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What are the fastest-growing counties in Arkansas?

Benton County (+16.0%), Madison County (+11.2%) and Washington County (+9.9%) grew fastest in Arkansas between 2020 and 2025.

Arkansas as a whole grew 3.3% between 2020 and 2025, to 3,114,791 residents.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 75 Arkansas counties ranked

Arkansas counties by population growth
RankCountyResidents 2025Change 2020–25Net migration per 1,000, 2025New homes per 1,000, 2025
1Benton County332,554+16.0%22.119.0
2Madison County18,410+11.2%17.31.2
3Washington County271,213+9.9%4.09.7
4Faulkner County133,979+8.2%9.95.2
5Saline County133,288+7.6%10.23.6
6Izard County14,405+5.9%14.50.6
7Craighead County116,957+4.8%−0.58.3
8Sharp County18,122+4.7%9.10.9
9Marion County17,593+4.3%9.710.8
10White County80,085+4.2%13.33.2
11Crawford County62,657+4.1%6.60.7
12Grant County18,756+4.1%9.91.8
13Cleburne County25,672+3.9%8.70.2
14Fulton County12,492+3.7%4.90.0
15Carroll County29,263+3.6%7.30.8
16Lonoke County76,664+3.5%3.02.9
17Franklin County17,725+3.5%11.41.7
18Greene County47,411+3.4%7.33.3
19Boone County38,628+3.3%7.43.5
20Conway County21,393+3.2%4.91.0
21Perry County10,309+3.1%6.40.0
22Baxter County42,982+3.1%14.51.9
23Stone County12,703+2.9%8.00.0
24Van Buren County16,238+2.8%8.00.4
25Logan County21,633+2.5%9.00.3
26Pope County64,976+2.5%4.20.8
27Independence County38,785+2.2%5.80.9
28Sebastian County130,641+2.2%0.54.0
29Johnson County26,225+2.0%−0.30.5
30Polk County19,486+1.6%8.30.2
31Randolph County18,876+1.5%−1.30.0
32Scott County9,965+1.4%15.60.0
33Pulaski County404,611+1.3%−1.54.2
34Montgomery County8,579+1.1%7.6–
35Hot Spring County33,451+1.1%10.80.2
36Lawrence County16,273+0.3%11.21.0
37Searcy County7,848+0.0%7.80.0
38Jackson County16,741−0.0%10.10.4
39Sevier County15,758−0.1%−5.40.4
40Miller County42,357−0.5%4.70.9
41Garland County99,695−0.6%3.83.3
42Lincoln County12,764−1.0%−1.90.0
43Yell County19,956−1.3%−5.50.8
44Drew County17,054−1.5%4.70.2
45Little River County11,763−1.8%12.80.0
46Pike County9,964−1.9%−3.2–
47Poinsett County22,483−2.0%10.92.0
48Clark County20,938−2.2%2.30.3
49Calhoun County4,632−2.2%−1.70.4
50Newton County7,026−2.3%1.90.1
51Clay County14,052−3.3%5.60.6
52Howard County12,306−3.6%−11.50.0
53Cross County16,186−3.7%−12.51.7
54Columbia County21,894−3.7%−2.90.5
55Crittenden County46,210−3.9%−12.02.1
56Prairie County7,923−3.9%−0.10.5
57Ouachita County21,731−3.9%−2.00.0
58Nevada County7,942−4.1%−5.20.0
59Cleveland County7,224−4.3%−14.10.0
60Hempstead County19,080−4.6%−5.80.1
61Union County36,926−5.2%−4.50.5
62St. Francis County21,800−5.3%−8.90.0
63Jefferson County62,987−5.7%−7.71.0
64Ashley County17,831−5.9%−5.80.4
65Bradley County9,828−6.4%−13.40.1
66Lee County8,029−6.4%−6.50.0
67Lafayette County5,888−6.5%−18.90.0
68Dallas County6,011−6.7%−9.50.0
69Mississippi County37,828−6.7%−10.81.8
70Arkansas County15,836−7.4%−11.11.5
71Monroe County6,244−7.8%−11.70.0
72Woodruff County5,710−8.2%−5.10.0
73Chicot County9,107−10.3%−13.20.0
74Desha County9,984−11.8%−26.60.2
75Phillips County14,255−13.0%−20.00.2

Ranked by the change in Census Bureau population estimates, 2020–2025.

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Questions

Is Arkansas growing?

Arkansas as a whole grew 3.3% between 2020 and 2025, to 3,114,791 residents. Statewide figures add up its counties.

What is the fastest-growing county in Arkansas?

Benton County, which grew 16.0% between 2020 and 2025 to 332,554 residents (Census Bureau population estimates). Madison County (+11.2%) and Washington County (+9.9%) came next.

Which Arkansas counties are losing population?

38 of the 75 ranked counties had fewer residents in 2025 than in 2020. The steepest declines: Phillips County (−13.0%), Desha County (−11.8%), Chicot County (−10.3%).

Where are people moving in Arkansas?

For their size, Benton County (22.1 per 1,000 residents), Madison County (17.3 per 1,000 residents) and Scott County (15.6 per 1,000 residents) drew the most net domestic migration (people moving in from other U.S. counties minus people moving out) in 2025.

Fastest-growing counties in other states

Across the U.S.

Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.