• county
  • FIPS 05141
  • Largest town: Clinton

Van Buren County, Arkansas

Van Buren County had 16,152 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 709.6 square miles of land. It ranks 47th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 27th by land area.

Population
16,152
#47 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,028 in US
Area
709.6 sq mi
#27 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,294 in US
Density
23 / sq mi
#45 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,136 in US
Median household income
$50,332
#39 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,701 in US

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

Van Buren County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

Measure from here

Tools and pages that start from Van Buren County

Van Buren County population, land area and income

Van Buren County had 16,152 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 709.6 square miles of land. It ranks 47th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 27th by land area. That works out to 22.8 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; Van Buren County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $50,332 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

16,152

3144th1st

2028th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

710 sq mi

3144th1st

1294th of 3,144 (US)

Density

22.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

2136th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$50,332

3143rd1st

2701st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

16,152

75th1st

47th of 75 (AR)

Land area

710 sq mi

75th1st

27th of 75 (AR)

Density

22.8 / sq mi

75th1st

45th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$50,332

75th1st

39th of 75 (AR)

How Van Buren County's population changed since 2020

Van Buren County gained 355 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.2%. That ranks 25th 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, Van Buren County recorded 579 births and 1,224 deaths, a natural change of -645. Net international migration added +27 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +948. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 948 people.

15.8k202015.8k202116.1k202216.2k202316.2k2024
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
579
Deaths
1,224
Net international migration
+27
Net domestic migration
+948
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+0

Where Van Buren County is

The Census internal point of Van Buren County is at 35.583000, -92.516000. 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 Van Buren 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%
no data

Orange pin: Van Buren County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
35.583000, -92.516000
DMS
35°34'58.80"N 92°30'57.60"W
UTM
15N 543850.4E 3937806.4N
Geohash
9yq4qtxvu
Plus code
8679HFMM+6H

Towns in Van Buren County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Van Buren County, 4,504 people together, or 28% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Van Buren County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Clinton with 2,501.

  1. 01Clinton2,501
  2. 02Fairfield Bay (part)2,003
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Van Buren County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Van Buren County. The most populous is Faulkner County, AR, with 131,611 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 59.2 miles SSE of Van Buren County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Little Rock, AR (population 204,774), 59.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Conway, AR (population 70,711), 35.2 miles away.

Van Buren County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Van Buren County is 05141: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 141. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $50,332.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Van Buren County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 16,152. That is up 355 people (2.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 15,797.

What is the FIPS code of Van Buren County?

05141. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (141) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Van Buren County?

Clinton, with 2,501 residents inside Van Buren County in 2024.

Which counties border Van Buren County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Faulkner County, AR; Pope County, AR; Cleburne County, AR; Conway County, AR; Stone 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.