Counties in Arkansas by population, 2025

Pulaski County had the highest population of 75 counties in 2025, at 404,611. Calhoun County had the lowest, at 4,632. The median was 18,410 and the figure for Arkansas was 3.11 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest404,611Pulaski County
Lowest4,632Calhoun County
Median18,41075 counties
Arkansas3,114,791History

Top 40 counties, 2025

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Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 404,611 persons404,611Benton CountyBenton County: 332,554 persons332,554Washington CountyWashington County: 271,213 persons271,213Faulkner CountyFaulkner County: 133,979 persons133,979Saline CountySaline County: 133,288 persons133,288Sebastian CountySebastian County: 130,641 persons130,641Craighead CountyCraighead County: 116,957 persons116,957Garland CountyGarland County: 99,695 persons99,695White CountyWhite County: 80,085 persons80,085Lonoke CountyLonoke County: 76,664 persons76,664Pope CountyPope County: 64,976 persons64,976Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 62,987 persons62,987Crawford CountyCrawford County: 62,657 persons62,657Greene CountyGreene County: 47,411 persons47,411Crittenden CountyCrittenden County: 46,210 persons46,210Baxter CountyBaxter County: 42,982 persons42,982Miller CountyMiller County: 42,357 persons42,357Independence CountyIndependence County: 38,785 persons38,785Boone CountyBoone County: 38,628 persons38,628Mississippi CountyMississippi County: 37,828 persons37,828Union CountyUnion County: 36,926 persons36,926Hot Spring CountyHot Spring County: 33,451 persons33,451Carroll CountyCarroll County: 29,263 persons29,263Johnson CountyJohnson County: 26,225 persons26,225Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 25,672 persons25,672Poinsett CountyPoinsett County: 22,483 persons22,483Columbia CountyColumbia County: 21,894 persons21,894St. Francis CountySt. Francis County: 21,800 persons21,800Ouachita CountyOuachita County: 21,731 persons21,731Logan CountyLogan County: 21,633 persons21,633Conway CountyConway County: 21,393 persons21,393Clark CountyClark County: 20,938 persons20,938Yell CountyYell County: 19,956 persons19,956Polk CountyPolk County: 19,486 persons19,486Hempstead CountyHempstead County: 19,080 persons19,080Randolph CountyRandolph County: 18,876 persons18,876Grant CountyGrant County: 18,756 persons18,756Madison CountyMadison County: 18,410 persons18,410Sharp CountySharp County: 18,122 persons18,122Ashley CountyAshley County: 17,831 persons17,831
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
persons
Change on 2024
1Pulaski County404,611+0.3%
2Benton County332,554+3.3%
3Washington County271,213+1.4%
4Faulkner County133,979+1.4%
5Saline County133,288+1.2%
6Sebastian County130,641+0.2%
7Craighead County116,957+0.5%
8Garland County99,695-0.2%
9White County80,085+1.2%
10Lonoke County76,664+0.4%
11Pope County64,976+0.5%
12Jefferson County62,987-1%
13Crawford County62,657+0.6%
14Greene County47,411+0.8%
15Crittenden County46,210-1.2%
16Baxter County42,982+0.3%
17Miller County42,357-0%
18Independence County38,785+0.6%
19Boone County38,628+0.3%
20Mississippi County37,828-0.9%
21Union County36,926-0.5%
22Hot Spring County33,451+0.5%
23Carroll County29,263+0.6%
24Johnson County26,225-0.1%
25Cleburne County25,672+0.1%
26Poinsett County22,483+0.7%
27Columbia County21,894-0.5%
28St. Francis County21,800-0.6%
29Ouachita County21,731-0.6%
30Logan County21,633+0.5%
31Conway County21,3930%
32Clark County20,938-0.1%
33Yell County19,956-0.7%
34Polk County19,486+0.3%
35Hempstead County19,080-0.9%
36Randolph County18,876-0.4%
37Grant County18,756+0.9%
38Madison County18,410+1.9%
39Sharp County18,122+0.1%
40Ashley County17,831-1.1%
41Franklin County17,725+0.7%
42Marion County17,593+0.1%
43Drew County17,054+0.4%
44Jackson County16,741+0.6%
45Lawrence County16,273+0.5%
46Van Buren County16,238+0.1%
47Cross County16,186-0.7%
48Arkansas County15,836-1.6%
49Sevier County15,758-0.6%
50Izard County14,405+0.7%
51Phillips County14,255-2.1%
52Clay County14,052-0.2%
53Lincoln County12,764-0.8%
54Stone County12,703-0.2%
55Fulton County12,492-0.5%
56Howard County12,306-1.5%
57Little River County11,763+0.5%
58Perry County10,309+0.4%
59Desha County9,984-3.1%
60Scott County9,965+1%
61Pike County9,964-0.9%
62Bradley County9,828-1.7%
63Chicot County9,107-2.3%
64Montgomery County8,579+0.3%
65Lee County8,029-1.3%
66Nevada County7,942-1%
67Prairie County7,923-0.5%
68Searcy County7,848+0.1%
69Cleveland County7,224-2%
70Newton County7,026-0.2%
71Monroe County6,244-2%
72Dallas County6,011-1.6%
73Lafayette County5,888-2.8%
74Woodruff County5,710-1.4%
75Calhoun County4,632-1%

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About this ranking

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (PadrĂ³n). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

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

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest population?

Pulaski County, with 404,611 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population?

Calhoun County, with 4,632 in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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