Largest Cities in Arkansas: Ranked by Population

The largest city in Arkansas in our data is Little Rock, AR, with an estimated 439,815 people, followed by Fayetteville, AR (351,246) and Fort Smith, AR (125,354). This list ranks the top 50 places among the 68 Arkansas communities with at least 5,000 residents.

What are the top 50 in Arkansas?

How big are the largest cities in Arkansas?

Of the 68 places with pages, 3 have more than 100,000 residents, 17 have between 25,000 and 100,000, and 48 have fewer than 25,000. The median place has about 12,036 people. The ten largest places account for about 63% of the combined population of all pages, which shows how concentrated the state's population is across communities. Benton County contributes 6 of the top 50.

Which counties do the top 50 belong to?

The 50 places on this list are spread across 33 counties of Arkansas. Benton County has 6 (Rogers, Bentonville, Bella Vista, Siloam Springs, Centerton, Lowell); Pulaski County has 5 (Little Rock, North Little Rock, Sherwood, Jacksonville, Maumelle); Washington County has 3 (Fayetteville, Springdale, Farmington). Counties with several entries are usually centers of a metropolitan area, where one large city is surrounded by many suburbs that each pass the 5,000-resident threshold.

How does Arkansas compare with the rest of the country?

The median Arkansas place with a page has about 12,036 residents, compared with about 13,459 nationwide, so the state's typical community is smaller than the national typical place. Little Rock, AR ranks 100th among all US places by estimated population in our data. The state has 536 communities in total, of which 68 reach 5,000 residents. See the national ranking of the largest cities for comparison.

Quick answers about Arkansas cities

• Which is the largest city in Arkansas? Little Rock (439,815 people).
• How many Arkansas cities have more than 100,000 people? 3 in our data.
• How many have 25,000 to 100,000? 17.
• What is the typical size? About 12,036 residents for a place with a page.

How is this ranking made?

The data comes from the SimpleMaps US Cities Database, which gives each place an estimated population and a density in people per square kilometer. We convert density to people per square mile and rank the places with at least 5,000 residents. Boundaries matter: a city that includes large parks or farmland scores lower on density than a compact city of the same size, and population estimates can include areas that share a city's ZIP codes. Read why population figures differ and how density is calculated before you quote a number.

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Rankings use dataset estimates, not official counts.