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Madison County, Arkansas

Madison County had 17,865 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 834.2 square miles of land. It ranks 40th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 13th by land area.

Population
17,865
#40 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,942 in US
Area
834.2 sq mi
#13 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,009 in US
Density
21 / sq mi
#50 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,196 in US
Median household income
$52,262
#30 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,534 in US

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

Madison County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Madison County population, land area and income

Madison County had 17,865 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 834.2 square miles of land. It ranks 40th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 13th by land area. That works out to 21.4 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, about the same as Madison County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $52,262 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

17,865

3144th1st

1942nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

834 sq mi

3144th1st

1009th of 3,144 (US)

Density

21.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

2196th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$52,262

3143rd1st

2534th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

17,865

75th1st

40th of 75 (AR)

Land area

834 sq mi

75th1st

13th of 75 (AR)

Density

21.4 / sq mi

75th1st

50th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$52,262

75th1st

30th of 75 (AR)

How Madison County's population changed since 2020

Madison County gained 1,305 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 7.9%. That ranks 2nd 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, Madison County recorded 885 births and 1,005 deaths, a natural change of -120. Net international migration added +20 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,417. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,417 people.

16.6k202017.0k202117.5k202217.8k202317.9k2024
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
885
Deaths
1,005
Net international migration
+20
Net domestic migration
+1,417
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+98

Where Madison County is

The Census internal point of Madison County is at 36.012500, -93.724100. 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 Madison 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: Madison County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
36.012500, -93.724100
DMS
36°00'45.00"N 93°43'26.76"W
UTM
15N 434748.3E 3985577.3N
Geohash
9ymkg7bhn
Plus code
8688277G+29

Towns in Madison County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Madison County, 3,426 people together, or 19% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Madison County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Huntsville with 3,426.

  1. 01Huntsville3,426
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Madison County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Madison County. The most populous is Benton County, AR, with 321,566 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 119.1 miles SE of Madison County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fayetteville, AR (population 103,134), 25.0 miles away.

Madison County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Madison County is 05087: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 087. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $52,262.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Madison County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 17,865. That is up 1,305 people (7.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 16,560.

What is the FIPS code of Madison County?

05087. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (087) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Madison County?

Huntsville, with 3,426 residents inside Madison County in 2024.

Which counties border Madison County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Benton County, AR; Washington County, AR; Crawford County, AR; Carroll County, AR; Johnson 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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