List of counties in Arkansas

Counties of Arkansas
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Location	State of Arkansas
Number	75
Populations	5,368 (Calhoun) – 382,748 (Pulaski)
Areas	526 square miles (1,360 km^2) (Lafayette) – 1,039 square miles (2,690 km^2) (Union)
Government	County government
Subdivisions	cities, towns, townships, unincorporated communities, census designated place

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 ten.

Counties

County	FIPS County Code	County seat [1]	Established [1]	Origin	Etymology	Population [1]	Area [1]	Map
Arkansas County	001	De Witt and Stuttgart	1813	1st County (Eastern Arkansas)	A variant pronunciation of the Quapaw Native American people	19,019	988 sq mi (2,559 km^2)
Ashley County	003	Hamburg	1848	Chicot, Drew and Union counties	Chester Ashley (1791–1848), a U.S. Senator from Arkansas	21,853	921 sq mi (2,385 km^2)
Baxter County	005	Mountain Home	1873	Fulton, Izard, Marion, and Searcy counties	Elisha Baxter (1827–1899), a Governor of Arkansas	41,513	554 sq mi (1,435 km^2)
Benton County	007	Bentonville	1836	Washington County	Thomas Hart Benton (1782–1858), a U.S. Senator from Missouri	221,339	843 sq mi (2,183 km^2)
Boone County	009	Harrison	1869	Carroll and Marion counties	Daniel Boone (1734–1820), the American frontiersman	36,903	591 sq mi (1,531 km^2)
Bradley County	011	Warren	1840	Union County	Hugh Bradley, a soldier in the War of 1812 and early area settler	11,508	651 sq mi (1,686 km^2)
Calhoun County	013	Hampton	1850	Dallas and Ouachita counties	John C. Calhoun (1782–1850), 7th Vice President of the United States and a Senator from South Carolina	5,368	628 sq mi (1,627 km^2)
Carroll County	015	Berryville and Eureka Springs	1833	Izard County and later by Madison County (1870)	Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737–1832), a signer of the Declaration of Independence	27,446	634 sq mi (1,642 km^2)
Chicot County	017	Lake Village	1823	Arkansas County	Point Chicot on the Mississippi River	11,800	644 sq mi (1,668 km^2)
Clark County	019	Arkadelphia	1818	Arkansas (1818)	William Clark (1770–1838), explorer and Governor of the Missouri Territory	22,995	866 sq mi (2,243 km^2)
Clay County	021	Piggott and Corning	1873	Randolph and Greene counties, and originally named Clayton before 1875	John Clayton, a State Senator; later shortened to Clay to avoid misassociation with Powell Clayton	16,083	639 sq mi (1,655 km^2)
Cleburne County	023	Heber Springs	1883	White, Van Buren, and Independence counties	Patrick Cleburne (1828–1864), a Confederate General in the Civil War	25,970	553 sq mi (1,432 km^2)
Cleveland County	025	Rison	1873	Bradley, 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)	8,689	598 sq mi (1,549 km^2)
Columbia County	027	Magnolia	1852	Formed from Lafayette, Hempstead, and Ouachita counties	Columbia, a female personification of the United States	24,552	766 sq mi (1,984 km^2)
Conway County	029	Morrilton	1825	Pulaski County	Henry Wharton Conway (1793–1827), territorial delegate to the United States House of Representatives	21,273	556 sq mi (1,440 km^2)
Craighead County	031	Jonesboro and Lake City	1859	Mississippi, Greene, Poinsett counties	Thomas Craighead (1798–1862), a State Senator who ironically opposed the creation of the county	96,443	711 sq mi (1,841 km^2)
Crawford County	033	Van Buren	1820	Pulaski County	William H. Crawford (1772–1834), a politician who served as Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of War	61,948	596 sq mi (1,544 km^2)
Crittenden County	035	Marion	1825	Phillips County	Robert Crittenden (1797–1834), Governor of the Arkansas Territory	50,902	610 sq mi (1,580 km^2)
