Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Population in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Population for Arkansas was 3.01M. Among all Arkansas counties, Pulaski County had the highest population (399.27K), followed by Benton County (286.62K), and Washington County (246.77K).

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 2020
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Washington
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Faulkner
Craighead
Garland
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Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Population in 2020
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1 Pulaski County 399274
2 Benton County 286618
3 Washington County 246774
4 Sebastian County 127808
5 Saline County 123826
6 Faulkner County 123820
7 Craighead County 111619
8 Garland County 100258
9 White County 76860
10 Lonoke County 74055
11 Jefferson County 66830
12 Pope County 63410
13 Crawford County 60142
14 Crittenden County 48076
15 Greene County 45864
16 Miller County 42588
17 Baxter County 41686
18 Mississippi County 40538
19 Union County 38931
20 Independence County 37940
21 Boone County 37381
22 Hot Spring County 33075
23 Carroll County 28240
24 Johnson County 25724
25 Cleburne County 24704
26 St. Francis County 23021
27 Poinsett County 22954
28 Columbia County 22744
29 Ouachita County 22615
30 Clark County 21385
31 Logan County 21100
32 Conway County 20730
33 Yell County 20212
34 Hempstead County 19989
35 Polk County 19177
36 Ashley County 18957
37 Randolph County 18595
38 Grant County 18018
39 Sharp County 17314
40 Drew County 17313
41 Franklin County 17139
42 Arkansas County 17107
43 Marion County 16873
44 Cross County 16795
45 Jackson County 16761
46 Madison County 16545
47 Phillips County 16440
48 Lawrence County 16218
49 Van Buren County 15799
50 Sevier County 15778
51 Clay County 14529
52 Izard County 13602
53 Lincoln County 12890
54 Howard County 12757
55 Stone County 12349
56 Fulton County 12054
57 Little River County 11974
58 Desha County 11324
59 Bradley County 10495
60 Pike County 10162
61 Chicot County 10156
62 Perry County 9997
63 Scott County 9834
64 Lee County 8526
65 Montgomery County 8485
66 Nevada County 8284
67 Prairie County 8249
68 Searcy County 7840
69 Cleveland County 7552
70 Newton County 7196
71 Monroe County 6776
72 Dallas County 6444
73 Lafayette County 6293
74 Woodruff County 6224
75 Calhoun County 4736