View source for Arkansas statistical areas

The [[United States|U.S.]] {{nobreak|[[Arkansas|State of Arkansas]]}} currently has 25 [[Statistical area (United States)|statistical areas]] that have been delineated by the [[Office of Management and Budget]] (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated four [[combined statistical area]]s, seven [[metropolitan statistical area]]s, and 14 [[micropolitan statistical area]]s in Arkansas.<ref name="OMB_20230721">{{cite web |subject=Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan  Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of  the Delineations of These Areas |date=July 21, 2023 |title=0MB BULLETIN NO. 23-01 |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Bulletin-20-01.pdf |access-date=October 23, 2023 |publisher=[[Office of Management and Budget]]}}</ref> As of 2023, the most populous statistical area in the state is [[Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR CSA]], comprising the metro area of its capital and largest city, [[Little Rock]].

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==Table==
{|class=wikitable
|+<big>The 25 United States statistical areas and 75 counties of the State&nbsp;of&nbsp;Arkansas</big>{{efn|reference=<span style="color:green;">An out-of-state area and its population are displayed in green.</span>  <span style="color:purple;">An area that extends into more than one state is displayed in purple.  A purple population number over </span>a black population number <span style="color:purple;">show the total population versus</span> the in-state population. The state's abbreviation is also shown next to the in-state total.}}<br/><br/>
|-
!Combined statistical area<ref name="OMB_20230721"/>
!2023 population (est.)<ref name="PopCBSA">{{cite web |date=March 2023 |title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023 |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/counties/totals/co-est2023-pop.xlsx |accessdate=May 21, 2024 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division}}</ref>
!Core-based statistical area<ref name="OMB_20230721"/>
!2023 population (est.)<ref name="PopCBSA"/>
!County
!2023 population (est.)<ref name="PopCBSA"/>
|-
|rowspan=9|[[Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR CSA]]
|rowspan=9 align=right|913,536
|rowspan=6|[[Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR MSA]]
|rowspan=6 align=right|764,045
|[[Pulaski County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|400,009
|-
|[[Faulkner County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|129,951
|-
|[[Saline County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|129,574
|-
|[[Lonoke County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|75,944
|-
|[[Grant County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|18,383
|-
|[[Perry County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|10,184
|-
|rowspan=1|[[Searcy, AR μSA]]
|rowspan=1 align=right|78,452
|[[White County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|78,452
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Pine Bluff, AR MSA|Pine Bluff, AR μSA]]
|rowspan=2 align=right|71,039
|[[Jefferson County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|63,661
|-
|[[Cleveland County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|7,378
|-
|rowspan=6 colspan=2 align=center bgcolor=#EEEEEE|''none''
|rowspan=3|[[Northwest Arkansas|Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA]]
|rowspan=3 align=right|590,337
|[[Benton County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|311,013
|-
|[[Washington County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|261,549
|-
|[[Madison County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|17,775
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA|<span style="color:purple;">Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA</span>]]
|rowspan=3 align=right|<span style="color:purple;">231,280</span><br />190,989 <small>({{Abbr|AR|Arkansas}})</small>
|[[Sebastian County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|129,098
|-
|[[Crawford County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|61,891
|-
|[[Sequoyah County, Oklahoma|<span style="color:green;">Sequoyah County, Oklahoma</span>]]
|align=right|<span style="color:green;">40,291</span>
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Jonesboro-Paragould, AR CSA]]
|rowspan=3 align=right|183,133
|rowspan=2|[[Jonesboro, AR MSA]]
|rowspan=2 align=right|136,390
|[[Craighead County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|113,993
|-
|[[Poinsett County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|22,397
|-
|rowspan=1|[[Paragould, AR μSA]]
|rowspan=1 align=right|46,743
|[[Greene County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|46,743
