Map of Arkansas Counties

Arkansas is divided into 75 counties, each with its own unique features and administrative roles. Use the interactive maps below to explore counties and their boundaries. Download free maps or learn more about creating a custom map of Arkansas to visualize your own data.

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List of Counties (75)

List of 75 counties
#	County	County seat	Year founded	Land area (sq mi)	Water area (sq mi)	Population (2024)
1	Arkansas	Stuttgart, DeWitt	1813	992.10	46.60	16,050
2	Ashley	Hamburg	1848	925.50	14.90	17,984
3	Baxter	Mountain Home	1873	553.90	32.80	43,007
4	Benton	Bentonville	1836	847.70	36.60	321,566
5	Boone	Harrison	1869	589.70	12.30	38,636
6	Bradley	Warren	1840	649.20	3.70	9,935
7	Calhoun	Hampton	1850	628.60	3.80	4,690
8	Carroll	Berryville, Eureka Springs	1833	629.90	8.80	28,968
9	Chicot	Lake Village	1823	637	54.20	9,272
10	Clark	Arkadelphia	1818	866	17	20,920
11	Clay	Piggott, Corning	1873	639.20	2.10	14,112
12	Cleburne	Heber Springs	1883	554	38.20	25,646
13	Cleveland	Rison	1873	597.90	1	7,367
14	Columbia	Magnolia	1852	766.10	0.800	22,024
15	Conway	Morrilton	1825	552	14.50	21,422
16	Craighead	Jonesboro, Lake City	1859	707.20	5.50	115,852
17	Crawford	Van Buren	1820	595.30	10.40	62,258
18	Crittenden	Marion	1825	611.80	32	46,633
19	Cross	Wynne	1862	616.30	5.90	16,194
20	Dallas	Fordyce	1845	667.30	0.700	6,076
21	Desha	Arkansas City	1838	741.20	71.50	10,321
22	Drew	Monticello	1846	828.70	7.30	16,935
23	Faulkner	Conway	1873	647.20	16.80	131,611
24	Franklin	Ozark, Charleston	1837	609	11.10	17,586
25	Fulton	Salem	1842	618	2.50	12,546
26	Garland	Hot Springs	1873	677.60	56.90	99,902
27	Grant	Sheridan	1869	631.90	1.10	18,546
28	Greene	Paragould	1833	577.40	2	46,928
29	Hempstead	Hope	1818	727.20	13.80	19,105
30	Hot Spring	Malvern	1829	614.90	7.20	33,313
31	Howard	Nashville	1873	587.30	8.20	12,387
32	Independence	Batesville	1820	763.70	7.80	38,345
33	Izard	Melbourne	1825	580.20	3.70	14,291
34	Jackson	Newport	1829	633.60	7.80	16,673
35	Jefferson	Pine Bluff	1829	872.30	43.70	63,672
36	Johnson	Clarksville	1833	661	23	26,172
37	Lafayette	Lewisville	1827	529.50	16.60	6,015
38	Lawrence	Walnut Ridge	1815	587.50	4.80	16,305
39	Lee	Marianna	1873	599.80	22.30	8,104
40	Lincoln	Star City	1871	559.50	10.30	12,868
41	Little River	Ashdown	1867	531.30	32.10	11,626
42	Logan	Booneville, Paris	1871	709.10	20.80	21,457
43	Lonoke	Lonoke	1873	771.70	31.70	76,389
44	Madison	Huntsville	1836	834.30	2.80	17,865
45	Marion	Yellville	1835	596.60	43.60	17,593
46	Miller	Texarkana	1874	624.10	14.20	41,958
47	Mississippi	Blytheville, Osceola	1833	902.10	27.90	38,095
48	Monroe	Clarendon	1829	607.50	13.80	6,415
49	Montgomery	Mount Ida	1842	780.50	20.50	8,510
50	Nevada	Prescott	1871	617.80	2.90	8,004
51	Newton	Jasper	1842	821.10	2.30	7,026
52	Ouachita	Camden	1842	732.70	7	21,684
53	Perry	Perryville	1840	551.30	9.40	10,251
54	Phillips	Helena-West Helena	1820	690.40	37.10	14,661
55	Pike	Murfreesboro	1833	600.30	13.60	10,027
56	Poinsett	Harrisburg	1838	758.30	5.40	22,300
57	Polk	Mena	1844	856.80	4.80	19,434
58	Pope	Russellville	1829	811	19.60	64,829
59	Prairie	Des Arc, DeValls Bluff	1846	647.50	28	7,935
60	Pulaski	Little Rock	1818	758.40	49	401,209
61	Randolph	Pocahontas	1835	651.90	4	19,040
62	Saint Francis	Forrest City	1827	634.80	7.70	21,822
63	Saline	Benton	1835	723.50	6.90	131,252
64	Scott	Waldron	1833	892.90	5.50	9,837
65	Searcy	Marshall	1838	665.90	2.50	7,836
66	Sebastian	Fort Smith, Greenwood	1851	531.20	13.30	130,035
67	Sevier	De Queen	1828	563.60	17.70	15,735
68	Sharp	Ash Flat	1868	604.60	2	18,130
69	Stone	Mountain View	1873	606.40	3.10	12,785
70	Union	El Dorado	1829	1,039.10	16.30	37,008
71	Van Buren	Clinton	1833	709.60	14.40	16,152
72	Washington	Fayetteville	1828	941.50	10.80	266,184
73	White	Searcy	1835	1034	8	79,091
74	Woodruff	Augusta	1862	586	8.10	5,808
75	Yell	Dardanelle, Danville	1840	930.40	18.10	20,134

Arkansas Counties: Key Facts

Total number of counties: 75
Most populous county: Pulaski County with approximately 400,000 residents
Least populous county: Calhoun County with approximately 5,000 residents
Largest county by land area: Calhoun County - 628 square miles (1,627 km²)
Counties with significant urban centers: Pulaski (Little Rock), Craighead (Jonesboro), Benton (Bentonville), Saline, Washington (Fayetteville), Sebastian (Fort Smith), Jefferson (Pine Bluff)
State capital location: Pulaski County (Little Rock)
Neighboring states: Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma
Time zones: Entirely in the Central Time Zone

Interesting Facts

Arkansas has 10 counties with dual county seats, such as Carroll County with Berryville and Eureka Springs.
The state features diverse geography from the Mississippi Delta to the Ozark and Ouachita Mountains.
Miller County shares the city of Texarkana with Texas.

Frequently Asked Questions

Arkansas has exactly 75 counties.

Pulaski County is the most populous with approximately 400,000 residents, followed by Saline, Craighead, and Benton counties.

Ten counties, including Arkansas, Carroll, Franklin, and Miller, have dual county seats.

County formations span from 1813 with Arkansas County to 1873 with Clay and Cleveland counties.

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