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Counties in Arkansas by households

Pulaski County had the highest households of 75 counties in 2021, at 164,697. Calhoun County had the lowest, at 1,481. The median was 6,970 and the figure for Arkansas was 1.16 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest164,697Pulaski County
Lowest1,481Calhoun County
Median6,97075 counties
Arkansas1,158,460History

Map of counties, 2021

Arkansas County: 6,595 countAshley County: 7,239 countBaxter County: 18,835 countBenton County: 101,109 countBoone County: 15,190 countBradley County: 3,706 countCalhoun County: 1,481 countCarroll County: 11,168 countChicot County: 4,014 countClark County: 8,056 countClay County: 6,152 countCleburne County: 10,664 countCleveland County: 2,745 countColumbia County: 7,768 countConway County: 8,460 countCraighead County: 41,865 countCrawford County: 22,748 countCrittenden County: 18,561 countCross County: 6,390 countDallas County: 2,326 countDesha County: 4,721 countDrew County: 6,970 countFaulkner County: 46,445 countFranklin County: 6,718 countFulton County: 4,636 countGarland County: 41,919 countGrant County: 6,850 countGreene County: 17,583 countHempstead County: 7,566 countHot Spring County: 12,070 countHoward County: 5,253 countIndependence County: 14,349 countIzard County: 4,623 countJackson County: 5,978 countJefferson County: 24,416 countJohnson County: 9,849 countLafayette County: 2,500 countLawrence County: 6,260 countLee County: 2,767 countLincoln County: 3,391 countLittle River County: 4,753 countLogan County: 8,271 countLonoke County: 27,277 countMadison County: 6,056 countMarion County: 6,950 countMiller County: 16,240 countMississippi County: 15,565 countMonroe County: 2,816 countMontgomery County: 3,669 countNevada County: 3,070 countNewton County: 2,769 countOuachita County: 8,686 countPerry County: 3,732 countPhillips County: 6,315 countPike County: 4,042 countPoinsett County: 8,992 countPolk County: 7,736 countPope County: 23,304 countPrairie County: 3,385 countPulaski County: 164,697 countRandolph County: 7,234 countSt. Francis County: 8,146 countSaline County: 47,468 countScott County: 3,938 countSearcy County: 2,964 countSebastian County: 51,587 countSevier County: 5,498 countSharp County: 6,841 countStone County: 4,678 countUnion County: 14,791 countVan Buren County: 6,951 countWashington County: 91,329 countWhite County: 28,599 countWoodruff County: 2,634 countYell County: 7,541 count
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count, 2021. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Pulaski County: 164,697 countPulaski County164,697Benton County: 101,109 countBenton County101,109Washington County: 91,329 countWashington County91,329Sebastian County: 51,587 countSebastian County51,587Saline County: 47,468 countSaline County47,468Faulkner County: 46,445 countFaulkner County46,445Garland County: 41,919 countGarland County41,919Craighead County: 41,865 countCraighead County41,865White County: 28,599 countWhite County28,599Lonoke County: 27,277 countLonoke County27,277Jefferson County: 24,416 countJefferson County24,416Pope County: 23,304 countPope County23,304Crawford County: 22,748 countCrawford County22,748Baxter County: 18,835 countBaxter County18,835Crittenden County: 18,561 countCrittenden County18,561Greene County: 17,583 countGreene County17,583Miller County: 16,240 countMiller County16,240Mississippi County: 15,565 countMississippi County15,565Boone County: 15,190 countBoone County15,190Union County: 14,791 countUnion County14,791Independence County: 14,349 countIndependence County14,349Hot Spring County: 12,070 countHot Spring County12,070Carroll County: 11,168 countCarroll County11,168Cleburne County: 10,664 countCleburne County10,664Johnson County: 9,849 countJohnson County9,849Poinsett County: 8,992 countPoinsett County8,992Ouachita County: 8,686 countOuachita County8,686Conway County: 8,460 countConway County8,460Logan County: 8,271 countLogan County8,271St. Francis County: 8,146 countSt. Francis County8,146Clark County: 8,056 countClark County8,056Columbia County: 7,768 countColumbia County7,768Polk County: 7,736 countPolk County7,736Hempstead County: 7,566 countHempstead County7,566Yell County: 7,541 countYell County7,541Ashley County: 7,239 countAshley County7,239Randolph County: 7,234 countRandolph County7,234Drew County: 6,970 countDrew County6,970Van Buren County: 6,951 countVan Buren County6,951Marion County: 6,950 countMarion County6,950Pulaski County: 164,697 countPulaski County164,697Benton