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Ashley County, Arkansas

Ashley County had 17,984 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 925.5 square miles of land. It ranks 39th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 6th by land area.

Population
17,984
#39 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,934 in US
Area
925.5 sq mi
#6 of 75 in Arkansas · #785 in US
Density
19 / sq mi
#56 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,269 in US
Median household income
$49,560
#45 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,740 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Ashley County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Ashley County population, land area and income

Ashley County had 17,984 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 925.5 square miles of land. It ranks 39th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 6th by land area. That works out to 19.4 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Arkansas has 18,130 residents, about the same as Ashley County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $49,560 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

17,984

3144th1st

1934th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

925 sq mi

3144th1st

785th of 3,144 (US)

Density

19.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

2269th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$49,560

3143rd1st

2740th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

17,984

75th1st

39th of 75 (AR)

Land area

925 sq mi

75th1st

6th of 75 (AR)

Density

19.4 / sq mi

75th1st

56th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$49,560

75th1st

45th of 75 (AR)

How Ashley County's population changed since 2020

Ashley County lost 979 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 5.2%. That ranks 65th of 75 in Arkansas for growth. The median Arkansas county changed by -0.2%, and the state as a whole by +2.4%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Ashley County recorded 827 births and 1,326 deaths, a natural change of -499. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -558. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 558 people.

19.0k202018.6k202118.3k202218.2k202318.0k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
827
Deaths
1,326
Net international migration
+0
Net domestic migration
-558
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-248

Where Ashley County is

The Census internal point of Ashley County is at 33.190800, -91.772300. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Arkansas's 75 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Ashley County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Lincoln County: -0.2%Cleveland County: -2.5%St. Francis County: -5.2%Howard County: -2.9%Drew County: -2.2%Van Buren County: +2.2%Searcy County: -0.1%Poinsett County: -2.9%Hot Spring County: +0.7%Izard County: +5.0%Cross County: -3.6%Garland County: -0.4%Nevada County: -3.4%Washington County: +7.9%Union County: -5.0%Pope County: +2.2%Columbia County: -3.2%Conway County: +3.3%Faulkner County: +6.3%Miller County: -1.5%Arkansas County: -6.2%Clay County: -2.9%Saline County: +6.0%Yell County: -0.4%Craighead County: +3.8%Monroe County: -5.3%Calhoun County: -1.0%Marion County: +4.3%Carroll County: +2.6%Mississippi County: -6.0%Ashley County: -5.2%Independence County: +1.1%Stone County: +3.5%Madison County: +7.9%Johnson County: +1.7%Little River County: -2.9%Montgomery County: +0.3%Perry County: +2.5%Pike County: -1.3%Lee County: -5.0%Randolph County: +2.4%Woodruff County: -6.6%Lafayette County: -4.4%Grant County: +2.9%Greene County: +2.3%Jefferson County: -4.7%Franklin County: +2.6%Dallas County: -5.7%Crittenden County: -3.0%White County: +2.9%Lonoke County: +3.1%Bradley County: -5.3%Benton County: +12.2%Fulton County: +4.1%Desha County: -8.8%Pulaski County: +0.5%Newton County: -2.4%Logan County: +1.6%Scott County: +0.1%Prairie County: -3.8%Phillips County: -10.8%Ouachita County: -4.1%Polk County: +1.3%Cleburne County: +3.8%Sebastian County: +1.7%Clark County: -2.3%Sevier County: -0.3%Hempstead County: -4.4%Jackson County: -0.5%Chicot County: -8.7%Sharp County: +4.7%Crawford County: +3.5%Boone County: +3.3%Baxter County: +3.1%Lawrence County: +0.5%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -4.4%
  2. < -2.2%
  3. < +1.1%
  4. < +3.1%
  5. ≥ +3.1%
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Orange pin: Ashley County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
33.190800, -91.772300
DMS
33°11'26.88"N 91°46'20.28"W
UTM
15N 614442.7E 3673110.6N
Geohash
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Plus code
865C56RH+83

Towns in Ashley County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Ashley County, 6,890 people together, or 38% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Ashley County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Crossett with 4,506.

  1. 01Crossett4,506
  2. 02Hamburg2,384
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Ashley County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Ashley County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Union County, AR, with 37,008 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 111.5 miles NNW of Ashley County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Jackson, MS (population 141,449), 108.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Greenville, MS (population 27,015), 43.7 miles away.

Ashley County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Ashley County is 05003: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 003. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $49,560.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Ashley County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 17,984. That is down 979 people (5.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 18,963.

What is the FIPS code of Ashley County?

05003. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (003) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Ashley County?

Crossett, with 4,506 residents inside Ashley County in 2024.

Which counties border Ashley County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Union County, AR; Morehouse Parish, LA; Union Parish, LA; Drew County, AR; Bradley County, AR; Chicot County, AR.

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 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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