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Carroll County, Arkansas

Carroll County had 28,968 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 629.9 square miles of land. It ranks 23rd of 75 in Arkansas by population and 44th by land area.

Population
28,968
#23 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,474 in US
Area
629.9 sq mi
#44 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,525 in US
Density
46 / sq mi
#22 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,551 in US
Median household income
$53,986
#22 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,407 in US

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

Carroll County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Carroll County population, land area and income

Carroll County had 28,968 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 629.9 square miles of land. It ranks 23rd of 75 in Arkansas by population and 44th by land area. That works out to 46.0 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; Carroll County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $53,986 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

28,968

3144th1st

1474th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

630 sq mi

3144th1st

1525th of 3,144 (US)

Density

46.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

1551st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$53,986

3143rd1st

2407th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

28,968

75th1st

23rd of 75 (AR)

Land area

630 sq mi

75th1st

44th of 75 (AR)

Density

46.0 / sq mi

75th1st

22nd of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$53,986

75th1st

22nd of 75 (AR)

How Carroll County's population changed since 2020

Carroll County gained 727 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.6%. That ranks 21st 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, Carroll County recorded 1,403 births and 1,617 deaths, a natural change of -214. Net international migration added +121 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +790. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 790 people.

28.2k202028.5k202128.7k202228.7k202329.0k2024
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
1,403
Deaths
1,617
Net international migration
+121
Net domestic migration
+790
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+230

Where Carroll County is

The Census internal point of Carroll County is at 36.337400, -93.541000. 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 Carroll 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: Carroll County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
36.337400, -93.541000
DMS
36°20'14.64"N 93°32'27.60"W
UTM
15N 451449.3E 4021507.9N
Geohash
9ymqxrj88
Plus code
86888FP5+XJ

Towns in Carroll County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Carroll County, 13,571 people together, or 47% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Carroll County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Berryville with 5,763.

  1. 01Berryville5,763
  2. 02Green Forest3,198
  3. 03Holiday Island2,422
  4. 04Eureka Springs2,188
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Carroll County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Carroll County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Benton County, AR, with 321,566 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 130.5 miles SSE of Carroll County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fayetteville, AR (population 103,134), 39.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Branson, MO (population 12,869), 23.5 miles away.

Carroll County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Carroll County is 05015: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 015. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $53,986.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Carroll County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 28,968. That is up 727 people (2.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 28,241.

What is the FIPS code of Carroll County?

05015. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (015) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Carroll County?

Berryville, with 5,763 residents inside Carroll County in 2024.

Which counties border Carroll County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Benton County, AR; Taney County, MO; Boone County, AR; Barry County, MO; Stone County, MO; Madison 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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