Facts
- Population
- 266,184 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- 8.3 %
- Net migration
- 3,105 (2023)
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4 % (2025)
- State
- Arkansas
- Population base, April 2020
- 245,862 (2020)
- Births
- 3,352 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 12.6
- Deaths
- 1,926 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 7.2
- Natural change, 2023
- 1,426
- International migration
- 1,241 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- 1,864 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- 11.7
- Postal code
- AR
- FIPS code
- 05143
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.4 % |
| 2024 | 2.8 % |
| 2023 | 2.5 % |
| 2022 | 2.4 % |
| 2021 | 3.1 % |
| 2020 | 4.9 % |
| 2019 | 2.5 % |
| 2018 | 2.7 % |
| 2017 | 2.7 % |
| 2016 | 2.9 % |
| 2015 | 3.5 % |
| 2014 | 4.3 % |
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 266,184 |
| 2023 | 261,880 |
| 2022 | 257,316 |
| 2021 | 251,664 |
| 2020 | 246,779 |