Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Population in 2016
Updated on January 28, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Population for Arkansas was 2.99M. Among all Arkansas counties, Pulaski County had the highest population (394.32K), followed by Benton County (259.50K), and Washington County (228.61K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Arkansas counties.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: Arkansas Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2016 Census.
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Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Population in 2016
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | Pulaski County | 394322 |
| 2 | Benton County | 259497 |
| 3 | Washington County | 228612 |
| 4 | Sebastian County | 127578 |
| 5 | Faulkner County | 122213 |
| 6 | Saline County | 117707 |
| 7 | Craighead County | 106039 |
| 8 | Garland County | 98356 |
| 9 | White County | 78941 |
| 10 | Lonoke County | 71845 |
| 11 | Jefferson County | 70512 |
| 12 | Pope County | 63916 |
| 13 | Crawford County | 62312 |
| 14 | Crittenden County | 49296 |
| 15 | Greene County | 44733 |
| 16 | Miller County | 43776 |
| 17 | Mississippi County | 42863 |
| 18 | Baxter County | 41159 |
| 19 | Union County | 39920 |
| 20 | Boone County | 37307 |
| 21 | Independence County | 37121 |
| 22 | Hot Spring County | 33452 |
| 23 | Carroll County | 27730 |
| 24 | St. Francis County | 26306 |
| 25 | Johnson County | 26160 |
| 26 | Cleburne County | 25171 |
| 27 | Ouachita County | 24021 |
| 28 | Columbia County | 24015 |
| 29 | Poinsett County | 23993 |
| 30 | Clark County | 22643 |
| 31 | Hempstead County | 22047 |
| 32 | Logan County | 21743 |
| 33 | Yell County | 21520 |
| 34 | Conway County | 20877 |
| 35 | Ashley County | 20544 |
| 36 | Polk County | 20164 |
| 37 | Phillips County | 19041 |
| 38 | Drew County | 18574 |
| 39 | Arkansas County | 18204 |
| 40 | Grant County | 18080 |
| 41 | Franklin County | 17676 |
| 42 | Randolph County | 17452 |
| 43 | Jackson County | 17314 |
| 44 | Cross County | 17029 |
| 45 | Sharp County | 17016 |
| 46 | Sevier County | 16959 |
| 47 | Van Buren County | 16682 |
| 48 | Lawrence County | 16662 |
| 49 | Marion County | 16408 |
| 50 | Madison County | 16136 |
| 51 | Clay County | 15059 |
| 52 | Lincoln County | 13745 |
| 53 | Izard County | 13500 |
| 54 | Howard County | 13347 |
| 55 | Stone County | 12525 |
| 56 | Little River County | 12435 |
| 57 | Fulton County | 12112 |
| 58 | Desha County | 11904 |
| 59 | Bradley County | 10961 |
| 60 | Chicot County | 10929 |
| 61 | Pike County | 10836 |
| 62 | Scott County | 10318 |
| 63 | Perry County | 10266 |
| 64 | Lee County | 9330 |
| 65 | Montgomery County | 8947 |
| 66 | Nevada County | 8368 |
| 67 | Prairie County | 8267 |
| 68 | Cleveland County | 8253 |
| 69 | Searcy County | 7960 |
| 70 | Newton County | 7855 |
| 71 | Dallas County | 7401 |
| 72 | Monroe County | 7195 |
| 73 | Lafayette County | 6895 |
| 74 | Woodruff County | 6616 |
| 75 | Calhoun County | 5147 |