Counties of Arkansas
LocationState of Arkansas
Number75
Populations4,695 (Calhoun) – 399,145 (Pulaski)
Areas526 square miles (1,360 km2) (Lafayette) – 1,039 square miles (2,690 km2) (Union)
Government
Subdivisions

There are 75 counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas.[1] Arkansas is tied with Mississippi for the most counties with two county seats, at 10.

Counties

County
FIPS code County seat[1] Est.[2] Origin Etymology[2] Population[3] Area[4] Map
Arkansas County 001 Stuttgart,
DeWitt
December 13, 18131st County (Eastern Arkansas)the Arkansas River 16,512 1,033.79 sq mi
(2,678 km2)
State map highlighting Arkansas County
Ashley County 003 HamburgNovember 30, 1848Chicot, Drew and Union countiesChester Ashley (1791–1848), a U.S. Senator from Arkansas 18,354 939.08 sq mi
(2,432 km2)
State map highlighting Ashley County
Baxter County 005 Mountain HomeMarch 24, 1873Fulton, Izard, Marion, and Searcy countiesElisha Baxter (1827–1899), a governor of Arkansas 42,435 586.74 sq mi
(1,520 km2)
State map highlighting Baxter County
Benton County 007 BentonvilleSeptember 30, 1836Washington CountyThomas Hart Benton (1782–1858), a U.S. Senator from Missouri 302,863 884.86 sq mi
(2,292 km2)
State map highlighting Benton County
Boone County 009 HarrisonApril 9, 1869Carroll and Marion countiesSome historians say Daniel Boone (1734–1820), the American frontiersman 38,284 601.82 sq mi
(1,559 km2)
State map highlighting Boone County
Bradley County 011 WarrenDecember 18, 1840Union CountyHugh Bradley, a soldier in the War of 1812 and early area settler 10,135 654.38 sq mi
(1,695 km2)
State map highlighting Bradley County
Calhoun County 013 HamptonDecember 6, 1850Dallas and Ouachita countiesJohn C. Calhoun (1782–1850), 7th Vice President of the United States and a Senator from South Carolina 4,695 632.54 sq mi
(1,638 km2)
State map highlighting Calhoun County
Carroll County 015 Berryville,
Eureka Springs
November 1, 1833Izard County and later by Madison County (1870)Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737–1832), a signer of the Declaration of Independence 28,742 638.81 sq mi
(1,655 km2)
State map highlighting Carroll County
Chicot County 017 Lake VillageOctober 15, 1823Arkansas CountyPoint Chicot on the Mississippi River 9,873 690.88 sq mi
(1,789 km2)
State map highlighting Chicot County
Clark County 019 ArkadelphiaDecember 15, 1818Arkansas (1818)William Clark (1770–1838), explorer and Governor of the Missouri Territory 21,250 882.60 sq mi
(2,286 km2)
State map highlighting Clark County
Clay County 021 Piggott,
Corning
March 24, 1873Randolph and Greene counties, and originally named Clayton before 1875John Clayton, a state senator; later shortened to Clay
to avoid misassociation with Powell Clayton
14,265 641.42 sq mi
(1,661 km2)
State map highlighting Clay County
Cleburne County 023 Heber SpringsFebruary 20, 1883White, Van Buren, and Independence countiesPatrick Cleburne (1828–1864), a Confederate General in the Civil War 25,284 591.91 sq mi
(1,533 km2)
State map highlighting Cleburne County
Cleveland County 025 RisonApril 17, 1873Bradley, Dallas, Jefferson counties, and formerly named Dorsey County (from 1885)Grover Cleveland (1837–1908), 22nd and 24th President of the United States
(formerly Stephen Dorsey, U.S. Senator from Arkansas)
7,467 598.80 sq mi
(1,551 km2)
State map highlighting Cleveland County
Columbia County 027 MagnoliaDecember 17, 1852Formed from Lafayette, Hempstead, and Ouachita countiesColumbia, a female personification of the United States 22,216 766.86 sq mi
(1,986 km2)
State map highlighting Columbia County
Conway County 029 MorriltonOctober 20, 1825Pulaski CountyHenry Wharton Conway (1793–1827), territorial delegate to the United States House of Representatives 21,046 566.66 sq mi
(1,468 km2)
State map highlighting Conway County
Craighead County 031 Jonesboro,
Lake City
February 19, 1859Mississippi, Greene, Poinsett countiesThomas Craighead (1798–1862), a state senator who ironically opposed the creation of the county 113,017 712.98 sq mi
(1,847 km2)
State map highlighting Craighead County
