List of counties in Arkansas

Counties of Arkansas
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Location	State of Arkansas
Number	75
Populations	4,641 (Calhoun) – 400,009 (Pulaski)
Areas	526 square miles (1,360 km2) (Lafayette) – 1,039 square miles (2,690 km2) (Union)
Government	County government
Subdivisions	cities, towns, townships, unincorporated communities,census designated place

There are 75countiesin theU.S. stateofArkansas.Arkansas is tied withMississippifor the most counties with twocounty seats,at 10.

Counties

County	FIPScode	County seat	Est.	Origin	Etymology	Population	Area	Map
Arkansas County	001	Stuttgart, DeWitt	December 13, 1813	1st County (Eastern Arkansas)	theArkansas River	16,307	1,033.79sq mi (2,678km2)
Ashley County	003	Hamburg	November 30, 1848	Chicot, Drew and Union counties	Chester Ashley(1791–1848), aU.S. Senatorfrom Arkansas	18,262	939.08sq mi (2,432km2)
Baxter County	005	Mountain Home	March 24, 1873	Fulton, Izard, Marion, and Searcy counties	Elisha Baxter(1827–1899), agovernorof Arkansas	42,875	586.74sq mi (1,520km2)
Benton County	007	Bentonville	September 30, 1836	Washington County	Thomas Hart Benton(1782–1858), aU.S. SenatorfromMissouri	311,013	884.86sq mi (2,292km2)
Boone County	009	Harrison	April 9, 1869	Carroll and Marion counties	Some historianssayDaniel Boone(1734–1820), the American frontiersman	38,530	601.82sq mi (1,559km2)
Bradley County	011	Warren	December 18, 1840	Union County	Hugh Bradley,a soldier in theWar of 1812and early area settler	10,104	654.38sq mi (1,695km2)
Calhoun County	013	Hampton	December 6, 1850	Dallas and Ouachita counties	John C. Calhoun(1782–1850), 7thVice President of the United Statesand aSenatorfromSouth Carolina	4,641	632.54sq mi (1,638km2)
Carroll County	015	Berryville, Eureka Springs	November 1, 1833	Izard County and later by Madison County (1870)	Charles Carroll of Carrollton(1737–1832), a signer of theDeclaration of Independence	28,814	638.81sq mi (1,655km2)
Chicot County	017	Lake Village	October 15, 1823	Arkansas County	Point Chicot on theMississippi River	9,538	690.88sq mi (1,789km2)
Clark County	019	Arkadelphia	December 15, 1818	Arkansas (1818)	William Clark(1770–1838), explorer and Governor of theMissouri Territory	21,274	882.60sq mi (2,286km2)
Clay County	021	Piggott, Corning	March 24, 1873	Randolph and Greene counties, and originally named Clayton before 1875	John Clayton,astate senator;later shortened to Clay to avoid misassociation withPowell Clayton	14,201	641.42sq mi (1,661km2)
Cleburne County	023	Heber Springs	February 20, 1883	White, Van Buren, and Independence counties	Patrick Cleburne(1828–1864), a Confederate General in theCivil War	25,445	591.91sq mi (1,533km2)
Cleveland County	025	Rison	April 17, 1873	Bradley, Dallas, Jefferson counties, and formerly named Dorsey County (from 1885)	Grover Cleveland(1837–1908), 22nd and 24thPresident of the United States (formerlyStephen Dorsey,U.S. Senator from Arkansas)	7,378	598.80sq mi (1,551km2)
Columbia County	027	Magnolia	December 17, 1852	Formed from Lafayette, Hempstead, and Ouachita counties	Columbia,a female personification of theUnited States	22,150	766.86sq mi (1,986km2)
Conway County	029	Morrilton	October 20, 1825	Pulaski County	Henry Wharton Conway(1793–1827), territorial delegate to theUnited States House of Representatives	21,077	566.66sq mi (1,468km2)
Craighead County	031	Jonesboro, Lake City	February 19, 1859	Mississippi, Greene, Poinsett counties	Thomas Craighead(1798–1862), astate senatorwho ironically opposed the creation of the county	113,993	712.98sq mi (1,847km2)
