We all love the biggest cities that the Natural State has to offer. You know the places like Little Rock and Fayetteville which make all the headlines.
But there are a bunch of other great large cities in Arkansas that don't get as much love.
We're going to change that right now.
Using the most recent Census data, we can tell you about all the places in Arkansas with a focus on the biggest. We update the data each year and this is our fourth time doing this.
You can click here to see a full table of the full of the 100 biggest cities in Arkansas, along with every other place over 1,000 people big. It is sortable by clicking on the headers.
Read on below to see more on the biggest cities. Or for more reading on places to live in Arkansas, check out:
Rank Last Year: 1 (No Change)
Population: 202,739.0
Population 2010: 190,718
Growth: 6.3%
More on Little Rock: Data | Real Estate
Rank Last Year: 2 (No Change)
Population: 97,227.0
Population 2010: 71,770
Growth: 35.5%
More on Fayetteville: Data | Real Estate
Rank Last Year: 3 (No Change)
Population: 89,496.0
Population 2010: 85,200
Growth: 5.0%
More on Fort Smith: Data | Real Estate
Rank Last Year: 4 (No Change)
Population: 87,388.0
Population 2010: 66,461
Growth: 31.5%
More on Springdale: Data | Real Estate
Rank Last Year: 5 (No Change)
Population: 79,187.0
Population 2010: 64,798
Growth: 22.2%
More on Jonesboro: Data | Real Estate
Rank Last Year: 6 (No Change)
Population: 71,411.0
Population 2010: 53,207
Growth: 34.2%
More on Rogers: Data | Real Estate
Rank Last Year: 7 (No Change)
Population: 66,288.0
Population 2010: 56,255
Growth: 17.8%
More on Conway: Data | Real Estate
Rank Last Year: 8 (No Change)
Population: 64,504.0
Population 2010: 61,698
Growth: 4.5%
More on North Little Rock: Data | Real Estate
Rank Last Year: 9 (No Change)
Population: 56,326.0
Population 2010: 32,685
Growth: 72.3%
More on Bentonville: Data | Real Estate
Rank Last Year: 10 (No Change)
Population: 40,436.0
Population 2010: 50,039
Growth: -19.2%
More on Pine Bluff: Data | Real Estate
We've been ranking and dissecting cities in the Natural State for over 4 years now -- making this actually the fourth time we've run the numbers. We always use the best data, the US Census. In this case, that means we are using the American Community Survey.
It what is probably the most simple analysis we run each year, we ranked every place in Arkansas from biggest to smallest. The biggest city this year? That would be Little Rock.
The smallest? Plumerville, although there are places smaller than 1,000 people not listed here, so keep that in mind as we take a look at the top ten.
We hope that you find the big city, or really any city, that's right for you. Below is a list of the rest of the biggest cities along with every other place in Arkansas.
