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Hot Spring County, Arkansas

Hot Spring County had 33,313 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 614.9 square miles of land. It ranks 22nd of 75 in Arkansas by population and 50th by land area.

Population
33,313
#22 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,361 in US
Area
614.9 sq mi
#50 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,574 in US
Density
54 / sq mi
#19 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,396 in US
Median household income
$53,767
#25 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,430 in US

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

Hot Spring County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Hot Spring County population, land area and income

Hot Spring County had 33,313 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 614.9 square miles of land. It ranks 22nd of 75 in Arkansas by population and 50th by land area. That works out to 54.2 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Arkansas has 18,130 residents; Hot Spring County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $53,767 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

33,313

3144th1st

1361st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

615 sq mi

3144th1st

1574th of 3,144 (US)

Density

54.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1396th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$53,767

3143rd1st

2430th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

33,313

75th1st

22nd of 75 (AR)

Land area

615 sq mi

75th1st

50th of 75 (AR)

Density

54.2 / sq mi

75th1st

19th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$53,767

75th1st

25th of 75 (AR)

How Hot Spring County's population changed since 2020

Hot Spring County gained 237 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.7%. That ranks 32nd 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, Hot Spring County recorded 1,264 births and 2,123 deaths, a natural change of -859. Net international migration added -1 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,108. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,108 people.

33.1k202033.1k202133.2k202233.3k202333.3k2024
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
1,264
Deaths
2,123
Net international migration
-1
Net domestic migration
+1,108
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+54

Where Hot Spring County is

The Census internal point of Hot Spring County is at 34.315200, -92.944100. 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 Hot Spring 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: Hot Spring County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
34.315200, -92.944100
DMS
34°18'54.72"N 92°56'38.76"W
UTM
15N 505143.1E 3797107.0N
Geohash
9yjgjnbht
Plus code
86698384+39

Towns in Hot Spring County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Hot Spring County, 11,082 people together, or 33% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Hot Spring County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Malvern with 11,082.

  1. 01Malvern11,082
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Hot Spring County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Hot Spring 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 47.8 miles NE of Hot Spring County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Little Rock, AR (population 204,774), 43.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Malvern, AR (population 11,082), 8.1 miles away.

Hot Spring County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Hot Spring County is 05059: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 059. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $53,767.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Hot Spring County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 33,313. That is up 237 people (0.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 33,076.

What is the FIPS code of Hot Spring County?

05059. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (059) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Hot Spring County?

Malvern, with 11,082 residents inside Hot Spring County in 2024.

Which counties border Hot Spring County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Saline County, AR; Garland County, AR; Clark County, AR; Grant County, AR; Montgomery County, AR; Dallas 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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