Arkansas Citizen Population By County in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the citizen population for Arkansas was 2,874,015 and represented 96.82% of the total Arkansas population.

Among all Arkansas counties, Pulaski had the highest citizen population (378.79K), followed by Benton (226.63K), and Washington (200.34K).

In terms of percentages, Prairie had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.94%), followed by Little River (99.92%), and Stone (99.88%).

The chart and table below shows the citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's population that were citizens.

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Arkansas Citizen Population By County in 2016
Arkansas Citizen Population By County in 2016
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Pulaski 378785 96.68
Benton 226630 92.42
Washington 200340 91.09
Sebastian 120035 94.26
Faulkner 118035 98.02
Saline 113865 98.52
Craighead 100095 97.29
Garland 95245 98.07
White 77435 98.24
Jefferson 71650 98.99
Lonoke 70535 98.96
Pope 60850 96.43
Crawford 60350 97.46
Crittenden 48975 98.92
Mississippi 43615 98.68
Greene 43485 99.41
Miller 43405 99.41
Baxter 40735 99.38
Union 39725 98.49
Boone 37150 99.60
Independence 36470 98.49
Hot Spring 33225 99.36
St. Francis 26455 97.89
Carroll 26215 94.67
Cleburne 25395 99.26
Ouachita 24545 99.25
Johnson 24405 93.78
Poinsett 23950 99.25
Columbia 23665 97.91
Clark 22340 98.48
Logan 21680 98.84
Hempstead 20915 94.17
Conway 20745 98.50
Ashley 20625 98.26
Yell 19905 91.67
Phillips 19860 99.65
Polk 19750 97.34
Drew 18560 99.30
Arkansas 18395 99.06
Grant 17950 99.47
Franklin 17760 99.78
Randolph 17510 99.57
Jackson 17430 99.63
Cross 17295 99.80
Sharp 16905 99.30
Lawrence 16835 99.53
Van Buren 16745 99.14
Marion 16315 99.45
Madison 15475 98.19
Clay 15150 99.67
Sevier 14770 85.90
Lincoln 13660 98.03
Izard 13255 98.48
Howard 12875 95.48
Little River 12605 99.92
Stone 12490 99.88
Fulton 12105 99.34
Desha 11975 97.88
Chicot 10975 98.08
Pike 10640 96.60
Bradley 10460 94.28
Scott 10420 97.75
Perry 10220 99.76
Lee 9765 99.85
Montgomery 8925 98.08
Nevada 8640 99.65
Prairie 8330 99.94
Cleveland 8320 98.81
Newton 7955 99.56
Searcy 7910 99.62
Dallas 7675 99.16
Monroe 7505 99.54
Lafayette 7095 99.58
Woodruff 6835 99.42
Calhoun 5200 99.81