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  • FIPS 05043
  • Largest town: Monticello

Drew County, Arkansas

Drew County had 16,935 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 828.7 square miles of land. It ranks 43rd of 75 in Arkansas by population and 14th by land area.

Population
16,935
#43 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,982 in US
Area
828.7 sq mi
#14 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,018 in US
Density
20 / sq mi
#54 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,233 in US
Median household income
$48,746
#51 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,795 in US

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

Drew County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Drew County population, land area and income

Drew County had 16,935 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 828.7 square miles of land. It ranks 43rd of 75 in Arkansas by population and 14th by land area. That works out to 20.4 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, about the same as Drew County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $48,746 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

16,935

3144th1st

1982nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

829 sq mi

3144th1st

1018th of 3,144 (US)

Density

20.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

2233rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$48,746

3143rd1st

2795th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

16,935

75th1st

43rd of 75 (AR)

Land area

829 sq mi

75th1st

14th of 75 (AR)

Density

20.4 / sq mi

75th1st

54th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$48,746

75th1st

51st of 75 (AR)

How Drew County's population changed since 2020

Drew County lost 380 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.2%. That ranks 46th 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, Drew County recorded 831 births and 1,021 deaths, a natural change of -190. Net international migration added +48 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -273. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 273 people.

17.3k202017.1k202116.9k202217.0k202316.9k2024
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
831
Deaths
1,021
Net international migration
+48
Net domestic migration
-273
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-51

Where Drew County is

The Census internal point of Drew County is at 33.587200, -91.722800. 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 Drew 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: Drew County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
33.587200, -91.722800
DMS
33°35'13.92"N 91°43'22.08"W
UTM
15N 618518.0E 3717117.9N
Geohash
9vyz0f37x
Plus code
865CH7PG+VV

Towns in Drew County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Drew County, 8,185 people together, or 48% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Drew County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Monticello with 8,185.

  1. 01Monticello8,185
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Drew County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Drew County. The most populous is Ashley County, AR, with 17,984 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 86.4 miles NNW of Drew County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Little Rock, AR (population 204,774), 86.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Greenville, MS (population 27,015), 41.1 miles away.

Drew County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Drew County is 05043: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 043. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $48,746.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Drew County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 16,935. That is down 380 people (2.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 17,315.

What is the FIPS code of Drew County?

05043. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (043) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Drew County?

Monticello, with 8,185 residents inside Drew County in 2024.

Which counties border Drew County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Ashley County, AR; Lincoln County, AR; Desha County, AR; Bradley County, AR; Chicot County, AR; Cleveland 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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