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How many counties in Arkansas? All 75 listed

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Arkansas has 75 counties and county equivalents holding 3,032,651 residents. The most populous county in Arkansas is Pulaski County with 398,949 residents; the smallest is Calhoun County. County boundaries divide the state's land area — measured in square miles by the Census Bureau — into the units used for property assessment, elections and local sales tax. The statewide sales tax base rate is 6.5%, before county and city add-ons.

All 75 counties

Ranked by population, Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates.

CountyPopulationMedian incomeMedian home valueMedian rent
Pulaski County398,949$60,385$199,600$1,036
Benton County294,541$89,879$285,100$1,193
Washington County251,863$66,426$266,000$1,005
Sebastian County128,448$56,450$166,000$854
Faulkner County126,001$65,071$211,300$980
Saline County125,724$76,534$211,700$980
Craighead County112,097$57,615$198,700$930
Garland County100,062$55,409$176,400$942
White County77,395$53,435$159,600$806
Lonoke County74,747$71,449$184,100$961
Jefferson County65,780$48,552$106,000$849
Pope County63,830$54,606$161,700$855
Crawford County60,792$60,362$170,000$828
Crittenden County47,609$54,271$155,100$883
Greene County46,182$56,793$162,200$852
Miller County42,588$49,983$148,200$882
Baxter County42,150$48,427$165,400$866
Mississippi County39,749$53,428$115,800$797
Union County38,368$50,221$114,700$825
Independence County38,120$56,009$120,500$814
Boone County37,896$54,195$169,300$715
Hot Spring County33,142$52,644$127,900$763
Carroll County28,526$55,187$186,300$818
Johnson County25,932$44,808$124,800$714
Cleburne County25,048$55,979$174,600$853
Poinsett County22,740$47,188$101,200$647
St. Francis County22,740$41,784$87,700$791
Columbia County22,527$47,363$141,700$631
Ouachita County22,317$49,838$99,600$714
Clark County21,378$50,985$147,100$734
Logan County21,240$54,237$126,900$721
Conway County20,872$51,212$137,000$721
Yell County20,195$58,870$131,300$653
Hempstead County19,778$47,654$100,200$781
Polk County19,348$49,252$122,600$699
Randolph County18,733$52,838$118,100$671
Ashley County18,722$44,481$88,800$640
Grant County18,111$72,512$154,500$779
Sharp County17,597$42,950$94,600$648
Franklin County17,220$51,919$118,800$717
Drew County17,143$41,071$127,800$712
Marion County17,076$46,953$158,400$792
Madison County17,032$53,888$157,800$727
Jackson County16,775$41,215$87,300$662
Arkansas County16,773$60,831$129,400$799
Cross County16,681$47,012$104,000$797
Lawrence County16,265$44,164$91,100$715
Van Buren County15,936$47,266$122,300$727
Phillips County15,910$38,874$76,200$756
Sevier County15,797$51,641$111,700$725
Clay County14,399$48,500$88,100$696
Izard County13,866$47,728$122,100$626
Lincoln County12,966$51,667$106,100$672
Howard County12,701$44,492$135,400$702
Stone County12,474$38,531$149,400$717
Fulton County12,239$38,941$107,200$596
Little River County11,959$52,241$113,400$812
Desha County11,041$36,064$89,100$689
Bradley County10,354$39,565$97,000$638
Pike County10,182$51,000$115,400$671
Perry County10,073$60,078$129,300$734
Chicot County9,997$39,683$90,500$661
Scott County9,839$45,955$110,900$736
Montgomery County8,571$49,015$136,000$734
Lee County8,511$36,860$77,900$638
Nevada County8,228$41,761$85,700$841
Prairie County8,162$51,094$87,500$637
Searcy County7,861$41,978$108,100$596
Cleveland County7,491$50,509$123,400$635
Newton County7,175$47,395$178,800$629
Monroe County6,681$43,955$82,200$603
Dallas County6,351$44,694$98,200$626
Lafayette County6,211$37,237$74,600$711
Woodruff County6,157$49,982$96,800$595
Calhoun County4,717$63,654$97,300$822

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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