Crawford County 033 Van BurenOctober 18, 1820Pulaski CountyWilliam H. Crawford (1772–1834), a politician who served as Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of War 61,075 604.20 sq mi
(1,565 km2)
State map highlighting Crawford County
Crittenden County 035 MarionOctober 22, 1825Phillips CountyRobert Crittenden (1797–1834), 1st Secretary of the Arkansas Territory 47,061 636.74 sq mi
(1,649 km2)
State map highlighting Crittenden County
Cross County 037 WynneNovember 15, 1862St. Francis, Poinsett, and Crittenden countiesDavid C. Cross, a Confederate soldier in the Civil War and local politician 16,601 622.33 sq mi
(1,612 km2)
State map highlighting Cross County
Dallas County 039 FordyceJanuary 1, 1845Clark and Bradley countiesGeorge M. Dallas (1792–1864), 11th Vice President of the United States 6,191 668.16 sq mi
(1,731 km2)
State map highlighting Dallas County
Desha County 041 Arkansas CityDecember 12, 1838Arkansas, Union counties, then from Chicot County (prior to 1880), and Lincoln (prior 1930)Benjamin Desha, a soldier in the War of 1812 10,771 819.52 sq mi
(2,123 km2)
State map highlighting Desha County
Drew County 043 MonticelloNovember 26, 1846Bradley, Chicot, Desha, Union countiesThomas S. Drew (1802–1879), 3rd Governor of Arkansas 16,911 835.65 sq mi
(2,164 km2)
State map highlighting Drew County
Faulkner County 045 ConwayApril 12, 1873Pulaski and Conway countiesSandford C. Faulkner (1806–1874), composer and fiddler known for the "Arkansas Traveler" 127,665 664.01 sq mi
(1,720 km2)
State map highlighting Faulkner County
Franklin County 047 Ozark,
Charleston
December 19, 1837Crawford and Johnson countiesBenjamin Franklin (1706–1790), founding father of the United States 17,271 619.69 sq mi
(1,605 km2)
State map highlighting Franklin County
Fulton County 049 SalemDecember 21, 1842Izard County and then later from Lawrence County (prior 1850)William S. Fulton (1795–1844), the last Governor of the Arkansas Territory prior to statehood 12,382 620.32 sq mi
(1,607 km2)
State map highlighting Fulton County
Garland County 051 Hot SpringsApril 5, 1873Montgomery, Hot Spring, and Saline countiesAugustus Hill Garland (1832–1899), U.S. Senator and 11th Governor of Arkansas 100,089 734.57 sq mi
(1,903 km2)
State map highlighting Garland County
Grant County 053 SheridanFebruary 4, 1869Jefferson, Hot Spring, Saline countiesUlysses S. Grant (1822–1885), 18th President of the United States 18,160 633.01 sq mi
(1,639 km2)
State map highlighting Grant County
Greene County 055 ParagouldNovember 5, 1833Lawrence County and later on by RandolphNathanael Greene (1742–1786), the Revolutionary War General 46,448 579.65 sq mi
(1,501 km2)
State map highlighting Greene County
Hempstead County 057 HopeDecember 15, 1818Arkansas (1818)Edward Hempstead (1780–1817), Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Missouri Territory 19,453 741.36 sq mi
(1,920 km2)
State map highlighting Hempstead County
Hot Spring County 059 MalvernNovember 2, 1829Clark County and later from Montgomery County (prior 1880)Naturally occurring hot springs within the county[Note 1] 33,203 622.16 sq mi
(1,611 km2)
State map highlighting Hot Spring County
Howard County 061 NashvilleApril 17, 1873Pike, Hempstead, Polk, Sevier counties.James H. Howard, a state senator 12,557 595.20 sq mi
(1,542 km2)
State map highlighting Howard County
Independence County 063 BatesvilleOctober 20, 1820Lawrence County (1820)The Declaration of Independence 37,945 771.57 sq mi
(1,998 km2)
State map highlighting Independence County
Izard County 065 MelbourneOctober 27, 1825Independence, Crawford counties, and later from Fulton (prior 1880)George Izard (1776–1828), Governor of the Arkansas Territory and a general during the War of 1812 14,048 584.02 sq mi
(1,513 km2)
State map highlighting Izard County
Jackson County 067 NewportNovember 5, 1829Lawrence and St. Francis countiesAndrew Jackson (1767–1845), 7th President of the United States 16,624 641.45 sq mi
(1,661 km2)
State map highlighting Jackson County
Jefferson County 069 Pine BluffNovember 2, 1829Arkansas and PulaskiThomas Jefferson (1743–1826), 3rd President of the United States 64,246 913.70 sq mi
(2,366 km2)
State map highlighting Jefferson County
