Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Population in 2018

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Population for Arkansas was 3.01M. Among all Arkansas counties, Pulaski County had the highest population (392.18K), followed by Benton County (272.56K), and Washington County (236.86K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Arkansas counties.

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Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Population in 2018
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Benton
Washington
Sebastian
Faulkner
Saline
Craighead
Garland
White
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Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Population in 2018
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1 Pulaski County 392184
2 Benton County 272560
3 Washington County 236855
4 Sebastian County 127582
5 Faulkner County 125336
6 Saline County 121147
7 Craighead County 109074
8 Garland County 99121
9 White County 78390
10 Lonoke County 73560
11 Jefferson County 68241
12 Pope County 63577
13 Crawford County 63480
14 Crittenden County 48365
15 Greene County 45339
16 Miller County 43431
17 Baxter County 41665
18 Mississippi County 41239
19 Union County 39130
20 Independence County 37799
21 Boone County 37545
22 Hot Spring County 33680
23 Carroll County 28049
24 Johnson County 26684
25 St. Francis County 25459
26 Cleburne County 25105
27 Poinsett County 23877
28 Ouachita County 23605
29 Columbia County 23582
30 Clark County 22358
31 Hempstead County 21714
32 Logan County 21705
33 Yell County 21506
34 Conway County 20836
35 Ashley County 20041
36 Polk County 20019
37 Drew County 18302
38 Grant County 18209
39 Randolph County 18085
40 Phillips County 18038
41 Franklin County 17780
42 Arkansas County 17779
43 Sharp County 17222
44 Sevier County 17019
45 Jackson County 16776
46 Marion County 16631
47 Cross County 16584
48 Van Buren County 16580
49 Lawrence County 16452
50 Madison County 16359
51 Clay County 14763
52 Izard County 13574
53 Howard County 13297
54 Lincoln County 13208
55 Stone County 12542
56 Little River County 12357
57 Fulton County 12351
58 Desha County 11516
59 Bradley County 10818
60 Pike County 10657
61 Chicot County 10466
62 Perry County 10366
63 Scott County 10288
64 Lee County 8962
65 Montgomery County 8927
66 Nevada County 8272
67 Prairie County 8100
68 Cleveland County 7991
69 Searcy County 7898
70 Newton County 7780
71 Dallas County 7106
72 Monroe County 6880
73 Lafayette County 6684
74 Woodruff County 6496
75 Calhoun County 5206