Cross County	037	Wynne	1862	St. Francis, Poinsett, and Crittenden counties	David C. Cross, a Confederate soldier in the Civil War and local politician	17,870	616 sq mi (1,595 km^2)
Dallas County	039	Fordyce	1845	Clark and Bradley counties	George M. Dallas (1792–1864), 11th Vice President of the United States	8,116	668 sq mi (1,730 km^2)
Desha County	041	Arkansas City	1838	Arkansas, Union counties, then from Chicot County (prior to 1880), and Lincoln (prior 1930)	Benjamin Desha, a soldier in the War of 1812	13,008	765 sq mi (1,981 km^2)
Drew County	043	Monticello	1846	Bradley, Chicot, Desha, Union counties	Thomas Stevenson Drew (1802–1879), 3rd Governor of Arkansas	18,509	828 sq mi (2,145 km^2)
Faulkner County	045	Conway	1873	Pulaski and Conway counties	Sanford Faulkner (1806–1874), a Confederate soldier and the composer of the song "The Arkansas Traveler"	113,237	647 sq mi (1,676 km^2)
Franklin County	047	Ozark and Charleston	1837	Crawford and Johnson counties	Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), founding father of the United States	18,125	610 sq mi (1,580 km^2)
Fulton County	049	Salem	1842	Izard County and then later from Lawrence County (prior 1850)	William Savin Fulton (1795–1844), the last Governor of the Arkansas Territory prior to statehood	12,245	618 sq mi (1,601 km^2)
Garland County	051	Hot Springs	1873	Montgomery, Hot Spring, and Saline counties	Augustus Hill Garland (1832–1899), U.S. Senator and 11th Governor of Arkansas	96,024	678 sq mi (1,756 km^2)
Grant County	053	Sheridan	1869	Jefferson, Hot Spring, Saline counties	Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822–1885), 18th President of the United States	17,853	632 sq mi (1,637 km^2)
Greene County	055	Paragould	1833	Lawrence County and later on by Randolph	Nathanael Greene (1742–1786), the Revolutionary War General	42,090	578 sq mi (1,497 km^2)
Hempstead County	057	Hope	1818	Arkansas (1818)	Edward Hempstead (1780–1817), Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Missouri Territory	22,609	729 sq mi (1,888 km^2)
Hot Spring County	059	Malvern	1829	Clark County and later from Montgomery County (prior 1880)	Naturally occurring hot springs within the county	32,923	615 sq mi (1,593 km^2)
Howard County	061	Nashville	1873	Pike, Hempstead, Polk, Sevier counties.	James H. Howard, an Arkansas State Senator	13,789	588 sq mi (1,523 km^2)
Independence County	063	Batesville	1820	Lawrence County (1820)	The Declaration of Independence	36,647	764 sq mi (1,979 km^2)
Izard County	065	Melbourne	1825	Independence, Crawford counties, and later from Fulton (prior 1880)	George Izard (1776–1828), Governor of the Missouri Territory and a General during the War of 1812	13,696	581 sq mi (1,505 km^2)
Jackson County	067	Newport	1829	Lawrence and St. Francis counties	Andrew Jackson (1767–1845), 7th President of the United States	17,997	634 sq mi (1,642 km^2)
Jefferson County	069	Pine Bluff	1829	Arkansas and Pulaski	Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), 3rd President of the United States	77,435	885 sq mi (2,292 km^2)
Johnson County	071	Clarksville	1833	Pope County, and a small portion from Madison County (prior 1890)	Benjamin Johnson (1784–1849), the first judge of the federal district court for Arkansas	25,540	662 sq mi (1,715 km^2)
Lafayette County	073	Lewisville	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 the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War	7,645	526 sq mi (1,362 km^2)
Lawrence County	075	Walnut Ridge	1815	Arkansas and New Madrid (MO) in 1815	James Lawrence (1781–1813), an American naval officer during the War of 1812	17,415	587 sq mi (1,520 km^2)
