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  • FIPS 05039
  • Largest town: Fordyce

Dallas County, Arkansas

Dallas County had 6,076 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 667.3 square miles of land. It ranks 72nd of 75 in Arkansas by population and 32nd by land area.

Population
6,076
#72 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,725 in US
Area
667.3 sq mi
#32 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,411 in US
Density
9.1 / sq mi
#73 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,599 in US
Median household income
$46,701
#57 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,900 in US

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

Dallas County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Dallas County population, land area and income

Dallas County had 6,076 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 667.3 square miles of land. It ranks 72nd of 75 in Arkansas by population and 32nd by land area. That works out to 9.1 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Arkansas has 18,130 residents, so Dallas County has 34% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $46,701 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

6,076

3144th1st

2725th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

667 sq mi

3144th1st

1411th of 3,144 (US)

Density

9.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

2599th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$46,701

3143rd1st

2900th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

6,076

75th1st

72nd of 75 (AR)

Land area

667 sq mi

75th1st

32nd of 75 (AR)

Density

9.1 / sq mi

75th1st

73rd of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$46,701

75th1st

57th of 75 (AR)

How Dallas County's population changed since 2020

Dallas County lost 365 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 5.7%. That ranks 69th 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, Dallas County recorded 245 births and 498 deaths, a natural change of -253. Net international migration added -8 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -134. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 253 people.

6,44120206,30720216,19720226,18720236,0762024
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
245
Deaths
498
Net international migration
-8
Net domestic migration
-134
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-111

Where Dallas County is

The Census internal point of Dallas County is at 33.967800, -92.654000. 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 Dallas 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: Dallas County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
33.967800, -92.654000
DMS
33°58'4.08"N 92°39'14.40"W
UTM
15N 531964.5E 3758639.6N
Geohash
9yn15xekv
Plus code
8659X89W+4C

Towns in Dallas County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Dallas County, 3,174 people together, or 52% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Dallas County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Fordyce with 3,174.

  1. 01Fordyce3,174
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Dallas County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Dallas County. The most populous is Hot Spring County, AR, with 33,313 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 57.7 miles NNE of Dallas County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Little Rock, AR (population 204,774), 55.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Malvern, AR (population 11,082), 29.6 miles away.

Dallas County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Dallas County is 05039: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 039. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $46,701.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Dallas County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 6,076. That is down 365 people (5.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 6,441.

What is the FIPS code of Dallas County?

05039. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (039) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Dallas County?

Fordyce, with 3,174 residents inside Dallas County in 2024.

Which counties border Dallas County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Hot Spring County, AR; Ouachita County, AR; Clark County, AR; Grant County, AR; Cleveland County, AR; Calhoun 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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