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  • Largest town: Warren

Bradley County, Arkansas

Bradley County had 9,935 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 649.2 square miles of land. It ranks 61st of 75 in Arkansas by population and 36th by land area.

Population
9,935
#61 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,411 in US
Area
649.2 sq mi
#36 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,450 in US
Density
15 / sq mi
#60 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,386 in US
Median household income
$44,525
#64 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,989 in US

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

Bradley County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Bradley County population, land area and income

Bradley County had 9,935 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 649.2 square miles of land. It ranks 61st of 75 in Arkansas by population and 36th by land area. That works out to 15.3 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Arkansas has 18,130 residents; Bradley County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $44,525 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

9,935

3144th1st

2411th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

649 sq mi

3144th1st

1450th of 3,144 (US)

Density

15.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

2386th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$44,525

3143rd1st

2989th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

9,935

75th1st

61st of 75 (AR)

Land area

649 sq mi

75th1st

36th of 75 (AR)

Density

15.3 / sq mi

75th1st

60th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$44,525

75th1st

64th of 75 (AR)

How Bradley County's population changed since 2020

Bradley County lost 557 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 5.3%. That ranks 68th 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, Bradley County recorded 489 births and 670 deaths, a natural change of -181. Net international migration added -15 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -409. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 409 people.

10.5k202010.3k202110.2k202210.1k20239,9352024
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
489
Deaths
670
Net international migration
-15
Net domestic migration
-409
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-174

Where Bradley County is

The Census internal point of Bradley County is at 33.466500, -92.169200. 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 Bradley 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: Bradley County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
33.466500, -92.169200
DMS
33°27'59.40"N 92°10'9.12"W
UTM
15N 577199.9E 3703313.8N
Geohash
9vyqqskkm
Plus code
8659FR8J+J8

Towns in Bradley County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Bradley County, 5,196 people together, or 52% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Bradley County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Warren with 5,196.

  1. 01Warren5,196
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Bradley County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Bradley County. 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 88.7 miles N of Bradley County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Little Rock, AR (population 204,774), 87.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is El Dorado, AR (population 16,657), 33.3 miles away.

Bradley County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Bradley County is 05011: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 011. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $44,525.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Bradley County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 9,935. That is down 557 people (5.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 10,492.

What is the FIPS code of Bradley County?

05011. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (011) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Bradley County?

Warren, with 5,196 residents inside Bradley County in 2024.

Which counties border Bradley County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Union County, AR; Ashley County, AR; Drew County, AR; Cleveland County, AR; Calhoun 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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