198 cities
| City | Rank | Change ↓ | 2025 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tontitown | 1 | 10.76% | 9,139 | 4,701 |
| Highfill | 2 | 9.45% | 2,920 | 1,662 |
| Centerton | 3 | 7.36% | 27,761 | 18,240 |
| Pea Ridge | 4 | 7.19% | 10,024 | 6,664 |
| Genoa | 5 | 7.18% | 1,254 | 1,054 |
| Farmington | 6 | 6.82% | 11,189 | 7,619 |
| Elm Springs | 7 | 5.01% | 3,146 | 2,398 |
| Huntsville | 8 | 4.6% | 3,704 | 2,888 |
| Lowell | 9 | 4.29% | 12,494 | 9,924 |
| Gentry | 10 | 4.28% | 4,847 | 3,851 |
| Prairie Grove | 11 | 4.11% | 8,887 | 7,134 |
| Bono | 12 | 4.01% | 3,011 | 2,433 |
| Austin | 13 | 3.75% | 4,341 | 3,556 |
| Ward | 14 | 3.5% | 7,336 | 6,095 |
| Lake City | 15 | 3.45% | 2,815 | 2,347 |
| Brookland | 16 | 3.17% | 4,853 | 4,110 |
| Siloam Springs | 17 | 3.04% | 20,550 | 17,515 |
| Avilla | 18 | 3.02% | 1,602 | 1,082 |
| Alexander | 19 | 2.78% | 3,953 | 3,420 |
| Barling | 20 | 2.63% | 5,497 | 4,792 |
| Goshen | 21 | 2.58% | 2,421 | 2,115 |
| Bentonville | 22 | 2.54% | 62,570 | 54,822 |
| Cave Springs | 23 | 2.52% | 6,395 | 5,610 |
| Conway | 24 | 2.44% | 73,068 | 64,348 |
| Greenbrier | 25 | 2.25% | 6,454 | 5,744 |
| Fayetteville | 26 | 2.21% | 106,278 | 94,783 |
| Bella Vista | 27 | 2.18% | 33,807 | 30,209 |
| Benton | 28 | 2.12% | 39,184 | 35,119 |
| Elkins | 29 | 2.11% | 4,057 | 3,637 |
| Calico Rock | 30 | 1.97% | 2,023 | 1,828 |
| Hot Springs Village | 31 | 1.92% | 17,852 | 15,562 |
| Vilonia | 32 | 1.83% | 4,737 | 4,314 |
| Monette | 33 | 1.78% | 1,661 | 1,516 |
| Bryant | 34 | 1.67% | 22,619 | 20,763 |
| Rogers | 35 | 1.63% | 76,493 | 70,348 |
| Beebe | 36 | 1.62% | 9,163 | 8,432 |
| Green Forest | 37 | 1.62% | 3,263 | 3,005 |
| Gravette | 38 | 1.6% | 3,872 | 3,567 |
| Mulberry | 39 | 1.46% | 1,663 | 1,545 |
| Horseshoe Bend | 40 | 1.4% | 2,614 | 2,436 |
| Pottsville | 41 | 1.29% | 3,371 | 3,155 |
| Haskell | 42 | 1.26% | 4,244 | 3,978 |
| Heber Springs | 43 | 1.24% | 7,421 | 6,966 |
| Wrightsville | 44 | 1.23% | 1,641 | 1,543 |
| Mayflower | 45 | 1.23% | 2,383 | 2,240 |
| Van Buren | 46 | 1.23% | 24,738 | 23,237 |
| Sheridan | 47 | 1.21% | 5,330 | 5,009 |
| Charleston | 48 | 1.21% | 2,756 | 2,591 |
| Oak Grove Heights | 49 | 1.2% | 1,177 | 1,106 |
| Shannon Hills | 50 | 1.18% | 4,797 | 4,516 |
| Searcy | 51 | 1.18% | 24,381 | 22,961 |
| Ash Flat | 52 | 1.09% | 1,201 | 1,135 |
| Mountain Home | 53 | 1.09% | 13,570 | 12,840 |
| Prairie Creek | 54 | 1.07% | 2,457 | 2,176 |
| Cave City | 55 | 1.04% | 2,036 | 1,930 |
| Cherokee Village | 56 | 0.98% | 5,033 | 4,790 |
| Lincoln | 57 | 0.97% | 2,401 | 2,286 |
| Paragould | 58 | 0.94% | 31,096 | 29,656 |
| Fairfield Bay | 59 | 0.92% | 2,204 | 2,106 |
| Alma | 60 | 0.91% | 6,106 | 5,833 |
| Batesville | 61 | 0.9% | 11,725 | 11,200 |
| Cedarville | 62 | 0.9% | 1,463 | 1,400 |
| Midway | 63 | 0.88% | 1,261 | 1,004 |
| Kibler | 64 | 0.86% | 1,052 | 1,006 |
| Salem | 65 | 0.86% | 1,636 | 1,568 |
| Pocahontas | 66 | 0.86% | 7,733 | 7,403 |
| Melbourne | 67 | 0.84% | 1,915 | 1,834 |
| Harrison | 68 | 0.84% | 13,634 | 13,071 |
| Rockwell | 69 | 0.82% | 4,311 | 4,699 |
