Arkansas · 185 places

Cities and towns in Arkansas

Short answer

Arkansas has 185 incorporated places of 1,000 or more people, home to 1,978,783 residents in 2024. Little Rock is the largest with 204,774.
Places 1,000+
185
5,000+
68
Share of state
64%

Where the places are

Each dot is a place of 1,000+, sized by population. The median place of 5,000+ is Malvern with 11,082 people, and the smallest in that group is Warren with 5,196. 46 of the 68 places of 5,000+ grew between July 2020 and July 2024. 10 places cross a county line.

Largest places in Arkansas

  1. 01Little Rock204,774
  2. 02Fayetteville103,134
  3. 03Fort Smith90,507
  4. 04Springdale89,368
  5. 05Jonesboro82,384
  6. 06Rogers75,639
  7. 07Conway70,711
  8. 08North Little Rock64,498
  9. 09Bentonville61,791
  10. 10Pine Bluff38,785
  11. 11Benton38,088
  12. 12Hot Springs37,971
  13. 13Sherwood33,281
  14. 14Bella Vista33,274
  15. 15Paragould30,680
  16. 16Russellville29,442
  17. 17Jacksonville29,129
  18. 18Texarkana28,897
  19. 19Cabot27,575
  20. 20Centerton25,745
July 1, 2024 estimates, Census Vintage 2024.

Fastest growth among places of 5,000+: Tontitown (+69.5%), Pea Ridge (+52.7%), Centerton (+41.1%). Largest decline: Helena-West Helena (-11.1%).

All 185 places, A to Z

Places under 5,000 people have short profile pages that search engines do not index. Figures are July 1, 2024 estimates.

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Questions people ask

How many cities and towns are in Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates list 185 incorporated places of 1,000 or more people in Arkansas, and 68 of 5,000 or more. Smaller towns and census-designated places are not counted here.

What is the largest city in Arkansas?

Little Rock, with 204,774 residents on July 1, 2024.

Which Arkansas town grew fastest since 2020?

Among places of 5,000+, Tontitown grew fastest from July 2020 to July 2024, +69.5%, to 7,941.

What share of Arkansas lives in incorporated places?

64%: 1,978,783 of the state's 3,088,354 residents live in the 185 places listed. The rest live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.