• county
  • FIPS 05057
  • Largest town: Hope

Hempstead County, Arkansas

Hempstead County had 19,105 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 727.2 square miles of land. It ranks 35th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 25th by land area.

Population
19,105
#35 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,878 in US
Area
727.2 sq mi
#25 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,220 in US
Density
26 / sq mi
#41 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,034 in US
Median household income
$50,576
#36 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,682 in US

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

Hempstead County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

Measure from here

Tools and pages that start from Hempstead County

Hempstead County population, land area and income

Hempstead County had 19,105 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 727.2 square miles of land. It ranks 35th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 25th by land area. That works out to 26.3 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 Hempstead County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $50,576 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

19,105

3144th1st

1878th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

727 sq mi

3144th1st

1220th of 3,144 (US)

Density

26.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

2034th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$50,576

3143rd1st

2682nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

19,105

75th1st

35th of 75 (AR)

Land area

727 sq mi

75th1st

25th of 75 (AR)

Density

26.3 / sq mi

75th1st

41st of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$50,576

75th1st

36th of 75 (AR)

How Hempstead County's population changed since 2020

Hempstead County lost 881 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 4.4%. That ranks 60th 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, Hempstead County recorded 1,010 births and 1,237 deaths, a natural change of -227. Net international migration added +71 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -795. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 795 people.

20.0k202019.7k202119.5k202219.3k202319.1k2024
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
1,010
Deaths
1,237
Net international migration
+71
Net domestic migration
-795
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-216

Where Hempstead County is

The Census internal point of Hempstead County is at 33.736000, -93.664400. 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 Hempstead 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%
no data

Orange pin: Hempstead County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
33.736000, -93.664400
DMS
33°44'9.60"N 93°39'51.84"W
UTM
15N 438454.4E 3733083.0N
Geohash
9vvrut7wm
Plus code
8658P8PP+96

Towns in Hempstead County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Hempstead County, 8,465 people together, or 44% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Hempstead County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Hope with 8,465.

  1. 01Hope8,465
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Hempstead County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Hempstead County. The most populous is Miller County, AR, with 41,958 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 105.1 miles NE of Hempstead County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Shreveport, LA (population 176,578), 88.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Texarkana, AR (population 28,897), 27.8 miles away.

Hempstead County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Hempstead County is 05057: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 057. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $50,576.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Hempstead County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 19,105. That is down 881 people (4.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 19,986.

What is the FIPS code of Hempstead County?

05057. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (057) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Hempstead County?

Hope, with 8,465 residents inside Hempstead County in 2024.

Which counties border Hempstead County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Miller County, AR; Howard County, AR; Little River County, AR; Pike County, AR; Nevada County, AR; Lafayette 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.