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  • Largest town: Perryville

Perry County, Arkansas

Perry County had 10,251 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 551.3 square miles of land. It ranks 59th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 72nd by land area.

Population
10,251
#59 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,391 in US
Area
551.3 sq mi
#72 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,895 in US
Density
19 / sq mi
#57 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,289 in US
Median household income
$57,996
#13 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,030 in US

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

Perry County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Perry County population, land area and income

Perry County had 10,251 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 551.3 square miles of land. It ranks 59th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 72nd by land area. That works out to 18.6 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; Perry County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $57,996 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

10,251

3144th1st

2391st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

551 sq mi

3144th1st

1895th of 3,144 (US)

Density

18.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

2289th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$57,996

3143rd1st

2030th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

10,251

75th1st

59th of 75 (AR)

Land area

551 sq mi

75th1st

72nd of 75 (AR)

Density

18.6 / sq mi

75th1st

57th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$57,996

75th1st

13th of 75 (AR)

How Perry County's population changed since 2020

Perry County gained 248 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.5%. That ranks 22nd 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, Perry County recorded 422 births and 639 deaths, a natural change of -217. Net international migration added +23 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +411. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 411 people.

10.0k20209,991202110.1k202210.2k202310.3k2024
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
422
Deaths
639
Net international migration
+23
Net domestic migration
+411
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+63

Where Perry County is

The Census internal point of Perry County is at 34.946400, -92.926900. 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 Perry 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: Perry County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
34.946400, -92.926900
DMS
34°56'47.04"N 92°55'36.84"W
UTM
15N 506674.8E 3867101.5N
Geohash
9yjyv3u9w
Plus code
8669W3WF+H6

Towns in Perry County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Perry County, 1,406 people together, or 14% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Perry County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Perryville with 1,406.

  1. 01Perryville1,406
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Perry County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Perry 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 38.7 miles ESE of Perry County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Little Rock, AR (population 204,774), 35.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Russellville, AR (population 29,442), 25.7 miles away.

Perry County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Perry County is 05105: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 105. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $57,996.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Perry County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 10,251. That is up 248 people (2.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 10,003.

What is the FIPS code of Perry County?

05105. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (105) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Perry County?

Perryville, with 1,406 residents inside Perry County in 2024.

Which counties border Perry County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Pulaski County, AR; Faulkner County, AR; Saline County, AR; Garland County, AR; Conway County, AR; Yell 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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