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Lonoke County, Arkansas

Lonoke County had 76,389 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 771.7 square miles of land. It ranks 10th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 18th by land area.

Population
76,389
#10 of 75 in Arkansas · #745 in US
Area
771.7 sq mi
#18 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,126 in US
Density
99 / sq mi
#10 of 75 in Arkansas · #919 in US
Median household income
$74,687
#3 of 75 in Arkansas · #688 in US

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

Lonoke County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Lonoke County population, land area and income

Lonoke County had 76,389 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 771.7 square miles of land. It ranks 10th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 18th by land area. That works out to 99.0 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Arkansas has 18,130 residents, so Lonoke County is 4.2 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $74,687 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

76,389

3144th1st

745th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

772 sq mi

3144th1st

1126th of 3,144 (US)

Density

99.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

919th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$74,687

3143rd1st

688th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

76,389

75th1st

10th of 75 (AR)

Land area

772 sq mi

75th1st

18th of 75 (AR)

Density

99.0 / sq mi

75th1st

10th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$74,687

75th1st

3rd of 75 (AR)

How Lonoke County's population changed since 2020

Lonoke County gained 2,317 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.1%. That ranks 17th 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, Lonoke County recorded 3,623 births and 3,485 deaths, a natural change of +138. Net international migration added +200 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,015. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,015 people.

74.1k202074.8k202175.2k202275.9k202376.4k2024
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
3,623
Deaths
3,485
Net international migration
+200
Net domestic migration
+2,015
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+465

Where Lonoke County is

The Census internal point of Lonoke County is at 34.755100, -91.894100. 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 Lonoke 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: Lonoke County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
34.755100, -91.894100
DMS
34°45'18.36"N 91°53'38.76"W
UTM
15N 601217.2E 3846442.0N
Geohash
9yntsyuz0
Plus code
866CQ444+29

Towns in Lonoke County

6 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Lonoke County, 47,311 people together, or 62% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Lonoke County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Cabot with 27,575.

  1. 01Cabot27,575
  2. 02Ward7,022
  3. 03Lonoke4,287
  4. 04Austin4,027
  5. 05England2,427
  6. 06Carlisle1,973
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Lonoke County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Lonoke 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 22.4 miles W of Lonoke County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Little Rock, AR (population 204,774), 26.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Jacksonville, AR (population 29,129), 16.0 miles away.

Lonoke County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lonoke County is 05085: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 085. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $74,687.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lonoke County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 76,389. That is up 2,317 people (3.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 74,072.

What is the FIPS code of Lonoke County?

05085. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (085) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Lonoke County?

Cabot, with 27,575 residents inside Lonoke County in 2024.

Which counties border Lonoke County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Pulaski County, AR; Faulkner County, AR; White County, AR; Jefferson County, AR; Arkansas County, AR; Prairie 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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