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  • FIPS 05023
  • Largest town: Heber Springs

Cleburne County, Arkansas

Cleburne County had 25,646 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 554.0 square miles of land. It ranks 25th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 69th by land area.

Population
25,646
#25 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,600 in US
Area
554.0 sq mi
#69 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,875 in US
Density
46 / sq mi
#21 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,542 in US
Median household income
$56,692
#15 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,168 in US

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

Cleburne County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Cleburne County population, land area and income

Cleburne County had 25,646 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 554.0 square miles of land. It ranks 25th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 69th by land area. That works out to 46.3 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; Cleburne County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $56,692 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

25,646

3144th1st

1600th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

554 sq mi

3144th1st

1875th of 3,144 (US)

Density

46.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

1542nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$56,692

3143rd1st

2168th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

25,646

75th1st

25th of 75 (AR)

Land area

554 sq mi

75th1st

69th of 75 (AR)

Density

46.3 / sq mi

75th1st

21st of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$56,692

75th1st

15th of 75 (AR)

How Cleburne County's population changed since 2020

Cleburne County gained 930 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.8%. That ranks 11th 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, Cleburne County recorded 953 births and 1,855 deaths, a natural change of -902. Net international migration added -10 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,827. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,827 people.

24.7k202025.0k202125.3k202225.5k202325.6k2024
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
953
Deaths
1,855
Net international migration
-10
Net domestic migration
+1,827
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+170

Where Cleburne County is

The Census internal point of Cleburne County is at 35.593600, -92.008900. 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 Cleburne 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: Cleburne County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
35.593600, -92.008900
DMS
35°35'36.96"N 92°00'32.04"W
UTM
15N 589783.0E 3939326.3N
Geohash
9yqd6r95t
Plus code
8679HXVR+CC

Towns in Cleburne County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Cleburne County, 7,481 people together, or 29% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Cleburne County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Heber Springs with 7,313.

  1. 01Heber Springs7,313
  2. 02Fairfield Bay (part)168
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Cleburne County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Cleburne County. The most populous is Faulkner County, AR, with 131,611 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 60.6 miles SSW of Cleburne County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Little Rock, AR (population 204,774), 63.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Batesville, AR (population 11,539), 24.8 miles away.

Cleburne County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Cleburne County is 05023: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 023. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $56,692.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Cleburne County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 25,646. That is up 930 people (3.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 24,716.

What is the FIPS code of Cleburne County?

05023. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (023) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Cleburne County?

Heber Springs, with 7,313 residents inside Cleburne County in 2024.

Which counties border Cleburne County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Faulkner County, AR; White County, AR; Independence County, AR; Van Buren County, AR; Stone 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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