Population of Arkansas 2021
Population
In Arkansas, there are 2,915,918 residents (Census 2010), of which 74.5% are white (without Hispanics and Latinos), 15.4% African American, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% Asian Americans and 0.8% Indians. There are 1,132,488 households.
Ancestry
In 2014, 11.2% of the population were Irish, making it the largest group. This is followed by the groups of Americans (10.7%), German (10.6%), English (9.6%) and French (1.9%).
Religion
The major religious communities in 2000 were: 665,307 Southern Baptist Convention, 179,383 United Methodist Church, 115,967 Catholic Church. There are many other Christian denominations, especially those that are Protestant.
Top Counties by Population in Arkansas
| Rank | County Name | Population | Population Density (per km²) |
| 1 | Pulaski County | 382,759 | 182.96 |
| 2 | Benton County | 221,350 | 96.58 |
| 3 | Washington County | 203,076 | 82.38 |
| 4 | Sebastian County | 125,755 | 88.94 |
| 5 | Faulkner County | 113,248 | 65.84 |
| 6 | Saline County | 107,129 | 56.62 |
| 7 | Craighead County | 96,454 | 52.22 |
| 8 | Garland County | 96,035 | 50.47 |
| 9 | Jefferson County | 77,446 | 32.73 |
| 10 | White County | 77,087 | 28.55 |
| 11 | Lonoke County | 68,367 | 32.90 |
| 12 | Crawford County | 61,959 | 39.59 |
| 13 | Pope County | 61,765 | 28.70 |
| 14 | Crittenden County | 50,913 | 30.88 |
| 15 | Mississippi County | 46,491 | 19.52 |
| 16 | Miller County | 43,473 | 26.33 |
| 17 | Greene County | 42,101 | 28.05 |
| 18 | Union County | 41,650 | 15.24 |
| 19 | Baxter County | 41,524 | 27.32 |
| 20 | Boone County | 36,914 | 23.68 |
| 21 | Independence County | 36,658 | 18.35 |
| 22 | Hot Spring County | 32,934 | 20.44 |
| 23 | St. Francis County | 28,269 | 16.99 |
| 24 | Carroll County | 27,457 | 16.59 |
| 25 | Ouachita County | 26,131 | 13.64 |
| 26 | Cleburne County | 25,981 | 16.95 |
| 27 | Johnson County | 25,551 | 14.45 |
| 28 | Poinsett County | 24,594 | 12.44 |
| 29 | Columbia County | 24,563 | 12.37 |
| 30 | Clark County | 23,006 | 10.06 |
| 31 | Hempstead County | 22,620 | 11.78 |
| 32 | Logan County | 22,364 | 11.80 |
| 33 | Yell County | 22,196 | 9.03 |
| 34 | Ashley County | 21,864 | 8.99 |
| 35 | Phillips County | 21,768 | 11.55 |
| 36 | Conway County | 21,284 | 14.50 |
| 37 | Polk County | 20,673 | 9.25 |
| 38 | Arkansas County | 19,030 | 7.11 |
| 39 | Drew County | 18,520 | 8.56 |
| 40 | Franklin County | 18,136 | 11.30 |
| 41 | Jackson County | 18,008 | 10.84 |
| 42 | Randolph County | 17,980 | 10.58 |
| 43 | Cross County | 17,881 | 11.09 |
| 44 | Grant County | 17,864 | 10.90 |
| 45 | Lawrence County | 17,426 | 11.36 |
| 46 | Van Buren County | 17,306 | 9.22 |
| 47 | Sharp County | 17,275 | 11.00 |
| 48 | Sevier County | 17,069 | 11.33 |
| 49 | Marion County | 16,664 | 10.04 |
| 50 | Clay County | 16,094 | 9.69 |
| 51 | Madison County | 15,728 | 7.25 |
| 52 | Lincoln County | 14,145 | 9.54 |
| 53 | Howard County | 13,800 | 8.95 |
| 54 | Izard County | 13,707 | 9.06 |
| 55 | Little River County | 13,182 | 9.01 |
| 56 | Desha County | 13,019 | 6.13 |
| 57 | Stone County | 12,405 | 7.86 |
| 58 | Fulton County | 12,256 | 7.63 |
| 59 | Chicot County | 11,811 | 6.60 |
| 60 | Bradley County | 11,519 | 6.80 |
| 61 | Pike County | 11,302 | 7.11 |
| 62 | Scott County | 11,244 | 4.83 |
| 63 | Perry County | 10,456 | 7.20 |
| 64 | Lee County | 10,435 | 6.51 |
| 65 | Montgomery County | 9,498 | 4.58 |
| 66 | Nevada County | 9,008 | 5.60 |
| 67 | Prairie County | 8,726 | 4.99 |
| 68 | Cleveland County | 8,700 | 5.61 |
| 69 | Newton County | 8,341 | 3.91 |
| 70 | Searcy County | 8,206 | 4.74 |
| 71 | Monroe County | 8,160 | 5.07 |
| 72 | Dallas County | 8,127 | 4.69 |
| 73 | Lafayette County | 7,656 | 5.42 |
| 74 | Woodruff County | 7,271 | 4.72 |
| 75 | Calhoun County | 5,379 | 3.28 |