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Arkansas: county data, all 75 of them.

3,049,391 residents across 75 county-equivalents, 69,910 business establishments, and 2,367 SBA approvals worth $1.46 bn. Every figure on this page is those counties summed, and every county has its own page.

32 state-level values · 75 county pages · underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency

How many people live in Arkansas?

  • Population3,049,391
  • Households1,205,987
  • Average household size2.53
  • County-equivalents75
  • People per square mile59

Arkansas has 3,049,391 residents in 1,205,987 households across 75 county-equivalents, every one of which has its own data page below.

US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.

What is the Arkansas economy?

  • Combined county product, 2024$188.34 bn
  • County product per resident$61,763
  • Covered employment1,238,600
  • Average annual pay$57,024

The average annual pay of $57,024 is weighted by each county's covered employment, not averaged across counties, so a large labour market counts for more than a small one.

US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.

How many businesses are in Arkansas?

  • Business establishments69,910
  • Establishments per 1,000 residents22.9
  • Employment at those establishments1,078,478
  • Annual payroll$58.86 bn

US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.

Building permits in Arkansas

  • Housing units permitted13,684
  • Permitted construction value$3.25 bn
  • Units permitted per 1,000 households11.3

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.

SBA loans in Arkansas (7(a) and 504)

  • 7(a) approvals recorded2,079
  • 7(a) approval dollars$1.22 bn
  • Average 7(a) approval$585,822
  • 504 approvals recorded288
  • 504 approval dollars$245.4 m
  • Average 504 approval$852,132
  • Counties with a 7(a) record71 of 75

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.

SBA loan default and charge-off rates in Arkansas

  • 7(a) charge-off rate over resolved loans4.40 percent
  • Resolved 7(a) loans behind that rate499
  • 7(a) loans charged off22
  • 504 charge-off rate over resolved loans12.30 percent
  • Resolved 504 loans behind that rate81
  • 504 loans charged off10

Of the 499 Arkansas 7(a) loans that have reached a final outcome, 4.40 percent were charged off. The rate is taken over resolved loans only, because a loan still running has not yet succeeded or failed.

Compare against the national and state SBA charge-off rates, computed the same way over resolved loans only.

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.

How large is Arkansas?

  • Land area52,037 sq mi
  • County-equivalents75
  • People per square mile59

US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.

The largest counties in Arkansas.

Arkansas county-equivalents by population, with the figures a site search compares them on
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeEstablishmentsCounty GDPSBA approvals
Pulaski County399,818$62,87312,185$41.43 bn372
Benton County303,632$93,5067,788$26.13 bn350
Washington County256,765$70,6396,281$18.16 bn233
Sebastian County128,900$57,7903,398$9.26 bn98
Faulkner County127,717$67,2892,990$5.74 bn126
Saline County127,479$79,0462,389$4.03 bn100
Craighead County113,249$59,5482,788$7.26 bn56
Garland County100,035$57,1812,953$4.74 bn126
White County77,838$55,2491,637$3.31 bn43
Lonoke County75,272$72,8281,175$2.12 bn30

Counties

All 75 Arkansas county-equivalents.

