Gayest places in Arkansas research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to research the cities in Arkansas with the highest percent of same-sex households for 2026. The data comes from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year vintage, which counts same-sex married spouses and same-sex unmarried partners at the city level.
6.7% gay households · #1 gayest in Arkansas
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4.5% gay households · #2 gayest in Arkansas
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3.9% gay households · #3 gayest in Arkansas
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3.2% gay households · #4 gayest in Arkansas
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3.0% gay households · #5 gayest in Arkansas
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2.9% gay households · #6 gayest in Arkansas
2.4% gay households · #7 gayest in Arkansas
Located in
Hot Spring County, Arkansas
Malvern is a city in and the county seat of Hot Spring County, Arkansas, United States. Founded as a railroad stop at the eastern edge of the Ouachita Mountains, the community’s history and economy have been tied to available agricultural and mineral resources. The production of bricks from locally available clay has earned the city the nickname, “The Brick Capital of the World”. The city had a population of 10,318 at the time of the 2010 census, and in 2015 the estimated population was 10,928.
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2.3% gay households · #8 gayest in Arkansas
2.2% gay households · #9 gayest in Arkansas
Located in
Sebastian County, Arkansas
Greenwood is a city in and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States, perhaps best known locally for its Arkansas high school football. It is the fifth largest municipality in the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area with a population of 8,952 according to the 2010 US Census.
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1.9% gay households · #10 gayest in Arkansas
Located in
Pulaski County, Arkansas
Maumelle is an affluent city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 17,163. The city is located northwest of Little Rock, bordering the opposite shore of the Arkansas River and is part of the Little Rock metropolitan area.
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How we determined the gayest places in Arkansas for 2026
In order to rank the gayest cities in Arkansas, we used Saturday Night Science and the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the U.S. Census. We looked at:
- Percentage of all households that are unmarried, same-sex partners
We limited the analysis to non-CDPs that have over 1,000 households.
We ranked each place from 1 to 114 with the city containing the highest percentage of unmarried, same-sex partner households being the most gay.
In the end, Manila ended up being the most gay place with 6.7% gay households.
Skip to the end to see the list of all the places in the state from gayest to straightest.
We updated this report for 2026. This report is our eleventh time ranking the gayest places in Arkansas.
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Gayest Places In Arkansas
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| Rank | City | Households | LGBTQ Households | % Gay Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manila | 1,333 | 89 | 6.7% |
| 2 | Elkins | 1,295 | 58 | 4.5% |
| 3 | Dardanelle | 1,763 | 69 | 3.9% |
| 4 | Alexander | 1,213 | 39 | 3.2% |
| 5 | Ozark | 1,549 | 47 | 3.0% |
| 6 | Eureka Springs | 1,117 | 32 | 2.9% |
| 7 | Malvern | 3,481 | 82 | 2.4% |
| 8 | Atkins | 1,039 | 24 | 2.3% |
| 9 | Greenwood | 3,841 | 86 | 2.2% |
| 10 | Maumelle | 7,492 | 144 | 1.9% |
| 11 | Cave Springs | 1,877 | 31 | 1.7% |
| 12 | White Hall | 2,241 | 36 | 1.6% |
| 13 | Sheridan | 2,057 | 30 | 1.5% |
| 14 | Huntsville | 1,063 | 14 | 1.3% |
| 15 | Little Flock | 1,360 | 16 | 1.2% |
| 16 | Centerton | 7,858 | 90 | 1.1% |
| 17 | North Little Rock | 31,956 | 345 | 1.1% |
| 18 | Morrilton | 2,729 | 29 | 1.1% |
| 19 | Charleston | 1,040 | 11 | 1.1% |
| 20 | Helena-West Helena | 3,440 | 36 | 1.0% |
| 21 | Fayetteville | 41,025 | 417 | 1.0% |
| 22 | Jacksonville | 11,107 | 112 | 1.0% |
| 23 | Brinkley | 1,202 | 12 | 1.0% |
| 24 | Little Rock | 87,858 | 853 | 1.0% |
| 25 | Clarksville | 3,895 | 36 | 0.9% |
| 26 | Fairfield Bay | 1,525 | 14 | 0.9% |
| 27 | Jonesboro | 31,913 | 292 | 0.9% |
