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Counties of Arkansas

Arkansas has 75 counties, home to 3,114,791 people across 134,659 km². Each county below opens its full profile — Census Bureau and American Community Survey figures, and how it ranks against the rest of Arkansas and the country.

Counties
75
Population
3,114,791
2025 estimate
#33 of 51 states
Area
134,659 km²
#27 of 51 states
Density
23
per km²
#36 of 51 states
How Arkansas's counties spread

Across Arkansas's counties: the middle value, where the state ranks among all states (1 = highest median), and which county is highest and lowest. Medians rather than totals, since most of these are rates that cannot be added up.

Amenities & Infrastructure
IndicatorMedian
Households with Broadband202482.2%
Median Gross Rent2024$751
Median Home Value2024$135,700
Owner-Occupied Homes202472.5%
Vacant Homes202418.1%
Demography
IndicatorMedian
Aged 65 and Over202419.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native20240.2%
Asian, non-Hispanic20240.5%
Average Household Size2024people2.5
Black, non-Hispanic20247.6%
Foreign-Born20242.1%
Hispanic or Latino20244.1%
Median Age2024years41.4
Sex Ratio2024per 1,000 males1,024
Speak a Language Other Than English20243.6%
Under 18202422.3%
Veterans20247.3%
White, non-Hispanic202475.1%
Economy
IndicatorMedian
Below Poverty Line202418.7%
Households on SNAP202412.0%
Income Inequality2024index0.460
Median Household Income2024$51,646
Per Capita Income2024$28,563
Unemployment Rate20245.5%
Education
IndicatorMedian
Bachelor's Degree or Higher202416.7%
High School or Higher202487.1%
Health Coverage
IndicatorMedian
No Health Insurance20248.3%
With a Disability202421.7%
Population & Density
IndicatorMedian
Population202518,410
Population Density2025/km²11
Work & Commute
IndicatorMedian
Commute by Public Transit20240.1%
Households with No Vehicle20246.1%
Mean Commute Time2024minutes23.3
Work from Home20244.9%
All counties
CountyPopulation 2025
Arkansas County15,836
Ashley County17,831
Baxter County42,982
Benton County332,554
Boone County38,628
Bradley County9,828
Calhoun County4,632
Carroll County29,263
Chicot County9,107
Clark County20,938
Clay County14,052
Cleburne County25,672
Cleveland County7,224
Columbia County21,894
Conway County21,393
Craighead County116,957
Crawford County62,657
Crittenden County46,210
Cross County16,186
Dallas County6,011
Desha County9,984
Drew County17,054
Faulkner County133,979
Franklin County17,725
Fulton County12,492
Garland County99,695
Grant County18,756
Greene County47,411
Hempstead County19,080
Hot Spring County33,451
Howard County12,306
Independence County38,785
Izard County14,405
Jackson County16,741
Jefferson County62,987
Johnson County26,225
Lafayette County5,888
Lawrence County16,273
Lee County8,029
Lincoln County12,764
Little River County11,763
Logan County21,633
Lonoke County76,664
Madison County18,410
Marion County17,593
Miller County42,357
Mississippi County37,828
Monroe County6,244
Montgomery County8,579
Nevada County7,942
Newton County7,026
Ouachita County21,731
Perry County10,309
Phillips County14,255
Pike County9,964
Poinsett County22,483
Polk County19,486
Pope County64,976
Prairie County7,923
Pulaski County404,611
Randolph County18,876
Saline County133,288
Scott County9,965
Searcy County7,848
Sebastian County130,641
Sevier County15,758
Sharp County18,122
St. Francis County21,800
Stone County12,703
Union County36,926
Van Buren County16,238
Washington County271,213
White County80,085
Woodruff County5,710
Yell County19,956
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