Lee County	077	Marianna	1873	Phillips, Monroe, Crittenden, and St. Francis counties.	Robert E. Lee (1807–1870), a confederate General during the Civil War	10,424	602 sq mi (1,559 km^2)
Lincoln County	079	Star City	1871	Arkansas, Bradley, Desha, Drew, and Jefferson counties	Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), 16th President of the United States	14,134	561 sq mi (1,453 km^2)
Little River County	081	Ashdown	1867	Sevier County	Little River, a tributary of the Red River	13,171	532 sq mi (1,378 km^2)
Logan County	083	Booneville and Paris	1871	Franklin, Johnson, Pope, Scott, and Yell counties (Formally named Sarber County)	James Logan (1791–1859), an early settler of western Arkansas	22,353	710 sq mi (1,839 km^2)
Lonoke County	085	Lonoke	1873	Prairie and Pulaski counties	An oak tree that stood on the site of the current county seat	68,356	766 sq mi (1,984 km^2)
Madison County	087	Huntsville	1836	Washington County	James Madison (1751–1836), 4th President of the United States	15,717	837 sq mi (2,168 km^2)
Marion County	089	Yellville	1835	Izard County	Francis Marion (1732–1795), an American general during the Revolutionary War	16,653	598 sq mi (1,549 km^2)
Miller County	091	Texarkana	1874	Lafayette County	Former Miller County, Arkansas Territory (1820-38), which was named for James Miller (1776–1851), first Governor of the Arkansas Territory	43,462	624 sq mi (1,616 km^2)
Mississippi County	093	Blytheville and Osceola	1833[2]	Crittenden	the Mississippi River	46,480	920 sq mi (2,383 km^2)
Monroe County	095	Clarendon	1829[3]	Phillips and Arkansas counties	James Monroe (1758–1831), 5th President of the United States	8,149	607 sq mi (1,572 km^2)
Montgomery County	097	Mount Ida	1842	Hot Spring	Richard Montgomery (1738–1775), an American general during the Revolutionary War	9,487	781 sq mi (2,023 km^2)
Nevada County	099	Prescott	1871	Columbia, Hempstead, Ouachita counties	the state of Nevada	8,997	620 sq mi (1,606 km^2)
Newton County	101	Jasper	1842	Carroll	Thomas W. Newton (1804–1853), a State Senator and member of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas	8,330	823 sq mi (2,132 km^2)
Ouachita County	103	Camden	1842	Union	the Ouachita River	26,120	732 sq mi (1,896 km^2)
Perry County	105	Perryville	1840	Conway County	Oliver Hazard Perry (1785–1819), a naval officer in the War of 1812	10,445	551 sq mi (1,427 km^2)
Phillips County	107	Helena	1820	Arkansas and Lawrence County	Sylvanus Phillips, a member of the territorial legislature	21,757	693 sq mi (1,795 km^2)
Pike County	109	Murfreesboro	1833	Clark and Hempstead counties	Zebulon Pike (1779–1813), the explorer and discoverer of Pikes Peak	11,291	603 sq mi (1,562 km^2)
Poinsett County	111	Harrisburg	1838	Greene, Lawrence counties	Joel Roberts Poinsett (1779–1851), a United States Secretary of War and namesake of the poinsettia	24,583	758 sq mi (1,963 km^2)
Polk County	113	Mena	1844	Sevier	James Knox Polk (1795–1849), the eleventh president of the United States	20,662	860 sq mi (2,227 km^2)
Pope County	115	Russellville	1829	Crawford County	John Pope (1770–1845), a governor of the Arkansas Territory	61,754	812 sq mi (2,103 km^2)
Prairie County	117	Des Arc and DeValls Bluff	1846	Arkansas and Pulaski counties	Grand Prairie of eastern Arkansas	8,715	646 sq mi (1,673 km^2)
Pulaski County	119	Little Rock	1818	Arkansas and Lawrence counties (1818)	Kazimierz Pulaski (1745–1779), the Polish general in the American Revolutionary War	382,748	771 sq mi (1,997 km^2)
Randolph County	121	Pocahontas	1835	Lawrence County	John Randolph of Roanoke (1773–1833), a U.S. congressman from Virginia	17,969	652 sq mi (1,689 km^2)
