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Lafayette County, Arkansas

Lafayette County had 6,015 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 529.5 square miles of land. It ranks 73rd of 75 in Arkansas by population and 75th by land area.

Population
6,015
#73 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,730 in US
Area
529.5 sq mi
#75 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,979 in US
Density
11 / sq mi
#68 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,517 in US
Median household income
$43,824
#66 of 75 in Arkansas · #3,004 in US

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

Lafayette County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Lafayette County population, land area and income

Lafayette County had 6,015 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 529.5 square miles of land. It ranks 73rd of 75 in Arkansas by population and 75th by land area. That works out to 11.4 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Arkansas has 18,130 residents, so Lafayette County has 33% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $43,824 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

6,015

3144th1st

2730th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

529 sq mi

3144th1st

1979th of 3,144 (US)

Density

11.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

2517th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$43,824

3143rd1st

3004th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

6,015

75th1st

73rd of 75 (AR)

Land area

529 sq mi

75th1st

75th of 75 (AR)

Density

11.4 / sq mi

75th1st

68th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$43,824

75th1st

66th of 75 (AR)

How Lafayette County's population changed since 2020

Lafayette County lost 280 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 4.4%. That ranks 61st 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, Lafayette County recorded 222 births and 469 deaths, a natural change of -247. Net international migration added +48 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -86. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 247 people.

6,29520206,15420216,13620226,08220236,0152024
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
222
Deaths
469
Net international migration
+48
Net domestic migration
-86
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-67

Where Lafayette County is

The Census internal point of Lafayette County is at 33.240600, -93.611500. 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 Lafayette 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: Lafayette County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
33.240600, -93.611500
DMS
33°14'26.16"N 93°36'41.40"W
UTM
15N 443031.3E 3678127.0N
Geohash
9vvmjg60t
Plus code
865869RQ+6C

Towns in Lafayette County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Lafayette County, 1,201 people together, or 20% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Lafayette County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Stamps with 1,201.

  1. 01Stamps1,201
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Lafayette County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Lafayette County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Bossier Parish, LA, with 131,102 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 128.7 miles NE of Lafayette County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Shreveport, LA (population 176,578), 54.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Magnolia, AR (population 10,759), 22.4 miles away.

Lafayette County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lafayette County is 05073: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 073. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $43,824.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lafayette County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 6,015. That is down 280 people (4.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 6,295.

What is the FIPS code of Lafayette County?

05073. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (073) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Lafayette County?

Stamps, with 1,201 residents inside Lafayette County in 2024.

Which counties border Lafayette County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Bossier Parish, LA; Miller County, AR; Webster Parish, LA; Columbia County, AR; Hempstead County, AR; Nevada 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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