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Most sparsely populated, Arkansas counties

Arkansas counties with the fewest residents per square mile (2025). This list covers the 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 75 is 28. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Phillips County, AR, up 10 places to #23.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Calhoun County, ARAR4,6327−19%

02Newton County, ARAR7,0269−18%

03Dallas County, ARAR6,0119−35%

04Woodruff County, ARAR5,71010−35%

05▲2Monroe County, ARAR6,24410−39%

06▼1Montgomery County, ARAR8,57911−7%

07▲2Lafayette County, ARAR5,88811−31%

08▼2Scott County, ARAR9,96511−9%

09▼1Searcy County, ARAR7,84812−5%

10Cleveland County, ARAR7,22412−16%

11Prairie County, ARAR7,92312−17%

12Nevada County, ARAR7,94213−20%

13Lee County, ARAR8,02913−36%

14Desha County, ARAR9,98413−35%

15Chicot County, ARAR9,10714−35%

16Bradley County, ARAR9,82815−22%

17▲1Arkansas County, ARAR15,83616−24%

18▼1Pike County, ARAR9,96417−12%

19Perry County, ARAR10,30919+1%

20▲3Ashley County, ARAR17,83119−26%

21▼1Fulton County, ARAR12,49220+7%

22▲2Drew County, ARAR17,05421−9%

23▲10Phillips County, ARAR14,25521−46%

24▼2Stone County, ARAR12,70321+10%

25Howard County, ARAR12,30621−14%

26Yell County, ARAR19,95621−6%

27▲3Clay County, ARAR14,05222−20%

28▼7Madison County, ARAR18,41022+29%

29Little River County, ARAR11,76322−14%

30▼2Polk County, ARAR19,48623−4%

31Lincoln County, ARAR12,76423−12%

32▼5Van Buren County, ARAR16,238230%

33▲1Clark County, ARAR20,93824−11%

34▼2Izard County, ARAR14,40525+9%

35▲2Hempstead County, ARAR19,08026−19%

36Cross County, ARAR16,18626−17%

37▼2Jackson County, ARAR16,74126−9%

38Lawrence County, ARAR16,27328−8%

39▲1Sevier County, ARAR15,758280%

40▲5Columbia County, ARAR21,89429−14%

41▲2Randolph County, ARAR18,87629+4%

42▼3Franklin County, ARAR17,725290%

43▼2Marion County, ARAR17,59329+9%

44▲3Poinsett County, ARAR22,48330−12%

45▲3Ouachita County, ARAR21,73130−25%

46▼4Grant County, ARAR18,75630+14%

47▼3Sharp County, ARAR18,12230+6%

48▼2Logan County, ARAR21,63331−4%

49St. Francis County, ARAR21,80034−26%

50▲1Union County, ARAR36,92636−19%

51▼1Conway County, ARAR21,39339+5%

52Johnson County, ARAR26,22540+15%

53▲2Mississippi County, ARAR37,82842−27%

54▼1Cleburne County, ARAR25,67246+7%

55▼1Carroll County, ARAR29,26346+15%

56Independence County, ARAR38,78551+13%

57Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45154+10%

58Boone County, ARAR38,62866+14%

59Miller County, ARAR42,35768+5%

60▲2Jefferson County, ARAR62,98772−25%

61▲3Crittenden County, ARAR46,21075−9%

62▼2White County, ARAR80,08577+19%

63▼2Baxter County, ARAR42,98278+12%

64▼1Pope County, ARAR64,97680+19%

65Greene County, ARAR47,41182+27%

66Lonoke County, ARAR76,66499+45%

67Crawford County, ARAR62,657105+18%

68Garland County, ARAR99,695147+13%

69Craighead County, ARAR116,957165+42%

70Saline County, ARAR133,288184+60%

71Faulkner County, ARAR133,979207+56%

72Sebastian County, ARAR130,641246+14%

73Washington County, ARAR271,213288+72%

74Benton County, ARAR332,554392+117%

75Pulaski County, ARAR404,611534+12%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES