Fastest Growing Counties in Arkansas (2025)

County
Rank
Change (2020)
2025 Pop.
2020 Pop.
Benton County114.23%327,395286,618
Madison County211.21%18,39916,545
Washington County39.93%271,283246,774
Faulkner County48.81%134,723123,820
Saline County58.13%133,892123,826
Marion County66.47%17,96416,873
Izard County76.23%14,44913,602
Crawford County85.73%63,59160,142
Sharp County95.3%18,23217,314
Grant County104.85%18,89118,018
Baxter County114.72%43,65541,686
Lonoke County124.56%77,43474,055
Cleburne County134.55%25,82924,704
Boone County144.41%39,03037,381
White County154.25%80,12476,860
Franklin County164.23%17,86417,139
Craighead County174.15%116,253111,619
Fulton County184.14%12,55312,054
Perry County194.09%10,4069,997
Stone County204%12,84312,349
Pope County213.57%65,67363,410
Montgomery County223.41%8,7748,485
Greene County233.38%47,41345,864
Johnson County242.81%26,44725,724
Logan County252.77%21,68421,100
Carroll County262.72%29,00828,240
Van Buren County272.66%16,22015,799
Polk County282.41%19,64019,177
Randolph County292.27%19,01718,595
Conway County302.21%21,18920,730
Lawrence County312.15%16,56616,218
Jackson County321.69%17,04416,761
Pike County331.42%10,30610,162
Independence County341.35%38,45237,940
Scott County351.29%9,9619,834
Hot Spring County361.21%33,47633,075
Sebastian County370.99%129,076127,808
Pulaski County380.5%401,253399,274
Lincoln County39-0.12%12,87412,890
Clark County40-0.54%21,27021,385
Garland County41-0.87%99,388100,258
Yell County42-1.3%19,95020,212
Miller County43-1.31%42,02942,588
Crittenden County44-1.58%47,31548,076
Drew County45-1.74%17,01117,313
Sevier County46-2.27%15,42015,778
Little River County47-2.41%11,68511,974
Newton County48-2.57%7,0117,196
Poinsett County49-2.91%22,28522,954
Searcy County50-2.98%7,6067,840
Howard County51-3.15%12,35512,757
Clay County52-3.22%14,06114,529
Nevada County53-3.4%8,0028,284
Prairie County54-3.58%7,9548,249
Columbia County55-3.81%21,87822,744
Calhoun County56-3.95%4,5494,736
Lafayette County57-4.23%6,0276,293
Cross County58-4.26%16,08016,795
Dallas County59-4.36%6,1636,444
Ashley County60-4.57%18,09018,957
Hempstead County61-4.61%19,06719,989
Cleveland County62-4.66%7,2007,552
Bradley County63-4.95%9,97610,495
Ouachita County64-5.41%21,39122,615
Monroe County65-5.55%6,4006,776
Mississippi County66-5.61%38,26340,538
Union County67-6.08%36,56538,931
St. Francis County68-6.61%21,49923,021
Jefferson County69-6.64%62,39366,830
Arkansas County70-6.91%15,92517,107
Woodruff County71-7.17%5,7786,224
Lee County72-7.71%7,8698,526
Chicot County73-11.91%8,94610,156
Desha County74-12.39%9,92111,324
Phillips County75-13.73%14,18316,440

Arkansas County Growth Overview

Arkansas's counties show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Benton County leads with 14.23% annualized growth, followed by Madison County (11.21%) and Washington County (9.93%). The largest counties are Pulaski County (401,253), Benton County (327,395), and Washington County (271,283). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, 38 are growing while 37 have experienced population decline. Overall, counties averaged -0.08% annualized growth, with total population growing by 3.19% annually.