Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Population in 2023

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Population for Arkansas was 3.07M. Among all Arkansas counties, Pulaski County had the highest population (400.70K), followed by Benton County (312.25K), and Washington County (261.88K).

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 2023
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Washington
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Garland
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Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Population in 2023
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1 Pulaski County 400704
2 Benton County 312248
3 Washington County 261880
4 Faulkner County 129909
5 Saline County 129566
6 Sebastian County 129203
7 Craighead County 114245
8 Garland County 99759
9 White County 78523
10 Lonoke County 75924
11 Pope County 64663
12 Jefferson County 63539
13 Crawford County 61810
14 Crittenden County 47171
15 Greene County 46700
16 Baxter County 42781
17 Miller County 42302
18 Mississippi County 38635
19 Boone County 38516
20 Independence County 38329
21 Union County 37409
22 Hot Spring County 33259
23 Carroll County 28738
24 Johnson County 26161
25 Cleburne County 25476
26 Poinsett County 22373
27 Columbia County 22193
28 St. Francis County 22066
29 Ouachita County 21793
30 Logan County 21360
31 Conway County 21118
32 Clark County 20918
33 Yell County 20063
34 Polk County 19490
35 Hempstead County 19321
36 Randolph County 18913
37 Grant County 18392
38 Ashley County 18232
39 Sharp County 17954
40 Madison County 17767
41 Marion County 17485
42 Franklin County 17471
43 Drew County 16986
44 Jackson County 16749
45 Cross County 16453
46 Arkansas County 16295
47 Lawrence County 16225
48 Van Buren County 16152
49 Sevier County 15654
50 Phillips County 14991
51 Izard County 14202
52 Clay County 14191
53 Lincoln County 12900
54 Stone County 12677
55 Howard County 12500
56 Fulton County 12422
57 Little River County 11766
58 Desha County 10478
59 Perry County 10188
60 Pike County 10164
61 Bradley County 10109
62 Scott County 9836
63 Chicot County 9507
64 Montgomery County 8605
65 Lee County 8221
66 Nevada County 8126
67 Prairie County 8012
68 Searcy County 7818
69 Cleveland County 7386
70 Newton County 7079
71 Monroe County 6540
72 Dallas County 6187
73 Lafayette County 6082
74 Woodruff County 5939
75 Calhoun County 4664