Arkansas Counties by Population (2025)

by Kristen Carney Kristen Carney

Updated: August 7, 2025

The most populous counties in Arkansas are Pulaski County with 401,209, Benton County at 321,566, Washington County with 266,184, Faulkner County at 131,611, and Saline County with 131,252. You can get the most current Census population data for all 75 Arkansas counties, sorted from the most populous counties in Arkansas to the least, according to the 2024 Population Estimates Program.

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Rank County Population
1 Pulaski County 401,209
2 Benton County 321,566
3 Washington County 266,184
4 Faulkner County 131,611
5 Saline County 131,252
6 Sebastian County 130,035
7 Craighead County 115,852
8 Garland County 99,902
9 White County 79,091
10 Lonoke County 76,389
11 Pope County 64,829
12 Jefferson County 63,672
13 Crawford County 62,258
14 Greene County 46,928
15 Crittenden County 46,633
16 Baxter County 43,007
17 Miller County 41,958
18 Boone County 38,636
19 Independence County 38,345
20 Mississippi County 38,095
21 Union County 37,008
22 Hot Spring County 33,313
23 Carroll County 28,968
24 Johnson County 26,172
25 Cleburne County 25,646
26 Poinsett County 22,300
27 Columbia County 22,024
28 St. Francis County 21,822
29 Ouachita County 21,684
30 Logan County 21,457
31 Conway County 21,422
32 Clark County 20,920
33 Yell County 20,134
34 Polk County 19,434
35 Hempstead County 19,105
36 Randolph County 19,040
37 Grant County 18,546
38 Sharp County 18,130
39 Ashley County 17,984
40 Madison County 17,865
41 Marion County 17,593
42 Franklin County 17,586
43 Drew County 16,935
44 Jackson County 16,673
45 Lawrence County 16,305
46 Cross County 16,194
47 Van Buren County 16,152
48 Arkansas County 16,050
49 Sevier County 15,735
50 Phillips County 14,661
51 Izard County 14,291
52 Clay County 14,112
53 Lincoln County 12,868
54 Stone County 12,785
55 Fulton County 12,546
56 Howard County 12,387
57 Little River County 11,626
58 Desha County 10,321
59 Perry County 10,251
60 Pike County 10,027
61 Bradley County 9,935
62 Scott County 9,837
63 Chicot County 9,272
64 Montgomery County 8,510
65 Lee County 8,104
66 Nevada County 8,004
67 Prairie County 7,935
68 Searcy County 7,836
69 Cleveland County 7,367
70 Newton County 7,026
71 Monroe County 6,415
72 Dallas County 6,076
73 Lafayette County 6,015
74 Woodruff County 5,808
75 Calhoun County 4,690

United States Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024. Population Division. May 2025.

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