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Hot Springs-Malvern, AR CSA]]
|rowspan=2 align=right|133,042
|rowspan=1|[[Hot Springs, AR MSA]]
|rowspan=1 align=right|99,784
|[[Garland County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|99,784
|-
|[[Hot Spring County, Arkansas|Malvern, AR μSA]]
|align=right|33,258
|[[Hot Spring County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|33,258
|-
|rowspan=2 colspan=2 align=center bgcolor=#EEEEEE|''none''
|rowspan=2|[[Russellville, AR μSA]]
|rowspan=2 align=right|84,637
|[[Pope County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|64,593
|-
|[[Yell County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|20,044
|-
|rowspan=11|[[Memphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA|<span style="color:purple;">Memphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA</span>]]
|rowspan=11 align=right|<span style="color:purple;">1,377,852</span><br />69,240 <small>(AR)</small>
|rowspan=9|[[Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA|<span style="color:purple;">Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA</span>]]
|rowspan=9 align=right|<span style="color:purple;">1,335,674</span><br />47,139 <small>(AR)</small>
|[[Shelby County, Tennessee|<span style="color:green;">Shelby County, Tennessee</span>]]
|align=right|<span style="color:green;">910,042</span>
|-
|[[DeSoto County, Mississippi|<span style="color:green;">DeSoto County, Mississippi</span>]]
|align=right|<span style="color:green;">193,247</span>
|-
|[[Tipton County, Tennessee|<span style="color:green;">Tipton County, Tennessee</span>]]
|align=right|<span style="color:green;">62,015</span>
|-
|[[Crittenden County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|47,139
|-
|[[Fayette County, Tennessee|<span style="color:green;">Fayette County, Tennessee</span>]]
|align=right|<span style="color:green;">44,175</span>
|-
|[[Marshall County, Mississippi|<span style="color:green;">Marshall County, Mississippi</span>]]
|align=right|<span style="color:green;">34,123</span>
|-
|[[Tate County, Mississippi|<span style="color:green;">Tate County, Mississippi</span>]]
|align=right|<span style="color:green;">28,261</span>
|-
|[[Tunica County, Mississippi|<span style="color:green;">Tunica County, Mississippi</span>]]
|align=right|<span style="color:green;">9,234</span>
|-
|[[Benton County, Mississippi|<span style="color:green;">Benton County, Mississippi</span>]]
|align=right|<span style="color:green;">7,438</span>
|-
|rowspan=1|[[Forrest City, AR μSA]]
|rowspan=1 align=right|22,101
|[[St. Francis County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|22,101
|-
|rowspan=1|[[Coahoma County, Mississippi|<span style="color:green;">Clarksdale, MS μSA</span>]]
|rowspan=1 align=right|<span style="color:green;">20,077</span>
|[[Coahoma County, Mississippi|<span style="color:green;">Coahoma County, Mississippi</span>]]
|align=right|<span style="color:green;">20,077</span>
|-
|rowspan=53 colspan=2 align=center bgcolor=#EEEEEE|''none''
|rowspan=3|[[Texarkana, TX-AR MSA|<span style="color:purple;">Texarkana, TX-AR MSA</span>]]
|rowspan=3 align=right|<span style="color:purple;">145,907</span><br />54,220 <small>(AR)</small>
|[[Bowie County, Texas|<span style="color:green;">Bowie County, Texas</span>]]
|align=right|<span style="color:green;">91,687</span>
|-
|[[Miller County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|42,415
|-
|[[Little River County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|11,805
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Harrison, AR μSA]]
|rowspan=2 align=right|45,601
|[[Boone County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|38,530
|-
|[[Newton County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|7,071
|-
|rowspan=1|[[Mountain Home, AR μSA]]
|rowspan=1 align=right|42,875
|[[Baxter County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|42,875
|-
|rowspan=1|[[Blytheville, AR μSA]]
|rowspan=1 align=right|38,663
|[[Mississippi County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|38,663
|-
|rowspan=1|[[Batesville, AR μSA]]
|rowspan=1 align=right|38,320
|[[Independence County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|38,320
|-
|rowspan=1|[[El Dorado, AR μSA]]
|rowspan=1 align=right|37,397
|[[Union County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|37,397
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Camden, AR μSA]]
|rowspan=2 align=right|26,434
|[[Ouachita County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|21,793
|-
|[[Calhoun County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|4,641
|-
|rowspan=1|[[Magnolia, AR μSA]]
|rowspan=1 align=right|22,150
|[[Columbia County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|22,150
|-
|rowspan=1|[[Arkadelphia, AR μSA]]
|rowspan=1 align=right|21,274
|[[Clark County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|21,274
