183 cities
| City | Rank | Annual Change ↓ | 2026 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tontitown | 1 | 9.3% | 9,569 | 4,685 |
| Highfill | 2 | 9.2% | 3,358 | 1,662 |
| Pea Ridge | 3 | 7.95% | 11,949 | 6,672 |
| Centerton | 4 | 6.79% | 29,493 | 18,249 |
| Farmington | 5 | 6.37% | 11,898 | 7,622 |
| Gentry | 6 | 4.22% | 5,083 | 3,850 |
| Prairie Grove | 7 | 4.07% | 9,317 | 7,133 |
| Elm Springs | 8 | 3.95% | 3,107 | 2,402 |
| Huntsville | 9 | 3.77% | 3,693 | 2,891 |
| Bono | 10 | 3.48% | 3,037 | 2,427 |
| Lake City | 11 | 3.44% | 2,920 | 2,341 |
| Lowell | 12 | 3.38% | 12,378 | 9,947 |
| Ward | 13 | 3.23% | 7,489 | 6,088 |
| Siloam Springs | 14 | 3.09% | 21,352 | 17,521 |
| Austin | 15 | 2.87% | 4,264 | 3,553 |
| Goshen | 16 | 2.78% | 2,518 | 2,112 |
| Bentonville | 17 | 2.74% | 65,277 | 54,819 |
| Cave Springs | 18 | 2.67% | 6,650 | 5,611 |
| Brookland | 19 | 2.62% | 4,854 | 4,113 |
| Alexander | 20 | 2.39% | 3,977 | 3,422 |
| Elkins | 21 | 2.35% | 4,219 | 3,636 |
| Calico Rock | 22 | 2.32% | 2,117 | 1,828 |
| Barling | 23 | 2.26% | 5,528 | 4,795 |
| Bella Vista | 24 | 2.24% | 34,802 | 30,217 |
| Greenbrier | 25 | 2.22% | 6,617 | 5,756 |
| Conway | 26 | 2.2% | 73,884 | 64,364 |
| Fayetteville | 27 | 1.98% | 107,309 | 94,784 |
| Benton | 28 | 1.91% | 39,571 | 35,121 |
| Vilonia | 29 | 1.87% | 4,849 | 4,317 |
| Beebe | 30 | 1.83% | 9,429 | 8,418 |
| Rogers | 31 | 1.72% | 78,278 | 70,360 |
| Haskell | 32 | 1.7% | 4,427 | 3,982 |
| Bryant | 33 | 1.66% | 23,025 | 20,763 |
| Gravette | 34 | 1.65% | 3,954 | 3,569 |
| Green Forest | 35 | 1.51% | 3,295 | 3,003 |
| Oak Grove Heights | 36 | 1.44% | 1,197 | 1,094 |
| Wooster | 37 | 1.34% | 1,131 | 1,040 |
| Horseshoe Bend | 38 | 1.3% | 2,642 | 2,437 |
| Charleston | 39 | 1.27% | 2,800 | 2,593 |
| Mayflower | 40 | 1.26% | 2,413 | 2,236 |
| Sheridan | 41 | 1.23% | 5,446 | 5,052 |
| Mulberry | 42 | 1.22% | 1,664 | 1,544 |
| Heber Springs | 43 | 1.18% | 7,486 | 6,967 |
| Harrison | 44 | 1.17% | 14,048 | 13,073 |
| Van Buren | 45 | 1.17% | 24,973 | 23,241 |
| Wrightsville | 46 | 1.16% | 1,655 | 1,543 |
| Pottsville | 47 | 1.14% | 3,376 | 3,150 |
| Shannon Hills | 48 | 1.13% | 4,848 | 4,524 |
| Searcy | 49 | 1.07% | 24,515 | 22,961 |
| Jonesboro | 50 | 1.06% | 84,155 | 78,841 |
| Cave City | 51 | 1.04% | 2,049 | 1,923 |
| Pocahontas | 52 | 0.98% | 7,855 | 7,398 |
| Cherokee Village | 53 | 0.96% | 5,074 | 4,788 |
| Mountain Home | 54 | 0.94% | 13,601 | 12,841 |
| Lincoln | 55 | 0.92% | 2,414 | 2,285 |
| Salem | 56 | 0.91% | 1,655 | 1,568 |
| Cabot | 57 | 0.91% | 28,079 | 26,566 |
| Paragould | 58 | 0.82% | 31,188 | 29,663 |
| Alma | 59 | 0.79% | 6,113 | 5,824 |
| Lavaca | 60 | 0.79% | 2,567 | 2,450 |
| Cedarville | 61 | 0.75% | 1,473 | 1,409 |
| Fairfield Bay | 62 | 0.73% | 2,202 | 2,109 |
| Batesville | 63 | 0.73% | 11,709 | 11,199 |