Have fun snacking around in the Natural State!
For more reading on Arkansas, check out:
| Rank | City | Current Population | 2010 | Growth | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Rock | 202,739.0 | 190,718 | 6.3% | |||||
| 2 | Fayetteville | 97,227.0 | 71,770 | 35.5% | |||||
| 3 | Fort Smith | 89,496.0 | 85,200 | 5.0% | |||||
| 4 | Springdale | 87,388.0 | 66,461 | 31.5% | |||||
| 5 | Jonesboro | 79,187.0 | 64,798 | 22.2% | |||||
| 6 | Rogers | 71,411.0 | 53,207 | 34.2% | |||||
| 7 | Conway | 66,288.0 | 56,255 | 17.8% | |||||
| 8 | North Little Rock | 64,504.0 | 61,698 | 4.5% | |||||
| 9 | Bentonville | 56,326.0 | 32,685 | 72.3% | |||||
| 10 | Pine Bluff | 40,436.0 | 50,039 | -19.2% | |||||
| 11 | Hot Springs | 38,023.0 | 35,604 | 6.8% | |||||
| 12 | Benton | 35,954.0 | 29,118 | 23.5% | |||||
| 13 | Sherwood | 32,915.0 | 28,690 | 14.7% | |||||
| 14 | Paragould | 29,940.0 | 25,422 | 17.8% | |||||
| 15 | Texarkana | 29,343.0 | 29,787 | -1.5% | |||||
| 16 | Jacksonville | 29,285.0 | 28,498 | 2.8% | |||||
| 17 | Russellville | 29,057.0 | 27,300 | 6.4% | |||||
| 18 | Cabot | 26,733.0 | 22,333 | 19.7% | |||||
| 19 | West Memphis | 24,147.0 | 26,391 | -8.5% | |||||
| 20 | Van Buren | 23,545.0 | 22,236 | 5.9% | |||||
| 21 | Searcy | 23,115.0 | 22,128 | 4.5% | |||||
| 22 | Bryant | 21,125.0 | 15,757 | 34.1% | |||||
| 23 | Centerton | 20,212.0 | 8,314 | 143.1% | |||||
| 24 | Maumelle | 19,286.0 | 15,918 | 21.2% | |||||
| 25 | Siloam Springs | 18,096.0 | 14,370 | 25.9% | |||||
| 26 | El Dorado | 17,382.0 | 19,278 | -9.8% | |||||
| 27 | Hot Springs Village | 16,509.0 | 12,522 | 31.8% | |||||
| 28 | Marion | 13,641.0 | 11,693 | 16.7% | |||||
| 29 | Harrison | 13,217.0 | 12,928 | 2.2% | |||||
| 30 | Blytheville | 13,026.0 | 15,874 | -17.9% | |||||
| 31 | Mountain Home | 13,021.0 | 12,345 | 5.5% | |||||
| 32 | Forrest City | 12,826.0 | 15,174 | -15.5% | |||||
| 33 | Batesville | 11,385.0 | 10,045 | 13.3% | |||||
| 34 | Magnolia | 10,973.0 | 11,648 | -5.8% | |||||
| 35 | Malvern | 10,938.0 | 10,273 | 6.5% | |||||
| 36 | Lowell | 10,438.0 | 7,001 | 49.1% | |||||
| 37 | Camden | 10,427.0 | 12,246 | -14.9% | |||||
| 38 | Arkadelphia | 10,316.0 | 10,697 | -3.6% | |||||
| 39 | Greenwood | 9,570.0 | 8,634 | 10.8% | |||||
| 40 | Clarksville | 9,500.0 | 9,005 | 5.5% | |||||
| 41 | Helena-West Helena | 9,218.0 | 12,650 | -27.1% | |||||
| 42 | Hope | 8,787.0 | 10,204 | -13.9% | |||||
| 43 | Beebe | 8,580.0 | 6,978 | 23.0% | |||||
| 44 | Farmington | 8,469.0 | 5,763 | 47.0% | |||||
| 45 | Monticello | 8,320.0 | 9,441 | -11.9% | |||||
| 46 | Wynne | 8,220.0 | 8,408 | -2.2% | |||||
| 47 | Stuttgart | 8,060.0 | 9,400 | -14.3% | |||||
