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Pike County, Arkansas

Pike County had 10,027 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 600.3 square miles of land. It ranks 60th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 56th by land area.

Population
10,027
#60 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,405 in US
Area
600.3 sq mi
#56 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,624 in US
Density
17 / sq mi
#58 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,344 in US
Median household income
$53,108
#28 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,478 in US

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

Pike County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Pike County population, land area and income

Pike County had 10,027 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 600.3 square miles of land. It ranks 60th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 56th by land area. That works out to 16.7 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; Pike County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $53,108 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

10,027

3144th1st

2405th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

600 sq mi

3144th1st

1624th of 3,144 (US)

Density

16.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

2344th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$53,108

3143rd1st

2478th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

10,027

75th1st

60th of 75 (AR)

Land area

600 sq mi

75th1st

56th of 75 (AR)

Density

16.7 / sq mi

75th1st

58th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$53,108

75th1st

28th of 75 (AR)

How Pike County's population changed since 2020

Pike County lost 129 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.3%. That ranks 44th 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, Pike County recorded 469 births and 713 deaths, a natural change of -244. Net international migration added +11 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +101. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 244 people.

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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
469
Deaths
713
Net international migration
+11
Net domestic migration
+101
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-137

Where Pike County is

The Census internal point of Pike County is at 34.158200, -93.658700. 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 Pike 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: Pike County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
34.158200, -93.658700
DMS
34°09'29.52"N 93°39'31.32"W
UTM
15N 439283.0E 3779893.1N
Geohash
9yj6kdrcf
Plus code
8668585R+7G

Towns in Pike County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Pike County, 3,437 people together, or 34% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Pike County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Glenwood with 1,979.

  1. 01Glenwood (part)1,979
  2. 02Murfreesboro1,458
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Pike County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Pike County. The most populous is Clark County, AR, with 20,920 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 88.0 miles ENE of Pike County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Little Rock, AR (population 204,774), 83.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Hot Springs, AR (population 37,971), 41.6 miles away.

Pike County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Pike County is 05109: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 109. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $53,108.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Pike County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 10,027. That is down 129 people (1.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 10,156.

What is the FIPS code of Pike County?

05109. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (109) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Pike County?

Glenwood, with 1,979 residents inside Pike County in 2024 (2,032 across all 2 counties it spans).

Which counties border Pike County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Clark County, AR; Polk County, AR; Hempstead County, AR; Howard County, AR; Montgomery County, AR; Nevada 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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