Johnson County 071 ClarksvilleNovember 16, 1833Pope County, and a small portion from Madison County (prior 1890)Benjamin Johnson (1784–1849), the first judge of the federal district court for Arkansas 26,001 682.74 sq mi
(1,768 km2)
State map highlighting Johnson County
Lafayette County 073 LewisvilleOctober 15, 1827Hempstead County and later from Columbia County (prior 1910)Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757–1834), a Frenchman who served as a General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War 6,101 545.07 sq mi
(1,412 km2)
State map highlighting Lafayette County
Lawrence County 075 Walnut RidgeJanuary 15, 1815Arkansas and New Madrid (MO) in 1815James Lawrence (1781–1813), an American naval officer during the War of 1812 16,205 592.34 sq mi
(1,534 km2)
State map highlighting Lawrence County
Lee County 077 MariannaApril 17, 1873Phillips, Monroe, Crittenden, and St. Francis counties.Robert E. Lee (1807–1870), a confederate general during the Civil War 8,364 619.47 sq mi
(1,604 km2)
State map highlighting Lee County
Lincoln County 079 Star CityMarch 28, 1871Arkansas, Bradley, Desha, Drew, and Jefferson countiesAbraham Lincoln (1809–1865), 16th President of the United States 12,916 572.17 sq mi
(1,482 km2)
State map highlighting Lincoln County
Little River County 081 AshdownMarch 5, 1867Sevier CountyLittle River, a tributary of the Red River 11,821 564.87 sq mi
(1,463 km2)
State map highlighting Little River County
Logan County 083 Booneville,
Paris
March 22, 1871Franklin, Johnson, Pope, Scott, and Yell counties (Formally named Sarber County)James Logan (1791–1859), an early settler of western Arkansas 21,253 731.50 sq mi
(1,895 km2)
State map highlighting Logan County
Lonoke County 085 LonokeApril 16, 1873Prairie and Pulaski countiesAn oak tree that stood on the site of the current county seat 75,225 802.43 sq mi
(2,078 km2)
State map highlighting Lonoke County
Madison County 087 HuntsvilleSeptember 30, 1836Washington CountyMadison County, Alabama, the origin of some early settlers[5] 17,486 837.06 sq mi
(2,168 km2)
State map highlighting Madison County
Marion County 089 YellvilleNovember 3, 1835Izard CountyFrancis Marion (1732–1795), an American general during the Revolutionary War 17,254 640.39 sq mi
(1,659 km2)
State map highlighting Marion County
Miller County 091 TexarkanaDecember 22, 1874[Note 2]Lafayette CountyFormer Miller County, Arkansas Territory (1820-38), which was named for
James Miller (1776–1851), first Governor of the Arkansas Territory
42,552 637.48 sq mi
(1,651 km2)
State map highlighting Miller County
Mississippi County 093 Blytheville,
Osceola
November 1, 1833Crittendenthe Mississippi River 38,896 919.73 sq mi
(2,382 km2)
State map highlighting Mississippi County
Monroe County 095 ClarendonNovember 2, 1829[6]Phillips and Arkansas countiesJames Monroe (1758–1831), 5th President of the United States 6,564 621.41 sq mi
(1,609 km2)
State map highlighting Monroe County
Montgomery County 097 Mount IdaDecember 9, 1842Hot SpringRichard Montgomery (1738–1775), an American general during the Revolutionary War 8,556 800.29 sq mi
(2,073 km2)
State map highlighting Montgomery County
Nevada County 099 PrescottMarch 20, 1871Columbia, Hempstead, Ouachita countiesthe state of Nevada, which has a similar outline to the county's boundaries 8,181 620.78 sq mi
(1,608 km2)
State map highlighting Nevada County
Newton County 101 JasperDecember 14, 1842CarrollThomas W. Newton (1804–1853), a state senator and member of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas 7,078 823.18 sq mi
(2,132 km2)
State map highlighting Newton County
Ouachita County 103 CamdenNovember 29, 1842Unionthe Ouachita River 22,049 739.63 sq mi
(1,916 km2)
State map highlighting Ouachita County
Perry County 105 PerryvilleDecember 18, 1840Conway CountyOliver Hazard Perry (1785–1819), a naval officer in the War of 1812 10,063 560.47 sq mi
(1,452 km2)
State map highlighting Perry County
Phillips County 107 HelenaMay 1,1820Arkansas and Lawrence CountySylvanus Phillips, a member of the territorial legislature 15,304 727.29 sq mi
(1,884 km2)
State map highlighting Phillips County
