List of counties in Arkansas

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The US -American state of Arkansas 's 75 counties divided.

The official abbreviation for Arkansas is AR and the FIPS code is 05 .

The FIPS code of each individual county therefore always begins with 05 , to which the three-digit number shown in the table is added for each county.

The population is based on the results of the official 2010 census .

county	FIPS code	County Seat	founding	origin	Origin of name	Residents 2010	surface
Arkansas	001	DeWitt , Stuttgart	1813	First County (East Arkansas)	Quapaw - word for land of people living downstream	19,019	2,560 km²
Ashley	003	Hamburg	1848	Drew and Union County	Chester Ashley (1790–1848) - US Senator from Arkansas (1844–1848)	21,853	2,386 km²
Baxter	005	Mountain Home	18873	Fulton, Izard, Marion, and Searcy Counties	Elisha Baxter (1827–1899) - Arkansas Governor (1873–1874)	41,513	1,436 km²
Benton	007	Bentonville	1836	Washington County	Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1858) - US Senator from Missouri (1821-1851)	221,339	2,191 km²
Boone	009	Harrison	18869	Carroll and Marion County	Daniel Boone (1734–1820) - hunter and early settler	36,903	1,531 km²
Bradley	011	Warren	1840	Union County	Hugh Bradley (1783–1854) - one of the early settlers in southern Arkansas	11,508	1,685 km²
Calhoun	013	Hampton	1850	Dallas and Ouachita Counties	John C. Calhoun (1782–1850) - seventh Vice President of the United States (1825–1832)	5,368	1,627 km²
Carroll	015	Berryville	1833	Izard County and Madison County	Charles Carroll (1737-1832) - co-signer of the United States' Declaration of Independence	27,446	1,632 km²
Chicot	017	Lake Village	1823	Arkansas County	Point Chicot on the Mississippi River	11,800	1,668 km²
Clark	019	Arkadelphia	1818	Arkansas (1818)	William Clark (1770-1838) - explorer and governor of the Missouri Territory (1813-1820)	22,995	2,241 km²
Clay	021	Piggott	1873	Randolph and Greene Counties	John Middleton Clayton (1796-1856) - Member of the US House of Representatives (1829-1836)	16,083	1,656 km²
Cleburne	023	Heber Springs	1883	White, Van Buren and Independence Counties	Patrick Ronayne Cleburne (1828–1864) - General in the Confederate Army	25,970	1,432 km²
Cleveland	025	Rison	1873	Bradley, Dallas and Jefferson Counties	Grover Cleveland (1837–1908) - 22nd and 24th President of the United States (1885–1889, 1893–1897)	8,689	1,548 km²
Columbia	027	Magnolia	1852	LaFayette, Hempstead, and Ouachita Counties	Columbia - the feminine personalization of the United States	24,552	1,984 km²
Conway	029	Morrilton	1825	Pulaski County	Henry Wharton Conway (1793–1827) - Member of the US House of Representatives (1823–1827)	21,273	1,440 km²
Craighead	031	Jonesboro	1859	Mississippi, Greene and Poinsett Counties	Thomas Craighead (1798–1862) - Senator in Arkansas	96,443	1,841 km²
Crawford	033	Van Buren	1820	Pulaski County	William Harris Crawford (1772–1834) - Secretary of War (1815–1816) and Treasury Secretary (1816–1825) of the United States	61,948	1,542 km²
Crittenden	035	Marion	1825	Phillips County	Robert Crittenden (1797-1834) - Governor of the Arkansas Territory (1825-1828)	50.902	1,580 km²
Cross	037	Wynne	1862	St. Francis, Poinsett and Crittenden Counties	David C. Cross - Confederate soldier and local politician	17,870	1,595 km²
Dallas	039	Fordyce	1845	Clark and Bradley Counties	George M. Dallas (1792–1864) - eleventh Vice President of the United States (1845–1849)	8,116	1,729 km²
Desha	041	Arkansas	1838	Arkansas, Union, Chicot, and Lincoln Counties	Benjamin Desha - British – American War soldier and settler in Arkansas	13.008	1,981 km²
Drew	043	Monticello	1846	Bradley, Chicot, Desha, and Union Counties	Thomas Stevenson Drew (1802–1879), Governor of Arkansas	18,509	2,145 km²