St. Francis County	123	Forrest City	1827	Formed from Phillips County	The St. Francis River, a tributary of the Mississippi River	28,258	634 sq mi (1,642 km^2)
Saline County	125	Benton	1835	Independence and Pulaski	Salt reserves found within its borders	107,118	725 sq mi (1,878 km^2)
Scott County	127	Waldron	1833	Crawford and Pope counties	Andrew Scott (1789–1841), a territorial judge	11,233	894 sq mi (2,315 km^2)
Searcy County	129	Marshall	1838	Marion County	Richard Searcy, a judge from Lawrence County	8,195	667 sq mi (1,728 km^2)
Sebastian County	131	Greenwood and Fort Smith	1851	Crawford and Scott	William K. Sebastian (1812–1865), a U.S. Circuit Court judge from Arkansas	125,744	536 sq mi (1,388 km^2)
Sevier County	133	De Queen	1828	Hempstead County	Ambrose Sevier (1801–1848), a U.S. Senator from Arkansas	17,058	564 sq mi (1,461 km^2)
Sharp County	135	Ash Flat	1868	Lawrence County	Ephraim Sharp, an early settler of Arkansas	17,264	604 sq mi (1,564 km^2)
Stone County	137	Mountain View	1873	Izard, Independence, Searcy, Van Buren	Rugged, rocky area terrain	12,394	607 sq mi (1,572 km^2)
Union County	139	El Dorado	1829	Clark and Hempstead counties	The concept of the union of the states	41,639	1,039 sq mi (2,691 km^2)
Van Buren County	141	Clinton	1833	Conway, Izard, and Independence	Martin Van Buren (1782–1862), eighth president of the United States	17,295	712 sq mi (1,844 km^2)
Washington County	143	Fayetteville	1828	Lovely County	George Washington (1732–1799), first president of the United States	203,065	950 sq mi (2,460 km^2)
White County	145	Searcy	1835	Independence, Jackson and Pulaski counties	Hugh L. White (1773–1840), U.S. Senator from Tennessee and U.S. presidential candidate in 1836 for the Whig Party	77,076	1,034 sq mi (2,678 km^2)
Woodruff County	147	Augusta	1862	Jackson and St. Francis counties	William Woodruff (1795–1885), the first newspaper publisher in Arkansas	7,260	587 sq mi (1,520 km^2)
Yell County	149	Danville and Dardanelle	1840	Hot Spring, Pope, and Scott County	Archibald Yell (1797–1847), the second governor of Arkansas	22,185	928 sq mi (2,404 km^2)

Former counties in Arkansas

Lovely County (1827–1828)

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.^[4]

Miller County, Arkansas Territory (1820-38)

Created from Hempstead County. Most of its northern portion was actually in Choctaw Nation (now part of Oklahoma); rest of northern portion was dissolved into Sevier County in 1828. All of its southern portion was actually in Texas, and was nominally dissolved into Lafayette County in 1838.

Fictional counties in Arkansas

Bogan County

A fictional county in Arkansas as portrayed in the movie White Lightning and in the movie Dark Night of the Scarecrow.

Deeson County

A fictional county in southwest Arkansas near the intersection of Highway 71 and Interstate 82 as portrayed in the movie Smokey and the Bandit.

Green River County

A fictional county in Arkansas portrayed in the series Supernatural. Sam and Dean are arrested in Little Rock (which is actually located in Pulaski County), but they are sent to Green River County Detention.

References

1. "Find A County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
2. Mississippi County, Arkansas county government. "Mississippi County History". Retrieved 2011-04-15.
3. 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. VII. Madison, WI: The Western Historical Association. p. 107. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
4. McConaughy, James. "Lovely County, Arkansas". Washington County Arkansas Genealogical Society (WCAGS). Retrieved 2012-05-08.

External links

• State of Arkansas local government resources search