| City | Rank | Annual Change ↓ | 2026 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tontitown | 1 | 10.19% | 8,866 | 4,686 |
| Pea Ridge | 2 | 7.83% | 12,113 | 6,674 |
| Highfill | 3 | 7.75% | 3,961 | 1,672 |
| Centerton | 4 | 6.86% | 29,041 | 18,248 |
| Farmington | 5 | 6.76% | 11,379 | 7,623 |
| Gentry | 6 | 4.23% | 5,106 | 3,851 |
| Elm Springs | 7 | 4.21% | 2,972 | 2,401 |
| Prairie Grove | 8 | 4.16% | 9,372 | 7,132 |
| Huntsville | 9 | 3.97% | 3,718 | 2,887 |
| Bono | 10 | 3.6% | 2,961 | 2,432 |
| Lake City | 11 | 3.54% | 2,895 | 2,336 |
| Lowell | 12 | 3.34% | 12,591 | 9,946 |
| Ward | 13 | 3.22% | 7,492 | 6,169 |
| Siloam Springs | 14 | 3.13% | 21,965 | 17,533 |
| Austin | 15 | 2.91% | 4,134 | 3,545 |
| Goshen | 16 | 2.87% | 2,474 | 2,111 |
| Bentonville | 17 | 2.81% | 64,831 | 54,814 |
| Brookland | 18 | 2.7% | 4,824 | 4,114 |
| Cave Springs | 19 | 2.61% | 6,876 | 5,880 |
| Elkins | 20 | 2.39% | 4,284 | 3,636 |
| Alexander | 21 | 2.37% | 3,891 | 3,417 |
| Calico Rock | 22 | 2.35% | 2,050 | 1,827 |
| Conway | 23 | 2.34% | 74,019 | 64,357 |
| Barling | 24 | 2.24% | 5,574 | 4,791 |
| Bella Vista | 25 | 2.22% | 35,284 | 30,221 |
| Greenbrier | 26 | 2.21% | 6,792 | 5,755 |
| Fayetteville | 27 | 2.1% | 108,857 | 94,779 |
| Benton | 28 | 2.02% | 39,685 | 35,135 |
| Vilonia | 29 | 1.84% | 4,984 | 4,325 |
| Haskell | 30 | 1.83% | 4,442 | 3,987 |
| Beebe | 31 | 1.79% | 9,545 | 8,412 |
| Rogers | 32 | 1.76% | 78,308 | 70,090 |
| Bryant | 33 | 1.75% | 23,214 | 20,777 |
| Gravette | 34 | 1.62% | 3,952 | 3,573 |
| Green Forest | 35 | 1.57% | 3,297 | 3,002 |
| Wooster | 36 | 1.48% | 1,167 | 1,039 |
| Oak Grove Heights | 37 | 1.42% | 1,212 | 1,094 |
| Horseshoe Bend | 38 | 1.37% | 2,659 | 2,442 |
| Shannon Hills | 39 | 1.37% | 4,895 | 4,523 |
| Sheridan | 40 | 1.29% | 5,476 | 5,046 |
| Wrightsville | 41 | 1.29% | 1,651 | 1,543 |
| Charleston | 42 | 1.27% | 2,795 | 2,585 |
| Mayflower | 43 | 1.26% | 2,402 | 2,231 |
| Monette | 44 | 1.25% | 1,700 | 1,514 |
| Van Buren | 45 | 1.18% | 24,846 | 23,240 |
| Heber Springs | 46 | 1.17% | 7,409 | 6,966 |
| Jonesboro | 47 | 1.17% | 84,273 | 78,814 |
| Mulberry | 48 | 1.16% | 1,654 | 1,545 |
| Searcy | 49 | 1.15% | 24,632 | 22,955 |
| Pottsville | 50 | 1.14% | 3,364 | 3,141 |
| Harrison | 51 | 1.12% | 13,957 | 13,060 |
| Lincoln | 52 | 1.05% | 2,395 | 2,282 |
| Cave City | 53 | 1.01% | 2,007 | 1,921 |
| Batesville | 54 | 0.98% | 11,976 | 11,203 |
| Cherokee Village | 55 | 0.9% | 5,026 | 4,786 |
| Cabot | 56 | 0.9% | 27,960 | 26,558 |
| Mountain Home | 57 | 0.9% | 13,493 | 12,838 |
| Paragould | 58 | 0.87% | 31,406 | 29,658 |
| Salem | 59 | 0.87% | 1,625 | 1,569 |
| Pocahontas | 60 | 0.84% | 7,686 | 7,402 |
| Fairfield Bay | 61 | 0.82% | 2,216 | 2,106 |
| Alma | 62 | 0.79% | 6,119 | 5,830 |
| Lamar | 63 | 0.73% | 1,789 | 1,720 |