faulkner	045	Conway	1873	Pulaski and Conway Counties	Sanford Faulkner (1806–1874) - Confederate soldier and composer of the song "The Arkansas Traveler"	113.237	1,677 km²
Franklin	047	Ozark	1837	Crawford and Johnson Counties	Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) - one of the founding fathers of the United States	18,125	1,579 km²
Fulton	049	Salem	1842	Izard and Lawrence Counties	William Savin Fulton (1795–1844) - Governor of the Arkansas Territory (1835–1836)	12,245	1,601 km²
Garland	051	Hot springs	1873	Montgomery, Hot Springs, and Saline Counties	Augustus Hill Garland (1832–1899) - Arkansas Governor (1874–1877)	96,024	1,754 km²
Grant	053	Sheridan	1869	Jefferson, Hot Spring and Saline Counties	Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885) - 18th President of the United States (1869–1877)	17,853	1,636 km²
Greene	055	Paragould	1833	Lawrence and Randolph Counties	Nathanael Greene (1742–1786) - General in the American War of Independence	42,090	1,496 km²
Hempstead	057	Hope	1818	Arkansas County	Edward Hempstead (1780-1817) - Member of the US House of Representatives (1812-1814)	22.609	1,888 km²
Hot spring	059	Malvern	1829	Clark and Montgomery Counties	Hot springs in the region	32,923	1,593 km²
Howard	061	Nashville	1873	Pike, Hempstead, Polk, and Sevier Counties	James H. Howard - Senator in Arkansas	13,789	1,521 km²
Independence	063	Batesville	1820	Lawrence County	US Declaration of Independence	36,647	1,978 km²
Izard	065	Melbourne	1825	Independence, Crawford and Fulton Counties	George Izard (1776–1828) - Governor of the Arkansas Territory (1825–1828)	13,696	1,504 km²
Jackson	067	Newport	1829	Lawrence and St. Francis Counties	Andrew Jackson (1767–1845) - seventh President of the United States (1829–1837)	17,997	1,641 km²
Jefferson	069	Pine Bluff	1829	Arkansas and Pulaski Counties	Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) - third President of the United States (1801–1809)	77,435	2,292 km²
Johnson	071	Clarksville	1833	Pope County and a small portion of Madison County	Benjamin Johnson (1784–1849) - Arkansas Territory federal judge	25,540	1,715 km²
Lafayette	073	Lewisville	1827	Hempstead and Columbia Counties	Marquis de La Fayette (1757–1834) - French general in the American War of Independence	7,645	1,364 km²
Lawrence	075	Walnut Ridge	1815	Arkansas and New Madrid (MO)	James Lawrence (1781–1813) - American naval officer in the British – American War of 1812	17,415	1,519 km²
lee	077	Marianna	1873	Phillips, Monroe, Crittenden, and St. Francis Counties	Robert Edward Lee (1807-1870) - Confederate general in the Civil War	10,424	1,558 km²
Lincoln	079	Star City	1871	Arkansas, Bradley, Desha, Drew, and Jefferson Counties	Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) - 16th President of the United States (1861–1865)	14,134	1,454 km²
Little River	081	Ashdown	1867	Sevier County	Little River - a tributary of the Red River	13,171	1,377 km²
Logan	083	Paris	1871	Franklin, Johnson, Pope, Scott, and Yell Counties	James Logan (1791-1859) - one of the first white settlers in western Arkansas	22,353	1,839 km²
Lonoke	085	Lonoke	1873	Prairie and Pulaski Counties	A lone oak that stood on the site of today's county administration	68,356	1,984 km²
Madison	087	Huntsville	1836	Washington County	James Madison (1751-1836) - fourth President of the United States (1809-1817)	15,717	2,167 km²
Marion	089	Yellville	1835	Izard County	Francis Marion (1732–1795) - General in the American War of Independence	16,653	1,548 km²
Miller	091	Texarkana	1862	LaFayette County	James Miller (1776-1851) - first governor of the Arkansas Territory	43,462	1,616 km²
Mississippi	093	Blytheville	1883	Crittenden County	Mississippi River	46,480	2,326 km²
