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Arkansas: largest cities

Ranked from official statistics; every city opens its own guide.

In short: Arkansas: Little Rock has the most residents (203,436) among the 60 largest places.
Little Rock (203,436 residents)Fayetteville (99,319 residents)Fort Smith (89,805 residents)Springdale (88,160 residents)Jonesboro (80,137 residents)Rogers (72,981 residents)Conway (67,642 residents)North Little Rock (64,538 residents)Bentonville (58,249 residents)Pine Bluff (39,743 residents)Hot Springs (37,920 residents)Benton (36,595 residents)Sherwood (33,070 residents)Bella Vista (31,697 residents)Paragould (30,215 residents)Jacksonville (29,221 residents)Texarkana (29,177 residents)Russellville (29,162 residents)Cabot (26,960 residents)West Memphis (23,929 residents)Van Buren (23,763 residents)Searcy (23,340 residents)Centerton (21,920 residents)Bryant (21,504 residents)Maumelle (19,373 residents)Siloam Springs (18,699 residents)El Dorado (17,115 residents)Hot Springs Village (16,327 residents)Marion (13,623 residents)Harrison (13,350 residents)Mountain Home (13,108 residents)Blytheville (12,790 residents)Forrest City (12,646 residents)Batesville (11,445 residents)Malvern (10,953 residents)Magnolia (10,894 residents)Lowell (10,849 residents)Camden (10,307 residents)Arkadelphia (10,099 residents)Greenwood (9,616 residents)Clarksville (9,526 residents)Farmington (9,094 residents)Helena-West Helena (8,935 residents)Beebe (8,707 residents)Hope (8,671 residents)Monticello (8,257 residents)Wynne (8,120 residents)Pea Ridge (8,108 residents)Newport (8,024 residents)Stuttgart (7,903 residents)Prairie Grove (7,798 residents)Pocahontas (7,538 residents)Trumann (7,410 residents)Heber Springs (7,161 residents)Morrilton (7,080 residents)East End (6,912 residents)Osceola (6,688 residents)Ward (6,573 residents)Tontitown (6,425 residents)De Queen (6,058 residents)
Map of Arkansas: the 60 largest cities

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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.

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Ranking

CITY (60 largest of Arkansas) Official statistics Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · Data: ACS 2020–2024

Among the 60 largest places in Arkansas, Little Rock has the most residents (203,436), followed by Fayetteville and Fort Smith. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.

What the ranking shows

Across the 60 places in Arkansas that we cover, the median is 13,350 and the average 27,144; the figure runs from 203,436 (Little Rock) to 6,058 (De Queen). That is a spread of 33.6 times between the two ends.

How to use it

The first five are Little Rock, Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Springdale, Jonesboro. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: size brings more employers and services but also longer commutes and more competition for housing. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.

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# ⇅City ⇅County ⇅Population ⇅Median household income ⇅Median rent ⇅
1Little RockPulaski County203,436$63,003$1,106
2FayettevilleWashington County99,319$62,695$1,065
3Fort SmithSebastian County89,805$54,816$884
4SpringdaleWashington County88,160$69,787$1,071
5JonesboroCraighead County80,137$55,424$956
6RogersBenton County72,981$86,728$1,270
7ConwayFaulkner County67,642$63,004$1,011
8North Little RockPulaski County64,538$52,707$1,069
9BentonvilleBenton County58,249$112,792$1,344
10Pine BluffJefferson County39,743$42,718$855
11Hot SpringsGarland County37,920$47,760$914
12BentonSaline County36,595$72,876$1,072
13SherwoodPulaski County33,070$81,328$1,101
14Bella VistaBenton County31,697$88,055$1,395
15ParagouldGreene County30,215$56,980$925
16JacksonvillePulaski County29,221$49,666$930
17TexarkanaMiller County29,177$45,835$909
18RussellvillePope County29,162$50,877$842
19CabotLonoke County26,960$75,000$1,110
20West MemphisCrittenden County23,929$42,674$870
21Van BurenCrawford County23,763$61,149$847
22SearcyWhite County23,340$52,170$905
23CentertonBenton County21,920$115,713$1,465
24BryantSaline County21,504$83,024$993
25MaumellePulaski County19,373$103,333$1,047
26Siloam SpringsBenton County18,699$72,065$1,003
27El DoradoUnion County17,115$49,244$880
28Hot Springs Village (unincorporated)Saline County16,327$75,370$1,209
29MarionCrittenden County13,623$78,330$1,148
30HarrisonBoone County13,350$44,056$753
31Mountain HomeBaxter County13,108$41,274$865
32BlythevilleMississippi County12,790$47,865$855
33Forrest CitySaint Francis County12,646$35,689$805
34BatesvilleIndependence County11,445$51,856$882
35MalvernHot Spring County10,953$46,250$764
36MagnoliaColumbia County10,894$56,127$633
37LowellBenton County10,849$95,527$1,136
38CamdenOuachita County10,307$49,361$768
39ArkadelphiaClark County10,099$48,657$814
40GreenwoodSebastian County9,616$66,844$836
41ClarksvilleJohnson County9,526$37,373$760
42FarmingtonWashington County9,094$90,469$1,321
43Helena-West HelenaPhillips County8,935$36,019$771
44BeebeWhite County8,707$59,476$799
45HopeHempstead County8,671$37,500$823
46MonticelloDrew County8,257$27,238$707
47WynneCross County8,120$43,250$760
48Pea RidgeBenton County8,108$95,521$1,818
49NewportJackson County8,024$34,764$597
50StuttgartArkansas County7,903$49,399$872
51Prairie GroveWashington County7,798$70,701$968
52PocahontasRandolph County7,538$44,216$768
53TrumannPoinsett County7,410$38,881$586
54Heber SpringsCleburne County7,161$50,636$847
55MorriltonConway County7,080$47,572$717
56East End (unincorporated)Saline County6,912$87,936$1,071
57OsceolaMississippi County6,688$46,202$846
58WardLonoke County6,573$72,734$1,202
59TontitownWashington County6,425$85,603$1,346
60De QueenSevier County6,058$52,522$757

Other rankings for Arkansas

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Unincorporated places are census-designated places: they have no city government but are counted as communities. Figures describe the city itself.

FAQ

Which Arkansas city has the most residents?

Little Rock, with 203,436 (among the 60 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).

How many cities are ranked?

The 60 largest places in Arkansas by population.

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