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Montgomery County, Arkansas

Montgomery County had 8,510 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 780.5 square miles of land. It ranks 64th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 17th by land area.

Population
8,510
#64 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,536 in US
Area
780.5 sq mi
#17 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,109 in US
Density
11 / sq mi
#70 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,541 in US
Median household income
$48,991
#48 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,775 in US

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

Montgomery County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Montgomery County population, land area and income

Montgomery County had 8,510 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 780.5 square miles of land. It ranks 64th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 17th by land area. That works out to 10.9 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 Montgomery County has 47% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $48,991 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

8,510

3144th1st

2536th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

780 sq mi

3144th1st

1109th of 3,144 (US)

Density

10.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

2541st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$48,991

3143rd1st

2775th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

8,510

75th1st

64th of 75 (AR)

Land area

780 sq mi

75th1st

17th of 75 (AR)

Density

10.9 / sq mi

75th1st

70th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$48,991

75th1st

48th of 75 (AR)

How Montgomery County's population changed since 2020

Montgomery County gained 26 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.3%. That ranks 35th 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, Montgomery County recorded 338 births and 685 deaths, a natural change of -347. Net international migration added -1 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +395. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 395 people.

8,48420208,63620218,53120228,60520238,5102024
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
338
Deaths
685
Net international migration
-1
Net domestic migration
+395
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-95

Where Montgomery County is

The Census internal point of Montgomery County is at 34.545700, -93.664200. 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 Montgomery 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: Montgomery County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
34.545700, -93.664200
DMS
34°32'44.52"N 93°39'51.12"W
UTM
15N 439057.1E 3822865.1N
Geohash
9yjks8gg3
Plus code
8668G8WP+78

Towns in Montgomery County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Montgomery County, 1,073 people together, or 13% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Montgomery County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Mount Ida with 1,020.

  1. 01Mount Ida1,020
  2. 02Glenwood (part)53
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Montgomery County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Montgomery County. The most populous is Garland County, AR, with 99,902 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 79.4 miles E of Montgomery County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Little Rock, AR (population 204,774), 75.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Hot Springs, AR (population 37,971), 35.2 miles away.

Montgomery County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Montgomery County is 05097: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 097. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $48,991.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Montgomery County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 8,510. That is up 26 people (0.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 8,484.

What is the FIPS code of Montgomery County?

05097. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (097) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Montgomery County?

Mount Ida, with 1,020 residents inside Montgomery County in 2024.

Which counties border Montgomery County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Garland County, AR; Hot Spring County, AR; Clark County, AR; Yell County, AR; Polk County, AR; Howard County, AR; Pike County, AR; Scott 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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