Pike County 109 MurfreesboroNovember 1, 1833Clark and Hempstead countiesZebulon Pike (1779–1813), the explorer and discoverer of Pikes Peak 10,179 613.88 sq mi
(1,590 km2)
State map highlighting Pike County
Poinsett County 111 HarrisburgFebruary 28, 1838Greene, Lawrence countiesJoel Poinsett (1779–1851), a United States Secretary of War and namesake of the poinsettia 22,495 763.39 sq mi
(1,977 km2)
State map highlighting Poinsett County
Polk County 113 MenaNovember 30, 1844SevierJames K. Polk (1795–1849), the eleventh president of the United States 19,337 862.42 sq mi
(2,234 km2)
State map highlighting Polk County
Pope County 115 RussellvilleNovember 2, 1829Crawford CountyJohn Pope (1770–1845), a governor of the Arkansas Territory 64,065 830.79 sq mi
(2,152 km2)
State map highlighting Pope County
Prairie County 117 Des Arc,
DeValls Bluff
October 25, 1846Arkansas and Pulaski countiesGrand Prairie of eastern Arkansas 8,069 675.76 sq mi
(1,750 km2)
State map highlighting Prairie County
Pulaski County 119 Little RockDecember 15, 1818Arkansas and Lawrence counties (1818)Casimir Pulaski (1745–1779), the Polish general in the American Revolutionary War 399,145 807.84 sq mi
(2,092 km2)
State map highlighting Pulaski County
Randolph County 121 PocahontasOctober 29, 1835Lawrence CountyJohn Randolph of Roanoke (1773–1833), a U.S. congressman from Virginia 18,837 656.04 sq mi
(1,699 km2)
State map highlighting Randolph County
St. Francis County 123 Forrest CityOctober 13, 1827Formed from Phillips CountyThe St. Francis River, a tributary of the Mississippi River 22,451 642.40 sq mi
(1,664 km2)
State map highlighting St. Francis County
Saline County 125 BentonNovember 2, 1835Independence and PulaskiSalt reserves found within its borders 127,357 730.46 sq mi
(1,892 km2)
State map highlighting Saline County
Scott County 127 WaldronNovember 5, 1833Crawford and Pope countiesAndrew Scott (1789–1841), a judge of the Arkansas Territory Supreme Court 9,805 898.09 sq mi
(2,326 km2)
State map highlighting Scott County
Searcy County 129 MarshallDecember 13, 1838Marion CountyRichard Searcy, a judge from Lawrence County 7,918 668.51 sq mi
(1,731 km2)
State map highlighting Searcy County
Sebastian County 131 Fort Smith,
Greenwood
January 6, 1851Crawford and ScottWilliam K. Sebastian (1812–1865), a U.S. Senator 129,059 546.04 sq mi
(1,414 km2)
State map highlighting Sebastian County
Sevier County 133 De QueenOctober 17, 1828Hempstead CountyAmbrose Hundley Sevier (1801–1848), U.S. Senator 15,686 581.35 sq mi
(1,506 km2)
State map highlighting Sevier County
Sharp County 135 Ash FlatJuly 18, 1868Lawrence CountyEphraim Sharp, an early settler and state legislator from the area 17,810 606.35 sq mi
(1,570 km2)
State map highlighting Sharp County
Stone County 137 Mountain ViewApril 21, 1873Izard, Independence, Searcy, Van BurenRugged, rocky area terrain 12,575 609.43 sq mi
(1,578 km2)
State map highlighting Stone County
Union County 139 El DoradoNovember 2, 1829Clark and Hempstead countiesPetition of citizens in the Spirit of "Union and Unity" 37,752 1,055.27 sq mi
(2,733 km2)
State map highlighting Union County
Van Buren County 141 ClintonNovember 11, 1833Conway, Izard, and IndependenceMartin Van Buren (1782–1862), eighth president of the United States 16,102 724.32 sq mi
(1,876 km2)
State map highlighting Van Buren County
Washington County 143 FayettevilleOctober 17, 1828Lovely CountyGeorge Washington (1732–1799), first president of the United States 256,054 951.72 sq mi
(2,465 km2)
State map highlighting Washington County
White County 145 SearcyOctober 23, 1835Independence, Jackson and Pulaski countiesHugh L. White (1773–1840), U.S. Senator from Tennessee and U.S. presidential candidate in 1836 for the Whig Party 77,755 1,042.36 sq mi
(2,700 km2)
State map highlighting White County
Woodruff County 147 AugustaNovember 26, 1862Jackson and St. Francis countiesWilliam Woodruff (1795–1885), the first newspaper publisher in Arkansas 6,049 594.05 sq mi
(1,539 km2)
State map highlighting Woodruff County
Yell County 149 Dardanelle,
Danville
December 5, 1840Hot Spring, Pope, and Scott CountyArchibald Yell (1797–1847), the second governor of Arkansas 20,129 948.84 sq mi
(2,457 km2)
State map highlighting Yell County

