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Population per Square Mile in Arkansas, by County

Population per Square Mile for every county in Arkansas, ranked. The highest is Pulaski County at 527.2 and the lowest is Calhoun County at 7.5.

Arkansas: 58.7 · United States: n/a · median county in Arkansas: 27.6

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#County Population per Square Mile
1Pulaski County527.2
2Benton County358.2
3Washington County272.7
4Sebastian County242.7
5Faulkner County197.3
6Saline County176.2
7Craighead County160.1
8Garland County147.6
9Crawford County102.7
10Lonoke County97.5
11Greene County80.4
12Pope County79.1
13Crittenden County77.3
14Baxter County76.6
15White County75.3
16Jefferson County74.3
17Miller County67.9
18Boone County64.7
19Hot Spring County54.0
20Independence County50.0
21Cleburne County45.5
22Carroll County45.4
23Mississippi County43.4
24Johnson County39.3
25Conway County38.1
26Union County36.5
27St. Francis County35.3
28Ouachita County30.1
29Logan County30.0
30Poinsett County29.7
31Sharp County29.4
32Columbia County29.2
33Grant County28.9
34Marion County28.9
35Randolph County28.9
36Franklin County28.5
37Sevier County27.9
38Lawrence County27.6
39Cross County26.8
40Hempstead County26.8
41Jackson County26.4
42Clark County24.4
43Izard County24.1
44Lincoln County23.1
45Polk County22.6
46Van Buren County22.5
47Phillips County22.4
48Clay County22.3
49Little River County22.3
50Yell County21.6
51Howard County21.4
52Madison County20.8
53Stone County20.7
54Drew County20.6
55Ashley County19.9
56Fulton County19.9
57Perry County18.3
58Pike County16.8
59Arkansas County16.6
60Bradley County15.7
61Chicot County15.3
62Desha County14.6
63Lee County13.9
64Nevada County13.2
65Cleveland County12.5
66Prairie County12.5
67Searcy County11.8
68Lafayette County11.6
69Montgomery County11.0
70Scott County11.0
71Monroe County10.8
72Woodruff County10.3
73Dallas County9.4
74Newton County8.7
75Calhoun County7.5

People divided by land area. Water is excluded, so lake and coastal counties are not unfairly diluted.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Arkansas ranks 36th of 52 states for population per square mile.

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