List of counties in Arkansas

There are 75 counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Arkansas has 10 counties with 2 county seats.

Counties

County	FIPS Code	County seat	Established	Origin	Meaning of name	Population	Area	Map
Arkansas County	001	De Witt and Stuttgart	1813	1st County (Eastern Arkansas)	A way of saying Quapaw Native American people	&&&&&&&&&&019019.&&&&&019,019	&&&&&&&&&&&&0988.&&&&&0988 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&02559.&&&&&02,559 km²)
Ashley County	003	Hamburg	1848	Drew and Union counties	Chester Ashley (1791–1848), a U.S. Senator from Arkansas	&&&&&&&&&&021853.&&&&&021,853	&&&&&&&&&&&&0921.&&&&&0921 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&02385.&&&&&02,385 km²)
Baxter County	005	Mountain Home	1873	Fulton, Izard, Marion, and Searcy counties	Elisha Baxter (1827–1899), a Governor of Arkansas	&&&&&&&&&&041513.&&&&&041,513	&&&&&&&&&&&&0554.&&&&&0554 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01435.&&&&&01,435 km²)
Benton County	007	Bentonville	1836	Washington County	Thomas Hart Benton (1782–1858), a U.S. Senator from Missouri	&&&&&&&&&0221339.&&&&&0221,339	&&&&&&&&&&&&0843.&&&&&0843 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&02183.&&&&&02,183 km²)
Boone County	009	Harrison	1869	Carroll and Marion counties	Daniel Boone (1734–1820), the American frontiersman	&&&&&&&&&&036903.&&&&&036,903	&&&&&&&&&&&&0591.&&&&&0591 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01531.&&&&&01,531 km²)
Bradley County	011	Warren	1840	Union County	Hugh Bradley, a soldier in the War of 1812 and early area settler	&&&&&&&&&&011508.&&&&&011,508	&&&&&&&&&&&&0651.&&&&&0651 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01686.&&&&&01,686 km²)
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	&&&&&&&&&&&05368.&&&&&05,368	&&&&&&&&&&&&0628.&&&&&0628 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01627.&&&&&01,627 km²)
Carroll County	015	Berryville and Eureka Springs	1833	Izard County and later by Madison County (1870)	Charles Carroll (1737–1832), a signer of the Declaration of Independence	&&&&&&&&&&027446.&&&&&027,446	&&&&&&&&&&&&0634.&&&&&0634 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01642.&&&&&01,642 km²)
Chicot County	017	Lake Village	1823	Arkansas County	Point Chicot on the Mississippi River	&&&&&&&&&&011800.&&&&&011,800	&&&&&&&&&&&&0644.&&&&&0644 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01668.&&&&&01,668 km²)
Clark County	019	Arkadelphia	1818	Arkansas (1818)	William Clark (1770–1838), explorer and Governor of the Missouri Territory	&&&&&&&&&&022995.&&&&&022,995	&&&&&&&&&&&&0866.&&&&&0866 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&02243.&&&&&02,243 km²)
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	&&&&&&&&&&016083.&&&&&016,083	&&&&&&&&&&&&0639.&&&&&0639 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01655.&&&&&01,655 km²)
Cleburne County	023	Heber Springs	1883	White, Van Buren, and Independence counties	Patrick Cleburne (1828–1864), a Confederate General in the Civil War	&&&&&&&&&&025970.&&&&&025,970	&&&&&&&&&&&&0553.&&&&&0553 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01432.&&&&&01,432 km²)
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)	&&&&&&&&&&&08689.&&&&&08,689	&&&&&&&&&&&&0598.&&&&&0598 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01549.&&&&&01,549 km²)
Columbia County	027	Magnolia	1852	Formed from Lafayette, Hempstead, and Ouachita counties	Columbia, a female personification of the United States	&&&&&&&&&&024552.&&&&&024,552	&&&&&&&&&&&&0766.&&&&&0766 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01984.&&&&&01,984 km²)
Conway County	029	Morrilton	1825	Pulaski County	Henry Wharton Conway (1793–1827), territorial delegate to the United States House of Representatives	&&&&&&&&&&021273.&&&&&021,273	&&&&&&&&&&&&0556.&&&&&0556 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01440.&&&&&01,440 km²)
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	&&&&&&&&&&096443.&&&&&096,443	&&&&&&&&&&&&0711.&&&&&0711 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01841.&&&&&01,841 km²)
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	&&&&&&&&&&061948.&&&&&061,948	&&&&&&&&&&&&0596.&&&&&0596 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01544.&&&&&01,544 km²)
Crittenden County	035	Marion	1825	Phillips County	Robert Crittenden (1797–1834), Governor of the Arkansas Territory	&&&&&&&&&&050902.&&&&&050,902	&&&&&&&&&&&&0610.&&&&&0610 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01580.&&&&&01,580 km²)
Cross County	037	Wynne	1862	St. Francis, Poinsett, and Crittenden counties	David C. Cross, a Confederate soldier in the Civil War and local politician	&&&&&&&&&&017870.&&&&&017,870	&&&&&&&&&&&&0616.&&&&&0616 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01595.&&&&&01,595 km²)