| Clarksville | 64 | 0.73% | 9,702 | 9,361 |
| Morrilton | 65 | 0.72% | 7,247 | 6,986 |
| Dover | 66 | 0.72% | 1,395 | 1,326 |
| Lavaca | 67 | 0.71% | 2,546 | 2,448 |
| Johnson | 68 | 0.71% | 3,710 | 3,605 |
| Melbourne | 69 | 0.69% | 1,905 | 1,823 |
| Holiday Island | 70 | 0.66% | 2,456 | 2,361 |
| Springdale | 71 | 0.64% | 91,267 | 87,321 |
| Marmaduke | 72 | 0.64% | 1,262 | 1,213 |
| Mountain View | 73 | 0.61% | 2,958 | 2,876 |
| Ash Flat | 74 | 0.61% | 1,163 | 1,125 |
| Judsonia | 75 | 0.58% | 1,917 | 1,857 |
| Perryville | 76 | 0.57% | 1,416 | 1,365 |
| Cedarville | 77 | 0.55% | 1,466 | 1,411 |
| Berryville | 78 | 0.53% | 5,844 | 5,660 |
| Greenwood | 79 | 0.53% | 9,845 | 9,534 |
| Malvern | 80 | 0.51% | 11,201 | 10,854 |
| Ozark | 81 | 0.5% | 3,646 | 3,530 |
| Sherwood | 82 | 0.47% | 33,777 | 32,815 |
| West Fork | 83 | 0.46% | 2,384 | 2,338 |
| Eureka Springs | 84 | 0.44% | 2,268 | 2,172 |
| Fort Smith | 85 | 0.44% | 91,251 | 89,156 |
| Maumelle | 86 | 0.43% | 19,866 | 19,245 |
| Little Rock | 87 | 0.41% | 207,276 | 202,616 |
| Paris | 88 | 0.36% | 3,369 | 3,271 |
| Walnut Ridge | 89 | 0.35% | 5,497 | 5,405 |
| Manila | 90 | 0.34% | 3,786 | 3,686 |
| Greenland | 91 | 0.32% | 1,549 | 1,540 |
| Russellville | 92 | 0.32% | 29,615 | 29,030 |
| Mansfield | 93 | 0.28% | 1,069 | 1,047 |
| Clinton | 94 | 0.28% | 2,518 | 2,492 |
| Lonoke | 95 | 0.21% | 4,308 | 4,262 |
| Booneville | 96 | 0.16% | 3,842 | 3,807 |
| Gassville | 97 | 0.14% | 2,208 | 2,172 |
| Dardanelle | 98 | 0.13% | 4,527 | 4,509 |
| Mena | 99 | 0.12% | 5,614 | 5,564 |
| North Little Rock | 100 | 0.1% | 65,185 | 64,678 |
| Newport | 101 | 0.09% | 8,200 | 7,999 |
| Newark | 102 | 0.08% | 1,185 | 1,178 |
| Bald Knob | 103 | 0.08% | 2,550 | 2,523 |
| Kensett | 104 | 0.07% | 1,426 | 1,405 |
| Atkins | 105 | 0.07% | 2,870 | 2,855 |
| De Queen | 106 | 0.07% | 6,049 | 6,065 |
| Hot Springs | 107 | 0.05% | 37,998 | 37,930 |
| Southside | 108 | -0.07% | 4,271 | 4,284 |
| Yellville | 109 | -0.09% | 1,094 | 1,173 |
| Redfield | 110 | -0.13% | 1,490 | 1,499 |
| Harrisburg | 111 | -0.14% | 2,214 | 2,211 |
| Trumann | 112 | -0.16% | 7,515 | 7,481 |
| Texarkana | 113 | -0.18% | 29,070 | 29,312 |
| Little Flock | 114 | -0.2% | 3,033 | 3,059 |
| Jacksonville | 115 | -0.2% | 29,400 | 29,482 |
| Waldron | 116 | -0.21% | 3,380 | 3,380 |
| Hoxie | 117 | -0.23% | 2,562 | 2,602 |
| Gurdon | 118 | -0.28% | 1,812 | 1,841 |
| Marshall | 119 | -0.3% | 1,316 | 1,333 |
| Diaz | 120 | -0.33% | 1,196 | 1,224 |
| Glenwood | 121 | -0.35% | 2,009 | 2,061 |
| Mount Ida | 122 | -0.4% | 1,001 | 1,027 |
| Marion | 123 | -0.41% | 13,323 | 13,760 |
| England | 124 | -0.42% | 2,399 | 2,465 |
| White Hall | 125 | -0.43% | 5,508 | 5,631 |
| Danville | 126 | -0.51% | 1,951 | 2,022 |
| Bull Shoals | 127 | -0.53% | 1,878 | 1,956 |
| Tuckerman | 128 | -0.61% | 1,639 | 1,703 |