| Clarksville | 70 | 0.82% | 9,758 | 9,363 |
| Marmaduke | 71 | 0.8% | 1,258 | 1,208 |
| Perryville | 72 | 0.78% | 1,423 | 1,368 |
| Walnut Ridge | 73 | 0.77% | 5,617 | 5,404 |
| Cabot | 74 | 0.77% | 27,612 | 26,557 |
| Gassville | 75 | 0.76% | 2,257 | 2,171 |
| Lavaca | 76 | 0.75% | 2,552 | 2,457 |
| Mountain View | 77 | 0.74% | 2,974 | 2,866 |
| Lamar | 78 | 0.73% | 1,781 | 1,716 |
| Jonesboro | 79 | 0.73% | 81,842 | 78,861 |
| Malvern | 80 | 0.66% | 11,228 | 10,858 |
| Holiday Island | 81 | 0.62% | 2,445 | 2,369 |
| Wooster | 82 | 0.56% | 1,070 | 1,040 |
| Johnson | 83 | 0.54% | 3,712 | 3,611 |
| Dover | 84 | 0.52% | 1,364 | 1,331 |
| Greenwood | 85 | 0.5% | 9,769 | 9,524 |
| Eureka Springs | 86 | 0.5% | 2,211 | 2,158 |
| Berryville | 87 | 0.48% | 5,809 | 5,671 |
| Russellville | 88 | 0.43% | 29,594 | 28,954 |
| Judsonia | 89 | 0.42% | 1,897 | 1,857 |
| Ozark | 90 | 0.42% | 3,620 | 3,544 |
| Morrilton | 91 | 0.41% | 7,141 | 6,996 |
| West Fork | 92 | 0.38% | 2,371 | 2,326 |
| Springdale | 93 | 0.34% | 88,825 | 87,322 |
| Maumelle | 94 | 0.32% | 19,578 | 19,262 |
| Sherwood | 95 | 0.31% | 33,326 | 32,806 |
| Atkins | 96 | 0.31% | 2,901 | 2,858 |
| Newport | 97 | 0.31% | 8,139 | 8,013 |
| Paris | 98 | 0.3% | 3,321 | 3,273 |
| Clinton | 99 | 0.28% | 2,538 | 2,502 |
| Manila | 100 | 0.27% | 3,733 | 3,685 |
| Mena | 101 | 0.27% | 5,648 | 5,573 |
| Fort Smith | 102 | 0.23% | 90,181 | 89,153 |
| Little Rock | 103 | 0.2% | 204,647 | 202,634 |
| Sulphur Springs | 104 | 0.18% | 1,124 | 1,320 |
| Greenland | 105 | 0.16% | 1,224 | 1,214 |
| Lonoke | 106 | 0.14% | 4,289 | 4,258 |
| Landmark | 107 | 0.14% | 3,636 | 3,628 |
| Booneville | 108 | 0.13% | 3,830 | 3,804 |
| Glenwood | 109 | 0.1% | 2,073 | 2,065 |
| Mansfield | 110 | 0.1% | 1,054 | 1,049 |
| Hoxie | 111 | 0.08% | 2,613 | 2,602 |
| Kensett | 112 | 0.07% | 1,405 | 1,402 |
| Murfreesboro | 113 | 0.07% | 1,499 | 1,496 |
| Hot Springs | 114 | 0.02% | 38,008 | 37,972 |
| Dardanelle | 115 | 0% | 4,504 | 4,504 |
| Newark | 116 | 0% | 1,177 | 1,179 |
| Southside | 117 | -0.05% | 4,266 | 4,278 |
| Gibson | 118 | -0.06% | 3,508 | 4,701 |
| North Little Rock | 119 | -0.07% | 64,441 | 64,666 |
| Diaz | 120 | -0.08% | 1,217 | 1,224 |
| Gurdon | 121 | -0.11% | 1,832 | 1,842 |
| Harrisburg | 122 | -0.14% | 2,203 | 2,217 |
| Bald Knob | 123 | -0.16% | 2,505 | 2,525 |
| Texarkana | 124 | -0.18% | 29,121 | 29,375 |
| Redfield | 125 | -0.2% | 1,484 | 1,499 |
| Waldron | 126 | -0.21% | 3,347 | 3,382 |
| Little Flock | 127 | -0.23% | 3,022 | 3,059 |
| Piney | 128 | -0.24% | 4,529 | 4,518 |
| Marion | 129 | -0.26% | 13,583 | 13,760 |
| Yellville | 130 | -0.26% | 1,157 | 1,174 |
| Arkadelphia | 131 | -0.33% | 10,187 | 10,357 |
| Carlisle | 132 | -0.35% | 1,999 | 2,036 |
| De Queen | 133 | -0.35% | 5,977 | 6,082 |
| Bull Shoals | 134 | -0.36% | 1,920 | 1,955 |
| Flippin | 135 | -0.38% | 1,320 | 1,347 |
| Marshall | 136 | -0.38% | 1,304 | 1,331 |
| England | 137 | -0.41% | 2,420 | 2,472 |
| Tuckerman | 138 | -0.42% | 1,669 | 1,703 |
| West Crossett | 139 | -0.42% | 1,181 | 1,434 |
