The U.S. currently has 25 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated four combined statistical areas, seven metropolitan statistical areas, and 14 micropolitan statistical areas in Arkansas. As of 2023, the most populous statistical area in the state is Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR CSA, comprising the metro area of its capital and largest city, Little Rock.
+The 25 United States statistical areas and 75 counties of the State of ArkansasCombined statistical area2025 population (est.)Core-based statistical area2025 population (est.)County2025 population (est.)Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR CSA927,903Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR MSA777,607Pulaski County, Arkansas404,611Faulkner County, Arkansas133,979Saline County, Arkansas133,288Lonoke County, Arkansas76,664Grant County, Arkansas18,756Perry County, Arkansas10,309Searcy, AR μSA80,085White County, Arkansas80,085Pine Bluff, AR μSA70,211Jefferson County, Arkansas62,987Cleveland County, Arkansas7,224noneFayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA622,177Benton County, Arkansas332,554Washington County, Arkansas271,213Madison County, Arkansas18,410Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA234,140193,298 ()Sebastian County, Arkansas130,641Crawford County, Arkansas62,657Sequoyah County, Oklahoma40,842Jonesboro-Paragould, AR CSA186,851Jonesboro, AR MSA139,440Craighead County, Arkansas116,957Poinsett County, Arkansas22,483Paragould, AR μSA47,411Greene County, Arkansas47,411Hot Springs-Malvern, AR CSA133,146Hot Springs, AR MSA99,695Garland County, Arkansas99,784Malvern, AR μSA33,451Hot Spring County, Arkansas33,451noneRussellville, AR μSA84,932Pope County, Arkansas64,976Yell County, Arkansas19,956Memphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA1,383,06168,010 (AR)Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA1,341,41246,210 (AR)Shelby County, Tennessee910,226DeSoto County, Mississippi197,918Tipton County, Tennessee62,287Crittenden County, Arkansas46,210Fayette County, Tennessee45,071Marshall County, Mississippi34,654Tate County, Mississippi28,725Tunica County, Mississippi8,819Benton County, Mississippi7,502Forrest City, AR μSA21,800St. Francis County, Arkansas21,800Clarksdale, MS μSA19,849Coahoma County, Mississippi19,849noneTexarkana, TX-AR MSA146,81654,120 (AR)Bowie County, Texas92,696Miller County, Arkansas42,357Little River County, Arkansas11,763Harrison, AR μSA45,654Boone County, Arkansas38,628Newton County, Arkansas7,026Mountain Home, AR μSA42,982Baxter County, Arkansas42,982Blytheville, AR μSA37,828Mississippi County, Arkansas37,828Batesville, AR μSA38,785Independence County, Arkansas38,785El Dorado, AR μSA36,926Union County, Arkansas36,926Camden, AR μSA26,363Ouachita County, Arkansas21,731Calhoun County, Arkansas4,632Magnolia, AR μSA21,894Columbia County, Arkansas21,894Arkadelphia, AR μSA20,938Clark County, Arkansas20,938noneCarroll County, Arkansas29,263Johnson County, Arkansas26,225Cleburne County, Arkansas25,672Logan County, Arkansas21,633Conway County, Arkansas21,393Polk County, Arkansas19,486Hempstead County, Arkansas19,080Randolph County, Arkansas18,876Ashley County, Arkansas17,831Sharp County, Arkansas18,122Marion County, Arkansas17,593Franklin County, Arkansas17,725Drew County, Arkansas17,054Jackson County, Arkansas16,741Cross County, Arkansas16,186Lawrence County, Arkansas16,273Arkansas County, Arkansas15,836Van Buren County, Arkansas16,238Sevier County, Arkansas15,758Phillips County, Arkansas14,255Clay County, Arkansas14,052Izard County, Arkansas14,405Lincoln County, Arkansas12,764Stone County, Arkansas12,703Howard County, Arkansas12,306Fulton County, Arkansas12,492Desha County, Arkansas9,984Pike County, Arkansas9,964Bradley County, Arkansas9,828Scott County, Arkansas9,965Chicot County, Arkansas9,107Montgomery County, Arkansas8,579Lee County, Arkansas8,029Nevada County, Arkansas7,942Prairie County, Arkansas7,923Searcy County, Arkansas7,848Monroe County, Arkansas6,244Dallas County, Arkansas6,011Lafayette County, Arkansas5,888Woodruff County, Arkansas5,710State of Arkansas3,114,791
+The 21 core-based statistical areas of the State of Arkansas2025 rankCore-based statistical areaPopulation2025 estimateChange2020 CensusChange2010 CensusLittle Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR MSAFayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSAFort Smith, AR-OK MSA (AR)Jonesboro, AR MSAHot Springs, AR MSARussellville, AR μSASearcy, AR μSAPine Bluff, AR μSATexarkana, TX-AR MSA (AR)Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA (AR)Paragould, AR μSAHarrison, AR μSAMountain Home, AR μSABlytheville, AR μSABatesville, AR μSAEl Dorado, AR μSAMalvern, AR μSACamden, AR μSAMagnolia, AR μSAForrest City, AR μSAArkadelphia, AR μSAFort Smith, AR-OK MSAMemphis, TN-MS-AR MSATexarkana, TX-AR MSA
+The four combined statistical areas of the State of Arkansas2025 rankCombined statistical areaPopulation2025 estimateChange2020 CensusChange2010 CensusLittle Rock-North Little Rock, AR CSAJonesboro-Paragould, AR CSAHot Springs-Malvern, AR CSAMemphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA (AR)Memphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA
See also
Geography of Arkansas Demographics of Arkansas
Notes
References
External links
Office of Management and Budget United States Census Bureau