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St. Francis County, Arkansas

St. Francis County had 21,822 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 634.8 square miles of land. It ranks 28th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 41st by land area.

Population
21,822
#28 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,730 in US
Area
634.8 sq mi
#41 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,504 in US
Density
34 / sq mi
#27 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,808 in US
Median household income
$41,708
#70 of 75 in Arkansas · #3,058 in US

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

St. Francis County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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St. Francis County population, land area and income

St. Francis County had 21,822 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 634.8 square miles of land. It ranks 28th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 41st by land area. That works out to 34.4 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; St. Francis County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $41,708 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

21,822

3144th1st

1730th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

635 sq mi

3144th1st

1504th of 3,144 (US)

Density

34.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

1808th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$41,708

3143rd1st

3058th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

21,822

75th1st

28th of 75 (AR)

Land area

635 sq mi

75th1st

41st of 75 (AR)

Density

34.4 / sq mi

75th1st

27th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$41,708

75th1st

70th of 75 (AR)

How St. Francis County's population changed since 2020

St. Francis County lost 1,197 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 5.2%. That ranks 66th 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, St. Francis County recorded 1,132 births and 1,433 deaths, a natural change of -301. Net international migration added +184 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -1,143. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 1,143 people.

23.0k202022.7k202122.4k202222.1k202321.8k2024
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
1,132
Deaths
1,433
Net international migration
+184
Net domestic migration
-1,143
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-244

Where St. Francis County is

The Census internal point of St. Francis County is at 35.022800, -90.751500. 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 St. Francis 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: St. Francis County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
35.022800, -90.751500
DMS
35°01'22.08"N 90°45'5.40"W
UTM
15N 705140.5E 3877882.3N
Geohash
9yprnzsy8
Plus code
867F26FX+4C

Towns in St. Francis County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in St. Francis County, 12,340 people together, or 57% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside St. Francis County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Forrest City with 12,340.

  1. 01Forrest City12,340
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering St. Francis County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for St. Francis County. The most populous is Crittenden County, AR, with 46,633 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 89.2 miles WSW of St. Francis County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN (population 610,919), 44.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Forrest City, AR (population 12,340), 2.4 miles away.

St. Francis County FIPS code

The FIPS code of St. Francis County is 05123: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 123. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $41,708.

Questions people ask

What is the population of St. Francis County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 21,822. That is down 1,197 people (5.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 23,019.

What is the FIPS code of St. Francis County?

05123. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (123) identify the county.

What is the largest town in St. Francis County?

Forrest City, with 12,340 residents inside St. Francis County in 2024.

Which counties border St. Francis County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Crittenden County, AR; Cross County, AR; Lee 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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