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  • FIPS 05033
  • Largest town: Van Buren

Crawford County, Arkansas

Crawford County had 62,258 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 595.3 square miles of land. It ranks 13th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 60th by land area.

Population
62,258
#13 of 75 in Arkansas · #867 in US
Area
595.3 sq mi
#60 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,642 in US
Density
105 / sq mi
#9 of 75 in Arkansas · #873 in US
Median household income
$63,905
#7 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,466 in US

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

Crawford County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Crawford County population, land area and income

Crawford County had 62,258 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 595.3 square miles of land. It ranks 13th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 60th by land area. That works out to 104.6 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Arkansas has 18,130 residents, so Crawford County is 3.4 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $63,905 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

62,258

3144th1st

867th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

595 sq mi

3144th1st

1642nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

104.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

873rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$63,905

3143rd1st

1466th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

62,258

75th1st

13th of 75 (AR)

Land area

595 sq mi

75th1st

60th of 75 (AR)

Density

104.6 / sq mi

75th1st

9th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$63,905

75th1st

7th of 75 (AR)

How Crawford County's population changed since 2020

Crawford County gained 2,098 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.5%. That ranks 13th 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, Crawford County recorded 3,010 births and 3,486 deaths, a natural change of -476. Net international migration added +445 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,107. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,107 people.

60.2k202060.4k202161.1k202261.8k202362.3k2024
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
3,010
Deaths
3,486
Net international migration
+445
Net domestic migration
+2,107
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+448

Where Crawford County is

The Census internal point of Crawford County is at 35.583000, -94.236200. 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 Crawford 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: Crawford County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
35.583000, -94.236200
DMS
35°34'58.80"N 94°14'10.32"W
UTM
15N 387997.8E 3938401.8N
Geohash
9ykfrtemc
Plus code
8677HQM7+6G

Towns in Crawford County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Crawford County, 34,516 people together, or 55% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Crawford County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Van Buren with 24,396.

  1. 01Van Buren24,396
  2. 02Alma6,017
  3. 03Mulberry1,624
  4. 04Cedarville1,452
  5. 05Kibler1,027
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Crawford County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Crawford County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Washington County, AR, with 266,184 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 124.2 miles ESE of Crawford County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fayetteville, AR (population 103,134), 34.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Van Buren, AR (population 24,396), 11.2 miles away.

Crawford County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Crawford County is 05033: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 033. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $63,905.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Crawford County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 62,258. That is up 2,098 people (3.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 60,160.

What is the FIPS code of Crawford County?

05033. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (033) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Crawford County?

Van Buren, with 24,396 residents inside Crawford County in 2024.

Which counties border Crawford County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Washington County, AR; Sebastian County, AR; Sequoyah County, OK; Adair County, OK; Madison County, AR; Franklin 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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