Facts
- Population
- 321,566 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- 13.1 %
- Net migration
- 6,817 (2023)
- Unemployment rate
- 3.2 % (2025)
- State
- Arkansas
- Population base, April 2020
- 284,334 (2020)
- Births
- 3,960 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 12.3
- Deaths
- 2,214 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 6.9
- Natural change, 2023
- 1,746
- International migration
- 1,469 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- 5,348 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- 21.2
- Postal code
- AR
- FIPS code
- 05007
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.2 % |
| 2024 | 2.8 % |
| 2023 | 2.5 % |
| 2022 | 2.3 % |
| 2021 | 2.8 % |
| 2020 | 4.5 % |
| 2019 | 2.6 % |
| 2018 | 2.8 % |
| 2017 | 2.9 % |
| 2016 | 2.9 % |
| 2015 | 3.7 % |
| 2014 | 4.5 % |
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 321,566 |
| 2023 | 312,248 |
| 2022 | 303,558 |
| 2021 | 294,168 |
| 2020 | 286,621 |