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  • FIPS 05089
  • Largest town: Bull Shoals

Marion County, Arkansas

Marion County had 17,593 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 596.6 square miles of land. It ranks 41st of 75 in Arkansas by population and 59th by land area.

Population
17,593
#41 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,953 in US
Area
596.6 sq mi
#59 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,639 in US
Density
29 / sq mi
#31 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,942 in US
Median household income
$49,975
#41 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,722 in US

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

Marion County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Marion County population, land area and income

Marion County had 17,593 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 596.6 square miles of land. It ranks 41st of 75 in Arkansas by population and 59th by land area. That works out to 29.5 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 Marion County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $49,975 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

17,593

3144th1st

1953rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

597 sq mi

3144th1st

1639th of 3,144 (US)

Density

29.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

1942nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$49,975

3143rd1st

2722nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

17,593

75th1st

41st of 75 (AR)

Land area

597 sq mi

75th1st

59th of 75 (AR)

Density

29.5 / sq mi

75th1st

31st of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$49,975

75th1st

41st of 75 (AR)

How Marion County's population changed since 2020

Marion County gained 726 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.3%. That ranks 8th 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, Marion County recorded 579 births and 1,291 deaths, a natural change of -712. Net international migration added +8 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,462. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,462 people.

16.9k202017.0k202117.2k202217.5k202317.6k2024
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
579
Deaths
1,291
Net international migration
+8
Net domestic migration
+1,462
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+108

Where Marion County is

The Census internal point of Marion County is at 36.266700, -92.678600. 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 Marion 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: Marion County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
36.266700, -92.678600
DMS
36°16'0.12"N 92°40'42.96"W
UTM
15N 528869.2E 4013577.9N
Geohash
9yqn741sb
Plus code
8689788C+MH

Towns in Marion County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Marion County, 4,396 people together, or 25% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Marion County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Bull Shoals with 1,912.

  1. 01Bull Shoals1,912
  2. 02Flippin1,315
  3. 03Yellville1,169
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Marion County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Marion County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Taney County, MO, with 56,744 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 107.3 miles SSE of Marion County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Springfield, MO (population 170,596), 72.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Mountain Home, AR (population 13,348), 17.1 miles away.

Marion County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Marion County is 05089: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 089. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $49,975.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Marion County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 17,593. That is up 726 people (4.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 16,867.

What is the FIPS code of Marion County?

05089. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (089) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Marion County?

Bull Shoals, with 1,912 residents inside Marion County in 2024.

Which counties border Marion County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Taney County, MO; Baxter County, AR; Boone County, AR; Ozark County, MO; Searcy 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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