769−27%

42Batesville, ARAR11,860792−3%

43Benton, ARAR38,898794−17%

44Mena, ARAR5,607795−3%

45Pocahontas, ARAR7,622799−6%

46Searcy, ARAR24,351829−20%

47Magnolia, ARAR10,660843+3%

48Camden, ARAR10,127870+9%

49Harrison, ARAR13,802892−18%

50Hope, ARAR8,445902−9%

51Wynne, ARAR7,884910−5%

52Sherwood, ARAR33,620910−12%

53Warren, ARAR5,146918+0%

54Malvern, ARAR11,144940+3%

55Osceola, ARAR6,450948+1%

56Van Buren, ARAR24,556965−21%

57West Memphis, ARAR23,336980+2%

58Jacksonville, ARAR29,4601,014−3%

59Trumann, ARAR7,5271,075−8%

60Blytheville, ARAR12,2271,105+25%

61Fort Smith, ARAR90,8551,134−9%

62North Little Rock, ARAR65,1201,164+2%

63Pine Bluff, ARAR38,2131,293+4%

64Arkadelphia, ARAR9,9161,295−8%

65Stuttgart, ARAR7,5251,406+7%

66El Dorado, ARAR16,6091,429+8%

67Little Rock, ARAR206,4271,461−4%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES