Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Population Density from Census 2020
According to the data from the US 2020 Census, as at April 2020, among all Arkansas counties, Pulaski County had the highest population density per square mile (526.34 people per sqr mile), followed by Benton County (335.41 people per sqr mile), and Washington County (261.16 people per sqr mile).
On the other hand, Calhoun County had the lowest population density (7.54 people per sqr mile), followed by Newton County (8.80 people per sqr mile), and Dallas County (9.71 people per sqr mile).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high population density, and the table below shows the ranking of all Arkansas counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
| Rank | County | Population Density |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pulaski County | 526.34 |
| 2 | Benton County | 335.41 |
| 3 | Washington County | 261.16 |
| 4 | Sebastian County | 240.59 |
| 5 | Faulkner County | 190.81 |
| 6 | Saline County | 170.57 |
| 7 | Craighead County | 157.29 |
| 8 | Garland County | 147.84 |
| 9 | Crawford County | 101.02 |
| 10 | Lonoke County | 95.94 |
| 11 | Greene County | 79.22 |
| 12 | Crittenden County | 78.59 |
| 13 | Pope County | 78.14 |
| 14 | Jefferson County | 77.10 |
| 15 | Baxter County | 75.15 |
| 16 | White County | 74.29 |
| 17 | Miller County | 68.27 |
| 18 | Boone County | 63.37 |
| 19 | Hot Spring County | 53.73 |
| 20 | Independence County | 49.68 |
| 21 | Mississippi County | 45.10 |
| 22 | Carroll County | 44.86 |
| 23 | Cleburne County | 44.61 |
| 24 | Johnson County | 38.96 |
| 25 | Union County | 37.59 |
| 26 | Conway County | 37.53 |
| 27 | St. Francis County | 36.38 |
| 28 | Ouachita County | 30.91 |
| 29 | Poinsett County | 30.29 |
| 30 | Logan County | 29.80 |
| 31 | Columbia County | 29.76 |
| 32 | Sharp County | 28.57 |
| 33 | Randolph County | 28.49 |
| 34 | Grant County | 28.42 |
| 35 | Marion County | 28.20 |
| 36 | Sevier County | 28.11 |
| 37 | Franklin County | 28.08 |
| 38 | Lawrence County | 27.60 |
| 39 | Hempstead County | 27.59 |
| 40 | Cross County | 27.31 |
| 41 | Jackson County | 26.44 |
| 42 | Clark County | 24.77 |
| 43 | Phillips County | 24.00 |
| 44 | Izard County | 23.40 |
| 45 | Lincoln County | 23.13 |
| 46 | Clay County | 22.77 |
| 47 | Little River County | 22.64 |
| 48 | Polk County | 22.43 |
| 49 | Van Buren County | 22.26 |
| 50 | Yell County | 21.78 |
| 51 | Howard County | 21.77 |
| 52 | Drew County | 20.94 |
| 53 | Ashley County | 20.60 |
| 54 | Stone County | 20.38 |
| 55 | Madison County | 19.80 |
| 56 | Fulton County | 19.54 |
| 57 | Perry County | 18.17 |
| 58 | Arkansas County | 17.29 |
| 59 | Pike County | 16.94 |
| 60 | Bradley County | 16.24 |
| 61 | Chicot County | 16.03 |
| 62 | Desha County | 15.37 |
| 63 | Lee County | 14.34 |
| 64 | Nevada County | 13.45 |
| 65 | Prairie County | 12.79 |
| 66 | Cleveland County | 12.63 |
| 67 | Lafayette County | 11.91 |
| 68 | Searcy County | 11.76 |
| 69 | Monroe County | 11.19 |
| 70 | Scott County | 11.02 |
| 71 | Montgomery County | 10.87 |
| 72 | Woodruff County | 10.70 |
| 73 | Dallas County | 9.71 |
| 74 | Newton County | 8.80 |
| 75 | Calhoun County | 7.54 |