Total Population in Arkansas

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Total Population
3,049,391
Rank #34 of 52
35th %ile

How Arkansas Compares

Arkansas
3,049,391
National
330M
99.1% below

State Ranking

Rank State Value
#31 Puerto Rico 3,234,309
#32 Iowa 3,210,507
#33 Nevada 3,184,612
#34 Arkansas 3,049,391
#35 Kansas 2,947,197
#36 Mississippi 2,946,779
#37 New Mexico 2,120,246
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Highest Population Counties in Arkansas

# County Population
1 Pulaski County 399,818
2 Benton County 303,632
3 Washington County 256,765
4 Sebastian County 128,900
5 Faulkner County 127,717
6 Saline County 127,479
7 Craighead County 113,249
8 Garland County 100,035
9 White County 77,838
10 Lonoke County 75,272

Lowest Population Counties in Arkansas

# County Population
75 Calhoun County 4,704
74 Woodruff County 6,026
73 Lafayette County 6,136
72 Dallas County 6,242
71 Monroe County 6,589
70 Newton County 7,112
69 Cleveland County 7,453
68 Searcy County 7,859
67 Prairie County 8,064
66 Nevada County 8,159

Total Population in Arkansas

Arkansas has a total population of 3,049,391, ranking #34 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 99.1% below the national value of 330M.

Across Arkansas's 75 counties, total population ranges from 4,704 to 399,818. The county with the highest value is Pulaski County at 399,818.

Total population count from the American Community Survey.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.