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Arkansas county map

Arkansas has 75 counties. Union County is the largest by land at 1,039 square miles, and Pulaski County is the most populous with 401,209 residents.

Population 2024
3,088,354
#33 of 51
Land area
51,992 sq mi
#27 of 51
Density
59.4 / sq mi
#36 of 51
Counties
75
Capital: Little Rock
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Little Rock 34.75° N, 92.29° W

Map of all 75 counties in Arkansas

Every county is labeled on Census 2024 boundaries. Download it as a PDF to print, a PNG, or an editable SVG. For blank, colored or city versions, see the printable Arkansas map sheets.

ArkansasAshleyBaxterBentonBooneBradleyCalhounCarrollChicotClarkClayCleburneClevelandColumbiaConwayCraigheadCrawfordCrittendenCrossDallasDeshaDrewFaulknerFranklinFultonGarlandGrantGreeneHempsteadHot SpringHowardIndependenceIzardJacksonJeffersonJohnsonLafayetteLawrenceLeeLincolnLittle RiverLoganLonokeMadisonMarionMillerMississippiMonroeMontgomeryNevadaNewtonOuachitaPerryPhillipsPikePoinsettPolkPopePrairiePulaskiRandolphSt. FrancisSalineScottSearcySebastianSevierSharpStoneUnionVan BurenWashingtonWhiteWoodruffYellArkansas county map. Online Map Tools (onlinemaptools.com), Census 2024 boundaries, free to reuse with credit.
75 units labeled. The orange dot marks the capital.

Arkansas population and land area

Arkansas had 3,088,354 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates, the sum of its counties. That ranks 33rd of the 50 states and DC. Its 51,992 square miles of land rank 27th. Arkansas averages 59.4 people per square mile of land, about 1.6 times sparser than the national figure of 96.3. By density it ranks 36th.

Population, 2024
3,088,35433rd of 51
Land area
51,992 sq mi27th of 51
Density
59.4 per sq mi36th of 51
Number of counties
75
Capital
Little Rock34.747° N, 92.289° W
State FIPS code
05

Arkansas counties by population, density and income

Each shape is shaded by quintile, darker for higher values. Switch the measure above the map. Select a shape to open that county's page. The pin marks the capital, Little Rock.

Lincoln County: 23Cleveland County: 12St. Francis County: 34Howard County: 21Drew County: 20Van Buren County: 23Searcy County: 12Poinsett County: 29Hot Spring County: 54Izard County: 25Cross County: 26Garland County: 147Nevada County: 13Washington County: 283Union County: 36Pope County: 80Columbia County: 29Conway County: 39Faulkner County: 203Miller County: 67Arkansas County: 16Clay County: 22Saline County: 181Yell County: 22Craighead County: 164Monroe County: 11Calhoun County: 7.5Marion County: 29Carroll County: 46Mississippi County: 42Ashley County: 19Independence County: 50Stone County: 21Madison County: 21Johnson County: 40Little River County: 22Montgomery County: 11Perry County: 19Pike County: 17Lee County: 14Randolph County: 29Woodruff County: 9.9Lafayette County: 11Grant County: 29Greene County: 81Jefferson County: 73Franklin County: 29Dallas County: 9.1Crittenden County: 76White County: 76Lonoke County: 99Bradley County: 15Benton County: 379Fulton County: 20Desha County: 14Pulaski County: 529Newton County: 8.6Logan County: 30Scott County: 11Prairie County: 12Phillips County: 21Ouachita County: 30Polk County: 23Cleburne County: 46Sebastian County: 245Clark County: 24Sevier County: 28Hempstead County: 26Jackson County: 26Chicot County: 15Sharp County: 30Crawford County: 105Boone County: 66Baxter County: 78Lawrence County: 28
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Largest county in Arkansas by land area

Union County ranks first at 1,039 square miles and Lafayette County last at 529 square miles. The two are within a factor of 1.96.

  1. 01Union County1,039
  2. 02White County1,034
  3. 03Arkansas County992
  4. 04Washington County941
  5. 05Yell County930
  6. 06Ashley County925
  7. 07Mississippi County902
  8. 08Scott County893
  9. 09Jefferson County872
  10. 10Clark County866

Most populous county in Arkansas

Pulaski County ranks first at 401,209 residents and Calhoun County last at 4,690 residents. The top value is 86 times the bottom one.

  1. 01Pulaski County401,209
  2. 02Benton County321,566
  3. 03Washington County266,184
  4. 04Faulkner County131,611
  5. 05Saline County131,252
  6. 06Sebastian County130,035
  7. 07Craighead County115,852
  8. 08Garland County99,902
  9. 09White County79,091
  10. 10Lonoke County76,389

Least populous county in Arkansas

The smallest populations, fewest first. Estimates for small counties carry more uncertainty than those for large ones.

  1. 01Calhoun County4,690
  2. 02Woodruff County5,808
  3. 03Lafayette County6,015
  4. 04Dallas County6,076
  5. 05Monroe County6,415
Log scale, so small counties stay visible next to the largest.

Most densely populated county in Arkansas

Pulaski County ranks first at 529.0 people per square mile and Calhoun County last at 7.5 people per square mile. The top value is 71 times the bottom one.

  1. 01Pulaski County529.0
  2. 02Benton County379.3
  3. 03Washington County282.7
  4. 04Sebastian County244.8
  5. 05Faulkner County203.3
  6. 06Saline County181.4
  7. 07Craighead County163.8
  8. 08Garland County147.4
  9. 09Crawford County104.6
  10. 10Lonoke County99.0
People per square mile of land, log scale.