| Lamar | 64 | 0.73% | 1,794 | 1,718 |
| Dover | 65 | 0.73% | 1,388 | 1,328 |
| Monette | 66 | 0.7% | 1,580 | 1,513 |
| Ash Flat | 67 | 0.68% | 1,188 | 1,139 |
| Kibler | 68 | 0.68% | 1,040 | 1,001 |
| Morrilton | 69 | 0.68% | 7,283 | 6,988 |
| Mountain View | 70 | 0.67% | 2,990 | 2,870 |
| Johnson | 71 | 0.64% | 3,752 | 3,610 |
| Marmaduke | 72 | 0.64% | 1,260 | 1,212 |
| Perryville | 73 | 0.64% | 1,424 | 1,370 |
| Melbourne | 74 | 0.63% | 1,902 | 1,833 |
| Clarksville | 75 | 0.62% | 9,725 | 9,367 |
| Holiday Island | 76 | 0.62% | 2,452 | 2,362 |
| Judsonia | 77 | 0.58% | 1,921 | 1,858 |
| Springdale | 78 | 0.57% | 90,387 | 87,329 |
| Malvern | 79 | 0.55% | 11,204 | 10,838 |
| Greenwood | 80 | 0.53% | 9,833 | 9,523 |
| Walnut Ridge | 81 | 0.49% | 5,561 | 5,402 |
| Berryville | 82 | 0.43% | 5,813 | 5,662 |
| Russellville | 83 | 0.42% | 29,689 | 28,948 |
| Ozark | 84 | 0.41% | 3,631 | 3,540 |
| Greenland | 85 | 0.4% | 1,249 | 1,222 |
| Mansfield | 86 | 0.38% | 1,070 | 1,049 |
| Fort Smith | 87 | 0.37% | 91,181 | 89,159 |
| Maumelle | 88 | 0.37% | 19,684 | 19,254 |
| Sherwood | 89 | 0.36% | 33,518 | 32,806 |
| West Fork | 90 | 0.3% | 2,369 | 2,329 |
| Manila | 91 | 0.29% | 3,758 | 3,691 |
| Eureka Springs | 92 | 0.27% | 2,200 | 2,163 |
| Gassville | 93 | 0.27% | 2,207 | 2,173 |
| Little Rock | 94 | 0.26% | 205,857 | 202,607 |
| Paris | 95 | 0.24% | 3,321 | 3,276 |
| Atkins | 96 | 0.17% | 2,888 | 2,858 |
| Lonoke | 97 | 0.16% | 4,301 | 4,258 |
| Clinton | 98 | 0.16% | 2,508 | 2,486 |
| Mena | 99 | 0.14% | 5,609 | 5,564 |
| Kensett | 100 | 0.14% | 1,411 | 1,399 |
| Dardanelle | 101 | 0.13% | 4,542 | 4,509 |
| Newport | 102 | 0.1% | 8,065 | 8,016 |
| Bald Knob | 103 | 0.08% | 2,537 | 2,524 |
| Booneville | 104 | 0.03% | 3,806 | 3,802 |
| Hot Springs | 105 | 0.02% | 37,988 | 37,937 |
| Mount Ida | 106 | 0% | 1,019 | 1,022 |
| Redfield | 107 | 0% | 1,496 | 1,499 |
| De Queen | 108 | -0.07% | 6,061 | 6,084 |
| North Little Rock | 109 | -0.07% | 64,410 | 64,674 |
| Newark | 110 | -0.09% | 1,175 | 1,180 |
| Yellville | 111 | -0.09% | 1,167 | 1,173 |
| Hoxie | 112 | -0.12% | 2,582 | 2,602 |
| Little Flock | 113 | -0.13% | 3,031 | 3,058 |
| Southside | 114 | -0.17% | 4,233 | 4,278 |
| Trumann | 115 | -0.19% | 7,397 | 7,481 |
| Gurdon | 116 | -0.22% | 1,816 | 1,840 |
| Harrisburg | 117 | -0.23% | 2,189 | 2,221 |
| Diaz | 118 | -0.25% | 1,205 | 1,223 |
| Waldron | 119 | -0.3% | 3,316 | 3,379 |
| Marshall | 120 | -0.3% | 1,312 | 1,335 |
| Jacksonville | 121 | -0.32% | 28,941 | 29,504 |
| Glenwood | 122 | -0.35% | 2,017 | 2,062 |
| White Hall | 123 | -0.38% | 5,457 | 5,583 |
| Danville | 124 | -0.4% | 1,974 | 2,021 |
| Texarkana | 125 | -0.42% | 28,655 | 29,380 |
| Marion | 126 | -0.44% | 13,405 | 13,761 |
| England | 127 | -0.46% | 2,404 | 2,472 |
| Hampton | 128 | -0.52% | 1,145 | 1,181 |
| Bull Shoals | 129 | -0.58% | 1,890 | 1,956 |