|-
|rowspan=40 colspan=2 align=center bgcolor=#EEEEEE|''none''
|[[Carroll County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|28,814
|-
|[[Johnson County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|26,129
|-
|[[Cleburne County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|25,445
|-
|[[Logan County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|21,400
|-
|[[Conway County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|21,077
|-
|[[Polk County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|19,436
|-
|[[Hempstead County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|19,343
|-
|[[Randolph County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|18,907
|-
|[[Ashley County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|18,262
|-
|[[Sharp County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|17,968
|-
|[[Marion County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|17,514
|-
|[[Franklin County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|17,468
|-
|[[Drew County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|16,945
|-
|[[Jackson County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|16,782
|-
|[[Cross County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|16,420
|-
|[[Lawrence County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|16,318
|-
|[[Arkansas County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|16,307
|-
|[[Van Buren County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|16,142
|-
|[[Sevier County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|15,632
|-
|[[Phillips County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|14,961
|-
|[[Clay County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|14,201
|-
|[[Izard County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|14,169
|-
|[[Lincoln County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|12,898
|-
|[[Stone County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|12,671
|-
|[[Howard County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|12,533
|-
|[[Fulton County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|12,421
|-
|[[Desha County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|10,479
|-
|[[Pike County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|10,208
|-
|[[Bradley County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|10,104
|-
|[[Scott County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|9,851
|-
|[[Chicot County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|9,538
|-
|[[Montgomery County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|8,620
|-
|[[Lee County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|8,201
|-
|[[Nevada County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|8,120
|-
|[[Prairie County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|8,036
|-
|[[Searcy County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|7,806
|-
|[[Monroe County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|6,512
|-
|[[Dallas County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|6,185
|-
|[[Lafayette County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|6,095
|-
|[[Woodruff County, Arkansas]]
|align=right|5,964
|-
|-style="font-weight:bold;" bgcolor=#FFFFBB
|colspan=5 align=center|[[Arkansas|State&nbsp;of&nbsp;Arkansas]]
|align=right|3,067,730
|}
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==Core-based statistical areas==
The following table provides the in-state population ranking of each CBSA along with its rate of population change over time.
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{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+The 21 core-based statistical areas of the State&nbsp;of&nbsp;Arkansas{{efn|reference=For CBSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that CBSA as well as the CBSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.}}<br/><br/>
|-
!scope=col rowspan=2|2023 rank
!scope=col rowspan=2|[[Core-based statistical area]]<ref name=OMB_20230721/>
!colspan=5|Population
|-
!scope=col|2023 estimate<ref name=PopCBSA/>
!scope=col|Change
!scope=col|[[2020 United States census|2020 Census]]<ref name=USC2020>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1|title=PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS.|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|date=2020|access-date=May 21, 2024}}</ref>
!scope=col|Change
!scope=col|[[2010 United States census|2010 Census]]<ref name=USC2010>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2010-2019/counties/totals/co-est2019-annres.xlsx|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|date=2019|access-date=May 21, 2024}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row|{{nts|1}}
|[[Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR MSA]]
