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  • FIPS 05095
  • Largest town: Brinkley

Monroe County, Arkansas

Monroe County had 6,415 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 607.5 square miles of land. It ranks 71st of 75 in Arkansas by population and 53rd by land area.

Population
6,415
#71 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,706 in US
Area
607.5 sq mi
#53 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,600 in US
Density
11 / sq mi
#71 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,550 in US
Median household income
$40,631
#72 of 75 in Arkansas · #3,079 in US

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

Monroe County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Monroe County population, land area and income

Monroe County had 6,415 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 607.5 square miles of land. It ranks 71st of 75 in Arkansas by population and 53rd by land area. That works out to 10.6 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 Monroe County has 35% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $40,631 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

6,415

3144th1st

2706th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

607 sq mi

3144th1st

1600th of 3,144 (US)

Density

10.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

2550th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$40,631

3143rd1st

3079th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

6,415

75th1st

71st of 75 (AR)

Land area

607 sq mi

75th1st

53rd of 75 (AR)

Density

10.6 / sq mi

75th1st

71st of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$40,631

75th1st

72nd of 75 (AR)

How Monroe County's population changed since 2020

Monroe County lost 356 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 5.3%. That ranks 67th 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, Monroe County recorded 370 births and 560 deaths, a natural change of -190. Net international migration added +2 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -185. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 190 people.

6,77120206,64420216,57420226,54020236,4152024
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
370
Deaths
560
Net international migration
+2
Net domestic migration
-185
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-125

Where Monroe County is

The Census internal point of Monroe County is at 34.679500, -91.203300. 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 Monroe 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: Monroe County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
34.679500, -91.203300
DMS
34°40'46.20"N 91°12'11.88"W
UTM
15N 664598.1E 3838970.5N
Geohash
9ypjk95y9
Plus code
866CMQHW+QM

Towns in Monroe County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Monroe County, 3,977 people together, or 62% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Monroe County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Brinkley with 2,538.

  1. 01Brinkley2,538
  2. 02Clarendon1,439
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Monroe County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Monroe County. The most populous is St. Francis County, AR, with 21,822 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 61.8 miles W of Monroe County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Little Rock, AR (population 204,774), 65.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Forrest City, AR (population 12,340), 32.7 miles away.

Monroe County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Monroe County is 05095: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 095. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $40,631.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Monroe County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 6,415. That is down 356 people (5.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 6,771.

What is the FIPS code of Monroe County?

05095. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (095) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Monroe County?

Brinkley, with 2,538 residents inside Monroe County in 2024.

Which counties border Monroe County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: St. Francis County, AR; Arkansas County, AR; Phillips County, AR; Lee County, AR; Prairie County, AR; Woodruff 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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