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Cities in Arkansas by population

Little Rock, AR had the highest population of 39 cities in 2022, at 203,671. Pea Ridge, AR had the lowest, at 7,882. The median was 23,786 and the figure for Arkansas was 3.05 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest203,671Little Rock, AR
Lowest7,882Pea Ridge, AR
Median23,78639 cities
Arkansas3,047,429History

All cities, 2022

Little Rock, AR: 203,671 personsLittle Rock, AR203,671Fayetteville, AR: 99,840 personsFayetteville, AR99,840Fort Smith, AR: 90,134 personsFort Smith, AR90,134Springdale, AR: 88,008 personsSpringdale, AR88,008Jonesboro, AR: 79,687 personsJonesboro, AR79,687Rogers, AR: 72,873 personsRogers, AR72,873Conway, AR: 67,692 personsConway, AR67,692North Little Rock, AR: 64,782 personsNorth Little Rock, AR64,782Bentonville, AR: 58,009 personsBentonville, AR58,009Pine Bluff, AR: 39,584 personsPine Bluff, AR39,584Hot Springs, AR: 37,963 personsHot Springs, AR37,963Benton, AR: 36,637 personsBenton, AR36,637Sherwood, AR: 33,136 personsSherwood, AR33,136Bella Vista, AR: 31,765 personsBella Vista, AR31,765Paragould, AR: 30,124 personsParagould, AR30,124Texarkana, AR: 29,199 personsTexarkana, AR29,199Russellville, AR: 29,173 personsRussellville, AR29,173Jacksonville, AR: 29,137 personsJacksonville, AR29,137Cabot, AR: 26,826 personsCabot, AR26,826West Memphis, AR: 23,786 personsWest Memphis, AR23,786Van Buren, AR: 23,721 personsVan Buren, AR23,721Searcy, AR: 22,946 personsSearcy, AR22,946Bryant, AR: 21,541 personsBryant, AR21,541Centerton, AR: 21,541 personsCenterton, AR21,541Maumelle, AR: 19,355 personsMaumelle, AR19,355Siloam Springs, AR: 18,665 personsSiloam Springs, AR18,665El Dorado, AR: 17,098 personsEl Dorado, AR17,098Marion, AR: 13,557 personsMarion, AR13,557Harrison, AR: 13,312 personsHarrison, AR13,312Mountain Home, AR: 13,121 personsMountain Home, AR13,121Blytheville, AR: 12,693 personsBlytheville, AR12,693Forrest City, AR: 12,612 personsForrest City, AR12,612Batesville, AR: 11,494 personsBatesville, AR11,494Lowell, AR: 11,082 personsLowell, AR11,082Malvern, AR: 10,938 personsMalvern, AR10,938Magnolia, AR: 10,854 personsMagnolia, AR10,854Camden, AR: 10,288 personsCamden, AR10,288Farmington, AR: 9,353 personsFarmington, AR9,353Pea Ridge, AR: 7,882 personsPea Ridge, AR7,882Little Rock, AR: 203,671 personsLittle Rock, AR203,671Fayetteville, AR: 99,840 personsFayetteville, AR99,840Fort Smith, AR: 90,134 personsFort Smith, AR90,134Springdale, AR: 88,008 personsSpringdale, AR88,008Jonesboro, AR: 79,687 personsJonesboro, AR79,687Rogers, AR: 72,873 personsRogers, AR72,873Conway, AR: 67,692 personsConway, AR67,692North Little Rock, AR: 64,782 personsNorth Little Rock, AR64,782Bentonville, AR: 58,009 personsBentonville, AR58,009Pine Bluff, AR: 39,584 personsPine Bluff, AR39,584Hot Springs, AR: 37,963 personsHot Springs, AR37,963Benton, AR: 36,637 personsBenton, AR36,637Sherwood, AR: 33,136 personsSherwood, AR33,136Bella Vista, AR: 31,765 personsBella Vista, AR31,765Paragould, AR: 30,124 personsParagould, AR30,124Texarkana, AR: 29,199 personsTexarkana, AR29,199Russellville, AR: 29,173 personsRussellville, AR29,173Jacksonville, AR: 29,137 personsJacksonville, AR29,137Cabot, AR: 26,826 personsCabot, AR26,826West Memphis, AR: 23,786 personsWest Memphis, AR23,786Van Buren, AR: 23,721 personsVan Buren, AR23,721Searcy, AR: 22,946 personsSearcy, AR22,946Bryant, AR: 21,541 personsBryant, AR21,541Centerton, AR: 21,541 personsCenterton, AR21,541Maumelle, AR: 19,355 personsMaumelle, AR19,355Siloam Springs, AR: 18,665 personsSiloam Springs, AR18,665El Dorado, AR: 17,098 personsEl Dorado, AR17,098Marion, AR: 13,557 personsMarion, AR13,557Harrison, AR: 13,312 personsHarrison, AR13,312Mountain Home, AR: 13,121 personsMountain Home, AR13,121Blytheville, AR: 12,693 personsBlytheville, AR12,693Forrest City, AR: 12,612 personsForrest City, AR12,612Batesville, AR: 11,494 personsBatesville, AR11,494Lowell, AR: 11,082 personsLowell, AR11,082Malvern, AR: 10,938 personsMalvern, AR10,938Magnolia, AR: 10,854 personsMagnolia, AR10,854Camden, AR: 10,288 personsCamden, AR10,288Farmington, AR: 9,353 personsFarmington, AR9,353Pea Ridge, AR: 7,882 personsPea Ridge, AR7,882
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

RankCities2022
persons		Change on 2021
1Little Rock, AR203,671+0.7%
2Fayetteville, AR99,840+2.6%
3Fort Smith, AR90,134+0.8%
4Springdale, AR88,008+0.4%
5Jonesboro, AR79,687+1.2%
6Rogers, AR72,873+2.5%
7Conway, AR67,692+2.6%
8North Little Rock, AR64,782+0.9%
9Bentonville, AR58,009+1.9%
10Pine Bluff, AR39,584-1.9%
11Hot Springs, AR37,963+0.2%
12Benton, AR36,637+2.6%
13Sherwood, AR33,136+0.3%
14Bella Vista, AR31,765+3.4%
15Paragould, AR30,124+0.4%
16Texarkana, AR29,199+0.2%
17Russellville, AR29,173+0.4%
18Jacksonville, AR29,137-0.2%
19Cabot, AR26,826+0.7%
20West Memphis, AR23,786-1%
21Van Buren, AR23,721+1.3%
22Searcy, AR22,946+0.2%
23Bryant, AR21,541+2.1%
23Centerton, AR21,541+7.8%
25Maumelle, AR19,355+0.6%
26Siloam Springs, AR18,665+4.1%
27El Dorado, AR17,098-1.4%
28Marion, AR13,557-0.6%
29Harrison, AR13,312+0.8%
30Mountain Home, AR13,121+0.9%
31Blytheville, AR12,693-2.3%
32Forrest City, AR12,612-1.5%
33Batesville, AR11,494-0%
34Lowell, AR11,082+8.9%
35Malvern, AR10,938+0.4%
36Magnolia, AR10,854-0.3%
37Camden, AR10,288-1.6%
38Farmington, AR9,353+14%
39Pea Ridge, AR7,882+10.3%

Other periods

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/arkansas-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest population?

Little Rock, AR, with 203,671 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest population?

Pea Ridge, AR, with 7,882 in 2022.

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