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  • FIPS 05009
  • Largest town: Harrison

Boone County, Arkansas

Boone County had 38,636 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 589.7 square miles of land. It ranks 18th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 61st by land area.

Population
38,636
#18 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,217 in US
Area
589.7 sq mi
#61 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,660 in US
Density
66 / sq mi
#18 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,232 in US
Median household income
$56,154
#17 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,220 in US

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

Boone County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Boone County population, land area and income

Boone County had 38,636 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 589.7 square miles of land. It ranks 18th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 61st by land area. That works out to 65.5 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Arkansas has 18,130 residents, so Boone County is 2.1 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $56,154 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

38,636

3144th1st

1217th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

590 sq mi

3144th1st

1660th of 3,144 (US)

Density

65.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

1232nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$56,154

3143rd1st

2220th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

38,636

75th1st

18th of 75 (AR)

Land area

590 sq mi

75th1st

61st of 75 (AR)

Density

65.5 / sq mi

75th1st

18th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$56,154

75th1st

17th of 75 (AR)

How Boone County's population changed since 2020

Boone County gained 1,243 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.3%. That ranks 14th 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, Boone County recorded 1,665 births and 2,314 deaths, a natural change of -649. Net international migration added +11 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,911. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,911 people.

37.4k202037.9k202138.3k202238.5k202338.6k2024
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
1,665
Deaths
2,314
Net international migration
+11
Net domestic migration
+1,911
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+120

Where Boone County is

The Census internal point of Boone County is at 36.304300, -93.079200. 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 Boone 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: Boone County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
36.304300, -93.079200
DMS
36°18'15.48"N 93°04'45.12"W
UTM
15N 492889.4E 4017703.5N
Geohash
9ymy9bvzc
Plus code
86888W3C+P8

Towns in Boone County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Boone County, 13,723 people together, or 36% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Boone County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Harrison with 13,723.

  1. 01Harrison13,723
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Boone County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Boone County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Taney County, MO, with 56,744 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 116.4 miles SSE of Boone County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Springfield, MO (population 170,596), 62.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Harrison, AR (population 13,723), 4.8 miles away.

Boone County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Boone County is 05009: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 009. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $56,154.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Boone County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 38,636. That is up 1,243 people (3.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 37,393.

What is the FIPS code of Boone County?

05009. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (009) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Boone County?

Harrison, with 13,723 residents inside Boone County in 2024.

Which counties border Boone County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Taney County, MO; Carroll County, AR; Marion County, AR; Searcy County, AR; Newton 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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