| Hampton | 129 | -0.61% | 1,138 | 1,186 |
| Murfreesboro | 130 | -0.62% | 1,434 | 1,495 |
| Monticello | 131 | -0.63% | 8,217 | 8,445 |
| Smackover | 132 | -0.69% | 1,573 | 1,627 |
| Flippin | 133 | -0.7% | 1,281 | 1,347 |
| Des Arc | 134 | -0.71% | 1,828 | 1,899 |
| Caraway | 135 | -0.72% | 1,096 | 1,136 |
| Ashdown | 136 | -0.75% | 4,104 | 4,239 |
| Piggott | 137 | -0.77% | 3,481 | 3,628 |
| Mineral Springs | 138 | -0.77% | 1,028 | 1,081 |
| Bay | 139 | -0.78% | 1,789 | 1,876 |
| Decatur | 140 | -0.79% | 1,878 | 1,789 |
| Carlisle | 141 | -0.81% | 1,966 | 2,044 |
| Nashville | 142 | -0.86% | 3,911 | 4,150 |
| Prescott | 143 | -0.88% | 2,923 | 3,090 |
| West Memphis | 144 | -0.88% | 23,130 | 24,463 |
| Rector | 145 | -0.89% | 1,773 | 1,845 |
| Marked Tree | 146 | -0.91% | 2,188 | 2,277 |
| Waldo | 147 | -0.91% | 1,090 | 1,148 |
| Magnolia | 148 | -0.99% | 10,554 | 11,138 |
| Camden | 149 | -1.01% | 10,025 | 10,601 |
| Stamps | 150 | -1.02% | 1,169 | 1,256 |
| Arkadelphia | 151 | -1.09% | 9,808 | 10,361 |
| Star City | 152 | -1.12% | 2,036 | 2,157 |
| Wynne | 153 | -1.13% | 7,795 | 8,286 |
| Corning | 154 | -1.14% | 3,030 | 3,220 |
| Hope | 155 | -1.16% | 8,347 | 8,920 |
| Earle | 156 | -1.16% | 1,701 | 1,827 |
| Forrest City | 157 | -1.22% | 12,158 | 12,977 |
| Warren | 158 | -1.34% | 5,077 | 5,512 |
| Hazen | 159 | -1.38% | 1,355 | 1,463 |
| Hamburg | 160 | -1.4% | 2,331 | 2,520 |
| Lepanto | 161 | -1.4% | 1,620 | 1,731 |
| Fordyce | 162 | -1.4% | 3,097 | 3,374 |
| Pine Bluff | 163 | -1.46% | 37,657 | 40,977 |
| El Dorado | 164 | -1.48% | 16,364 | 17,702 |
| Crossett | 165 | -1.57% | 4,384 | 4,787 |
| Clarendon | 166 | -1.65% | 1,371 | 1,513 |
| Osceola | 167 | -1.74% | 6,338 | 6,954 |
| Leachville | 168 | -1.75% | 1,850 | 2,035 |
| DeWitt | 169 | -1.76% | 2,742 | 3,036 |
| Dermott | 170 | -1.78% | 2,369 | 2,628 |
| Brinkley | 171 | -1.78% | 2,424 | 2,694 |
| Stuttgart | 172 | -1.91% | 7,381 | 8,238 |
| Gosnell | 173 | -1.95% | 2,611 | 2,897 |
| Blytheville | 174 | -1.97% | 11,986 | 13,350 |
| Augusta | 175 | -2.04% | 1,776 | 1,988 |
| McCrory | 176 | -2.08% | 1,410 | 1,578 |
| Marianna | 177 | -2.18% | 3,182 | 3,591 |
| Lake Village | 178 | -2.4% | 1,789 | 2,052 |
| McGehee | 179 | -2.57% | 3,302 | 3,845 |
| Eudora | 180 | -2.65% | 1,471 | 1,711 |
| Dumas | 181 | -2.73% | 3,381 | 3,971 |
| Helena-West Helena | 182 | -3.26% | 7,948 | 9,460 |
Arkansas's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Tontitown leads with 10.19% annualized growth, followed by Pea Ridge (7.83%) and Highfill (7.75%). The largest population centers are Little Rock (207,276), Fayetteville (108,857), and Springdale (91,267). Of the 182 cities over 1,000 population, 107 are growing while 75 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 0.48% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 6.07% annually.