| Tuckerman | 130 | -0.6% | 1,644 | 1,703 |
| Flippin | 131 | -0.61% | 1,299 | 1,347 |
| Murfreesboro | 132 | -0.62% | 1,440 | 1,494 |
| Monticello | 133 | -0.73% | 8,066 | 8,422 |
| Piggott | 134 | -0.74% | 3,469 | 3,624 |
| Des Arc | 135 | -0.77% | 1,813 | 1,897 |
| Bay | 136 | -0.78% | 1,788 | 1,874 |
| Rector | 137 | -0.79% | 1,762 | 1,848 |
| Caraway | 138 | -0.83% | 1,076 | 1,132 |
| Smackover | 139 | -0.83% | 1,546 | 1,627 |
| Carlisle | 140 | -0.87% | 1,939 | 2,040 |
| Magnolia | 141 | -0.88% | 10,570 | 11,137 |
| Waldo | 142 | -0.91% | 1,086 | 1,148 |
| Ashdown | 143 | -0.94% | 4,011 | 4,241 |
| Mineral Springs | 144 | -0.97% | 1,025 | 1,084 |
| Marked Tree | 145 | -0.97% | 2,148 | 2,277 |
| Decatur | 146 | -1% | 1,689 | 1,790 |
| West Memphis | 147 | -1% | 23,071 | 24,471 |
| Prescott | 148 | -1.02% | 2,909 | 3,091 |
| Nashville | 149 | -1.04% | 3,901 | 4,150 |
| Corning | 150 | -1.11% | 3,018 | 3,221 |
| Star City | 151 | -1.13% | 2,020 | 2,161 |
| Stamps | 152 | -1.18% | 1,172 | 1,259 |
| Arkadelphia | 153 | -1.19% | 9,661 | 10,359 |
| Camden | 154 | -1.21% | 9,873 | 10,601 |
| Wynne | 155 | -1.22% | 7,714 | 8,287 |
| Earle | 156 | -1.22% | 1,698 | 1,826 |
| Forrest City | 157 | -1.3% | 12,023 | 12,973 |
| Hope | 158 | -1.35% | 8,238 | 8,919 |
| Clarendon | 159 | -1.41% | 1,399 | 1,519 |
| Lepanto | 160 | -1.43% | 1,591 | 1,731 |
| Pine Bluff | 161 | -1.43% | 37,690 | 40,974 |
| Hamburg | 162 | -1.45% | 2,315 | 2,521 |
| Warren | 163 | -1.5% | 5,041 | 5,505 |
| Brinkley | 164 | -1.52% | 2,462 | 2,690 |
| Hazen | 165 | -1.54% | 1,345 | 1,473 |
| Fordyce | 166 | -1.57% | 3,075 | 3,371 |
| El Dorado | 167 | -1.59% | 16,135 | 17,700 |
| Crossett | 168 | -1.65% | 4,359 | 4,799 |
| DeWitt | 169 | -1.75% | 2,745 | 3,041 |
| Osceola | 170 | -1.82% | 6,264 | 6,959 |
| Leachville | 171 | -1.83% | 1,829 | 2,035 |
| Dermott | 172 | -1.87% | 2,363 | 2,633 |
| Augusta | 173 | -1.93% | 1,777 | 1,989 |
| McCrory | 174 | -1.96% | 1,403 | 1,573 |
| Gosnell | 175 | -1.97% | 2,585 | 2,897 |
| Stuttgart | 176 | -2% | 7,337 | 8,239 |
| Blytheville | 177 | -2.05% | 11,863 | 13,351 |
| Marianna | 178 | -2.16% | 3,119 | 3,536 |
| McGehee | 179 | -2.55% | 3,330 | 3,851 |
| Dumas | 180 | -2.59% | 3,422 | 3,968 |
| Lake Village | 181 | -2.71% | 1,758 | 2,051 |
| Eudora | 182 | -2.8% | 1,459 | 1,711 |
| Helena-West Helena | 183 | -3.21% | 7,935 | 9,516 |
Arkansas's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Tontitown leads with 9.3% annualized growth, followed by Highfill (9.2%) and Pea Ridge (7.95%). The largest population centers are Little Rock (205,857), Fayetteville (107,309), and Fort Smith (91,181). Of the 183 cities over 1,000 population, 107 are growing while 76 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 0.45% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 5.61% annually.