Arkansas Citizen Population By County in 2020 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2020, the citizen population for Arkansas was 2,913,755 and represented 96.74% of the total Arkansas population.

Among all Arkansas counties, Pulaski had the highest citizen population (380.30K), followed by Benton (250.96K), and Washington (217.98K).

In terms of percentages, Nevada had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Phillips (100.00%), and Cleveland (99.94%).

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 2020
Arkansas Citizen Population By County in 2020
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Pulaski 380295 96.75
Benton 250960 91.76
Washington 217975 92.28
Sebastian 121665 95.30
Faulkner 121500 97.36
Saline 118830 98.22
Craighead 105960 97.14
Garland 96165 97.09
White 77135 97.98
Lonoke 72450 99.02
Jefferson 67595 99.22
Crawford 61550 97.51
Pope 61515 96.23
Crittenden 47780 98.76
Greene 44955 99.47
Miller 43050 98.93
Baxter 41460 99.48
Mississippi 40895 98.79
Union 38565 98.66
Boone 37325 99.47
Independence 36825 97.98
Hot Spring 33450 99.36
Carroll 26250 93.55
Johnson 24885 93.99
Cleburne 24800 98.94
St. Francis 24660 96.80
Poinsett 23580 99.31
Ouachita 23465 99.45
Columbia 23315 98.71
Clark 21990 98.43
Logan 21485 99.38
Hempstead 20695 95.39
Conway 20635 98.76
Yell 19885 92.81
Ashley 19610 98.05
Polk 19415 97.08
Drew 18170 99.48
Phillips 18150 100.00
Grant 18005 98.77
Franklin 17705 99.55
Arkansas 17650 99.38
Randolph 17610 98.19
Sharp 17140 99.56
Jackson 16855 99.68
Marion 16495 99.46
Lawrence 16410 99.39
Van Buren 16380 98.79
Cross 16235 97.95
Madison 16145 98.48
Sevier 14850 87.64
Clay 14650 99.59
Izard 13525 99.49
Lincoln 13065 98.38
Stone 12570 99.92
Howard 12515 94.35
Little River 12325 99.84
Fulton 12270 99.76
Desha 11195 97.01
Pike 10400 97.06
Perry 10305 99.66
Bradley 10255 94.91
Chicot 10230 98.04
Scott 10190 99.22
Lee 8860 98.83
Montgomery 8770 97.83
Nevada 8250 100.00
Prairie 8120 99.75
Cleveland 8060 99.94
Searcy 7875 99.68
Newton 7740 99.81
Dallas 7100 99.79
Monroe 6875 99.93
Lafayette 6615 98.29
Woodruff 6470 99.92
Calhoun 5145 99.71