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Most sparsely populated, Arkansas cities · 2000

Arkansas cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2000). This list covers the 69 cities in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 69 is 818.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 1990

01Tontitown, ARAR8,04653+82%

02Cave Springs, ARAR6,701143+132%

03Hot Springs, ARAR16,327146+30%

04Centerton, ARAR27,176150+322%

05Prairie Grove, ARAR8,998272+44%

06East End, ARAR6,912280–

07Pea Ridge, ARAR11,233293+45%

08Walnut Ridge, ARAR5,478295+12%

09Sheridan, ARAR5,406316+25%

10Bella Vista, ARAR34,518366+83%

11Farmington, ARAR10,658367+173%

12Greenbrier, ARAR6,645383+45%

13Barling, ARAR5,452407+2%

14Clarksville, ARAR9,632424+32%

15Marion, ARAR13,378439+103%

16Bryant, ARAR22,815476+85%

17Beebe, ARAR9,377487+11%

18Lowell, ARAR12,184520+318%

19Bentonville, ARAR63,057557+75%

20Newport, ARAR8,193576+5%

21Ward, ARAR7,258587+103%

22Texarkana, ARAR29,123630+17%

23Greenwood, ARAR9,793653+79%

24White Hall, ARAR5,532670+23%

25Jonesboro, ARAR83,296692+19%

26Paragould, ARAR31,135693+19%

27Heber Springs, ARAR7,323707+15%

28Berryville, ARAR5,813721+37%

29Alma, ARAR6,071726+38%

30Forrest City, ARAR12,308730+11%

31Cabot, ARAR27,711735+83%

32Morrilton, ARAR7,1957420%

33Camden, ARAR10,127796−9%

34Batesville, ARAR11,860815+3%

35Mena, ARAR5,607818+3%

36Magnolia, ARAR10,660821−3%

37Russellville, ARAR29,521837+11%

38Pocahontas, ARAR7,622847+6%

39Monticello, ARAR8,269853+13%

40Maumelle, ARAR19,780857+57%

41Blytheville, ARAR12,227881−20%

42Siloam Springs, ARAR21,298899+33%

43Malvern, ARAR11,144915−3%

44Warren, ARAR5,1469160%

45Mountain Home, ARAR13,373920+22%

46Springdale, ARAR90,685920+53%

47Conway, ARAR72,328926+63%

48Osceola, ARAR6,450942−1%

49De Queen, ARAR6,045951+24%

50Hot Springs, ARAR37,979952–

51Benton, ARAR38,898957+21%

52Wynne, ARAR7,884958+5%

53West Memphis, ARAR23,336959−2%

54Hope, ARAR8,445994+10%

55Rogers, ARAR76,956998+57%

56Searcy, ARAR24,3511,033+25%

57Sherwood, ARAR33,6201,036+14%

58Jacksonville, ARAR29,4601,043+3%

59Fayetteville, ARAR106,6231,060+38%

60Harrison, ARAR13,8021,092+22%

61North Little Rock, ARAR65,1201,139−2%

62Trumann, ARAR7,5271,175+9%

63Van Buren, ARAR24,5561,227+27%

64Pine Bluff, ARAR38,2131,247−4%

65Fort Smith, ARAR90,8551,250+10%

66Stuttgart, ARAR7,5251,315−6%

67El Dorado, ARAR16,6091,329−7%

68Arkadelphia, ARAR9,9161,412+9%

69Little Rock, ARAR206,4271,523+4%

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