| Lake Hamilton | 140 | -0.45% | 2,005 | 2,174 |
| Salem | 141 | -0.45% | 2,443 | 2,163 |
| Trumann | 142 | -0.45% | 7,333 | 7,500 |
| Danville | 143 | -0.45% | 1,979 | 2,023 |
| Jacksonville | 144 | -0.48% | 28,818 | 29,507 |
| Rector | 145 | -0.5% | 1,805 | 1,852 |
| Ashdown | 146 | -0.63% | 4,109 | 4,241 |
| Mineral Springs | 147 | -0.66% | 1,045 | 1,082 |
| Waldo | 148 | -0.72% | 1,102 | 1,144 |
| White Hall | 149 | -0.74% | 5,357 | 5,556 |
| Piggott | 150 | -0.83% | 3,480 | 3,625 |
| Nashville | 151 | -0.85% | 3,975 | 4,145 |
| Prescott | 152 | -0.87% | 2,959 | 3,088 |
| West Memphis | 153 | -0.9% | 23,401 | 24,461 |
| Smackover | 154 | -0.96% | 1,550 | 1,627 |
| Monticello | 155 | -1.01% | 8,011 | 8,420 |
| Caraway | 156 | -1.01% | 1,074 | 1,131 |
| Des Arc | 157 | -1.04% | 1,806 | 1,903 |
| Bay | 158 | -1.05% | 1,783 | 1,877 |
| Hampton | 159 | -1.06% | 1,121 | 1,181 |
| Corning | 160 | -1.07% | 3,052 | 3,217 |
| Stamps | 161 | -1.08% | 1,193 | 1,258 |
| Marked Tree | 162 | -1.1% | 2,153 | 2,275 |
| Star City | 163 | -1.11% | 2,046 | 2,161 |
| Hazen | 164 | -1.14% | 1,391 | 1,471 |
| Earle | 165 | -1.14% | 1,728 | 1,828 |
| Magnolia | 166 | -1.15% | 10,524 | 11,136 |
| North Crossett | 167 | -1.15% | 2,659 | 2,704 |
| Decatur | 168 | -1.17% | 1,686 | 1,788 |
| East End | 169 | -1.18% | 5,934 | 6,150 |
| Wynne | 170 | -1.19% | 7,823 | 8,293 |
| Forrest City | 171 | -1.31% | 12,165 | 12,977 |
| Hope | 172 | -1.37% | 8,326 | 8,905 |
| Warren | 173 | -1.4% | 5,067 | 5,427 |
| Camden | 174 | -1.44% | 9,876 | 10,598 |
| Clarendon | 175 | -1.46% | 1,420 | 1,524 |
| Lepanto | 176 | -1.47% | 1,611 | 1,733 |
| Hamburg | 177 | -1.47% | 2,343 | 2,517 |
| Brinkley | 178 | -1.54% | 2,496 | 2,690 |
| McAlmont | 179 | -1.56% | 1,512 | 1,692 |
| Fordyce | 180 | -1.57% | 3,125 | 3,374 |
| Pine Bluff | 181 | -1.6% | 37,886 | 40,978 |
| Crossett | 182 | -1.62% | 4,431 | 4,798 |
| El Dorado | 183 | -1.66% | 16,319 | 17,694 |
| Augusta | 184 | -1.67% | 1,830 | 1,984 |
| McCrory | 185 | -1.7% | 1,449 | 1,573 |
| DeWitt | 186 | -1.76% | 2,792 | 3,044 |
| Dermott | 187 | -1.79% | 2,408 | 2,630 |
| Osceola | 188 | -1.83% | 6,372 | 6,966 |
| Leachville | 189 | -1.85% | 1,854 | 2,029 |
| Stuttgart | 190 | -1.99% | 7,484 | 8,243 |
| Blytheville | 191 | -2.02% | 12,095 | 13,342 |
| Gosnell | 192 | -2.05% | 2,623 | 2,897 |
| Marianna | 193 | -2.28% | 3,165 | 3,537 |
| Eudora | 194 | -2.37% | 1,527 | 1,712 |
| Lake Village | 195 | -2.58% | 1,815 | 2,057 |
| McGehee | 196 | -2.83% | 3,359 | 3,848 |
| Dumas | 197 | -2.95% | 3,451 | 3,978 |
| Helena-West Helena | 198 | -3.37% | 8,104 | 9,519 |
Arkansas's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Tontitown leads with 10.76% annualized growth, followed by Highfill (9.45%) and Centerton (7.36%). The largest population centers are Little Rock (204,647), Fayetteville (106,278), and Fort Smith (90,181). Of the 198 cities over 1,000 population, 116 are growing while 82 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 0.52% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 4.45% annually.