Former counties in Arkansas

Lovely County

Created on October 13, 1827, partitioned from Crawford County. The Treaty of Washington, 1828 ceded most of its territory to Indian Territory. Abolished October 17, 1828 with the remaining portion becoming Washington County.[7]

Miller County

Created from Hempstead County. Most of its northern portion was in Choctaw Nation (now part of Oklahoma); rest of northern portion was dissolved into Sevier County in 1828. All of its southern portion was in Texas, and was nominally dissolved into Lafayette County in 1838. The present Miller County was created in 1874 from an area that was part of Lafayette County before the former Miller County was dissolved.

Notes

  1. The namesake springs were lost to Garland County in 1873.
  2. A previous Miller County was created April 1, 1820, but abolished in 1838. No part of that county is in the present county.

References

  1. 1 2 "Find A County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2013-01-13. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
  2. 1 2 Office of the Arkansas Secretary of State (1998). Runnells, Jonathon (ed.). Historical Report of the Arkansas Secretary of State. Little Rock: Office of the Arkansas Secretary of State. pp. 90–91. LCCN 98-67362. OCLC 40157815.
  3. "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Arkansas". Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  4. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation (2014-10-16). Arkansas County Polygons (SHP file) (Map). Arkansas GIS Office. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  5. Haden, Rebecca (5 Feb 2019). "Madison County". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Central Arkansas Library System. Retrieved 6 Nov 2021.
  6. Goodspeed, Weston Arthur, ed. (1904). The Province and the States: A History of the Province of Louisiana Under France and Spain, and of the Territories and States of the United States Formed Therefrom. Vol. VII. Madison, WI: The Western Historical Association. p. 107. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
  7. McConaughy, James. "Lovely County, Arkansas". Washington County Arkansas Genealogical Society (WCAGS). Retrieved 2012-05-08.
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