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Yell County, Arkansas

Yell County had 20,134 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 930.4 square miles of land. It ranks 33rd of 75 in Arkansas by population and 5th by land area.

Population
20,134
#33 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,821 in US
Area
930.4 sq mi
#5 of 75 in Arkansas · #774 in US
Density
22 / sq mi
#49 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,187 in US
Median household income
$51,997
#32 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,560 in US

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

Yell County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Yell County population, land area and income

Yell County had 20,134 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 930.4 square miles of land. It ranks 33rd of 75 in Arkansas by population and 5th by land area. That works out to 21.6 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; Yell County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $51,997 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

20,134

3144th1st

1821st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

930 sq mi

3144th1st

774th of 3,144 (US)

Density

21.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

2187th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$51,997

3143rd1st

2560th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

20,134

75th1st

33rd of 75 (AR)

Land area

930 sq mi

75th1st

5th of 75 (AR)

Density

21.6 / sq mi

75th1st

49th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$51,997

75th1st

32nd of 75 (AR)

How Yell County's population changed since 2020

Yell County lost 83 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.4%. That ranks 41st 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, Yell County recorded 1,071 births and 1,205 deaths, a natural change of -134. Net international migration added +128 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -122. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 134 people.

20.2k202020.1k202120.1k202220.1k202320.1k2024
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
1,071
Deaths
1,205
Net international migration
+128
Net domestic migration
-122
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+71

Where Yell County is

The Census internal point of Yell County is at 34.997700, -93.408300. 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 Yell 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: Yell County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
34.997700, -93.408300
DMS
34°59'51.72"N 93°24'29.88"W
UTM
15N 462740.8E 3872864.1N
Geohash
9yjx47nhk
Plus code
8668XHXR+3M

Towns in Yell County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Yell County, 6,521 people together, or 32% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Yell County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Dardanelle with 4,531.

  1. 01Dardanelle4,531
  2. 02Danville1,990
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Yell County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Yell County. The most populous is Garland County, AR, with 99,902 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 65.8 miles ESE of Yell County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Little Rock, AR (population 204,774), 62.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Russellville, AR (population 29,442), 24.5 miles away.

Yell County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Yell County is 05149: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 149. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $51,997.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Yell County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 20,134. That is down 83 people (0.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 20,217.

What is the FIPS code of Yell County?

05149. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (149) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Yell County?

Dardanelle, with 4,531 residents inside Yell County in 2024.

Which counties border Yell County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Garland County, AR; Pope County, AR; Logan County, AR; Conway County, AR; Perry County, AR; Scott 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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