Crawford County	033	Van Buren	October 18, 1820	Pulaski County	William H. Crawford(1772–1834), a politician who served asSecretary of the TreasuryandSecretary of War	61,891	604.20sq mi (1,565km2)
Crittenden County	035	Marion	October 22, 1825	Phillips County	Robert Crittenden(1797–1834), 1st Secretary of theArkansas Territory	47,139	636.74sq mi (1,649km2)
Cross County	037	Wynne	November 15, 1862	St. Francis, Poinsett, and Crittenden counties	David C. Cross, a Confederate soldier in theCivil Warand local politician	16,420	622.33sq mi (1,612km2)
Dallas County	039	Fordyce	January 1, 1845	Clark and Bradley counties	George M. Dallas(1792–1864), 11thVice President of the United States	6,185	668.16sq mi (1,731km2)
Desha County	041	Arkansas City	December 12, 1838	Arkansas, Union counties, then from Chicot County (prior to 1880), and Lincoln (prior 1930)	Benjamin Desha,a soldier in theWar of 1812	10,479	819.52sq mi (2,123km2)
Drew County	043	Monticello	November 26, 1846	Bradley, Chicot, Desha, Union counties	Thomas S. Drew(1802–1879), 3rd Governor of Arkansas	16,945	835.65sq mi (2,164km2)
Faulkner County	045	Conway	April 12, 1873	Pulaski and Conway counties	Sandford C. Faulkner(1806–1874), composer and fiddler known for the "Arkansas Traveler"	129,951	664.01sq mi (1,720km2)
Franklin County	047	Ozark, Charleston	December 19, 1837	Crawford and Johnson counties	Benjamin Franklin(1706–1790), founding father of the United States	17,468	619.69sq mi (1,605km2)
Fulton County	049	Salem	December 21, 1842	Izard County and then later from Lawrence County (prior 1850)	William S. Fulton(1795–1844), the last Governor of theArkansas Territoryprior to statehood	12,421	620.32sq mi (1,607km2)
Garland County	051	Hot Springs	April 5, 1873	Montgomery, Hot Spring, and Saline counties	Augustus Hill Garland(1832–1899),U.S. Senatorand 11thGovernor of Arkansas	99,784	734.57sq mi (1,903km2)
Grant County	053	Sheridan	February 4, 1869	Jefferson, Hot Spring, Saline counties	Ulysses S. Grant(1822–1885), 18thPresident of the United States	18,383	633.01sq mi (1,639km2)
Greene County	055	Paragould	November 5, 1833	Lawrence County and later on by Randolph	Nathanael Greene(1742–1786), theRevolutionary WarGeneral	46,743	579.65sq mi (1,501km2)
Hempstead County	057	Hope	December 15, 1818	Arkansas (1818)	Edward Hempstead(1780–1817), Delegate to theU.S. House of Representativesfrom theMissouri Territory	19,343	741.36sq mi (1,920km2)
Hot Spring County	059	Malvern	November 2, 1829	Clark County and later from Montgomery County (prior 1880)	Naturally occurringhot springswithin the county	33,258	622.16sq mi (1,611km2)
Howard County	061	Nashville	April 17, 1873	Pike, Hempstead, Polk, Sevier counties.	James H. Howard, astate senator	12,533	595.20sq mi (1,542km2)
Independence County	063	Batesville	October 20, 1820	Lawrence County (1820)	TheDeclaration of Independence	38,320	771.57sq mi (1,998km2)
Izard County	065	Melbourne	October 27, 1825	Independence, Crawford counties, and later from Fulton (prior 1880)	George Izard(1776–1828), Governor of theArkansas Territoryand a general during theWar of 1812	14,169	584.02sq mi (1,513km2)
Jackson County	067	Newport	November 5, 1829	Lawrence and St. Francis counties	Andrew Jackson(1767–1845), 7thPresident of the United States	16,784	641.45sq mi (1,661km2)
Jefferson County	069	Pine Bluff	November 2, 1829	Arkansas and Pulaski	Thomas Jefferson(1743–1826), 3rdPresident of the United States	63,661	913.70sq mi (2,366km2)
Johnson County	071	Clarksville	November 16, 1833	Pope County, and a small portion from Madison County (prior 1890)	Benjamin Johnson(1784–1849), the first judge of thefederal district courtfor Arkansas	26,129	682.74sq mi (1,768km2)
