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Lincoln County, Arkansas

Lincoln County had 12,868 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 559.5 square miles of land. It ranks 53rd of 75 in Arkansas by population and 68th by land area.

Population
12,868
#53 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,227 in US
Area
559.5 sq mi
#68 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,855 in US
Density
23 / sq mi
#44 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,131 in US
Median household income
$53,381
#27 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,449 in US

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

Lincoln County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Lincoln County population, land area and income

Lincoln County had 12,868 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 559.5 square miles of land. It ranks 53rd of 75 in Arkansas by population and 68th by land area. That works out to 23.0 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; Lincoln County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $53,381 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

12,868

3144th1st

2227th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

559 sq mi

3144th1st

1855th of 3,144 (US)

Density

23.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

2131st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$53,381

3143rd1st

2449th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

12,868

75th1st

53rd of 75 (AR)

Land area

559 sq mi

75th1st

68th of 75 (AR)

Density

23.0 / sq mi

75th1st

44th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$53,381

75th1st

27th of 75 (AR)

How Lincoln County's population changed since 2020

Lincoln County lost 22 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.2%. That ranks 38th 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, Lincoln County recorded 417 births and 721 deaths, a natural change of -304. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +242. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 304 people.

12.9k202013.2k202112.9k202212.9k202312.9k2024
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
417
Deaths
721
Net international migration
+0
Net domestic migration
+242
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-32

Where Lincoln County is

The Census internal point of Lincoln County is at 33.956400, -91.742400. 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 Lincoln 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: Lincoln County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
33.956400, -91.742400
DMS
33°57'23.04"N 91°44'32.64"W
UTM
15N 616199.5E 3758034.1N
Geohash
9ync0me4r
Plus code
865CX745+H2

Towns in Lincoln County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Lincoln County, 2,067 people together, or 16% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Lincoln County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Star City with 2,067.

  1. 01Star City2,067
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Lincoln County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Lincoln County. The most populous is Jefferson County, AR, with 63,672 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 62.9 miles NNW of Lincoln County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Little Rock, AR (population 204,774), 63.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Pine Bluff, AR (population 38,785), 23.6 miles away.

Lincoln County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lincoln County is 05079: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 079. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $53,381.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lincoln County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 12,868. That is down 22 people (0.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 12,890.

What is the FIPS code of Lincoln County?

05079. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (079) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Lincoln County?

Star City, with 2,067 residents inside Lincoln County in 2024.

Which counties border Lincoln County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Jefferson County, AR; Drew County, AR; Arkansas County, AR; Desha 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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