| 28 | Searcy | 8,776 | 76 | 0.9% |
| 29 | Paragould | 11,680 | 101 | 0.9% |
| 30 | Fort Smith | 36,775 | 307 | 0.8% |
| 31 | Greenbrier | 2,419 | 20 | 0.8% |
| 32 | Conway | 27,099 | 214 | 0.8% |
| 33 | Texarkana | 11,333 | 89 | 0.8% |
| 34 | Batesville | 4,043 | 30 | 0.7% |
| 35 | DeWitt | 1,022 | 7 | 0.7% |
| 36 | Corning | 1,353 | 9 | 0.7% |
| 37 | Arkadelphia | 3,502 | 23 | 0.7% |
| 38 | Rogers | 26,265 | 169 | 0.6% |
| 39 | Cabot | 10,160 | 63 | 0.6% |
| 40 | Camden | 4,086 | 25 | 0.6% |
| 41 | Blytheville | 5,792 | 35 | 0.6% |
| 42 | Springdale | 29,624 | 171 | 0.6% |
| 43 | Berryville | 2,006 | 11 | 0.5% |
| 44 | Farmington | 3,555 | 19 | 0.5% |
| 45 | Hot Springs | 18,433 | 88 | 0.5% |
| 46 | Lowell | 3,879 | 18 | 0.5% |
| 47 | Mena | 2,290 | 10 | 0.4% |
| 48 | Pine Bluff | 14,152 | 61 | 0.4% |
| 49 | Dumas | 1,727 | 7 | 0.4% |
| 50 | Marion | 5,149 | 20 | 0.4% |
| 51 | Ashdown | 1,559 | 6 | 0.4% |
| 52 | Fordyce | 1,317 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 53 | Trumann | 3,120 | 11 | 0.4% |
| 54 | Benton | 15,377 | 52 | 0.3% |
| 55 | Van Buren | 9,149 | 29 | 0.3% |
| 56 | Sherwood | 14,077 | 43 | 0.3% |
| 57 | Mountain Home | 6,341 | 19 | 0.3% |
| 58 | Newport | 2,477 | 7 | 0.3% |
| 59 | West Fork | 1,145 | 3 | 0.3% |
| 60 | Heber Springs | 3,172 | 7 | 0.2% |
| 61 | Bentonville | 22,589 | 44 | 0.2% |
| 62 | Horseshoe Bend | 1,040 | 2 | 0.2% |
| 63 | Magnolia | 3,732 | 7 | 0.2% |
| 64 | Harrison | 5,900 | 10 | 0.2% |
| 65 | Siloam Springs | 6,498 | 9 | 0.1% |
| 66 | Russellville | 10,399 | 14 | 0.1% |
| 67 | Brookland | 1,756 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 68 | Barling | 2,171 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 69 | Pea Ridge | 2,905 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 70 | Lake City | 1,030 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 71 | Ward | 2,306 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 72 | Prairie Grove | 2,769 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 73 | Austin | 1,427 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 74 | Alma | 1,896 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 75 | Paris | 1,619 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 76 | Gravette | 1,360 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 77 | Beebe | 3,502 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 78 | Pocahontas | 2,870 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 79 | Piggott | 1,484 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 80 | England | 1,016 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 81 | Haskell | 1,468 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 82 | Shannon Hills | 1,978 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 83 | Mountain View | 1,325 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 84 | Elm Springs | 1,058 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 85 | Tontitown | 2,486 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 86 | Stuttgart | 3,269 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 87 | Osceola | 2,505 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 88 | El Dorado | 6,561 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 89 | Nashville | 1,682 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 90 | Waldron | 1,389 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 91 | Johnson | 1,255 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 92 | Hamburg | 1,007 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 93 | De Queen | 2,161 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 94 | Hope | 3,522 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 95 | Booneville | 1,596 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 96 | Crossett | 2,105 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 97 | West Memphis | 9,376 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 98 | Hoxie | 1,237 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 99 | Prescott | 1,271 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 100 | Warren | 1,867 | 0 | 0.0% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. Places with over 1,000 households.
Summary
There You Have It – The Most LGBT Friendly Cities In Arkansas For 2026
If you’re looking at the number of gay households in Arkansas, this is an accurate list.
The gayest cities in Arkansas are Manila, Elkins, Dardanelle, Alexander, Ozark, Eureka Springs, Malvern, Atkins, Greenwood, and Maumelle.