Monroe	095	Clarendon	1839	Phillips and Arkansas Counties	James Monroe (1758–1831) - fifth President of the United States (1817–1825)	8,149	1,571 km²
Montgomery	097	Mount Ida	1842	Hot Spring County	Richard Montgomery (1738–1775) - General in the American War of Independence	9,487	2,023 km²
Nevada	099	Prescott	1871	Columbia, Hempstead, and Ouachita Counties	The state of Nevada	8,997	1,606 km²
Newton	101	Jasper	1842	Carroll	Thomas Willoughby Newton (1804-1853) - Member of the US House of Representatives (1847)	8,330	2,131 km²
Ouachita	103	Camden	1842	Union County	Ouachita River	26,120	1,897 km²
Perry	105	Perryville	1840	Conway County	Oliver Hazard Perry (1785–1819) - naval officer in the British – American War of 1812	10,445	1,427 km²
Phillips	107	Helena-West Helena	1820	Arkansas and Lawrence Counties	Sylvanus Phillips - Arkansas Territory MP	21,757	1,794 km²
pike	109	Murfreesboro	1833	Clark and Hempstead Counties	Zebulon Pike (1779–1813) - Officer and discoverer of Pikes Peak in Colorado	11,291	1,562 km²
Poinsett	111	Harrisburg	1838	Greene and Lawrence Counties	Joel Roberts Poinsett (1779–1851) - US Secretary of War (1837–1841)	24,583	1,963 km²
Polk	113	Mena	1844	Sevier County	James K. Polk (1795–1849) - eleventh President of the United States (1845–1849)	20,662	2,226 km²
Pope	115	Russellville	1829	Crawford County	John Pope (1770-1845) - Governor of the Arkansas Territory (1829-1835)	61,754	2,103 km²
Prairie	117	Of the arc	1846	Arkansas and Pulaski Counties	Prairie ( Prairie Fr .: Prairie )	8,715	1,673 km²
Pulaski	119	Little rock	1818	Arkansas and Lawrence Counties	Kazimierz Pułaski (1745–1779) - Polish general in the American War of Independence	382,748	1,996 km²
Randolph	121	Pocahontas	1835	Lawrence County	John Randolph of Roanoke (1773–1833) - US Senator from Virginia (1825–1827)	17,969	1,688 km²
Saltworks	125	Benton	1835	Independence and Pulaski Counties	Salt deposits in the region	107.118	1,874 km²
Scott	127	Waldron	1833	Crawford and Pope Counties	Andrew Scott (1789–1841) - Arkansas Territory Judge	11,233	2,315 km²
Searcy	129	Marshall	1838	Marion County	Richard Searcy - Lawrence County Judge	8,195	1,728 km²
Sebastian	131	Fort Smith	1851	Crawford and Scott County	William King Sebastian (1812–1865) - US Senator from Arkansas (1848–1861)	125,744	1,389 km²
Sevier	133	De Queen	1828	Hempstead County	Ambrose Hundley Sevier (1801–1848) - US Senator from Arkansas (1836–1848)	17.058	1,461 km²
Sharp	135	Ash Flat	1868	Lawrence County	Ephraim Sharp - an early settler in Arkansas	17,264	1,565 km²
St. Francis	123	Forrest City	1827	Phillips County	Saint Francis River - a tributary of the Mississippi	28,258	1,642 km²
Stone	137	Mountain View	1873	Izard, Independence, Searcy, and Van Buren Counties	Rocks and stones ( stones ) in the region	12,394	1,571 km²
union	139	El Dorado	1829	Clark and Hempstead Counties	The Union - a term used until the Civil War for the relationship between the US states	41,639	2,691 km²
Van Buren	141	Clinton	1833	Conway, Izard, and Independence Counties	Martin Van Buren (1782–1862) - eighth President of the United States (1837–1841)	17,295	1,843 km²
Washington	143	Fayetteville	1828	Lovely County	George Washington (1732–1799) - first President of the United States (1789–1797)	203.065	2,460 km²
White	145	Searcy	1835	Independence, Jackson and Pulaski Counties	Hugh Lawson White (1773-1840) - US Senator from Tennessee (1825-1840)	77,076	2,678 km²
Woodruff	147	Augusta	1862	Jackson and St. Francis Counties	William Woodruff (1795–1885) - first newspaper publisher in Arkansas	7,260	1,519 km²
Yell	149	Danville	1840	Hot Spring, Pope, and Scott Counties	Archibald Yell (1797–1847) - second governor of Arkansas (1840–1844)	22,185	2,403 km²