Highest median household income in Arkansas

Benton County ranks first at $92,632 and Lee County last at $36,735. The top value is 2.5 times the bottom one.

  1. 01Benton County$92,632
  2. 02Saline County$77,844
  3. 03Lonoke County$74,687
  4. 04Faulkner County$68,543
  5. 05Washington County$66,158
  6. 06Grant County$64,306
  7. 07Crawford County$63,905
  8. 08Pulaski County$61,344
  9. 09Craighead County$60,204
  10. 10Independence County$59,695

Towns and cities in Arkansas

The Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates list 185 incorporated places in Arkansas with 1,000 or more residents, holding 1,978,783 people together, or 64% of the state total. 68 of them have 5,000 or more. The northernmost is Holiday Island at 36.484° N and the southernmost is Eudora at 33.119° N. Among places of 5,000+, Tontitown grew fastest from July 2020 to July 2024, by 69.5%.

  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
Largest incorporated places, Vintage 2024 estimates.

Little Rock, the capital

47.1% of Arkansas's place population, 932,434 of 1,978,783 people, lives in places within 100 miles of Little Rock. That ranks 40th of 51 for how central the capital is.

See all states in the capital radius ranking and the most remote towns ranking. Sunrise and sunset times for Little Rock, month by month, are on the Little Rock daylight page.

States bordering Arkansas

Arkansas borders 6 states or districts. The nearest neighboring capital is Jackson, 208 miles SE of Little Rock in a straight line.

UTM zones in Arkansas

The internal points of Arkansas's counties fall in UTM zone 15. Zones are 6 degrees of longitude wide, numbered from 180° W: zone = floor((longitude + 180) / 6) + 1.

All 75 counties in Arkansas

Sort by any column. The small orange number marks the top 3 in the state by population.

FIPS
05119Pulaski County401,209#1758529.0$61,344
05007Benton County321,566#2848379.3$92,632
05143Washington County266,184#3941282.7$66,158
05045Faulkner County131,611647203.3$68,543
05125Saline County131,252724181.4$77,844
05131Sebastian County130,035531244.8$58,112
05031Craighead County115,852707163.8$60,204
05051Garland County99,902678147.4$53,849
05145White County79,0911,03476.5$56,178
05085Lonoke County76,38977299.0$74,687
05115Pope County64,82981179.9$59,016
05069Jefferson County63,67287273.0$49,581
05033Crawford County62,258595104.6$63,905
05055Greene County46,92857781.3$55,444
05035Crittenden County46,63361276.2$52,153
05005Baxter County43,00755477.6$48,804
05091Miller County41,95862467.2$50,421
05009Boone County38,63659065.5$56,154
05063Independence County38,34576450.2$59,695
05093Mississippi County38,09590242.2$49,484
05139Union County37,0081,03935.6$49,664
05059Hot Spring County33,31361554.2$53,767
05015Carroll County28,96863046.0$53,986
05071Johnson County26,17266139.6$50,387
05023Cleburne County25,64655446.3$56,692
05111Poinsett County22,30075829.4$51,635
05027Columbia County22,02476628.7$44,175
05123St. Francis County21,82263534.4$41,708
05103Ouachita County21,68473329.6$49,690
05083Logan County21,45770930.3$51,290
05029Conway County21,42255238.8$53,863
05019Clark County20,92086624.2$53,561
05149Yell County20,13493021.6$51,997
05113Polk County19,43485722.7$47,766
05057Hempstead County19,10572726.3$50,576
05121Randolph County19,04065229.2$51,480
05053Grant County18,54663229.4$64,306
05135Sharp County18,13060530.0$45,258
05003Ashley County17,98492519.4$49,560
05087Madison County17,86583421.4$52,262
05089Marion County17,59359729.5$49,975
05047Franklin County17,58660928.9$54,077
05043Drew County16,93582920.4$48,746
05067Jackson County16,67363426.3$45,762
05075Lawrence County16,30558827.8$49,015
05037Cross County16,19461626.3$47,669
05141Van Buren County16,15271022.8$50,332
05001Arkansas County16,05099216.2$50,198
05133Sevier County15,73556427.9$52,845
05107Phillips County14,66169021.2$37,338
05065Izard County14,29158024.6$47,320
05021Clay County14,11263922.1$47,663
05079Lincoln County12,86855923.0$53,381
05137Stone County12,78560621.1$43,767
05049Fulton County12,54661820.3$46,346
05061Howard County12,38758721.1$47,308
05081Little River County11,62653121.9$48,837
05041Desha County10,32174113.9$43,469
05105Perry County10,25155118.6$57,996
05109Pike County10,02760016.7$53,108
05011Bradley County9,93564915.3$44,525
05127Scott County9,83789311.0$46,026
05017Chicot County9,27263714.6$40,381
05097Montgomery County8,51078010.9$48,991
05077Lee County8,10460013.5$36,735
05099Nevada County8,00461813.0$45,562
05117Prairie County7,93564812.3$54,962
05129Searcy County7,83666611.8$40,688
05025Cleveland County7,36759812.3$54,458
05101Newton County7,0268218.6$46,307
05095Monroe County6,41560710.6$40,631
05039Dallas County6,0766679.1$46,701
05073Lafayette County6,01552911.4$43,824
05147Woodruff County5,8085869.9$43,259
05013Calhoun County4,6906297.5$57,689

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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 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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