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Polk County, Arkansas

Polk County had 19,434 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 856.8 square miles of land. It ranks 34th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 11th by land area.

Population
19,434
#34 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,863 in US
Area
856.8 sq mi
#11 of 75 in Arkansas · #972 in US
Density
23 / sq mi
#46 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,138 in US
Median household income
$47,766
#52 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,851 in US

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

Polk County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Polk County population, land area and income

Polk County had 19,434 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 856.8 square miles of land. It ranks 34th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 11th by land area. That works out to 22.7 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, about the same as Polk County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $47,766 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

19,434

3144th1st

1863rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

857 sq mi

3144th1st

972nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

22.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

2138th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$47,766

3143rd1st

2851st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

19,434

75th1st

34th of 75 (AR)

Land area

857 sq mi

75th1st

11th of 75 (AR)

Density

22.7 / sq mi

75th1st

46th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$47,766

75th1st

52nd of 75 (AR)

How Polk County's population changed since 2020

Polk County gained 248 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.3%. That ranks 30th 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, Polk County recorded 878 births and 1,370 deaths, a natural change of -492. Net international migration added +25 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +679. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 679 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
878
Deaths
1,370
Net international migration
+25
Net domestic migration
+679
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-56

Where Polk County is

The Census internal point of Polk County is at 34.491000, -94.230900. 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 Polk 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: Polk County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
34.491000, -94.230900
DMS
34°29'27.60"N 94°13'51.24"W
UTM
15N 386984.1E 3817286.8N
Geohash
9yhupwzhs
Plus code
8667FQR9+CJ

Towns in Polk County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Polk County, 5,594 people together, or 29% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Polk County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Mena with 5,594.

  1. 01Mena5,594
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Polk County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Polk County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Le Flore County, OK, with 49,854 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 111.8 miles E of Polk County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Little Rock, AR (population 204,774), 107.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Fort Smith, AR (population 90,507), 59.8 miles away.

Polk County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Polk County is 05113: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 113. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $47,766.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Polk County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 19,434. That is up 248 people (1.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 19,186.

What is the FIPS code of Polk County?

05113. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (113) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Polk County?

Mena, with 5,594 residents inside Polk County in 2024.

Which counties border Polk County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Le Flore County, OK; McCurtain County, OK; Sevier County, AR; Howard County, AR; Pike County, AR; Scott County, AR; Montgomery 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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