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  • FIPS 05019
  • Largest town: Arkadelphia

Clark County, Arkansas

Clark County had 20,920 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 866.0 square miles of land. It ranks 32nd of 75 in Arkansas by population and 10th by land area.

Population
20,920
#32 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,774 in US
Area
866.0 sq mi
#10 of 75 in Arkansas · #951 in US
Density
24 / sq mi
#43 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,089 in US
Median household income
$53,561
#26 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,442 in US

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

Clark County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Clark County population, land area and income

Clark County had 20,920 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 866.0 square miles of land. It ranks 32nd of 75 in Arkansas by population and 10th by land area. That works out to 24.2 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; Clark County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $53,561 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

20,920

3144th1st

1774th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

866 sq mi

3144th1st

951st of 3,144 (US)

Density

24.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

2089th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$53,561

3143rd1st

2442nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

20,920

75th1st

32nd of 75 (AR)

Land area

866 sq mi

75th1st

10th of 75 (AR)

Density

24.2 / sq mi

75th1st

43rd of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$53,561

75th1st

26th of 75 (AR)

How Clark County's population changed since 2020

Clark County lost 483 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.3%. That ranks 47th 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, Clark County recorded 1,035 births and 1,272 deaths, a natural change of -237. Net international migration added +4 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -313. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 313 people.

21.4k202021.2k202121.1k202220.9k202320.9k2024
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
1,035
Deaths
1,272
Net international migration
+4
Net domestic migration
-313
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+2

Where Clark County is

The Census internal point of Clark County is at 34.053300, -93.176200. 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 Clark 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: Clark County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
34.053300, -93.176200
DMS
34°03'11.88"N 93°10'34.32"W
UTM
15N 483738.5E 3768079.8N
Geohash
9yj9xxpnv
Plus code
86683R3F+8G

Towns in Clark County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Clark County, 11,718 people together, or 56% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Clark County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Arkadelphia with 9,894.

  1. 01Arkadelphia9,894
  2. 02Gurdon1,824
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Clark County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Clark County. The most populous is Hot Spring County, AR, with 33,313 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 69.7 miles NE of Clark County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Little Rock, AR (population 204,774), 65.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Malvern, AR (population 11,082), 30.0 miles away.

Clark County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Clark County is 05019: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 019. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $53,561.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Clark County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 20,920. That is down 483 people (2.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 21,403.

What is the FIPS code of Clark County?

05019. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (019) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Clark County?

Arkadelphia, with 9,894 residents inside Clark County in 2024.

Which counties border Clark County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Hot Spring County, AR; Ouachita County, AR; Pike County, AR; Montgomery County, AR; Nevada 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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