Are you looking for love in Arkansas?
Or are you just hoping to hook up with a hot Arkansan?
Either way, we’ve got you covered here.
If you live in Arkansas, there’s a pretty good chance there are a lot of singles in your area. The Natural State has plenty of people over 18 who aren’t married or in a serious relationship.
That’s great news for people who are single and looking to mingle.
So, where are the best cities for singles in Arkansas? We used Saturday Night Science to find out.
28.8 median age · 13.0% married households
Located in
Washington County, Arkansas
Fayetteville is the third-largest city in Arkansas and county seat of Washington County. The city is centrally located within the county and has been home of the University of Arkansas since the institution’s founding in 1871. Fayetteville is on the outskirts of the Boston Mountains, deep within the Ozarks. Known as Washington until 1829, the city was named after Fayetteville, Tennessee, from which many of the settlers had come. It was incorporated on November 3, 1836 and was rechartered in 1867. The four-county Northwest Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area is ranked 105th in terms of population in the United States with 463,204 in 2010 according to the United States Census Bureau. The city had a population of 73,580 at the 2010 Census. At 1,400 feet of elevation, it is also one of the highest major US cities between the western Great Plains and the Appalachian Mountains.
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23.4 median age · 16.0% married households
Located in
Clark County, Arkansas
Arkadelphia is a city in Clark County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,714. The city is the county seat of Clark County. It is situated at the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains. Two universities, Henderson State University and Ouachita Baptist University, are located there. Arkadelphia was incorporated in 1857.
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30.6 median age · 17.0% married households
Located in
Pope County, Arkansas
Russellville is the county seat and largest city in Pope County, Arkansas, United States, with a population of 27,920, according to the 2010 Census. It is home to Arkansas Tech University and Arkansas Nuclear One, Arkansas’ only nuclear power plant. Russellville borders Lake Dardanelle and the Arkansas River.
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36.5 median age · 19.0% married households
Located in
Sebastian County, Arkansas
Fort Smith is the second-largest city in Arkansas and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 86,209. With an estimated population of 87,443 In 2012, it is the principal city of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 298,592 residents that encompasses the Arkansas counties of Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian, and the Oklahoma counties of Le Flore and Sequoyah.
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34.3 median age · 14.0% married households
Located in
Benton County, Arkansas
Rogers is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city has a population of 55,964 making it the state’s-eighth largest city. Rogers is located in the northwest portion of the state in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Metropolitan Area, which is one of the fastest growing areas in the nation and is ranked 109th in terms of population in the United States with 465,776 in 2010 according to the United States Census Bureau.
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32.3 median age · 14.0% married households
Located in
Washington County, Arkansas
Springdale is the fourth-largest city in Arkansas. It is located in both Washington and Benton counties in Northwest Arkansas. Located on the Springfield Plateau deep in the Ozark Mountains, Springdale has long been an important industrial city for the region. In addition to several trucking companies, the city is home to the world headquarters of Tyson Foods, the world’s largest meat producing company. Originally named Shiloh, the city changed its name to Springdale when applying for a post office in 1872. The four-county Northwest Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area is ranked 109th in terms of population in the United States with 463,204 in 2010 according to the United States Census Bureau. The city had a population of 69,797 at the 2010 Census.
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32.3 median age · 14.0% married households
Located in
Benton County, Arkansas
Siloam Springs is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. The city shares a border on the Arkansas-Oklahoma state line with the city of West Siloam Springs, Oklahoma, which is within the Cherokee Nation territory. The town was founded in 1882 and was characterized by the purported healing powers of the spring water feeding Sager Creek and trading with nearby Native American tribes. John Brown University was founded in 1919 as a private, interdenominational, Christian liberal arts college in the city. Today, Siloam Springs is known for its efforts to preserve and revitalize the city’s historic downtown and as a promoter of the arts via Sager Creek Arts Center and the JBU art gallery. The community is located on the western edge of the growing Northwest Arkansas metropolitan area and has had a population increase of 47% to 15,039 between the 2000 and 2010 censuses.
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30.3 median age · 23.0% married households
Located in
Faulkner County, Arkansas
Conway is a city in the American state of Arkansas and the county seat of Faulkner County, located in the state’s most populous Metropolitan Statistical Area, Central Arkansas. Although sometimes considered a suburb of Little Rock, Conway is unique in that the majority of its residents do not commute out of the city to work. The city also serves as a regional shopping, educational, work, healthcare, sports, and cultural hub for Faulkner County and surrounding areas. Conway’s growth can be attributed to its jobs in technology and higher education with its largest employers being Acxiom, the University of Central Arkansas, Hewlett Packard, Hendrix College, Insight Enterprises, and many technology start up companies. Conway is home to three post-secondary educational institutions, earning it the nickname “The City of Colleges”.
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38.0 median age · 20.0% married households
Located in
Pulaski County, Arkansas
North Little Rock is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, across the Arkansas River from Little Rock in the central part of the state. The population was 62,304 at the 2010 census. North Little Rock, along with Little Rock and Conway, anchors the six-county Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is further included in the Little Rock-North Little Rock Combined Statistical Area with 902,443 residents.
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40.9 median age · 16.0% married households
Located in
Boone County, Arkansas
Harrison is a city in Boone County, Arkansas, United States. It is the county seat. It named after General Marcus LaRue Harrison, a surveyor that laid out the city along Crooked Creek at Stifler Springs. According to 2012 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 13,163, up from 12,943 at the 2010 census.
