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  • FIPS 05037
  • Largest town: Wynne

Cross County, Arkansas

Cross County had 16,194 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 616.3 square miles of land. It ranks 46th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 49th by land area.

Population
16,194
#46 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,023 in US
Area
616.3 sq mi
#49 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,571 in US
Density
26 / sq mi
#40 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,033 in US
Median household income
$47,669
#53 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,854 in US

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

Cross County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Cross County population, land area and income

Cross County had 16,194 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 616.3 square miles of land. It ranks 46th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 49th by land area. That works out to 26.3 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; Cross County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $47,669 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

16,194

3144th1st

2023rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

616 sq mi

3144th1st

1571st of 3,144 (US)

Density

26.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

2033rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$47,669

3143rd1st

2854th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

16,194

75th1st

46th of 75 (AR)

Land area

616 sq mi

75th1st

49th of 75 (AR)

Density

26.3 / sq mi

75th1st

40th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$47,669

75th1st

53rd of 75 (AR)

How Cross County's population changed since 2020

Cross County lost 607 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.6%. That ranks 57th 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, Cross County recorded 793 births and 1,145 deaths, a natural change of -352. Net international migration added +162 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -448. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 448 people.

16.8k202016.7k202116.6k202216.5k202316.2k2024
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
793
Deaths
1,145
Net international migration
+162
Net domestic migration
-448
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-259

Where Cross County is

The Census internal point of Cross County is at 35.285700, -90.764000. 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 Cross 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: Cross County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
35.285700, -90.764000
DMS
35°17'8.52"N 90°45'50.40"W
UTM
15N 703344.3E 3907019.6N
Geohash
9yr2wxedj
Plus code
867F76PP+79

Towns in Cross County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Cross County, 7,905 people together, or 49% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Cross County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Wynne with 7,905.

  1. 01Wynne7,905
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Cross County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Cross County. The most populous is Crittenden County, AR, with 46,633 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 94.0 miles WSW of Cross County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN (population 610,919), 46.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Forrest City, AR (population 12,340), 18.9 miles away.

Cross County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Cross County is 05037: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 037. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $47,669.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Cross County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 16,194. That is down 607 people (3.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 16,801.

What is the FIPS code of Cross County?

05037. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (037) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Cross County?

Wynne, with 7,905 residents inside Cross County in 2024.

Which counties border Cross County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Crittenden County, AR; Poinsett County, AR; St. Francis County, AR; Jackson County, AR; Woodruff 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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