Dallas County	039	Fordyce	1845	Clark and Bradley counties	George M. Dallas (1792–1864), 11th Vice President of the United States	&&&&&&&&&&&08116.&&&&&08,116	&&&&&&&&&&&&0668.&&&&&0668 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01730.&&&&&01,730 km²)
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	&&&&&&&&&&013008.&&&&&013,008	&&&&&&&&&&&&0765.&&&&&0765 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01981.&&&&&01,981 km²)
Drew County	043	Monticello	1846	Bradley, Chicot, Desha, Union counties	Thomas Stevenson Drew (1802–1879), 3rd Governor of Arkansas	&&&&&&&&&&018509.&&&&&018,509	&&&&&&&&&&&&0828.&&&&&0828 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&02145.&&&&&02,145 km²)
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"	&&&&&&&&&0113237.&&&&&0113,237	&&&&&&&&&&&&0647.&&&&&0647 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01676.&&&&&01,676 km²)
Franklin County	047	Ozark and Charleston	1837	Crawford and Johnson counties	Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), founding father of the United States	&&&&&&&&&&018125.&&&&&018,125	&&&&&&&&&&&&0610.&&&&&0610 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01580.&&&&&01,580 km²)
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	&&&&&&&&&&012245.&&&&&012,245	&&&&&&&&&&&&0618.&&&&&0618 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01601.&&&&&01,601 km²)
Garland County	051	Hot Springs	1873	Montgomery, Hot Springs, and Saline counties	Augustus Hill Garland (1832–1899), U.S. Senator and 11th Governor of Arkansas	&&&&&&&&&&096024.&&&&&096,024	&&&&&&&&&&&&0678.&&&&&0678 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01756.&&&&&01,756 km²)
Grant County	053	Sheridan	1869	Jefferson, Hot Spring, Saline counties	Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822–1885), 18th President of the United States	&&&&&&&&&&017853.&&&&&017,853	&&&&&&&&&&&&0632.&&&&&0632 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01637.&&&&&01,637 km²)
Greene County	055	Paragould	1833	Lawrence County and later on by Randolph	Nathanael Greene (1742–1786), the Revolutionary War General	&&&&&&&&&&042090.&&&&&042,090	&&&&&&&&&&&&0578.&&&&&0578 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01497.&&&&&01,497 km²)
Hempstead County	057	Hope	1818	Arkansas (1818)	Edward Hempstead (1780–1817), Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Missouri Territory	&&&&&&&&&&022609.&&&&&022,609	&&&&&&&&&&&&0729.&&&&&0729 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01888.&&&&&01,888 km²)
Hot Spring County	059	Malvern	1829	Clark County and later from Montgomery County (prior 1880)	Naturally occurring hot springs within the county	&&&&&&&&&&032923.&&&&&032,923	&&&&&&&&&&&&0615.&&&&&0615 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01593.&&&&&01,593 km²)
Howard County	061	Nashville	1873	Pike, Hempstead, Polk, Sevier counties.	James H. Howard, an Arkansas State Senator	&&&&&&&&&&013789.&&&&&013,789	&&&&&&&&&&&&0588.&&&&&0588 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01523.&&&&&01,523 km²)
Independence County	063	Batesville	1820	Lawrence County (1820)	The Declaration of Independence	&&&&&&&&&&036647.&&&&&036,647	&&&&&&&&&&&&0764.&&&&&0764 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01979.&&&&&01,979 km²)
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	&&&&&&&&&&013696.&&&&&013,696	&&&&&&&&&&&&0581.&&&&&0581 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01505.&&&&&01,505 km²)
Jackson County	067	Newport	1829	Lawrence and St. Francis counties	Andrew Jackson (1767–1845), 7th President of the United States	&&&&&&&&&&017997.&&&&&017,997	&&&&&&&&&&&&0634.&&&&&0634 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01642.&&&&&01,642 km²)
Jefferson County	069	Pine Bluff	1829	Arkansas and Pulaski	Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), 3rd President of the United States	&&&&&&&&&&077435.&&&&&077,435	&&&&&&&&&&&&0885.&&&&&0885 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&02292.&&&&&02,292 km²)
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	&&&&&&&&&&025540.&&&&&025,540	&&&&&&&&&&&&0662.&&&&&0662 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01715.&&&&&01,715 km²)
Lafayette County	073	Lewisville	1827	Hempstead County and later from Columbia County (prior 1910)	The Marquis de la Fayette (1757–1834), a Frenchman who served as a General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War	&&&&&&&&&&&07645.&&&&&07,645	&&&&&&&&&&&&0526.&&&&&0526 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01362.&&&&&01,362 km²)
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	&&&&&&&&&&017415.&&&&&017,415	&&&&&&&&&&&&0587.&&&&&0587 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01520.&&&&&01,520 km²)