Lafayette County	073	Lewisville	October 15, 1827	Hempstead County and later from Columbia County (prior 1910)	Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette(1757–1834), a Frenchman who served as a General in theContinental Armyduring theRevolutionary War	6,095	545.07sq mi (1,412km2)
Lawrence County	075	Walnut Ridge	January 15, 1815	Arkansas and New Madrid (MO) in 1815	James Lawrence(1781–1813), an American naval officer during theWar of 1812	16,318	592.34sq mi (1,534km2)
Lee County	077	Marianna	April 17, 1873	Phillips, Monroe, Crittenden, and St. Francis counties.	Robert E. Lee(1807–1870), a confederate general during theCivil War	8,201	619.47sq mi (1,604km2)
Lincoln County	079	Star City	March 28, 1871	Arkansas, Bradley, Desha, Drew, and Jefferson counties	Abraham Lincoln(1809–1865), 16thPresident of the United States	12,898	572.17sq mi (1,482km2)
Little River County	081	Ashdown	March 5, 1867	Sevier County	Little River,a tributary of theRed River	11,805	564.87sq mi (1,463km2)
Logan County	083	Booneville, Paris	March 22, 1871	Franklin, Johnson, Pope, Scott, and Yell counties (Formally named Sarber County)	James Logan(1791–1859), an early settler of western Arkansas	21,400	731.50sq mi (1,895km2)
Lonoke County	085	Lonoke	April 16, 1873	Prairie and Pulaski counties	Anoak treethat stood on the site of the current county seat	75,944	802.43sq mi (2,078km2)
Madison County	087	Huntsville	September 30, 1836	Washington County	Madison County, Alabama,the origin of some early settlers	17,775	837.06sq mi (2,168km2)
Marion County	089	Yellville	November 3, 1835	Izard County	Francis Marion(1732–1795), an American general during theRevolutionary War	17,514	640.39sq mi (1,659km2)
Miller County	091	Texarkana	December 22, 1874	Lafayette County	FormerMiller County, Arkansas Territory(1820-38), which was named for James Miller(1776–1851), first Governor of theArkansas Territory	42,415	637.48sq mi (1,651km2)
Mississippi County	093	Blytheville, Osceola	November 1, 1833	Crittenden	theMississippi River	38,663	919.73sq mi (2,382km2)
Monroe County	095	Clarendon	November 2, 1829	Phillips and Arkansas counties	James Monroe(1758–1831), 5th President of the United States	6,512	621.41sq mi (1,609km2)
Montgomery County	097	Mount Ida	December 9, 1842	Hot Spring	Richard Montgomery(1738–1775), an American general during theRevolutionary War	8,620	800.29sq mi (2,073km2)
Nevada County	099	Prescott	March 20, 1871	Columbia, Hempstead, Ouachita counties	the state ofNevada,which has a similar outline to the county's boundaries	8,120	620.78sq mi (1,608km2)
Newton County	101	Jasper	December 14, 1842	Carroll	Thomas W. Newton(1804–1853), astate senatorand member of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas	7,071	823.18sq mi (2,132km2)
Ouachita County	103	Camden	November 29, 1842	Union	theOuachita River	21,793	739.63sq mi (1,916km2)
Perry County	105	Perryville	December 18, 1840	Conway County	Oliver Hazard Perry(1785–1819), a naval officer in theWar of 1812	10,184	560.47sq mi (1,452km2)
Phillips County	107	Helena	May 1,1820	Arkansas and Lawrence County	Sylvanus Phillips, a member of the territorial legislature	14,961	727.29sq mi (1,884km2)
Pike County	109	Murfreesboro	November 1, 1833	Clark and Hempstead counties	Zebulon Pike(1779–1813), the explorer and discoverer ofPikes Peak	10,208	613.88sq mi (1,590km2)
Poinsett County	111	Harrisburg	February 28, 1838	Greene, Lawrence counties	Joel Poinsett(1779–1851), aUnited States Secretary of Warand namesake of thepoinsettia	22,397	763.39sq mi (1,977km2)
