Facts
- Population
- 3,088,354 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- 2.6 %
- Natural change, 2023
- -1,116
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5 % (2024)
- Population base, April 2020
- 3,011,553 (2020)
- Births
- 35,298 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 11.4
- Deaths
- 36,414 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 11.8
- International migration
- 4,966 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- 17,821 (2023)
- Net migration
- 22,787 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- 7.4
- Postal code
- AR
- FIPS code
- 05
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,088,354 |
| 2023 | 3,069,463 |
| 2022 | 3,047,704 |
| 2021 | 3,026,870 |
| 2020 | 3,014,546 |
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.5 % |
| 2023 | 3.2 % |
| 2022 | 3.2 % |
| 2021 | 4.0 % |
| 2020 | 6.1 % |
Counties · 75
| # | County | Population | Change since 2020 | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pulaski County | 401,209 | 0.5 % | 4.2 % |
| 2 | Benton County | 321,566 | 13.1 % | 3.2 % |
| 3 | Washington County | 266,184 | 8.3 % | 3.4 % |
| 4 | Faulkner County | 131,611 | 6.6 % | 3.7 % |
| 5 | Saline County | 131,252 | 6.3 % | 3.4 % |
| 6 | Sebastian County | 130,035 | 1.8 % | 4.0 % |
| 7 | Craighead County | 115,852 | 4.1 % | 4.0 % |
| 8 | Garland County | 99,902 | -0.3 % | 4.2 % |
| 9 | White County | 79,091 | 2.9 % | 4.1 % |
| 10 | Lonoke County | 76,389 | 3.2 % | 3.5 % |
| 11 | Pope County | 64,829 | 2.3 % | 4.8 % |
| 12 | Jefferson County | 63,672 | -5.3 % | 6.0 % |
| 13 | Crawford County | 62,258 | 3.5 % | 4.3 % |
| 14 | Greene County | 46,928 | 2.6 % | 4.4 % |
| 15 | Crittenden County | 46,633 | -3.2 % | 5.6 % |
| 16 | Baxter County | 43,007 | 3.3 % | 4.4 % |
| 17 | Miller County | 41,958 | -1.5 % | 4.9 % |
| 18 | Boone County | 38,636 | 3.4 % | 4.0 % |
| 19 | Independence County | 38,345 | 1.1 % | 3.7 % |
| 20 | Mississippi County | 38,095 | -6.4 % | 4.8 % |
| 21 | Union County | 37,008 | -5.2 % | 5.4 % |
| 22 | Hot Spring County | 33,313 | 0.8 % | 4.4 % |
| 23 | Carroll County | 28,968 | 2.5 % | 4.1 % |
| 24 | Johnson County | 26,172 | 1.6 % | 5.3 % |
| 25 | Cleburne County | 25,646 | 3.7 % | 4.7 % |
| 26 | Poinsett County | 22,300 | -2.9 % | 4.3 % |
| 27 | Columbia County | 22,024 | -3.4 % | 4.8 % |
| 28 | St. Francis County | 21,822 | -5.5 % | 5.9 % |
| 29 | Ouachita County | 21,684 | -4.3 % | 5.0 % |
| 30 | Logan County | 21,457 | 1.5 % | 4.5 % |
| 31 | Conway County | 21,422 | 3.4 % | 4.3 % |
| 32 | Clark County | 20,920 | -2.5 % | 4.7 % |
| 33 | Yell County | 20,134 | -0.6 % | 4.0 % |
| 34 | Polk County | 19,434 | 1.1 % | 4.5 % |
| 35 | Hempstead County | 19,105 | -4.8 % | 4.3 % |
| 36 | Randolph County | 19,040 | 2.5 % | 4.0 % |
| 37 | Grant County | 18,546 | 3.3 % | 3.5 % |
| 38 | Sharp County | 18,130 | 4.9 % | 4.6 % |
| 39 | Ashley County | 17,984 | -5.7 % | 6.1 % |
| 40 | Madison County | 17,865 | 8.1 % | 3.4 % |
| 41 | Marion County | 17,593 | 4.6 % | 6.2 % |
| 42 | Franklin County | 17,586 | 2.8 % | 4.3 % |
| 43 | Drew County | 16,935 | -2.4 % | 5.0 % |
| 44 | Jackson County | 16,673 | -0.5 % | 4.7 % |
| 45 | Lawrence County | 16,305 | 0.5 % | 4.2 % |
| 46 | Cross County | 16,194 | -3.8 % | 4.4 % |
| 47 | Van Buren County | 16,152 | 2.3 % | 5.2 % |
| 48 | Arkansas County | 16,050 | -6.4 % | 4.7 % |
| 49 | Sevier County | 15,735 | -0.7 % | 3.4 % |
| 50 | Phillips County | 14,661 | -11.5 % | 7.1 % |
| 51 | Izard County | 14,291 | 5.2 % | 6.2 % |
| 52 | Clay County | 14,112 | -3.0 % | 4.4 % |
| 53 | Lincoln County | 12,868 | -0.5 % | 5.7 % |
| 54 | Stone County | 12,785 | 3.5 % | 5.7 % |
| 55 | Fulton County | 12,546 | 3.9 % | 5.2 % |
| 56 | Howard County | 12,387 | -3.1 % | 4.9 % |
| 57 | Little River County | 11,626 | -3.3 % | 4.2 % |
| 58 | Desha County | 10,321 | -9.4 % | 7.2 % |
| 59 | Perry County | 10,251 | 2.3 % | 4.6 % |
| 60 | Pike County | 10,027 | -1.3 % | 4.3 % |
| 61 | Bradley County | 9,935 | -5.8 % | 6.4 % |
| 62 | Scott County | 9,837 | 0.0 % | 3.9 % |
| 63 | Chicot County | 9,272 | -9.2 % | 6.3 % |
| 64 | Montgomery County | 8,510 | 0.4 % | 5.1 % |
| 65 | Lee County | 8,104 | -5.7 % | 6.2 % |
| 66 | Nevada County | 8,004 | -3.7 % | 5.5 % |
| 67 | Prairie County | 7,935 | -4.2 % | 4.0 % |
| 68 | Searcy County | 7,836 | 0.1 % | 4.3 % |
| 69 | Cleveland County | 7,367 | -2.4 % | 4.5 % |
| 70 | Newton County | 7,026 | -2.8 % | 4.9 % |
| 71 | Monroe County | 6,415 | -5.6 % | 5.5 % |
| 72 | Dallas County | 6,076 | -6.2 % | 4.2 % |
| 73 | Lafayette County | 6,015 | -4.6 % | 5.6 % |
| 74 | Woodruff County | 5,808 | -7.3 % | 3.8 % |
| 75 | Calhoun County | 4,690 | -1.1 % | 4.4 % |