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  • Largest town: Waldron

Scott County, Arkansas

Scott County had 9,837 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 892.9 square miles of land. It ranks 62nd of 75 in Arkansas by population and 8th by land area.

Population
9,837
#62 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,423 in US
Area
892.9 sq mi
#8 of 75 in Arkansas · #883 in US
Density
11 / sq mi
#69 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,532 in US
Median household income
$46,026
#60 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,931 in US

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

Scott County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Scott County population, land area and income

Scott County had 9,837 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 892.9 square miles of land. It ranks 62nd of 75 in Arkansas by population and 8th by land area. That works out to 11.0 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; Scott County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $46,026 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

9,837

3144th1st

2423rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

893 sq mi

3144th1st

883rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

11.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

2532nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$46,026

3143rd1st

2931st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

9,837

75th1st

62nd of 75 (AR)

Land area

893 sq mi

75th1st

8th of 75 (AR)

Density

11.0 / sq mi

75th1st

69th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$46,026

75th1st

60th of 75 (AR)

How Scott County's population changed since 2020

Scott County gained 8 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.1%. That ranks 36th 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, Scott County recorded 526 births and 793 deaths, a natural change of -267. Net international migration added +5 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +258. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 267 people.

9,82920209,78920219,78720229,83620239,8372024
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
526
Deaths
793
Net international migration
+5
Net domestic migration
+258
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1

Where Scott County is

The Census internal point of Scott County is at 34.858900, -94.063600. 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 Scott 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: Scott County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
34.858900, -94.063600
DMS
34°51'32.04"N 94°03'48.96"W
UTM
15N 402776.5E 3857911.6N
Geohash
9yjn79bgz
Plus code
8667VW5P+HH

Towns in Scott County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Scott County, 3,717 people together, or 38% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Scott County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Waldron with 3,337.

  1. 01Waldron3,337
  2. 02Mansfield (part)380
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Scott County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Scott County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Sebastian County, AR, with 130,035 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 101.0 miles E of Scott County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fayetteville, AR (population 103,134), 84.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Fort Smith, AR (population 90,507), 38.1 miles away.

Scott County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Scott County is 05127: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 127. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $46,026.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Scott County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 9,837. That is up 8 people (0.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 9,829.

What is the FIPS code of Scott County?

05127. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (127) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Scott County?

Waldron, with 3,337 residents inside Scott County in 2024.

Which counties border Scott County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Sebastian County, AR; Le Flore County, OK; Logan County, AR; Yell County, AR; Polk 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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