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  • Largest town: Des Arc

Prairie County, Arkansas

Prairie County had 7,935 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 647.5 square miles of land. It ranks 67th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 37th by land area.

Population
7,935
#67 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,580 in US
Area
647.5 sq mi
#37 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,458 in US
Density
12 / sq mi
#66 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,491 in US
Median household income
$54,962
#19 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,325 in US

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

Prairie County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Prairie County population, land area and income

Prairie County had 7,935 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 647.5 square miles of land. It ranks 67th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 37th by land area. That works out to 12.3 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Arkansas has 18,130 residents, so Prairie County has 44% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $54,962 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

7,935

3144th1st

2580th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

648 sq mi

3144th1st

1458th of 3,144 (US)

Density

12.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

2491st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$54,962

3143rd1st

2325th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

7,935

75th1st

67th of 75 (AR)

Land area

648 sq mi

75th1st

37th of 75 (AR)

Density

12.3 / sq mi

75th1st

66th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$54,962

75th1st

19th of 75 (AR)

How Prairie County's population changed since 2020

Prairie County lost 312 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.8%. That ranks 58th 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, Prairie County recorded 317 births and 633 deaths, a natural change of -316. Net international migration added +12 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -40. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 316 people.

8,24720208,08620218,03820228,01220237,9352024
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
317
Deaths
633
Net international migration
+12
Net domestic migration
-40
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-77

Where Prairie County is

The Census internal point of Prairie County is at 34.831100, -91.553600. 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 Prairie 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: Prairie County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
34.831100, -91.553600
DMS
34°49'51.96"N 91°33'12.96"W
UTM
15N 632262.0E 3855266.6N
Geohash
9ynyhsu9y
Plus code
866CRCJW+CH

Towns in Prairie County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Prairie County, 3,229 people together, or 41% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Prairie County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Des Arc with 1,841.

  1. 01Des Arc1,841
  2. 02Hazen1,388
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Prairie County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Prairie County. The most populous is White County, AR, with 79,091 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 42.1 miles W of Prairie County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Little Rock, AR (population 204,774), 46.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Cabot, AR (population 27,575), 28.7 miles away.

Prairie County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Prairie County is 05117: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 117. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $54,962.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Prairie County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 7,935. That is down 312 people (3.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 8,247.

What is the FIPS code of Prairie County?

05117. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (117) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Prairie County?

Des Arc, with 1,841 residents inside Prairie County in 2024.

Which counties border Prairie County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: White County, AR; Lonoke County, AR; Arkansas County, AR; Monroe County, AR; Woodruff 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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