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Woodruff County, Arkansas

Woodruff County had 5,808 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 586.0 square miles of land. It ranks 74th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 64th by land area.

Population
5,808
#74 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,748 in US
Area
586.0 sq mi
#64 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,679 in US
Density
9.9 / sq mi
#72 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,570 in US
Median household income
$43,259
#69 of 75 in Arkansas · #3,020 in US

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

Woodruff County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Woodruff County population, land area and income

Woodruff County had 5,808 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 586.0 square miles of land. It ranks 74th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 64th by land area. That works out to 9.9 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, so Woodruff County has 32% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $43,259 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

5,808

3144th1st

2748th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

586 sq mi

3144th1st

1679th of 3,144 (US)

Density

9.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

2570th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$43,259

3143rd1st

3020th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

5,808

75th1st

74th of 75 (AR)

Land area

586 sq mi

75th1st

64th of 75 (AR)

Density

9.9 / sq mi

75th1st

72nd of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$43,259

75th1st

69th of 75 (AR)

How Woodruff County's population changed since 2020

Woodruff County lost 413 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 6.6%. That ranks 72nd 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, Woodruff County recorded 265 births and 447 deaths, a natural change of -182. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -277. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 277 people.

6,22120206,12420216,03820225,93920235,8082024
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
265
Deaths
447
Net international migration
+0
Net domestic migration
-277
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-131

Where Woodruff County is

The Census internal point of Woodruff County is at 35.192800, -91.244500. 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 Woodruff 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: Woodruff County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
35.192800, -91.244500
DMS
35°11'34.08"N 91°14'40.20"W
UTM
15N 659824.1E 3895835.6N
Geohash
9yr05wtuc
Plus code
867C5QV4+45

Towns in Woodruff County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Woodruff County, 3,308 people together, or 57% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Woodruff County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Augusta with 1,848.

  1. 01Augusta1,848
  2. 02McCrory1,460
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Woodruff County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Woodruff County. The most populous is White County, AR, with 79,091 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 66.7 miles WSW of Woodruff County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Little Rock, AR (population 204,774), 70.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Searcy, AR (population 23,997), 27.9 miles away.

Woodruff County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Woodruff County is 05147: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 147. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $43,259.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Woodruff County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 5,808. That is down 413 people (6.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 6,221.

What is the FIPS code of Woodruff County?

05147. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (147) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Woodruff County?

Augusta, with 1,848 residents inside Woodruff County in 2024.

Which counties border Woodruff County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: White County, AR; St. Francis County, AR; Jackson County, AR; Cross County, AR; Prairie County, AR; Monroe 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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