Arkansas Natural Population Increase Rate By County in 2020
According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2020, the natural population increase rate for Arkansas was 0.83, and the top three counties that had the highest natural population increase rate were:
- Benton County: 6.6
- Washington County: 6.05
- Sevier County: 3.98
On the other hand, the top 3 counties that had the lowest natural population increase rate were:
- Baxter County: -9.57
- Marion County: -9.51
- Fulton County: -8.35
Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase rate for each Arkansas county in 2020. You can also find links to the historical natural population increase rate for each county below.
Natural Population Increase Rate refers to the natural increase (number of births minus number of deaths) during a year per 1,000 population at midyear.
| County | Natural Pop. Increase Rate |
|---|---|
| Arkansas | 0.83 |
| Ashley | -2.51 |
| Baxter | -9.57 |
| Benton | 6.6 |
| Boone | -3.22 |
| Bradley | 0.47 |
| Calhoun | -4.68 |
| Carroll | -0.32 |
| Chicot | -4.67 |
| Clark | -1.84 |
| Clay | -3.81 |
| Cleburne | -7.93 |
| Cleveland | -3.65 |
| Columbia | -0.81 |
| Conway | 0.05 |
| Craighead | 3.78 |
| Crawford | -0.08 |
| Crittenden | 2.55 |
| Cross | -1.6 |
| Dallas | -4.94 |
| Desha | -3.46 |
| Drew | 1.89 |
| Faulkner | 3.4 |
| Franklin | -1.68 |
| Fulton | -8.35 |
| Garland | -4.03 |
| Grant | -1.03 |
| Greene | -0.11 |
| Hempstead | 1.07 |
| Hot Spring | -1.45 |
| Howard | -0.91 |
| Independence | -0.79 |
| Izard | -5.65 |
| Jackson | -2.39 |
| Jefferson | -1.37 |
| Johnson | 2.18 |
| Lafayette | -5.58 |
| Lawrence | -5.54 |
| Lee | -4.6 |
| Lincoln | -3.16 |
| Little River | -2.2 |
| Logan | -3.22 |
| Lonoke | 1.8 |
| Madison | 2.29 |
| Marion | -9.51 |
| Miller | 0.67 |
| Mississippi | 0.77 |
| Monroe | -3.01 |
| Montgomery | -8.2 |
| Nevada | -4.29 |
| Newton | -6.4 |
| Ouachita | -4.43 |
| Perry | -4.53 |
| Phillips | -1.6 |
| Pike | -4.12 |
| Poinsett | -3.59 |
| Polk | -6.25 |
| Pope | 2.04 |
| Prairie | -5.48 |
| Pulaski | 2.31 |
| Randolph | -0.16 |
| St. Francis | -1.89 |
| Saline | 1.12 |
| Scott | -1.47 |
| Searcy | -6.75 |
| Sebastian | 1.82 |
| Sevier | 3.98 |
| Sharp | -4.26 |
| Stone | -3.87 |
| Union | -3.61 |
| Van Buren | -7.08 |
| Washington | 6.05 |
| White | -0.24 |
| Woodruff | -2.21 |
| Yell | -0.09 |
Historical Natural Population Increase Rate for Counties in Arkansas
Use the links below to find the historical natural population increase rate for each county in Arkansas.