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Faulkner County, Arkansas

Faulkner County had 131,611 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 647.3 square miles of land. It ranks 4th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 38th by land area.

Population
131,611
#4 of 75 in Arkansas · #502 in US
Area
647.3 sq mi
#38 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,460 in US
Density
203 / sq mi
#5 of 75 in Arkansas · #559 in US
Median household income
$68,543
#4 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,101 in US

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

Faulkner County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Faulkner County population, land area and income

Faulkner County had 131,611 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 647.3 square miles of land. It ranks 4th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 38th by land area. That works out to 203.3 people per square mile, 2.1 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Arkansas has 18,130 residents, so Faulkner County is 7.3 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $68,543 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

131,611

3144th1st

502nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

647 sq mi

3144th1st

1460th of 3,144 (US)

Density

203.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

559th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$68,543

3143rd1st

1101st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

131,611

75th1st

4th of 75 (AR)

Land area

647 sq mi

75th1st

38th of 75 (AR)

Density

203.3 / sq mi

75th1st

5th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$68,543

75th1st

4th of 75 (AR)

How Faulkner County's population changed since 2020

Faulkner County gained 7,791 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 6.3%. That ranks 4th 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, Faulkner County recorded 6,198 births and 5,034 deaths, a natural change of +1,164. Net international migration added +791 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +6,079. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 6,079 people.

123.8k2020125.6k2021127.7k2022129.9k2023131.6k2024
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
6,198
Deaths
5,034
Net international migration
+791
Net domestic migration
+6,079
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,702

Where Faulkner County is

The Census internal point of Faulkner County is at 35.146500, -92.336900. 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 Faulkner 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: Faulkner County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
35.146500, -92.336900
DMS
35°08'47.40"N 92°20'12.84"W
UTM
15N 560401.4E 3889490.8N
Geohash
9ynrfy4r4
Plus code
86794MW7+J6

Towns in Faulkner County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Faulkner County, 85,168 people together, or 65% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Faulkner County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Conway with 70,711.

  1. 01Conway70,711
  2. 02Greenbrier6,330
  3. 03Vilonia4,672
  4. 04Mayflower2,354
  5. 05Wooster1,101
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Faulkner County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Faulkner County. The most populous is Pulaski County, AR, with 401,209 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 27.7 miles S of Faulkner County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Little Rock, AR (population 204,774), 29.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Conway, AR (population 70,711), 8.9 miles away.

Faulkner County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Faulkner County is 05045: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 045. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $68,543.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Faulkner County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 131,611. That is up 7,791 people (6.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 123,820.

What is the FIPS code of Faulkner County?

05045. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (045) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Faulkner County?

Conway, with 70,711 residents inside Faulkner County in 2024.

Which counties border Faulkner County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Pulaski County, AR; White County, AR; Lonoke County, AR; Cleburne County, AR; Conway County, AR; Van Buren County, AR; Perry 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.