| 48 | Newport | 8,019.0 | 7,883 | 1.7% | |||||
| 49 | Pocahontas | 7,475.0 | 6,608 | 13.1% | |||||
| 50 | Prairie Grove | 7,445.0 | 4,212 | 76.8% | |||||
| 51 | Trumann | 7,432.0 | 7,172 | 3.6% | |||||
| 52 | Pea Ridge | 7,348.0 | 4,414 | 66.5% | |||||
| 53 | Heber Springs | 7,101.0 | 7,076 | 0.4% | |||||
| 54 | Morrilton | 7,022.0 | 6,723 | 4.4% | |||||
| 55 | Osceola | 6,807.0 | 7,857 | -13.4% | |||||
| 56 | Ward | 6,367.0 | 3,832 | 66.2% | |||||
| 57 | East End | 6,344.0 | 6,797 | -6.7% | |||||
| 58 | De Queen | 6,077.0 | 6,409 | -5.2% | |||||
| 59 | Alma | 5,879.0 | 5,245 | 12.1% | |||||
| 60 | Greenbrier | 5,875.0 | 4,405 | 33.4% | |||||
| 61 | Cave Springs | 5,778.0 | 1,447 | 299.3% | |||||
| 62 | Tontitown | 5,739.0 | 2,585 | 122.0% | |||||
| 63 | Berryville | 5,715.0 | 5,206 | 9.8% | |||||
| 64 | Mena | 5,605.0 | 5,768 | -2.8% | |||||
| 65 | White Hall | 5,520.0 | 5,394 | 2.3% | |||||
| 66 | Walnut Ridge | 5,440.0 | 4,882 | 11.4% | |||||
| 67 | Warren | 5,342.0 | 6,064 | -11.9% | |||||
| 68 | Cherokee Village | 5,078.0 | 5,074 | 0.1% | |||||
| 69 | Sheridan | 5,063.0 | 4,691 | 7.9% | |||||
| 70 | Barling | 4,919.0 | 4,556 | 8.0% | |||||
| 71 | Crossett | 4,719.0 | 5,585 | -15.5% | |||||
| 72 | Shannon Hills | 4,557.0 | 2,939 | 55.1% | |||||
| 73 | Dardanelle | 4,517.0 | 4,627 | -2.4% | |||||
| 74 | Piney | 4,485.0 | 4,417 | 1.5% | |||||
| 75 | Vilonia | 4,405.0 | 3,503 | 25.7% | |||||
| 76 | Lonoke | 4,260.0 | 4,282 | -0.5% | |||||
| 77 | Brookland | 4,230.0 | 1,538 | 175.0% | |||||
| 78 | Ashdown | 4,225.0 | 4,690 | -9.9% | |||||
| 79 | Gibson | 4,141.0 | 3,388 | 22.2% | |||||
| 80 | Nashville | 4,114.0 | 4,632 | -11.2% | |||||
| 81 | Gentry | 4,069.0 | 3,054 | 33.2% | |||||
| 82 | Haskell | 4,035.0 | 3,733 | 8.1% | |||||
| 83 | Rockwell | 3,921.0 | 3,815 | 2.8% | |||||
| 84 | Dumas | 3,877.0 | 4,772 | -18.8% | |||||
| 85 | Booneville | 3,814.0 | 4,045 | -5.7% | |||||
| 86 | Austin | 3,805.0 | 1,367 | 178.3% | |||||
| 87 | Mcgehee | 3,744.0 | 4,278 | -12.5% | |||||
| 88 | Elkins | 3,710.0 | 2,430 | 52.7% | |||||
| 89 | Landmark | 3,679.0 | 3,306 | 11.3% | |||||
| 90 | Manila | 3,675.0 | 3,256 | 12.9% | |||||
| 91 | Gravette | 3,629.0 | 2,012 | 80.4% | |||||
| 92 | Johnson | 3,628.0 | 3,211 | 13.0% | |||||
| 93 | Piggott | 3,589.0 | 3,844 | -6.6% | |||||
| 94 | Ozark | 3,555.0 | 3,700 | -3.9% | |||||
| 95 | Marianna | 3,502.0 | 4,241 | -17.4% | |||||
| 96 | Alexander | 3,488.0 | 2,720 | 28.2% | |||||
| 97 | Waldron | 3,370.0 | 3,623 | -7.0% | |||||
| 98 | Fordyce | 3,320.0 | 4,384 | -24.3% | |||||
| 99 | Paris | 3,287.0 | 3,593 | -8.5% | |||||
| 100 | Pottsville | 3,201.0 | 2,690 | 19.0% | |||||
| 101 | Corning | 3,169.0 | 3,423 | -7.4% | |||||
