Arkansas Citizen Population By County in 2023 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2023, the citizen population for Arkansas was 2,930,235 and represented 96.62% of the total Arkansas population.

Among all Arkansas counties, Pulaski had the highest citizen population (384.14K), followed by Benton (270.25K), and Washington (230.93K).

In terms of percentages, Newton had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.93%), followed by Lafayette (99.92%), and Nevada (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 2023
Arkansas Citizen Population By County in 2023
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Pulaski 384135 96.29
Benton 270250 91.75
Washington 230925 91.69
Faulkner 123355 97.90
Saline 122980 97.82
Sebastian 122085 95.05
Craighead 109530 97.71
Garland 97725 97.67
White 76325 98.62
Lonoke 73790 98.72
Jefferson 65000 98.81
Pope 61850 96.90
Crawford 59515 97.90
Crittenden 47080 98.89
Greene 45875 99.34
Miller 42325 99.38
Baxter 41895 99.40
Mississippi 39215 98.65
Union 37750 98.38
Boone 37560 99.12
Independence 37240 97.69
Hot Spring 33040 99.70
Carroll 26655 93.44
Cleburne 24905 99.42
Johnson 24400 94.10
Poinsett 22540 99.12
St. Francis 22355 98.31
Ouachita 22275 99.82
Columbia 22170 98.42
Logan 21115 99.41
Clark 21100 98.69
Conway 20530 98.37
Yell 19085 94.50
Polk 18880 97.57
Hempstead 18685 94.46
Ashley 18445 98.53
Randolph 18295 97.65
Grant 17910 98.90
Sharp 17495 99.43
Franklin 17140 99.54
Marion 16905 99.00
Drew 16865 98.37
Jackson 16675 99.40
Madison 16635 97.68
Arkansas 16625 99.11
Cross 16445 98.59
Lawrence 16165 99.39
Van Buren 15745 98.81
Phillips 15735 98.90
Clay 14345 99.62
Izard 13810 99.60
Sevier 13740 86.99
Lincoln 12715 98.07
Stone 12440 99.72
Fulton 12200 99.67
Howard 11970 94.25
Little River 11925 99.71
Desha 10830 98.10
Perry 10010 99.36
Chicot 9880 98.85
Bradley 9860 95.22
Pike 9845 96.71
Scott 9730 98.88
Lee 8480 99.65
Montgomery 8415 98.19
Nevada 8220 99.88
Prairie 8150 99.88
Searcy 7835 99.68
Cleveland 7480 99.87
Newton 7170 99.93
Monroe 6625 99.18
Dallas 6330 99.69
Lafayette 6205 99.92
Woodruff 6140 99.76
Calhoun 4675 99.15