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  • FIPS 05077
  • Largest town: Marianna

Lee County, Arkansas

Lee County had 8,104 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 599.8 square miles of land. It ranks 65th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 57th by land area.

Population
8,104
#65 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,568 in US
Area
599.8 sq mi
#57 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,625 in US
Density
14 / sq mi
#63 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,439 in US
Median household income
$36,735
#75 of 75 in Arkansas · #3,120 in US

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

Lee County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Lee County population, land area and income

Lee County had 8,104 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 599.8 square miles of land. It ranks 65th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 57th by land area. That works out to 13.5 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 Lee County has 45% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $36,735 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

8,104

3144th1st

2568th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

600 sq mi

3144th1st

1625th of 3,144 (US)

Density

13.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

2439th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$36,735

3143rd1st

3120th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

8,104

75th1st

65th of 75 (AR)

Land area

600 sq mi

75th1st

57th of 75 (AR)

Density

13.5 / sq mi

75th1st

63rd of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$36,735

75th1st

75th of 75 (AR)

How Lee County's population changed since 2020

Lee County lost 426 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 5.0%. That ranks 64th 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, Lee County recorded 358 births and 603 deaths, a natural change of -245. Net international migration added +21 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -265. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 265 people.

8,53020208,56520218,37320228,22120238,1042024
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
358
Deaths
603
Net international migration
+21
Net domestic migration
-265
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-117

Where Lee County is

The Census internal point of Lee County is at 34.779500, -90.779700. 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 Lee 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: Lee County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
34.779500, -90.779700
DMS
34°46'46.20"N 90°46'46.92"W
UTM
15N 703166.0E 3850837.0N
Geohash
9ypmy72jr
Plus code
866FQ6HC+R4

Towns in Lee County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Lee County, 3,258 people together, or 40% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Lee County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Marianna with 3,258.

  1. 01Marianna3,258
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Lee County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Lee County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Crittenden County, AR, with 46,633 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 85.7 miles W of Lee County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN (population 610,919), 51.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Forrest City, AR (population 12,340), 16.2 miles away.

Lee County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lee County is 05077: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 077. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $36,735.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lee County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 8,104. That is down 426 people (5.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 8,530.

What is the FIPS code of Lee County?

05077. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (077) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Lee County?

Marianna, with 3,258 residents inside Lee County in 2024.

Which counties border Lee County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Crittenden County, AR; St. Francis County, AR; Phillips County, AR; Tunica County, MS; Monroe 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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