Arkansas Counties by Population (2025)

by Kristen Carney Kristen Carney

Updated: December 17, 2024

The most populous counties in Arkansas are Pulaski County with 400,009, Benton County at 311,013, Washington County with 261,549, Faulkner County at 129,951, and Saline County with 129,574. 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 2023 Population Estimates Program.

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Rank County Population
1 Pulaski County 400,009
2 Benton County 311,013
3 Washington County 261,549
4 Faulkner County 129,951
5 Saline County 129,574
6 Sebastian County 129,098
7 Craighead County 113,993
8 Garland County 99,784
9 White County 78,452
10 Lonoke County 75,944
11 Pope County 64,593
12 Jefferson County 63,661
13 Crawford County 61,891
14 Crittenden County 47,139
15 Greene County 46,743
16 Baxter County 42,875
17 Miller County 42,415
18 Mississippi County 38,663
19 Boone County 38,530
20 Independence County 38,320
21 Union County 37,397
22 Hot Spring County 33,258
23 Carroll County 28,814
24 Johnson County 26,129
25 Cleburne County 25,445
26 Poinsett County 22,397
27 Columbia County 22,150
28 St. Francis County 22,101
29 Ouachita County 21,793
30 Logan County 21,400
31 Clark County 21,274
32 Conway County 21,077
33 Yell County 20,044
34 Polk County 19,436
35 Hempstead County 19,343
36 Randolph County 18,907
37 Grant County 18,383
38 Ashley County 18,262
39 Sharp County 17,968
40 Madison County 17,775
41 Marion County 17,514
42 Franklin County 17,468
43 Drew County 16,945
44 Jackson County 16,784
45 Cross County 16,420
46 Lawrence County 16,318
47 Arkansas County 16,307
48 Van Buren County 16,142
49 Sevier County 15,632
50 Phillips County 14,961
51 Clay County 14,201
52 Izard County 14,169
53 Lincoln County 12,898
54 Stone County 12,671
55 Howard County 12,533
56 Fulton County 12,421
57 Little River County 11,805
58 Desha County 10,479
59 Pike County 10,208
60 Perry County 10,184
61 Bradley County 10,104
62 Scott County 9,851
63 Chicot County 9,538
64 Montgomery County 8,620
65 Lee County 8,201
66 Nevada County 8,120
67 Prairie County 8,036
68 Searcy County 7,806
69 Cleveland County 7,378
70 Newton County 7,071
71 Monroe County 6,512
72 Dallas County 6,185
73 Lafayette County 6,095
74 Woodruff County 5,964
75 Calhoun County 4,641

United States Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023. Population Division. May 2024.

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