{{changes|order=d|764045|748031|699757}}
|-
!scope=row|{{nts|2}}
|[[Northwest Arkansas|Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA]]
{{changes|order=d|590337|546725|440121}}
|-
!scope=row|{{nts|3}}
|[[Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA]] <small>(AR)</small>
{{changes|order=d|190989|187932|187692}}
|-
!scope=row|{{nts|4}}
|[[Jonesboro, AR MSA]]
{{changes|order=d|136390|134196|121026}}
|-
!scope=row|{{nts|5}}
|[[Hot Springs, AR MSA]]
{{changes|order=d|99784|100180|96024}}
|-
!scope=row|{{nts|6}}
|[[Russellville, AR μSA]]
{{changes|order=d|84637|83644|83939}}
|-
!scope=row|{{nts|7}}
|[[Searcy, AR μSA]]
{{changes|order=d|78452|76822|77076}}
|-
!scope=row|{{nts|8}}
|[[Pine Bluff, AR MSA|Pine Bluff, AR μSA]]
{{changes|order=d|71039|74810|86124}}
|-
!scope=row|{{nts|9}}
|[[Texarkana, TX-AR MSA]] <small>(AR)</small>
{{changes|order=d|54220|54626|56633}}
|-
!scope=row|{{nts|10}}
|[[Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA]] <small>(AR)</small>
{{changes|order=d|47139|48163|50902}}
|-
!scope=row|{{nts|11}}
|[[Paragould, AR μSA]]
{{changes|order=d|46743|45736|42090}}
|-
!scope=row|{{nts|12}}
|[[Harrison, AR μSA]]
{{changes|order=d|45601|44598|45233}}
|-
!scope=row|{{nts|13}}
|[[Mountain Home, AR μSA]]
{{changes|order=d|42875|41627|41513}}
|-
!scope=row|{{nts|14}}
|[[Blytheville, AR μSA]]
{{changes|order=d|38663|40685|46480}}
|-
!scope=row|{{nts|15}}
|[[Batesville, AR μSA]]
{{changes|order=d|38320|37938|36647}}
|-
!scope=row|{{nts|16}}
|[[El Dorado, AR μSA]]
{{changes|order=d|37397|39054|41639}}
|-
!scope=row|{{nts|17}}
|[[Hot Spring County, Arkansas|Malvern, AR μSA]]
{{changes|order=d|33258|33040|32923}}
|-
!scope=row|{{nts|18}}
|[[Camden, AR μSA]]
{{changes|order=d|26434|27389|31488}}
|-
!scope=row|{{nts|19}}
|[[Magnolia, AR μSA]]
{{changes|order=d|22150|22801|24552}}
|-
!scope=row|{{nts|20}}
|[[Forrest City, AR μSA]]
{{changes|order=d|22101|23090|28528}}
|-
!scope=row|{{nts|21}}
|[[Arkadelphia, AR μSA]]
{{changes|order=d|21274|21446|22995}}
|-
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|''<span style="color:purple;">Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA</span>''
{{changes|order=d|231280|227213|230083}}
|-
|
|''<span style="color:purple;">Texarkana, TX-AR MSA</span>''
{{changes|order=d|145907|147519|149198}}
|-
|
|''<span style="color:purple;">Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA</span>''
{{changes|order=d|1335674|1345425|1324829}}
|}
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==Combined statistical areas==
The following table provides the in-state population ranking of each CSA along with its rate of population change over time.
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{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+The four combined statistical areas of the State&nbsp;of&nbsp;Arkansas{{efn|reference=For CSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that CSA as well as the CSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.}}<br/><br/>
|-
!scope=col rowspan=2|2023 rank
!scope=col rowspan=2|[[Combined statistical area]]<ref name=OMB_20230721/>
!colspan=5|Population
|-
!scope=col|2023 estimate<ref name=PopCBSA/>
!scope=col|Change
!scope=col|[[2020 United States census|2020 Census]]<ref name=USC2020>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1|title=PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS.|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|date=2020|access-date=May 21, 2024}}</ref>
!scope=col|Change
!scope=col|[[2010 United States census|2010 Census]]<ref name=USC2010>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2010-2019/counties/totals/co-est2019-annres.xlsx|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|date=2019|access-date=May 21, 2024}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row|{{nts|1}}
|[[Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR CSA]]
{{changes|order=d|913536|899663|862957}}
|-
!scope=row|{{nts|2}}
|[[Jonesboro-Paragould, AR CSA]]
{{changes|order=d|183133|179932|163116}}
|-
!scope=row|{{nts|3}}
|[[Hot Springs-Malvern, AR CSA]]
{{changes|order=d|133042|133220|128947}}
|-
!scope=row|{{nts|4}}
|[[Memphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA]] <small>(AR)</small>
{{changes|order=d|69420|71253|79160}}
|-
|
|''<span style="color:purple;">Memphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA</span>''
{{changes|order=d|1377852|1389905|1379238}}
|}
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==See also==
{{portal|Geography|United States|Arkansas}}
*[[Geography of Arkansas]]
**[[Demographics of Arkansas]]
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==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/ Office of Management and Budget]
*[https://www.census.gov/ United States Census Bureau]
 
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