Arkansas Citizen Population By County in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2021, the citizen population for Arkansas was 2,908,380 and represented 96.74% of the total Arkansas population.

Among all Arkansas counties, Pulaski had the highest citizen population (385.37K), followed by Benton (255.65K), and Washington (224.06K).

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

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 2021
Arkansas Citizen Population By County in 2021
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Pulaski 385365 96.84
Benton 255645 91.70
Washington 224055 92.28
Sebastian 121995 95.35
Saline 120310 98.37
Faulkner 120300 97.65
Craighead 106800 97.20
Garland 97220 97.52
White 75680 98.19
Lonoke 72945 98.81
Jefferson 67640 99.18
Pope 60925 96.35
Crawford 58840 97.28
Crittenden 47800 98.88
Greene 45380 99.38
Miller 42535 99.21
Baxter 41205 99.35
Mississippi 40600 98.88
Union 38760 98.73
Boone 37190 99.32
Independence 37055 98.04
Hot Spring 32915 99.46
Carroll 26200 93.06
Cleburne 24675 99.30
Johnson 24250 93.79
Poinsett 23045 99.29
St. Francis 22835 96.66
Ouachita 22750 99.52
Columbia 22665 98.78
Clark 21265 98.59
Logan 21140 99.25
Conway 20350 98.38
Hempstead 19310 94.89
Yell 19040 92.92
Polk 18975 97.43
Ashley 18960 97.93
Randolph 18050 97.89
Grant 17650 98.55
Drew 17360 99.14
Arkansas 17165 99.36
Sharp 17150 99.45
Franklin 17095 99.62
Phillips 16920 99.97
Jackson 16830 99.70
Cross 16640 98.26
Marion 16615 99.19
Madison 16255 98.55
Lawrence 16220 99.57
Van Buren 15750 99.37
Clay 14640 99.86
Sevier 13715 85.32
Izard 13590 99.52
Lincoln 12860 98.24
Stone 12340 99.80
Little River 12100 99.96
Howard 12085 93.72
Fulton 12005 99.46
Desha 11210 97.23
Chicot 10225 98.27
Bradley 10065 95.00
Perry 10005 99.50
Pike 9945 97.17
Scott 9875 99.45
Lee 8720 98.75
Nevada 8340 100.00
Montgomery 8325 97.65
Prairie 8300 99.94
Searcy 7830 99.49
Cleveland 7630 100.00
Newton 7330 99.80
Monroe 6905 100.00
Dallas 6635 99.85
Woodruff 6320 99.76
Lafayette 6280 98.51
Calhoun 4790 99.58