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Pope County, Arkansas

Pope County had 64,829 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 811.0 square miles of land. It ranks 11th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 16th by land area.

Population
64,829
#11 of 75 in Arkansas · #845 in US
Area
811.0 sq mi
#16 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,046 in US
Density
80 / sq mi
#12 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,076 in US
Median household income
$59,016
#11 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,934 in US

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

Pope County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Pope County population, land area and income

Pope County had 64,829 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 811.0 square miles of land. It ranks 11th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 16th by land area. That works out to 79.9 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Arkansas has 18,130 residents, so Pope County is 3.6 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $59,016 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

64,829

3144th1st

845th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

811 sq mi

3144th1st

1046th of 3,144 (US)

Density

79.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

1076th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$59,016

3143rd1st

1934th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

64,829

75th1st

11th of 75 (AR)

Land area

811 sq mi

75th1st

16th of 75 (AR)

Density

79.9 / sq mi

75th1st

12th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$59,016

75th1st

11th of 75 (AR)

How Pope County's population changed since 2020

Pope County gained 1,422 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.2%. That ranks 26th 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, Pope County recorded 3,049 births and 3,042 deaths, a natural change of +7. Net international migration added +274 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,137. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,137 people.

63.4k202063.7k202164.0k202264.7k202364.8k2024
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
3,049
Deaths
3,042
Net international migration
+274
Net domestic migration
+1,137
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+166

Where Pope County is

The Census internal point of Pope County is at 35.456600, -93.026800. 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 Pope 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: Pope County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
35.456600, -93.026800
DMS
35°27'23.76"N 93°01'36.48"W
UTM
15N 497568.1E 3923680.5N
Geohash
9ymcenevw
Plus code
8678FX4F+J7

Towns in Pope County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Pope County, 38,030 people together, or 59% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Pope County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Russellville with 29,442.

  1. 01Russellville29,442
  2. 02Pottsville3,301
  3. 03Atkins2,878
  4. 04Dover1,368
  5. 05London1,041
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Pope County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Pope County. The most populous is Johnson County, AR, with 26,172 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 64.4 miles SE of Pope County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Little Rock, AR (population 204,774), 63.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Russellville, AR (population 29,442), 14.0 miles away.

Pope County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Pope County is 05115: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 115. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $59,016.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Pope County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 64,829. That is up 1,422 people (2.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 63,407.

What is the FIPS code of Pope County?

05115. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (115) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Pope County?

Russellville, with 29,442 residents inside Pope County in 2024.

Which counties border Pope County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Johnson County, AR; Logan County, AR; Conway County, AR; Yell County, AR; Van Buren County, AR; Searcy County, AR; Newton 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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