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  • FIPS 05029
  • Largest town: Morrilton

Conway County, Arkansas

Conway County had 21,422 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 551.9 square miles of land. It ranks 31st of 75 in Arkansas by population and 71st by land area.

Population
21,422
#31 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,752 in US
Area
551.9 sq mi
#71 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,891 in US
Density
39 / sq mi
#25 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,699 in US
Median household income
$53,863
#23 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,421 in US

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

Conway County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Conway County population, land area and income

Conway County had 21,422 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 551.9 square miles of land. It ranks 31st of 75 in Arkansas by population and 71st by land area. That works out to 38.8 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; Conway County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $53,863 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

21,422

3144th1st

1752nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

552 sq mi

3144th1st

1891st of 3,144 (US)

Density

38.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

1699th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$53,863

3143rd1st

2421st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

21,422

75th1st

31st of 75 (AR)

Land area

552 sq mi

75th1st

71st of 75 (AR)

Density

38.8 / sq mi

75th1st

25th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$53,863

75th1st

23rd of 75 (AR)

How Conway County's population changed since 2020

Conway County gained 688 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.3%. That ranks 15th 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, Conway County recorded 939 births and 1,321 deaths, a natural change of -382. Net international migration added +98 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +996. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 996 people.

20.7k202020.9k202121.1k202221.1k202321.4k2024
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
939
Deaths
1,321
Net international migration
+98
Net domestic migration
+996
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+304

Where Conway County is

The Census internal point of Conway County is at 35.265700, -92.689200. 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 Conway 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: Conway County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
35.265700, -92.689200
DMS
35°15'56.52"N 92°41'21.12"W
UTM
15N 528269.1E 3902553.1N
Geohash
9yq0dgcv9
Plus code
86797886+78

Towns in Conway County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Conway County, 7,185 people together, or 34% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Conway County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Morrilton with 7,185.

  1. 01Morrilton7,185
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Conway County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Conway 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 42.4 miles SSE of Conway County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Little Rock, AR (population 204,774), 41.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Conway, AR (population 70,711), 18.2 miles away.

Conway County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Conway County is 05029: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 029. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $53,863.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Conway County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 21,422. That is up 688 people (3.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 20,734.

What is the FIPS code of Conway County?

05029. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (029) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Conway County?

Morrilton, with 7,185 residents inside Conway County in 2024.

Which counties border Conway County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Faulkner County, AR; Pope County, AR; Yell County, AR; Van Buren County, AR; Perry 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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