| 102 | West Fork | 3,131.0 | 2,560 | 22.3% | |||||
| 103 | Huntsville | 3,086.0 | 2,314 | 33.4% | |||||
| 104 | Green Forest | 3,072.0 | 2,751 | 11.7% | |||||
| 105 | Prescott | 3,063.0 | 3,358 | -8.8% | |||||
| 106 | Little Flock | 3,040.0 | 2,592 | 17.3% | |||||
| 107 | Elm Springs | 3,000.0 | 1,968 | 52.4% | |||||
| 108 | Hamburg | 2,992.0 | 2,881 | 3.9% | |||||
| 109 | Dewitt | 2,980.0 | 3,340 | -10.8% | |||||
| 110 | Mountain View | 2,890.0 | 2,797 | 3.3% | |||||
| 111 | Atkins | 2,877.0 | 2,981 | -3.5% | |||||
| 112 | Lincoln | 2,862.0 | 2,233 | 28.2% | |||||
| 113 | Gosnell | 2,835.0 | 3,573 | -20.7% | |||||
| 114 | Mayflower | 2,802.0 | 2,653 | 5.6% | |||||
| 115 | Salem | 2,727.0 | 2,671 | 2.1% | |||||
| 116 | Dermott | 2,727.0 | 2,354 | 15.8% | |||||
| 117 | Brinkley | 2,651.0 | 3,324 | -20.2% | |||||
| 118 | Hoxie | 2,623.0 | 2,768 | -5.2% | |||||
| 119 | Charleston | 2,611.0 | 2,751 | -5.1% | |||||
| 120 | North Crossett | 2,583.0 | 3,414 | -24.3% | |||||
| 121 | Bono | 2,575.0 | 2,179 | 18.2% | |||||
| 122 | Harrisburg | 2,574.0 | 2,251 | 14.3% | |||||
| 123 | England | 2,568.0 | 2,867 | -10.4% | |||||
| 124 | Bald Knob | 2,545.0 | 2,945 | -13.6% | |||||
| 125 | Clinton | 2,506.0 | 2,675 | -6.3% | |||||
| 126 | Goshen | 2,488.0 | 1,010 | 146.3% | |||||
| 127 | Lavaca | 2,466.0 | 2,238 | 10.2% | |||||
| 128 | Horseshoe Bend | 2,458.0 | 2,477 | -0.8% | |||||
| 129 | Lake City | 2,452.0 | 2,105 | 16.5% | |||||
| 130 | Bay | 2,369.0 | 1,752 | 35.2% | |||||
| 131 | Prairie Creek | 2,367.0 | 1,676 | 41.2% | |||||
| 132 | Lake Village | 2,280.0 | 2,596 | -12.2% | |||||
| 133 | Eureka Springs | 2,269.0 | 2,022 | 12.2% | |||||
| 134 | Fairfield Bay | 2,247.0 | 2,041 | 10.1% | |||||
| 135 | Marked Tree | 2,235.0 | 2,597 | -13.9% | |||||
| 136 | Star City | 2,234.0 | 2,928 | -23.7% | |||||
| 137 | Melbourne | 2,227.0 | 1,676 | 32.9% | |||||
| 138 | Gassville | 2,216.0 | 2,165 | 2.4% | |||||
| 139 | Carlisle | 2,175.0 | 2,400 | -9.4% | |||||
| 140 | Smackover | 2,137.0 | 2,032 | 5.2% | |||||
| 141 | Danville | 2,123.0 | 2,558 | -17.0% | |||||
| 142 | Judsonia | 2,092.0 | 1,960 | 6.7% | |||||
| 143 | Mccrory | 2,062.0 | 1,984 | 3.9% | |||||
| 144 | Kensett | 2,027.0 | 1,616 | 25.4% | |||||
| 145 | Hazen | 1,960.0 | 1,559 | 25.7% | |||||
| 146 | Dover | 1,932.0 | 1,446 | 33.6% | |||||
| 147 | Cave City | 1,930.0 | 1,725 | 11.9% | |||||
| 148 | Lake Hamilton | 1,912.0 | 1,925 | -0.7% | |||||
| 149 | Highfill | 1,899.0 | 442 | 329.6% | |||||
| 150 | Augusta | 1,881.0 | 2,381 | -21.0% | |||||
| 151 | Lepanto | 1,858.0 | 2,177 | -14.7% | |||||
| 152 | Eudora | 1,843.0 | 2,341 | -21.3% | |||||
| 153 | Lamar | 1,826.0 | 2,212 | -17.5% | |||||
| 154 | Leachville | 1,818.0 | 2,330 | -22.0% | |||||
