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Stone County, Arkansas

Stone County had 12,785 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 606.4 square miles of land. It ranks 54th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 54th by land area.

Population
12,785
#54 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,234 in US
Area
606.4 sq mi
#54 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,604 in US
Density
21 / sq mi
#53 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,206 in US
Median household income
$43,767
#67 of 75 in Arkansas · #3,006 in US

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

Stone County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Stone County population, land area and income

Stone County had 12,785 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 606.4 square miles of land. It ranks 54th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 54th by land area. That works out to 21.1 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; Stone County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $43,767 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

12,785

3144th1st

2234th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

606 sq mi

3144th1st

1604th of 3,144 (US)

Density

21.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

2206th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$43,767

3143rd1st

3006th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

12,785

75th1st

54th of 75 (AR)

Land area

606 sq mi

75th1st

54th of 75 (AR)

Density

21.1 / sq mi

75th1st

53rd of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$43,767

75th1st

67th of 75 (AR)

How Stone County's population changed since 2020

Stone County gained 438 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.5%. That ranks 12th 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, Stone County recorded 518 births and 942 deaths, a natural change of -424. Net international migration added -15 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +867. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 867 people.

12.3k202012.4k202112.6k202212.7k202312.8k2024
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
518
Deaths
942
Net international migration
-15
Net domestic migration
+867
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+108

Where Stone County is

The Census internal point of Stone County is at 35.857000, -92.140500. 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 Stone 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: Stone County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
35.857000, -92.140500
DMS
35°51'25.20"N 92°08'25.80"W
UTM
15N 577605.2E 3968428.8N
Geohash
9yq7zr964
Plus code
8679VV45+RR

Towns in Stone County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Stone County, 2,950 people together, or 23% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Stone County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Mountain View with 2,950.

  1. 01Mountain View2,950
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Stone County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Stone County. The most populous is Baxter County, AR, with 43,007 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 77.1 miles S of Stone County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Little Rock, AR (population 204,774), 79.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Batesville, AR (population 11,539), 29.6 miles away.

Stone County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Stone County is 05137: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 137. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $43,767.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Stone County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 12,785. That is up 438 people (3.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 12,347.

What is the FIPS code of Stone County?

05137. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (137) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Stone County?

Mountain View, with 2,950 residents inside Stone County in 2024.

Which counties border Stone County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Baxter County, AR; Independence County, AR; Cleburne County, AR; Van Buren County, AR; Izard County, AR; Searcy 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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