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Greene County, Arkansas

Greene County had 46,928 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 577.3 square miles of land. It ranks 14th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 66th by land area.

Population
46,928
#14 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,051 in US
Area
577.3 sq mi
#66 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,712 in US
Density
81 / sq mi
#11 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,061 in US
Median household income
$55,444
#18 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,285 in US

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

Greene County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Greene County population, land area and income

Greene County had 46,928 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 577.3 square miles of land. It ranks 14th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 66th by land area. That works out to 81.3 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Arkansas has 18,130 residents, so Greene County is 2.6 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $55,444 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

46,928

3144th1st

1051st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

577 sq mi

3144th1st

1712th of 3,144 (US)

Density

81.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

1061st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$55,444

3143rd1st

2285th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

46,928

75th1st

14th of 75 (AR)

Land area

577 sq mi

75th1st

66th of 75 (AR)

Density

81.3 / sq mi

75th1st

11th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$55,444

75th1st

18th of 75 (AR)

How Greene County's population changed since 2020

Greene County gained 1,067 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.3%. That ranks 24th 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, Greene County recorded 2,253 births and 2,434 deaths, a natural change of -181. Net international migration added +47 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,332. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,332 people.

45.9k202046.3k202146.4k202246.7k202346.9k2024
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
2,253
Deaths
2,434
Net international migration
+47
Net domestic migration
+1,332
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+228

Where Greene County is

The Census internal point of Greene County is at 36.120600, -90.566300. 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 Greene 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: Greene County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
36.120600, -90.566300
DMS
36°07'14.16"N 90°33'58.68"W
UTM
15N 719029.4E 4000068.0N
Geohash
9yrt7pe9s
Plus code
868F4CCM+6F

Towns in Greene County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Greene County, 33,087 people together, or 71% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Greene County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Paragould with 30,680.

  1. 01Paragould30,680
  2. 02Marmaduke1,244
  3. 03Oak Grove Heights1,163
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Greene County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Greene County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Craighead County, AR, with 115,852 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 135.7 miles SW of Greene County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN (population 610,919), 77.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Paragould, AR (population 30,680), 5.7 miles away.

Greene County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Greene County is 05055: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 055. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $55,444.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Greene County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 46,928. That is up 1,067 people (2.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 45,861.

What is the FIPS code of Greene County?

05055. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (055) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Greene County?

Paragould, with 30,680 residents inside Greene County in 2024.

Which counties border Greene County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Craighead County, AR; Dunklin County, MO; Randolph County, AR; Lawrence County, AR; Clay 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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