| 155 | Murfreesboro | 1,815.0 | 1,862 | -2.5% | |||||
| 156 | Calico Rock | 1,795.0 | 1,702 | 5.5% | |||||
| 157 | Gurdon | 1,777.0 | 2,613 | -32.0% | |||||
| 158 | Cedarville | 1,750.0 | 1,803 | -2.9% | |||||
| 159 | Glenwood | 1,746.0 | 2,298 | -24.0% | |||||
| 160 | Bull Shoals | 1,687.0 | 2,084 | -19.0% | |||||
| 161 | Rector | 1,631.0 | 2,132 | -23.5% | |||||
| 162 | Mulberry | 1,573.0 | 2,011 | -21.8% | |||||
| 163 | Clarendon | 1,565.0 | 1,592 | -1.7% | |||||
| 164 | Avilla | 1,549.0 | 1,152 | 34.5% | |||||
| 165 | Newark | 1,522.0 | 1,287 | 18.3% | |||||
| 166 | Decatur | 1,516.0 | 1,224 | 23.9% | |||||
| 167 | Stamps | 1,510.0 | 2,194 | -31.2% | |||||
| 168 | Mcalmont | 1,473.0 | 1,153 | 27.8% | |||||
| 169 | Redfield | 1,456.0 | 1,043 | 39.6% | |||||
| 170 | Des Arc | 1,447.0 | 2,088 | -30.7% | |||||
| 171 | Marshall | 1,445.0 | 1,765 | -18.1% | |||||
| 172 | Earle | 1,421.0 | 2,504 | -43.3% | |||||
| 173 | Wrightsville | 1,409.0 | 2,020 | -30.2% | |||||
| 174 | Monette | 1,385.0 | 1,220 | 13.5% | |||||
| 175 | Tuckerman | 1,382.0 | 1,967 | -29.7% | |||||
| 176 | Marmaduke | 1,369.0 | 1,107 | 23.7% | |||||
| 177 | Mount Ida | 1,358.0 | 1,163 | 16.8% | |||||
| 178 | Mansfield | 1,341.0 | 1,195 | 12.2% | |||||
| 179 | East Camden | 1,326.0 | 1,083 | 22.4% | |||||
| 180 | Greenland | 1,318.0 | 1,101 | 19.7% | |||||
| 181 | Ash Flat | 1,309.0 | 1,505 | -13.0% | |||||
| 182 | Kibler | 1,308.0 | 952 | 37.4% | |||||
| 183 | Flippin | 1,305.0 | 1,638 | -20.3% | |||||
| 184 | Perryville | 1,303.0 | 1,304 | -0.1% | |||||
| 185 | Midway | 1,296.0 | 931 | 39.2% | |||||
| 186 | Oak Grove Heights | 1,271.0 | 794 | 60.1% | |||||
| 187 | Diaz | 1,250.0 | 1,770 | -29.4% | |||||
| 188 | Yellville | 1,239.0 | 1,427 | -13.2% | |||||
| 189 | Roland | 1,222.0 | 1,062 | 15.1% | |||||
| 190 | West Crossett | 1,214.0 | 1,092 | 11.2% | |||||
| 191 | Sweet Home | 1,206.0 | 736 | 63.9% | |||||
| 192 | Hackett | 1,195.0 | 762 | 56.8% | |||||
| 193 | Hampton | 1,185.0 | 1,664 | -28.8% | |||||
| 194 | London | 1,179.0 | 1,154 | 2.2% | |||||
| 195 | Mineral Springs | 1,169.0 | 1,195 | -2.2% | |||||
| 196 | Waldo | 1,159.0 | 1,267 | -8.5% | |||||
| 197 | Wooster | 1,135.0 | 771 | 47.2% | |||||
| 198 | Highland | 1,124.0 | 1,018 | 10.4% | |||||
| 199 | Wilson | 1,103.0 | 742 | 48.7% | |||||
| 200 | Swifton | 1,082.0 | 772 | 40.2% | |||||
| 201 | Caraway | 1,078.0 | 1,219 | -11.6% | |||||
| 202 | Sulphur Springs | 1,035.0 | 1,416 | -26.9% | |||||
| 203 | Oppelo | 1,033.0 | 922 | 12.0% | |||||
| 204 | Horatio | 1,025.0 | 1,262 | -18.8% | |||||
| 205 | Marvell | 1,008.0 | 1,248 | -19.2% | |||||
| 206 | Plumerville | 1,008.0 | 880 | 14.5% | |||||
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