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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 60 largest places in Arkansas, Bentonville has the largest share of adults with a bachelor's degree (55.3%), followed by Maumelle and Fayetteville. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 60 places in Arkansas that we cover, the median is 24.2% and the average 25.6%; the figure runs from 55.3% (Bentonville) to 7.9% (De Queen). That is a spread of 7.0 times between the two ends. The state figure is 25.7%; 27 of the 60 places are above it and 33 at or below.
The first five are Bentonville, Maumelle, Fayetteville, Tontitown, Little Rock. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. 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.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | Bachelor's degree or higher ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentonville | Benton County | 55.3% | 58,249 | $112,792 | $1,344 |
| 2 | Maumelle | Pulaski County | 50.3% | 19,373 | $103,333 | $1,047 |
| 3 | Fayetteville | Washington County | 49.0% | 99,319 | $62,695 | $1,065 |
| 4 | Tontitown | Washington County | 46.5% | 6,425 | $85,603 | $1,346 |
| 5 | Little Rock | Pulaski County | 44.6% | 203,436 | $63,003 | $1,106 |
| 6 | Conway | Faulkner County | 42.6% | 67,642 | $63,004 | $1,011 |
| 7 | Centerton | Benton County | 42.2% | 21,920 | $115,713 | $1,465 |
| 8 | Bella Vista | Benton County | 41.8% | 31,697 | $88,055 | $1,395 |
| 9 | Bryant | Saline County | 37.7% | 21,504 | $83,024 | $993 |
| 10 | Sherwood | Pulaski County | 36.3% | 33,070 | $81,328 | $1,101 |
| 11 | Farmington | Washington County | 36.2% | 9,094 | $90,469 | $1,321 |
| 12 | Hot Springs Village (unincorporated) | Saline County | 34.7% | 16,327 | $75,370 | $1,209 |
| 13 | Rogers | Benton County | 34.4% | 72,981 | $86,728 | $1,270 |
| 14 | Arkadelphia | Clark County | 32.8% | 10,099 | $48,657 | $814 |
| 15 | Jonesboro | Craighead County | 31.8% | 80,137 | $55,424 | $956 |
| 16 | Monticello | Drew County | 31.1% | 8,257 | $27,238 | $707 |
| 17 | North Little Rock | Pulaski County | 30.6% | 64,538 | $52,707 | $1,069 |
| 18 | Searcy | White County | 29.6% | 23,340 | $52,170 | $905 |
| 19 | Lowell | Benton County | 29.0% | 10,849 | $95,527 | $1,136 |
| 20 | Russellville | Pope County | 28.8% | 29,162 | $50,877 | $842 |
| 21 | Greenwood | Sebastian County | 28.5% | 9,616 | $66,844 | $836 |
| 22 | Benton | Saline County | 28.3% | 36,595 | $72,876 | $1,072 |
| 23 | Pea Ridge | Benton County | 28.0% | 8,108 | $95,521 | $1,818 |
| 24 | Prairie Grove | Washington County | 27.5% | 7,798 | $70,701 | $968 |
| 25 | Siloam Springs | Benton County | 27.5% | 18,699 | $72,065 | $1,003 |
| 26 | Hot Springs | Garland County | 26.1% | 37,920 | $47,760 | $914 |
| 27 | Cabot | Lonoke County | 25.9% | 26,960 | $75,000 | $1,110 |
| 28 | East End (unincorporated) | Saline County | 25.4% | 6,912 | $87,936 | $1,071 |
| 29 | Marion | Crittenden County | 24.7% | 13,623 | $78,330 | $1,148 |
| 30 | Springdale | Washington County | 24.2% | 88,160 | $69,787 | $1,071 |
| 31 | Fort Smith | Sebastian County | 23.9% | 89,805 | $54,816 | $884 |
| 32 | Mountain Home | Baxter County | 23.1% | 13,108 | $41,274 | $865 |
| 33 | Magnolia | Columbia County | 23.0% | 10,894 | $56,127 | $633 |
| 34 | Jacksonville | Pulaski County | 22.1% | 29,221 | $49,666 | $930 |
| 35 | Ward | Lonoke County | 22.1% | 6,573 | $72,734 | $1,202 |
| 36 | Batesville | Independence County | 21.8% | 11,445 | $51,856 | $882 |
| 37 | Wynne | Cross County | 21.8% | 8,120 | $43,250 | $760 |
| 38 | Van Buren | Crawford County | 20.9% | 23,763 | $61,149 | $847 |
| 39 | Pine Bluff | Jefferson County | 20.2% | 39,743 | $42,718 | $855 |
| 40 | Morrilton | Conway County | 19.3% | 7,080 | $47,572 | $717 |
| 41 | Camden | Ouachita County | 18.4% | 10,307 | $49,361 | $768 |
| 42 | Beebe | White County | 18.4% | 8,707 | $59,476 | $799 |
| 43 | Clarksville | Johnson County | 17.8% | 9,526 | $37,373 | $760 |
| 44 | El Dorado | Union County | 17.1% | 17,115 | $49,244 | $880 |
| 45 | Blytheville | Mississippi County | 16.8% | 12,790 | $47,865 | $855 |
| 46 | Paragould | Greene County | 16.1% | 30,215 | $56,980 | $925 |
| 47 | Heber Springs | Cleburne County | 15.7% | 7,161 | $50,636 | $847 |
| 48 | Harrison | Boone County | 15.4% | 13,350 | $44,056 | $753 |
| 49 | Texarkana | Miller County | 15.4% | 29,177 | $45,835 | $909 |
| 50 | Helena-West Helena | Phillips County | 15.3% | 8,935 | $36,019 | $771 |
| 51 | Hope | Hempstead County | 14.2% | 8,671 | $37,500 | $823 |
| 52 | Stuttgart | Arkansas County | 13.9% | 7,903 | $49,399 | $872 |
| 53 | West Memphis | Crittenden County | 13.9% | 23,929 | $42,674 | $870 |
| 54 | Forrest City | Saint Francis County | 13.8% | 12,646 | $35,689 | $805 |
| 55 | Malvern | Hot Spring County | 12.9% | 10,953 | $46,250 | $764 |
| 56 | Newport | Jackson County | 12.3% | 8,024 | $34,764 | $597 |
| 57 | Pocahontas | Randolph County | 11.6% | 7,538 | $44,216 | $768 |
| 58 | Trumann | Poinsett County | 11.4% | 7,410 | $38,881 | $586 |
| 59 | Osceola | Mississippi County | 8.0% | 6,688 | $46,202 | $846 |
| 60 | De Queen | Sevier County | 7.9% | 6,058 | $52,522 | $757 |
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Bentonville, with 55.3% (among the 60 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 60 largest places in Arkansas by population.