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  • FIPS 05071
  • Largest town: Clarksville

Johnson County, Arkansas

Johnson County had 26,172 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 661.0 square miles of land. It ranks 24th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 34th by land area.

Population
26,172
#24 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,568 in US
Area
661.0 sq mi
#34 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,421 in US
Density
40 / sq mi
#24 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,685 in US
Median household income
$50,387
#38 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,697 in US

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

Johnson County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Johnson County population, land area and income

Johnson County had 26,172 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 661.0 square miles of land. It ranks 24th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 34th by land area. That works out to 39.6 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; Johnson County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $50,387 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

26,172

3144th1st

1568th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

661 sq mi

3144th1st

1421st of 3,144 (US)

Density

39.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1685th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$50,387

3143rd1st

2697th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

26,172

75th1st

24th of 75 (AR)

Land area

661 sq mi

75th1st

34th of 75 (AR)

Density

39.6 / sq mi

75th1st

24th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$50,387

75th1st

38th of 75 (AR)

How Johnson County's population changed since 2020

Johnson County gained 445 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.7%. That ranks 28th 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, Johnson County recorded 1,270 births and 1,449 deaths, a natural change of -179. Net international migration added +90 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +520. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 520 people.

25.7k202026.0k202126.0k202226.2k202326.2k2024
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
1,270
Deaths
1,449
Net international migration
+90
Net domestic migration
+520
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+11

Where Johnson County is

The Census internal point of Johnson County is at 35.573400, -93.466300. 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 Johnson 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: Johnson County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
35.573400, -93.466300
DMS
35°34'24.24"N 93°27'58.68"W
UTM
15N 457748.2E 3936734.0N
Geohash
9ymd35gyj
Plus code
8678HGFM+9F

Towns in Johnson County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Johnson County, 11,375 people together, or 43% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Johnson County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Clarksville with 9,606.

  1. 01Clarksville9,606
  2. 02Lamar1,769
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Johnson County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Johnson County. The most populous is Pope County, AR, with 64,829 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 87.7 miles SE of Johnson County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fayetteville, AR (population 103,134), 52.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Russellville, AR (population 29,442), 27.6 miles away.

Johnson County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Johnson County is 05071: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 071. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $50,387.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Johnson County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 26,172. That is up 445 people (1.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 25,727.

What is the FIPS code of Johnson County?

05071. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (071) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Johnson County?

Clarksville, with 9,606 residents inside Johnson County in 2024.

Which counties border Johnson County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Pope County, AR; Logan County, AR; Madison County, AR; Franklin County, AR; Newton 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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