County: 101,109 countBenton County101,109Washington County: 91,329 countWashington County91,329Sebastian County: 51,587 countSebastian County51,587Saline County: 47,468 countSaline County47,468Faulkner County: 46,445 countFaulkner County46,445Garland County: 41,919 countGarland County41,919Craighead County: 41,865 countCraighead County41,865White County: 28,599 countWhite County28,599Lonoke County: 27,277 countLonoke County27,277Jefferson County: 24,416 countJefferson County24,416Pope County: 23,304 countPope County23,304Crawford County: 22,748 countCrawford County22,748Baxter County: 18,835 countBaxter County18,835Crittenden County: 18,561 countCrittenden County18,561Greene County: 17,583 countGreene County17,583Miller County: 16,240 countMiller County16,240Mississippi County: 15,565 countMississippi County15,565Boone County: 15,190 countBoone County15,190Union County: 14,791 countUnion County14,791Independence County: 14,349 countIndependence County14,349Hot Spring County: 12,070 countHot Spring County12,070Carroll County: 11,168 countCarroll County11,168Cleburne County: 10,664 countCleburne County10,664Johnson County: 9,849 countJohnson County9,849Poinsett County: 8,992 countPoinsett County8,992Ouachita County: 8,686 countOuachita County8,686Conway County: 8,460 countConway County8,460Logan County: 8,271 countLogan County8,271St. Francis County: 8,146 countSt. Francis County8,146Clark County: 8,056 countClark County8,056Columbia County: 7,768 countColumbia County7,768Polk County: 7,736 countPolk County7,736Hempstead County: 7,566 countHempstead County7,566Yell County: 7,541 countYell County7,541Ashley County: 7,239 countAshley County7,239Randolph County: 7,234 countRandolph County7,234Drew County: 6,970 countDrew County6,970Van Buren County: 6,951 countVan Buren County6,951Marion County: 6,950 countMarion County6,950
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
count
1Pulaski County164,697
2Benton County101,109
3Washington County91,329
4Sebastian County51,587
5Saline County47,468
6Faulkner County46,445
7Garland County41,919
8Craighead County41,865
9White County28,599
10Lonoke County27,277
11Jefferson County24,416
12Pope County23,304
13Crawford County22,748
14Baxter County18,835
15Crittenden County18,561
16Greene County17,583
17Miller County16,240
18Mississippi County15,565
19Boone County15,190
20Union County14,791
21Independence County14,349
22Hot Spring County12,070
23Carroll County11,168
24Cleburne County10,664
25Johnson County9,849
26Poinsett County8,992
27Ouachita County8,686
28Conway County8,460
29Logan County8,271
30St. Francis County8,146
31Clark County8,056
32Columbia County7,768
33Polk County7,736
34Hempstead County7,566
35Yell County7,541
36Ashley County7,239
37Randolph County7,234
38Drew County6,970
39Van Buren County6,951
40Marion County6,950
41Grant County6,850
42Sharp County6,841
43Franklin County6,718
44Arkansas County6,595
45Cross County6,390
46Phillips County6,315
47Lawrence County6,260
48Clay County6,152
49Madison County6,056
50Jackson County5,978
51Sevier County5,498
52Howard County5,253
53Little River County4,753
54Desha County4,721
55Stone County4,678
56Fulton County4,636
57Izard County4,623
58Pike County4,042
59Chicot County4,014
60Scott County3,938
61Perry County3,732
62Bradley County3,706
63Montgomery County3,669
64Lincoln County3,391
65Prairie County3,385
66Nevada County3,070
67Searcy County2,964
68Monroe County2,816
69Newton County2,769
70Lee County2,767
71Cleveland County2,745
72Woodruff County2,634
73Lafayette County2,500
74Dallas County2,326
75Calhoun County1,481

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Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

People living in group quarters, such as college dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, are not in households.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households) (Counties in Arkansas by households, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Arkansas by households, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/arkansas-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Counties in Arkansas by households, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/arkansas-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Arkansas by households, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/arkansas-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Pulaski County, with 164,697 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Calhoun County, with 1,481 in 2021.

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