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Craighead County, Arkansas

Craighead County had 115,852 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 707.2 square miles of land. It ranks 7th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 29th by land area.

Population
115,852
#7 of 75 in Arkansas · #549 in US
Area
707.2 sq mi
#29 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,304 in US
Density
164 / sq mi
#7 of 75 in Arkansas · #647 in US
Median household income
$60,204
#9 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,820 in US

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

Craighead County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Craighead County population, land area and income

Craighead County had 115,852 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 707.2 square miles of land. It ranks 7th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 29th by land area. That works out to 163.8 people per square mile, 1.7 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Arkansas has 18,130 residents, so Craighead County is 6.4 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $60,204 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

115,852

3144th1st

549th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

707 sq mi

3144th1st

1304th of 3,144 (US)

Density

163.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

647th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$60,204

3143rd1st

1820th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

115,852

75th1st

7th of 75 (AR)

Land area

707 sq mi

75th1st

29th of 75 (AR)

Density

163.8 / sq mi

75th1st

7th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$60,204

75th1st

9th of 75 (AR)

How Craighead County's population changed since 2020

Craighead County gained 4,229 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.8%. That ranks 10th 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, Craighead County recorded 6,411 births and 4,934 deaths, a natural change of +1,477. Net international migration added +231 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,884. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,884 people.

111.6k2020111.7k2021112.8k2022114.2k2023115.9k2024
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
6,411
Deaths
4,934
Net international migration
+231
Net domestic migration
+2,884
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,607

Where Craighead County is

The Census internal point of Craighead County is at 35.827700, -90.631400. 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 Craighead 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: Craighead County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
35.827700, -90.631400
DMS
35°49'39.72"N 90°37'53.04"W
UTM
15N 713959.0E 3967427.7N
Geohash
9yrecdhpr
Plus code
867FR9H9+3C

Towns in Craighead County

7 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Craighead County, 97,022 people together, or 84% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Craighead County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Jonesboro with 82,384.

  1. 01Jonesboro82,384
  2. 02Brookland4,607
  3. 03Bono2,834
  4. 04Lake City2,727
  5. 05Bay1,817
  6. 06Monette1,558
  7. 07Caraway1,095
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Craighead County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Craighead County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Greene County, AR, with 46,928 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 119.6 miles SW of Craighead County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN (population 610,919), 62.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Jonesboro, AR (population 82,384), 2.7 miles away.

Craighead County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Craighead County is 05031: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 031. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $60,204.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Craighead County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 115,852. That is up 4,229 people (3.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 111,623.

What is the FIPS code of Craighead County?

05031. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (031) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Craighead County?

Jonesboro, with 82,384 residents inside Craighead County in 2024.

Which counties border Craighead County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Greene County, AR; Mississippi County, AR; Dunklin County, MO; Poinsett County, AR; Jackson County, AR; Lawrence 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.