Arkansas counties: population, income, establishments and SBA activity
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeEstablishmentsCounty GDPSBA approvalsLand area, sq mi
Arkansas County16,515$53,164473$1.35 bn11989
Ashley County18,429$44,266329$1.20 bn6925
Baxter County42,407$48,4521,125$2.33 bn49554
Benton County303,632$93,5067,788$26.13 bn350847
Boone County38,138$55,143916$1.93 bn25590
Bradley County10,208$41,476234$472.0 m7649
Calhoun County4,704$66,80963$458.1 mNone recorded629
Carroll County28,626$54,230722$1.31 bn49630
Chicot County9,765$39,045197$372.1 m5644
Clark County21,125$52,034540$1.07 bn23866
Clay County14,280$51,481278$476.3 m7639
Cleburne County25,226$55,798601$844.1 m20554
Cleveland County7,453$54,79477$235.3 m15598
Columbia County22,349$55,334535$1.31 bn11766
Conway County21,054$54,187417$1.02 bn28552
Craighead County113,249$59,5482,788$7.26 bn56707
Crawford County61,139$64,1321,130$2.33 bn30593
Crittenden County47,266$55,358844$2.34 bn21610
Cross County16,543$50,863369$587.8 m8616
Dallas County6,242$42,500169$340.3 mNone recorded667
Desha County10,786$37,662270$724.0 m10768
Drew County17,046$42,824423$819.1 m21828
Faulkner County127,717$67,2892,990$5.74 bn126648
Franklin County17,326$55,886309$688.9 m9609
Fulton County12,302$42,241165$237.2 m4618
Garland County100,035$57,1812,953$4.74 bn126678
Grant County18,242$71,549316$668.0 m6632
Greene County46,432$57,839842$2.02 bn19578
Hempstead County19,508$46,787378$1.32 bn7728
Hot Spring County33,180$55,405513$1.58 bn27615
Howard County12,583$45,603270$908.5 m1589
Independence County38,175$56,609810$2.64 bn14764
Izard County14,009$49,405213$390.1 m11581
Jackson County16,712$44,218310$988.0 m5634
Jefferson County64,802$51,0961,199$3.46 bn31871
Johnson County26,003$45,995413$934.9 m13660
Lafayette County6,136$41,27899$221.3 m6528
Lawrence County16,238$44,882284$559.4 m10588
Lee County8,359$34,375102$244.8 m1603
Lincoln County12,950$51,778156$380.0 m10562
Little River County11,821$53,344168$715.0 m3532
Logan County21,277$58,555360$727.4 m5708
Lonoke County75,272$72,8281,175$2.12 bn30771
Madison County17,329$56,798242$694.6 m20834
Marion County17,228$48,619246$773.6 m13597
Miller County42,360$48,836730$1.83 bn21626
Mississippi County39,126$52,548737$4.15 bn10901
Monroe County6,589$43,214170$264.5 m4607
Montgomery County8,553$48,906134$209.0 m3780
Nevada County8,159$53,886114$318.2 mNone recorded618
Newton County7,112$48,98685$138.7 m4821
Ouachita County22,085$49,268465$862.9 m9733
Perry County10,101$55,764115$265.7 m4551
Phillips County15,450$40,134329$677.6 m3696
Pike County10,115$49,269214$401.3 m10601
Poinsett County22,543$46,707333$886.1 m6758
Polk County19,361$49,191429$860.2 m23858
Pope County64,131$57,3441,601$4.15 bn36813
Prairie County8,064$51,646136$267.4 m3648
Pulaski County399,818$62,87312,185$41.43 bn372760
Randolph County18,838$50,911314$728.7 m40652
Saline County127,479$79,0462,389$4.03 bn100724
Scott County9,816$43,270142$505.2 m3892
Searcy County7,859$44,426117$258.6 m2666
Sebastian County128,900$57,7903,398$9.26 bn98532
Sevier County15,712$53,527263$758.0 m3565
Sharp County17,773$44,637342$579.8 m18604
St. Francis County22,400$42,574404$943.1 m6635
Stone County12,568$40,943244$365.9 m17606
Union County37,900$55,2591,036$3.38 bn281,039
Van Buren County15,998$50,354319$483.8 m11708
Washington County256,765$70,6396,281$18.16 bn233942
White County77,838$55,2491,637$3.31 bn431,035
Woodruff County6,026$48,158123$326.7 mNone recorded587
Yell County20,134$55,934323$895.4 m8930

The register

Every source behind these 75 pages.

SourcePeriod coveredLicence
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates2020-2024 5-yearUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024US Census Bureau, public domain
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2CAGDP2, through 2024US Bureau of Economic Analysis, public domain
US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001US EPA, public domain
FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status BookCommunity Status Book, as retrievedFEMA OpenFEMA, public domain
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA releaseFY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30FOIA release, public domain
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA releaseFY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30FOIA release, public domain
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary verticesTIGER county boundariesUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns2023US Census Bureau, public domain
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages2024 annual averagesUS BLS, public domain
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey2024 annualUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows2021 to 2022 filing yearsIRS SOI, public domain

An Arkansas statutory guide is in preparation.

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