Cities in Arkansas by residents who moved from another state in the past year

Searcy, AR had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 39 cities in 2023, at 6.7%. Benton, AR had the lowest, at 0.7%. The median was 2.5% and the figure for Arkansas was 2.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest6.7Searcy, AR
Lowest0.7Benton, AR
Median2.539 cities
Arkansas2.4History

All cities, 2023

Searcy, AR: 6.7 %Searcy, AR6.7Fayetteville, AR: 6.3 %Fayetteville, AR6.3Texarkana, AR: 6 %Texarkana, AR6Pea Ridge, AR: 5.5 %Pea Ridge, AR5.5Bentonville, AR: 5.3 %Bentonville, AR5.3Batesville, AR: 4.7 %Batesville, AR4.7Siloam Springs, AR: 4.7 %Siloam Springs, AR4.7Magnolia, AR: 4.6 %Magnolia, AR4.6Cabot, AR: 4.1 %Cabot, AR4.1Fort Smith, AR: 4 %Fort Smith, AR4Maumelle, AR: 3.7 %Maumelle, AR3.7Mountain Home, AR: 3.6 %Mountain Home, AR3.6Bella Vista, AR: 3.6 %Bella Vista, AR3.6Hot Springs, AR: 3.6 %Hot Springs, AR3.6Centerton, AR: 3.6 %Centerton, AR3.6Farmington, AR: 2.7 %Farmington, AR2.7Jacksonville, AR: 2.7 %Jacksonville, AR2.7Rogers, AR: 2.6 %Rogers, AR2.6Jonesboro, AR: 2.6 %Jonesboro, AR2.6Little Rock, AR: 2.5 %Little Rock, AR2.5Harrison, AR: 2.3 %Harrison, AR2.3Pine Bluff, AR: 2.3 %Pine Bluff, AR2.3Marion, AR: 2.3 %Marion, AR2.3North Little Rock, AR: 2.2 %North Little Rock, AR2.2Conway, AR: 2.1 %Conway, AR2.1West Memphis, AR: 2 %West Memphis, AR2Russellville, AR: 1.9 %Russellville, AR1.9Sherwood, AR: 1.9 %Sherwood, AR1.9Van Buren, AR: 1.8 %Van Buren, AR1.8El Dorado, AR: 1.7 %El Dorado, AR1.7Lowell, AR: 1.6 %Lowell, AR1.6Paragould, AR: 1.6 %Paragould, AR1.6Bryant, AR: 1.4 %Bryant, AR1.4Camden, AR: 1.2 %Camden, AR1.2Blytheville, AR: 1.1 %Blytheville, AR1.1Springdale, AR: 1.1 %Springdale, AR1.1Malvern, AR: 1 %Malvern, AR1Forrest City, AR: 0.8 %Forrest City, AR0.8Benton, AR: 0.7 %Benton, AR0.7Searcy, AR: 6.7 %Searcy, AR6.7Fayetteville, AR: 6.3 %Fayetteville, AR6.3Texarkana, AR: 6 %Texarkana, AR6Pea Ridge, AR: 5.5 %Pea Ridge, AR5.5Bentonville, AR: 5.3 %Bentonville, AR5.3Batesville, AR: 4.7 %Batesville, AR4.7Siloam Springs, AR: 4.7 %Siloam Springs, AR4.7Magnolia, AR: 4.6 %Magnolia, AR4.6Cabot, AR: 4.1 %Cabot, AR4.1Fort Smith, AR: 4 %Fort Smith, AR4Maumelle, AR: 3.7 %Maumelle, AR3.7Mountain Home, AR: 3.6 %Mountain Home, AR3.6Bella Vista, AR: 3.6 %Bella Vista, AR3.6Hot Springs, AR: 3.6 %Hot Springs, AR3.6Centerton, AR: 3.6 %Centerton, AR3.6Farmington, AR: 2.7 %Farmington, AR2.7Jacksonville, AR: 2.7 %Jacksonville, AR2.7Rogers, AR: 2.6 %Rogers, AR2.6Jonesboro, AR: 2.6 %Jonesboro, AR2.6Little Rock, AR: 2.5 %Little Rock, AR2.5Harrison, AR: 2.3 %Harrison, AR2.3Pine Bluff, AR: 2.3 %Pine Bluff, AR2.3Marion, AR: 2.3 %Marion, AR2.3North Little Rock, AR: 2.2 %North Little Rock, AR2.2Conway, AR: 2.1 %Conway, AR2.1West Memphis, AR: 2 %West Memphis, AR2Russellville, AR: 1.9 %Russellville, AR1.9Sherwood, AR: 1.9 %Sherwood, AR1.9Van Buren, AR: 1.8 %Van Buren, AR1.8El Dorado, AR: 1.7 %El Dorado, AR1.7Lowell, AR: 1.6 %Lowell, AR1.6Paragould, AR: 1.6 %Paragould, AR1.6Bryant, AR: 1.4 %Bryant, AR1.4Camden, AR: 1.2 %Camden, AR1.2Blytheville, AR: 1.1 %Blytheville, AR1.1Springdale, AR: 1.1 %Springdale, AR1.1Malvern, AR: 1 %Malvern, AR1Forrest City, AR: 0.8 %Forrest City, AR0.8Benton, AR: 0.7 %Benton, AR0.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Searcy, AR6.7-0.4 pts
2Fayetteville, AR6.3+0.2 pts
3Texarkana, AR6-0.6 pts
4Pea Ridge, AR5.5+1.2 pts
5Bentonville, AR5.3+0.7 pts
6Batesville, AR4.7+1.5 pts
7Siloam Springs, AR4.7+1 pts
8Magnolia, AR4.6+0.5 pts
9Cabot, AR4.1+0.9 pts
10Fort Smith, AR4-0.1 pts
11Maumelle, AR3.7+0.4 pts
12Mountain Home, AR3.6-0.8 pts
13Bella Vista, AR3.6-0.8 pts
14Hot Springs, AR3.6+0.4 pts
15Centerton, AR3.6-0.6 pts
16Farmington, AR2.7+0.6 pts
17Jacksonville, AR2.7-0.9 pts
18Rogers, AR2.6-0 pts
19Jonesboro, AR2.6+0.4 pts
20Little Rock, AR2.5-0.1 pts
21Harrison, AR2.3-0.2 pts
21Pine Bluff, AR2.3+0.3 pts
23Marion, AR2.3+0.1 pts
24North Little Rock, AR2.2-0.3 pts
25Conway, AR2.1-0.5 pts
26West Memphis, AR2+0.4 pts
27Russellville, AR1.9+0.3 pts
28Sherwood, AR1.9-0.4 pts
29Van Buren, AR1.8-0.1 pts
30El Dorado, AR1.7-0.3 pts
31Lowell, AR1.6+0.5 pts
32Paragould, AR1.6-0.8 pts
33Bryant, AR1.4+0.2 pts
34Camden, AR1.2-0.3 pts
35Blytheville, AR1.1+0.3 pts
36Springdale, AR1.1-1.1 pts
37Malvern, AR1-0.1 pts
38Forrest City, AR0.8-0.6 pts
39Benton, AR0.7-0.3 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US state one year earlier, as a percentage of all people aged 1 and over living in the area. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts people who arrived, not net migration: people who left are not subtracted. Moves from abroad are left out. For the nation it is everyone who changed state.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Arkansas by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Arkansas by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/arkansas-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Arkansas by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/arkansas-cities?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Arkansas by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/arkansas-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Arkansas by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2023}},
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Which city has the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year?

Searcy, AR, with 6.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Benton, AR, with 0.7% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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