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Jefferson County, Arkansas

Jefferson County had 63,672 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 872.4 square miles of land. It ranks 12th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 9th by land area.

Population
63,672
#12 of 75 in Arkansas · #859 in US
Area
872.4 sq mi
#9 of 75 in Arkansas · #934 in US
Density
73 / sq mi
#16 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,145 in US
Median household income
$49,581
#44 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,738 in US

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

Jefferson County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Jefferson County population, land area and income

Jefferson County had 63,672 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 872.4 square miles of land. It ranks 12th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 9th by land area. That works out to 73.0 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, so Jefferson County is 3.5 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $49,581 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

63,672

3144th1st

859th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

872 sq mi

3144th1st

934th of 3,144 (US)

Density

73.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

1145th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$49,581

3143rd1st

2738th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

63,672

75th1st

12th of 75 (AR)

Land area

872 sq mi

75th1st

9th of 75 (AR)

Density

73.0 / sq mi

75th1st

16th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$49,581

75th1st

44th of 75 (AR)

How Jefferson County's population changed since 2020

Jefferson County lost 3,163 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 4.7%. That ranks 62nd 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, Jefferson County recorded 3,144 births and 4,058 deaths, a natural change of -914. Net international migration added +277 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -2,937. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 2,937 people.

66.8k202065.6k202164.3k202263.5k202363.7k2024
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
3,144
Deaths
4,058
Net international migration
+277
Net domestic migration
-2,937
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+133

Where Jefferson County is

The Census internal point of Jefferson County is at 34.277200, -91.929700. 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 Jefferson 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: Jefferson County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
34.277200, -91.929700
DMS
34°16'37.92"N 91°55'46.92"W
UTM
15N 598519.8E 3793410.3N
Geohash
9yndupfz4
Plus code
866C73GC+V4

Towns in Jefferson County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Jefferson County, 45,781 people together, or 72% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Jefferson County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Pine Bluff with 38,785.

  1. 01Pine Bluff38,785
  2. 02White Hall5,499
  3. 03Redfield1,497
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Jefferson County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Jefferson County. The most populous is Pulaski County, AR, with 401,209 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 38.4 miles NNW of Jefferson County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Little Rock, AR (population 204,774), 39.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Pine Bluff, AR (population 38,785), 6.8 miles away.

Jefferson County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Jefferson County is 05069: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 069. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $49,581.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Jefferson County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 63,672. That is down 3,163 people (4.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 66,835.

What is the FIPS code of Jefferson County?

05069. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (069) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Jefferson County?

Pine Bluff, with 38,785 residents inside Jefferson County in 2024.

Which counties border Jefferson County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Pulaski County, AR; Lonoke County, AR; Grant County, AR; Arkansas County, AR; Lincoln County, AR; Cleveland 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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