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Cities in Arkansas by population

Little Rock, AR had the highest population of 39 cities in 2021, at 202,253. Pea Ridge, AR had the lowest, at 7,145. The median was 24,022 and the figure for Arkansas was 3.03 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest202,253Little Rock, AR
Lowest7,145Pea Ridge, AR
Median24,02239 cities
Arkansas3,027,127History

All cities, 2021

Little Rock, AR: 202,253 personsLittle Rock, AR202,253Fayetteville, AR: 97,302 personsFayetteville, AR97,302Fort Smith, AR: 89,417 personsFort Smith, AR89,417Springdale, AR: 87,653 personsSpringdale, AR87,653Jonesboro, AR: 78,753 personsJonesboro, AR78,753Rogers, AR: 71,130 personsRogers, AR71,130Conway, AR: 65,951 personsConway, AR65,951North Little Rock, AR: 64,215 personsNorth Little Rock, AR64,215Bentonville, AR: 56,933 personsBentonville, AR56,933Pine Bluff, AR: 40,331 personsPine Bluff, AR40,331Hot Springs, AR: 37,888 personsHot Springs, AR37,888Benton, AR: 35,723 personsBenton, AR35,723Sherwood, AR: 33,039 personsSherwood, AR33,039Bella Vista, AR: 30,729 personsBella Vista, AR30,729Paragould, AR: 30,009 personsParagould, AR30,009Jacksonville, AR: 29,202 personsJacksonville, AR29,202Texarkana, AR: 29,138 personsTexarkana, AR29,138Russellville, AR: 29,068 personsRussellville, AR29,068Cabot, AR: 26,635 personsCabot, AR26,635West Memphis, AR: 24,022 personsWest Memphis, AR24,022Van Buren, AR: 23,408 personsVan Buren, AR23,408Searcy, AR: 22,900 personsSearcy, AR22,900Bryant, AR: 21,093 personsBryant, AR21,093Centerton, AR: 19,988 personsCenterton, AR19,988Maumelle, AR: 19,238 personsMaumelle, AR19,238Siloam Springs, AR: 17,926 personsSiloam Springs, AR17,926El Dorado, AR: 17,334 personsEl Dorado, AR17,334Marion, AR: 13,644 personsMarion, AR13,644Harrison, AR: 13,202 personsHarrison, AR13,202Mountain Home, AR: 13,007 personsMountain Home, AR13,007Blytheville, AR: 12,993 personsBlytheville, AR12,993Forrest City, AR: 12,805 personsForrest City, AR12,805Batesville, AR: 11,498 personsBatesville, AR11,498Malvern, AR: 10,897 personsMalvern, AR10,897Magnolia, AR: 10,891 personsMagnolia, AR10,891Camden, AR: 10,454 personsCamden, AR10,454Lowell, AR: 10,178 personsLowell, AR10,178Farmington, AR: 8,203 personsFarmington, AR8,203Pea Ridge, AR: 7,145 personsPea Ridge, AR7,145Little Rock, AR: 202,253 personsLittle Rock, AR202,253Fayetteville, AR: 97,302 personsFayetteville, AR97,302Fort Smith, AR: 89,417 personsFort Smith, AR89,417Springdale, AR: 87,653 personsSpringdale, AR87,653Jonesboro, AR: 78,753 personsJonesboro, AR78,753Rogers, AR: 71,130 personsRogers, AR71,130Conway, AR: 65,951 personsConway, AR65,951North Little Rock, AR: 64,215 personsNorth Little Rock, AR64,215Bentonville, AR: 56,933 personsBentonville, AR56,933Pine Bluff, AR: 40,331 personsPine Bluff, AR40,331Hot Springs, AR: 37,888 personsHot Springs, AR37,888Benton, AR: 35,723 personsBenton, AR35,723Sherwood, AR: 33,039 personsSherwood, AR33,039Bella Vista, AR: 30,729 personsBella Vista, AR30,729Paragould, AR: 30,009 personsParagould, AR30,009Jacksonville, AR: 29,202 personsJacksonville, AR29,202Texarkana, AR: 29,138 personsTexarkana, AR29,138Russellville, AR: 29,068 personsRussellville, AR29,068Cabot, AR: 26,635 personsCabot, AR26,635West Memphis, AR: 24,022 personsWest Memphis, AR24,022Van Buren, AR: 23,408 personsVan Buren, AR23,408Searcy, AR: 22,900 personsSearcy, AR22,900Bryant, AR: 21,093 