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Poinsett County, Arkansas

Poinsett County had 22,300 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 758.3 square miles of land. It ranks 26th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 22nd by land area.

Population
22,300
#26 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,707 in US
Area
758.3 sq mi
#22 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,158 in US
Density
29 / sq mi
#32 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,945 in US
Median household income
$51,635
#33 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,586 in US

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

Poinsett County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Poinsett County population, land area and income

Poinsett County had 22,300 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 758.3 square miles of land. It ranks 26th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 22nd by land area. That works out to 29.4 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; Poinsett County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $51,635 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

22,300

3144th1st

1707th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

758 sq mi

3144th1st

1158th of 3,144 (US)

Density

29.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

1945th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$51,635

3143rd1st

2586th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

22,300

75th1st

26th of 75 (AR)

Land area

758 sq mi

75th1st

22nd of 75 (AR)

Density

29.4 / sq mi

75th1st

32nd of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$51,635

75th1st

33rd of 75 (AR)

How Poinsett County's population changed since 2020

Poinsett County lost 655 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.9%. That ranks 50th 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, Poinsett County recorded 1,236 births and 1,701 deaths, a natural change of -465. Net international migration added +75 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -282. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 465 people.

23.0k202022.7k202122.4k202222.4k202322.3k2024
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
1,236
Deaths
1,701
Net international migration
+75
Net domestic migration
-282
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-73

Where Poinsett County is

The Census internal point of Poinsett County is at 35.568900, -90.681100. 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 Poinsett 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: Poinsett County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
35.568900, -90.681100
DMS
35°34'8.04"N 90°40'51.96"W
UTM
15N 710147.2E 3938609.3N
Geohash
9yrd2e05c
Plus code
867FH899+HH

Towns in Poinsett County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Poinsett County, 13,454 people together, or 60% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Poinsett County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Trumann with 7,425.

  1. 01Trumann7,425
  2. 02Harrisburg2,200
  3. 03Marked Tree2,191
  4. 04Lepanto1,638
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Poinsett County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Poinsett County. The most populous is Craighead County, AR, with 115,852 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 107.1 miles WSW of Poinsett County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN (population 610,919), 51.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Jonesboro, AR (population 82,384), 17.3 miles away.

Poinsett County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Poinsett County is 05111: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 111. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $51,635.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Poinsett County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 22,300. That is down 655 people (2.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 22,955.

What is the FIPS code of Poinsett County?

05111. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (111) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Poinsett County?

Trumann, with 7,425 residents inside Poinsett County in 2024.

Which counties border Poinsett County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Craighead County, AR; Crittenden County, AR; Mississippi County, AR; Jackson County, AR; Cross 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.