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  • FIPS 05051
  • Largest town: Hot Springs

Garland County, Arkansas

Garland County had 99,902 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 677.6 square miles of land. It ranks 8th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 31st by land area.

Population
99,902
#8 of 75 in Arkansas · #622 in US
Area
677.6 sq mi
#31 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,385 in US
Density
147 / sq mi
#8 of 75 in Arkansas · #703 in US
Median household income
$53,849
#24 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,423 in US

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

Garland County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Garland County population, land area and income

Garland County had 99,902 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 677.6 square miles of land. It ranks 8th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 31st by land area. That works out to 147.4 people per square mile, 1.5 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Arkansas has 18,130 residents, so Garland County is 5.5 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $53,849 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

99,902

3144th1st

622nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

678 sq mi

3144th1st

1385th of 3,144 (US)

Density

147.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

703rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$53,849

3143rd1st

2423rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

99,902

75th1st

8th of 75 (AR)

Land area

678 sq mi

75th1st

31st of 75 (AR)

Density

147.4 / sq mi

75th1st

8th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$53,849

75th1st

24th of 75 (AR)

How Garland County's population changed since 2020

Garland County lost 364 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.4%. That ranks 40th 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, Garland County recorded 4,089 births and 6,899 deaths, a natural change of -2,810. Net international migration added +352 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,199. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 2,810 people.

100.3k2020100.3k202199.9k202299.8k202399.9k2024
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
4,089
Deaths
6,899
Net international migration
+352
Net domestic migration
+2,199
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+143

Where Garland County is

The Census internal point of Garland County is at 34.578900, -93.146900. 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 Garland 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: Garland County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
34.578900, -93.146900
DMS
34°34'44.04"N 93°08'48.84"W
UTM
15N 486526.8E 3826356.1N
Geohash
9yju8qukx
Plus code
8668HVH3+H6

Towns in Garland County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Garland County, 37,971 people together, or 38% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Garland County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Hot Springs with 37,971.

  1. 01Hot Springs37,971
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Garland County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Garland County. The most populous is Saline County, AR, with 131,252 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 50.1 miles ENE of Garland County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Little Rock, AR (population 204,774), 45.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Hot Springs, AR (population 37,971), 8.3 miles away.

Garland County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Garland County is 05051: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 051. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $53,849.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Garland County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 99,902. That is down 364 people (0.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 100,266.

What is the FIPS code of Garland County?

05051. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (051) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Garland County?

Hot Springs, with 37,971 residents inside Garland County in 2024.

Which counties border Garland County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Saline County, AR; Hot Spring County, AR; Yell County, AR; Perry County, AR; Montgomery 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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