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Cleveland County, Arkansas

Cleveland County had 7,367 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 597.9 square miles of land. It ranks 69th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 58th by land area.

Population
7,367
#69 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,631 in US
Area
597.9 sq mi
#58 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,633 in US
Density
12 / sq mi
#65 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,490 in US
Median household income
$54,458
#20 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,373 in US

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

Cleveland County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Cleveland County population, land area and income

Cleveland County had 7,367 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 597.9 square miles of land. It ranks 69th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 58th by land area. That works out to 12.3 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, so Cleveland County has 41% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $54,458 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

7,367

3144th1st

2631st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

598 sq mi

3144th1st

1633rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

12.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

2490th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$54,458

3143rd1st

2373rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

7,367

75th1st

69th of 75 (AR)

Land area

598 sq mi

75th1st

58th of 75 (AR)

Density

12.3 / sq mi

75th1st

65th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$54,458

75th1st

20th of 75 (AR)

How Cleveland County's population changed since 2020

Cleveland County lost 187 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.5%. That ranks 49th 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, Cleveland County recorded 311 births and 545 deaths, a natural change of -234. Net international migration added +7 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +44. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 234 people.

7,55420207,48920217,47120227,38620237,3672024
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
311
Deaths
545
Net international migration
+7
Net domestic migration
+44
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-19

Where Cleveland County is

The Census internal point of Cleveland County is at 33.893200, -92.188700. 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 Cleveland 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: Cleveland County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
33.893200, -92.188700
DMS
33°53'35.52"N 92°11'19.32"W
UTM
15N 575016.4E 3750610.5N
Geohash
9yn2y4n4p
Plus code
8659VRV6+7G

Towns in Cleveland County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Cleveland County. Its 7,367 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Cleveland County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Cleveland County. The most populous is Jefferson County, AR, with 63,672 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 59.3 miles N of Cleveland County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Little Rock, AR (population 204,774), 58.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Pine Bluff, AR (population 38,785), 24.1 miles away.

Cleveland County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Cleveland County is 05025: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 025. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $54,458.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Cleveland County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 7,367. That is down 187 people (2.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 7,554.

What is the FIPS code of Cleveland County?

05025. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (025) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Cleveland County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Cleveland County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Cleveland County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Jefferson County, AR; Grant County, AR; Drew County, AR; Lincoln County, AR; Bradley County, AR; Dallas 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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