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  • FIPS 05047
  • Largest town: Ozark

Franklin County, Arkansas

Franklin County had 17,586 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 609.0 square miles of land. It ranks 42nd of 75 in Arkansas by population and 52nd by land area.

Population
17,586
#42 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,954 in US
Area
609.0 sq mi
#52 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,591 in US
Density
29 / sq mi
#35 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,958 in US
Median household income
$54,077
#21 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,403 in US

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

Franklin County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Franklin County population, land area and income

Franklin County had 17,586 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 609.0 square miles of land. It ranks 42nd of 75 in Arkansas by population and 52nd by land area. That works out to 28.9 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 Franklin County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $54,077 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

17,586

3144th1st

1954th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

609 sq mi

3144th1st

1591st of 3,144 (US)

Density

28.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

1958th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$54,077

3143rd1st

2403rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

17,586

75th1st

42nd of 75 (AR)

Land area

609 sq mi

75th1st

52nd of 75 (AR)

Density

28.9 / sq mi

75th1st

35th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$54,077

75th1st

21st of 75 (AR)

How Franklin County's population changed since 2020

Franklin County gained 445 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.6%. That ranks 20th 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, Franklin County recorded 792 births and 1,148 deaths, a natural change of -356. Net international migration added -1 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +832. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 832 people.

17.1k202017.2k202117.3k202217.5k202317.6k2024
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
792
Deaths
1,148
Net international migration
-1
Net domestic migration
+832
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+115

Where Franklin County is

The Census internal point of Franklin County is at 35.508600, -93.887700. 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 Franklin 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: Franklin County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
35.508600, -93.887700
DMS
35°30'30.96"N 93°53'15.72"W
UTM
15N 419499.3E 3929809.5N
Geohash
9ym4p81hd
Plus code
8678G456+CW

Towns in Franklin County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Franklin County, 6,332 people together, or 36% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Franklin County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Ozark with 3,601.

  1. 01Ozark3,601
  2. 02Charleston2,731
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Franklin County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Franklin County. The most populous is Sebastian County, AR, with 130,035 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 104.5 miles ESE of Franklin County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fayetteville, AR (population 103,134), 41.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Van Buren, AR (population 24,396), 26.5 miles away.

Franklin County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Franklin County is 05047: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 047. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $54,077.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Franklin County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 17,586. That is up 445 people (2.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 17,141.

What is the FIPS code of Franklin County?

05047. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (047) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Franklin County?

Ozark, with 3,601 residents inside Franklin County in 2024.

Which counties border Franklin County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Sebastian County, AR; Crawford County, AR; Johnson County, AR; Logan County, AR; Madison 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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