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  • Largest town: Benton

Saline County, Arkansas

Saline County had 131,252 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 723.5 square miles of land. It ranks 5th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 26th by land area.

Population
131,252
#5 of 75 in Arkansas · #503 in US
Area
723.5 sq mi
#26 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,230 in US
Density
181 / sq mi
#6 of 75 in Arkansas · #600 in US
Median household income
$77,844
#2 of 75 in Arkansas · #550 in US

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

Saline County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Saline County population, land area and income

Saline County had 131,252 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 723.5 square miles of land. It ranks 5th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 26th by land area. That works out to 181.4 people per square mile, 1.9 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Arkansas has 18,130 residents, so Saline County is 7.2 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $77,844 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

131,252

3144th1st

503rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

724 sq mi

3144th1st

1230th of 3,144 (US)

Density

181.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

600th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$77,844

3143rd1st

550th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

131,252

75th1st

5th of 75 (AR)

Land area

724 sq mi

75th1st

26th of 75 (AR)

Density

181.4 / sq mi

75th1st

6th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$77,844

75th1st

2nd of 75 (AR)

How Saline County's population changed since 2020

Saline County gained 7,432 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 6.0%. That ranks 5th 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, Saline County recorded 5,852 births and 6,086 deaths, a natural change of -234. Net international migration added +421 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +7,587. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 7,587 people.

123.8k2020125.3k2021127.4k2022129.6k2023131.3k2024
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
5,852
Deaths
6,086
Net international migration
+421
Net domestic migration
+7,587
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,686

Where Saline County is

The Census internal point of Saline County is at 34.648500, -92.674500. 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 Saline 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: Saline County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
34.648500, -92.674500
DMS
34°38'54.60"N 92°40'28.20"W
UTM
15N 529828.9E 3834112.4N
Geohash
9ynj55s6p
Plus code
8669J8XG+C6

Towns in Saline County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Saline County, 72,934 people together, or 56% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Saline County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Benton with 38,088.

  1. 01Benton38,088
  2. 02Bryant22,271
  3. 03Shannon Hills4,740
  4. 04Haskell4,279
  5. 05Alexander (part)3,556
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Saline County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Saline County. The most populous is Pulaski County, AR, with 401,209 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 22.9 miles ENE of Saline County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Little Rock, AR (population 204,774), 18.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Benton, AR (population 38,088), 7.6 miles away.

Saline County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Saline County is 05125: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 125. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $77,844.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Saline County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 131,252. That is up 7,432 people (6.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 123,820.

What is the FIPS code of Saline County?

05125. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (125) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Saline County?

Benton, with 38,088 residents inside Saline County in 2024.

Which counties border Saline County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Pulaski County, AR; Garland County, AR; Hot Spring County, AR; Grant County, AR; Perry 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.