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Methodology: How do you determine which city is best for singles in Arkansas anyways?
To give you the places in Arkansas which are best for singles to find one another, we used Saturday Night Science to look at a handful of metrics. Of course, we want to measure the type of people who live in each city and make some assumptions about what single people like.
So we researched the internet for a database that contains all that information.
We threw a lot of criteria at this one to get the best, most complete results possible. Using the 2020-2024 American Community Survey Census data produced for the state of Arkansas, we looked at every single city in the state. We paid particular attention to:
- Population density
- % of population that’s male vs. female (closer to a 50-50 ratio is better)
- % of households with kids
- Median age
- Number of unmarried people in each city
We then gave each city a “Singles Score.”
The higher the score, the better the city is for singles to find one another. We also limited our results to cities with over 10,000 people. For Arkansas, that meant a total of 36 cities.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the best cities for singles in Arkansas.
Read on to see why Fayetteville is the talk of the town while Bryant is probably a bit on the bland side.
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Best Cities For Singles In Arkansas
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| Rank | City | Singles Score | Population | Median Age | % Married Households | % Households w/ Kids |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fayetteville | 6.50 | 99,319 | 28.8 | 13.0% | 24.4% |
| 2 | Arkadelphia | 10.30 | 10,099 | 23.4 | 16.0% | 22.4% |
| 3 | Russellville | 12.10 | 29,162 | 30.6 | 17.0% | 32.1% |
| 4 | Fort Smith | 12.90 | 89,805 | 36.5 | 19.0% | 30.6% |
| 5 | Rogers | 14.00 | 72,981 | 34.3 | 14.0% | 37.9% |
| 6 | Springdale | 14.10 | 88,160 | 32.3 | 14.0% | 41.7% |
| 7 | Siloam Springs | 14.90 | 18,699 | 32.3 | 14.0% | 39.7% |
| 8 | Conway | 15.00 | 67,642 | 30.3 | 23.0% | 27.2% |
| 9 | North Little Rock | 15.40 | 64,538 | 38.0 | 20.0% | 20.5% |
| 10 | Harrison | 15.50 | 13,350 | 40.9 | 16.0% | 21.9% |
| 11 | Magnolia | 15.80 | 10,894 | 28.2 | 19.0% | 26.2% |
| 12 | Texarkana | 16.20 | 29,177 | 37.6 | 12.0% | 27.1% |
| 13 | Centerton | 16.30 | 21,920 | 32.4 | 13.0% | 46.7% |
| 14 | Batesville | 16.30 | 11,445 | 33.9 | 20.0% | 32.4% |
| 15 | Little Rock | 16.80 | 203,436 | 35.9 | 21.0% | 28.0% |
| 16 | Bentonville | 17.20 | 58,249 | 32.5 | 10.0% | 41.3% |
| 17 | Sherwood | 18.20 | 33,070 | 39.9 | 29.0% | 27.7% |
| 18 | Pine Bluff | 18.60 | 39,743 | 37.5 | 21.0% | 26.9% |
| 19 | Searcy | 18.80 | 23,340 | 32.4 | 23.0% | 33.7% |
| 20 | Lowell | 19.20 | 10,849 | 32.3 | 19.0% | 38.8% |
| 21 | Mountain Home | 19.30 | 13,108 | 47.1 | 14.0% | 21.3% |
| 22 | El Dorado | 19.40 | 17,115 | 36.6 | 23.0% | 23.4% |
| 23 | Benton | 19.60 | 36,595 | 38.1 | 28.0% | 33.5% |
| 24 | West Memphis | 19.80 | 23,929 | 34.1 | 15.0% | 31.7% |
| 25 | Cabot | 20.30 | 26,960 | 34.3 | 21.0% | 40.4% |
| 26 | Maumelle | 20.80 | 19,373 | 39.5 | 31.0% | 32.7% |
| 27 | Jonesboro | 20.90 | 80,137 | 33.9 | 26.0% | 32.6% |
| 28 | Jacksonville | 21.00 | 29,221 | 32.4 | 20.0% | 36.8% |
| 29 | Van Buren | 21.30 | 23,763 | 36.5 | 24.0% | 38.4% |
| 30 | Hot Springs | 21.50 | 37,920 | 45.3 | 17.0% | 24.5% |
| 31 | Camden | 22.00 | 10,307 | 39.2 | 24.0% | 28.4% |
| 32 | Paragould | 23.80 | 30,215 | 36.2 | 25.0% | 34.4% |
| 33 | Malvern | 26.20 | 10,953 | 39.4 | 24.0% | 32.7% |
| 34 | Marion | 26.90 | 13,623 | 35.8 | 24.0% | 37.4% |
| 35 | Blytheville | 28.80 | 12,790 | 42.3 | 24.0% | 28.4% |
| 36 | Bryant | 30.30 | 21,504 | 35.8 | 30.0% | 41.1% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. 36 cities with more than 10,000 residents.
Summary
Summary: The Best Cities For Singles In Arkansas For 2026
If you’re looking for a breakdown of cities in Arkansas ranked by criteria that most agree make a place a great spot for finding a single person (and potentially love), this is an accurate list.
The best cities for singles in Arkansas are Fayetteville, Arkadelphia, Russellville, Fort Smith, Rogers, Springdale, Siloam Springs, Conway, North Little Rock, and Harrison.