Polk County	113	Mena	November 30, 1844	Sevier	James K. Polk(1795–1849), the eleventhpresident of the United States	19,436	862.42sq mi (2,234km2)
Pope County	115	Russellville	November 2, 1829	Crawford County	John Pope(1770–1845), a governor of theArkansas Territory	64,593	830.79sq mi (2,152km2)
Prairie County	117	Des Arc, DeValls Bluff	October 25, 1846	Arkansas and Pulaski counties	Grand Prairieof easternArkansas	8,036	675.76sq mi (1,750km2)
Pulaski County	119	Little Rock	December 15, 1818	Arkansas and Lawrence counties (1818)	Casimir Pulaski(1745–1779), thePolishgeneral in theAmerican Revolutionary War	400,009	807.84sq mi (2,092km2)
Randolph County	121	Pocahontas	October 29, 1835	Lawrence County	John Randolph of Roanoke(1773–1833), a U.S. congressman fromVirginia	18,907	656.04sq mi (1,699km2)
St. Francis County	123	Forrest City	October 13, 1827	Formed from Phillips County	TheSt. Francis River,a tributary of theMississippi River	22,101	642.40sq mi (1,664km2)
Saline County	125	Benton	November 2, 1835	Independence and Pulaski	Salt reserves found within its borders	129,574	730.46sq mi (1,892km2)
Scott County	127	Waldron	November 5, 1833	Crawford and Pope counties	Andrew Scott(1789–1841), a judge of theArkansas Territory Supreme Court	9,851	898.09sq mi (2,326km2)
Searcy County	129	Marshall	December 13, 1838	Marion County	Richard Searcy, a judge from Lawrence County	7,806	668.51sq mi (1,731km2)
Sebastian County	131	Fort Smith, Greenwood	January 6, 1851	Crawford and Scott	William K. Sebastian(1812–1865), aU.S. Senator	129,098	546.04sq mi (1,414km2)
Sevier County	133	De Queen	October 17, 1828	Hempstead County	Ambrose Hundley Sevier(1801–1848),U.S. Senator	15,632	581.35sq mi (1,506km2)
Sharp County	135	Ash Flat	July 18, 1868	Lawrence County	Ephraim Sharp, an early settler and state legislator from the area	17,968	606.35sq mi (1,570km2)
Stone County	137	Mountain View	April 21, 1873	Izard, Independence, Searcy, Van Buren	Rugged, rocky area terrain	12,671	609.43sq mi (1,578km2)
Union County	139	El Dorado	November 2, 1829	Clark and Hempstead counties	Petition of citizens in the Spirit of "Union and Unity"	37,397	1,055.27sq mi (2,733km2)
Van Buren County	141	Clinton	November 11, 1833	Conway, Izard, and Independence	Martin Van Buren(1782–1862), eighthpresident of the United States	16,142	724.32sq mi (1,876km2)
Washington County	143	Fayetteville	October 17, 1828	Lovely County	George Washington(1732–1799), firstpresident of the United States	261,549	951.72sq mi (2,465km2)
White County	145	Searcy	October 23, 1835	Independence, Jackson and Pulaski counties	Hugh L. White(1773–1840),U.S. Senator from TennesseeandU.S. presidential candidatein 1836 for theWhig Party	78,452	1,042.36sq mi (2,700km2)
Woodruff County	147	Augusta	November 26, 1862	Jackson and St. Francis counties	William Woodruff(1795–1885), the first newspaper publisher in Arkansas	5,964	594.05sq mi (1,539km2)
Yell County	149	Dardanelle, Danville	December 5, 1840	Hot Spring, Pope, and Scott County	Archibald Yell(1797–1847), the secondgovernor of Arkansas	20,044	948.84sq mi (2,457km2)

Former counties in Arkansas

Lovely County

Created on October 13, 1827, partitioned fromCrawford County.TheTreaty of Washington, 1828ceded most of its territory toIndian Territory.Abolished October 17, 1828 with the remaining portion becomingWashington County.

Miller County

Created from Hempstead County. Most of its northern portion was inChoctaw Nation(now part ofOklahoma); rest of northern portion was dissolved into Sevier County in 1828. All of its southern portion was inTexas,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.

External links

• State of Arkansas local government resources search