personsBryant, AR21,093Centerton, AR: 19,988 personsCenterton, AR19,988Maumelle, AR: 19,238 personsMaumelle, AR19,238Siloam Springs, AR: 17,926 personsSiloam Springs, AR17,926El Dorado, AR: 17,334 personsEl Dorado, AR17,334Marion, AR: 13,644 personsMarion, AR13,644Harrison, AR: 13,202 personsHarrison, AR13,202Mountain Home, AR: 13,007 personsMountain Home, AR13,007Blytheville, AR: 12,993 personsBlytheville, AR12,993Forrest City, AR: 12,805 personsForrest City, AR12,805Batesville, AR: 11,498 personsBatesville, AR11,498Malvern, AR: 10,897 personsMalvern, AR10,897Magnolia, AR: 10,891 personsMagnolia, AR10,891Camden, AR: 10,454 personsCamden, AR10,454Lowell, AR: 10,178 personsLowell, AR10,178Farmington, AR: 8,203 personsFarmington, AR8,203Pea Ridge, AR: 7,145 personsPea Ridge, AR7,145
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
persons		Change on 2020
1Little Rock, AR202,253-0.2%
2Fayetteville, AR97,302+2.7%
3Fort Smith, AR89,417+0.3%
4Springdale, AR87,653+0.4%
5Jonesboro, AR78,753-0.1%
6Rogers, AR71,130+1.5%
7Conway, AR65,951+2.5%
8North Little Rock, AR64,215-0.7%
9Bentonville, AR56,933+3.9%
10Pine Bluff, AR40,331-1.6%
11Hot Springs, AR37,888-0.1%
12Benton, AR35,723+1.7%
13Sherwood, AR33,039+0.7%
14Bella Vista, AR30,729+1.7%
15Paragould, AR30,009+1.2%
16Jacksonville, AR29,202-0.9%
17Texarkana, AR29,138-0.6%
18Russellville, AR29,068+0.1%
19Cabot, AR26,635+0.3%
20West Memphis, AR24,022-1.8%
21Van Buren, AR23,408+0.7%
22Searcy, AR22,900-0.2%
23Bryant, AR21,093+1.5%
24Centerton, AR19,988+9.5%
25Maumelle, AR19,238-0%
26Siloam Springs, AR17,926+2.2%
27El Dorado, AR17,334-2.1%
28Marion, AR13,644-0.8%
29Harrison, AR13,202+1.1%
30Mountain Home, AR13,007+1.3%
31Blytheville, AR12,993-2.7%
32Forrest City, AR12,805-1.3%
33Batesville, AR11,498+2.6%
34Malvern, AR10,897+0.4%
35Magnolia, AR10,891-2.2%
36Camden, AR10,454-1.4%
37Lowell, AR10,178+2.3%
38Farmington, AR8,203+7.6%
39Pea Ridge, AR7,145+7.1%

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Resident population.

More on how it is measured
  • Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón).
  • Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January.
  • Iceland and its municipalities: Statistics Iceland, 1 January.
  • United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July.
  • United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June.
  • Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
  • UN World Population Prospects estimates for 1 July cover the years before 1960 and the areas the World Bank does not publish, such as Taiwan.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals) (Cities in Arkansas by population, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/

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Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Cities in Arkansas by population, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/arkansas-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Cities in Arkansas by population, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/arkansas-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Cities in Arkansas by population, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/arkansas-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest population?

Little Rock, AR, with 202,253 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Pea Ridge, AR, with 7,145 in 2021.

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