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Calhoun County, Arkansas

Calhoun County had 4,690 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 628.6 square miles of land. It ranks 75th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 45th by land area.

Population
4,690
#75 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,839 in US
Area
628.6 sq mi
#45 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,528 in US
Density
7.5 / sq mi
#75 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,667 in US
Median household income
$57,689
#14 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,064 in US

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

Calhoun County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Calhoun County population, land area and income

Calhoun County had 4,690 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 628.6 square miles of land. It ranks 75th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 45th by land area. That works out to 7.5 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, so Calhoun County has 26% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $57,689 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

4,690

3144th1st

2839th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

629 sq mi

3144th1st

1528th of 3,144 (US)

Density

7.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

2667th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$57,689

3143rd1st

2064th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

4,690

75th1st

75th of 75 (AR)

Land area

629 sq mi

75th1st

45th of 75 (AR)

Density

7.5 / sq mi

75th1st

75th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$57,689

75th1st

14th of 75 (AR)

How Calhoun County's population changed since 2020

Calhoun County lost 46 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.0%. That ranks 43rd 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, Calhoun County recorded 210 births and 349 deaths, a natural change of -139. Net international migration added -2 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +95. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 139 people.

4,73620204,72920214,70320224,66420234,6902024
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
210
Deaths
349
Net international migration
-2
Net domestic migration
+95
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+26

Where Calhoun County is

The Census internal point of Calhoun County is at 33.560500, -92.513900. 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 Calhoun 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: Calhoun County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
33.560500, -92.513900
DMS
33°33'37.80"N 92°30'50.04"W
UTM
15N 545120.4E 3713532.6N
Geohash
9vynyv92j
Plus code
8659HF6P+5C

Towns in Calhoun County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Calhoun County, 1,157 people together, or 25% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Calhoun County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Hampton with 1,157.

  1. 01Hampton1,157
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Calhoun County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Calhoun 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 83.0 miles N of Calhoun County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Little Rock, AR (population 204,774), 81.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Camden, AR (population 10,116), 19.3 miles away.

Calhoun County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Calhoun County is 05013: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 013. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $57,689.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Calhoun County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 4,690. That is down 46 people (1.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 4,736.

What is the FIPS code of Calhoun County?

05013. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (013) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Calhoun County?

Hampton, with 1,157 residents inside Calhoun County in 2024.

Which counties border Calhoun County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Union County, AR; Ouachita County, AR; Bradley County, AR; Cleveland County, AR; Dallas 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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