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Crittenden County, Arkansas

Crittenden County had 46,633 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 611.8 square miles of land. It ranks 15th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 51st by land area.

Population
46,633
#15 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,057 in US
Area
611.8 sq mi
#51 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,581 in US
Density
76 / sq mi
#15 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,114 in US
Median household income
$52,153
#31 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,543 in US

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

Crittenden County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Crittenden County population, land area and income

Crittenden County had 46,633 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 611.8 square miles of land. It ranks 15th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 51st by land area. That works out to 76.2 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, so Crittenden County is 2.6 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $52,153 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

46,633

3144th1st

1057th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

612 sq mi

3144th1st

1581st of 3,144 (US)

Density

76.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1114th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$52,153

3143rd1st

2543rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

46,633

75th1st

15th of 75 (AR)

Land area

612 sq mi

75th1st

51st of 75 (AR)

Density

76.2 / sq mi

75th1st

15th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$52,153

75th1st

31st of 75 (AR)

How Crittenden County's population changed since 2020

Crittenden County lost 1,457 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.0%. That ranks 54th 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, Crittenden County recorded 2,614 births and 2,710 deaths, a natural change of -96. Net international migration added +132 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -1,533. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 1,533 people.

48.1k202047.4k202147.0k202247.2k202346.6k2024
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
2,614
Deaths
2,710
Net international migration
+132
Net domestic migration
-1,533
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-538

Where Crittenden County is

The Census internal point of Crittenden County is at 35.197600, -90.305100. 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 Crittenden 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: Crittenden County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
35.197600, -90.305100
DMS
35°11'51.36"N 90°18'18.36"W
UTM
15N 745352.1E 3898283.8N
Geohash
9yrb1p9bf
Plus code
867F5MXV+2X

Towns in Crittenden County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Crittenden County, 38,803 people together, or 83% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Crittenden County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is West Memphis with 23,538.

  1. 01West Memphis23,538
  2. 02Marion13,524
  3. 03Earle1,741
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Crittenden County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 9 neighbors for Crittenden County, including 4 across a state line. The most populous is Shelby County, TN, with 910,530 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 116.6 miles WSW of Crittenden County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN (population 610,919), 19.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Marion, AR (population 13,524), 5.6 miles away.

Crittenden County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Crittenden County is 05035: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 035. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $52,153.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Crittenden County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 46,633. That is down 1,457 people (3.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 48,090.

What is the FIPS code of Crittenden County?

05035. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (035) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Crittenden County?

West Memphis, with 23,538 residents inside Crittenden County in 2024.

Which counties border Crittenden County?

9 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Shelby County, TN; DeSoto County, MS; Tipton County, TN; Mississippi County, AR; Poinsett County, AR; St. Francis County, AR; Cross County, AR; Tunica County, MS; Lee 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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