Lee County	077	Marianna	1873	Phillips, Monroe, Crittenden, and St. Francis counties.	Robert E. Lee (1807–1870), a confederate General during the Civil War	&&&&&&&&&&010424.&&&&&010,424	&&&&&&&&&&&&0602.&&&&&0602 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01559.&&&&&01,559 km²)
Lincoln County	079	Star City	1871	Arkansas, Bradley, Desha, Drew, and Jefferson counties	Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), 16th President of the United States	&&&&&&&&&&014134.&&&&&014,134	&&&&&&&&&&&&0561.&&&&&0561 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01453.&&&&&01,453 km²)
Little River County	081	Ashdown	1867	Sevier County	Little River, a tributary of the Red River	&&&&&&&&&&013171.&&&&&013,171	&&&&&&&&&&&&0532.&&&&&0532 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01378.&&&&&01,378 km²)
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	&&&&&&&&&&022353.&&&&&022,353	&&&&&&&&&&&&0710.&&&&&0710 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01839.&&&&&01,839 km²)
Lonoke County	085	Lonoke	1873	Prairie and Pulaski counties	An oak tree that stood on the site of the current county seat	&&&&&&&&&&068356.&&&&&068,356	&&&&&&&&&&&&0766.&&&&&0766 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01984.&&&&&01,984 km²)
Madison County	087	Huntsville	1836	Washington County	James Madison (1751–1836), 4th President of the United States	&&&&&&&&&&015717.&&&&&015,717	&&&&&&&&&&&&0837.&&&&&0837 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&02168.&&&&&02,168 km²)
Marion County	089	Yellville	1835	Izard County	Francis Marion (1732–1795), an American general during the Revolutionary War	&&&&&&&&&&016653.&&&&&016,653	&&&&&&&&&&&&0598.&&&&&0598 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01549.&&&&&01,549 km²)
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	&&&&&&&&&&043462.&&&&&043,462	&&&&&&&&&&&&0624.&&&&&0624 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01616.&&&&&01,616 km²)
Mississippi County	093	Blytheville and Osceola	1833	Crittenden	the Mississippi River	&&&&&&&&&&046480.&&&&&046,480	&&&&&&&&&&&&0898.&&&&&0898 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&02326.&&&&&02,326 km²)
Monroe County	095	Clarendon	1839	Phillips and Arkansas counties	James Monroe (1758–1831), 5th President of the United States	&&&&&&&&&&&08149.&&&&&08,149	&&&&&&&&&&&&0607.&&&&&0607 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01572.&&&&&01,572 km²)
Montgomery County	097	Mount Ida	1842	Hot Spring	Richard Montgomery (1738–1775), an American general during the Revolutionary War	&&&&&&&&&&&09487.&&&&&09,487	&&&&&&&&&&&&0781.&&&&&0781 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&02023.&&&&&02,023 km²)
Nevada County	099	Prescott	1871	Columbia, Hempstead, Ouachita counties	the state of Nevada	&&&&&&&&&&&08997.&&&&&08,997	&&&&&&&&&&&&0620.&&&&&0620 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01606.&&&&&01,606 km²)
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	&&&&&&&&&&&08330.&&&&&08,330	&&&&&&&&&&&&0823.&&&&&0823 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&02132.&&&&&02,132 km²)
Ouachita County	103	Camden	1842	Union	the Ouachita River	&&&&&&&&&&026120.&&&&&026,120	&&&&&&&&&&&&0732.&&&&&0732 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01896.&&&&&01,896 km²)
Perry County	105	Perryville	1840	Conway County	Oliver Hazard Perry (1785–1819), a naval officer in the War of 1812	&&&&&&&&&&010445.&&&&&010,445	&&&&&&&&&&&&0551.&&&&&0551 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01427.&&&&&01,427 km²)
Phillips County	107	Helena	1820	Arkansas and Lawrence County	Sylvanus Phillips, a member of the territorial legislature	&&&&&&&&&&021757.&&&&&021,757	&&&&&&&&&&&&0693.&&&&&0693 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01795.&&&&&01,795 km²)
Pike County	109	Murfreesboro	1833	Clark and Hempstead counties	Zebulon Pike (1779–1813), the explorer and discoverer of Pikes Peak	&&&&&&&&&&011291.&&&&&011,291	&&&&&&&&&&&&0603.&&&&&0603 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01562.&&&&&01,562 km²)
Poinsett County	111	Harrisburg	1838	Greene, Lawrence counties	Joel Roberts Poinsett (1779–1851), a United States Secretary of War and namesake of the poinsettia	&&&&&&&&&&024583.&&&&&024,583	&&&&&&&&&&&&0758.&&&&&0758 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01963.&&&&&01,963 km²)
Polk County	113	Mena	1844	Sevier	James Knox Polk (1795–1849), the eleventh president of the United States	&&&&&&&&&&020662.&&&&&020,662	&&&&&&&&&&&&0860.&&&&&0860 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&02227.&&&&&02,227 km²)
Pope County	115	Russellville	1829	Crawford County	John Pope (1770-1845), a governor of the Arkansas Territory	&&&&&&&&&&061754.&&&&&061,754	&&&&&&&&&&&&0812.&&&&&0812 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&02103.&&&&&02,103 km²)
Prairie County	117	Des Arc and DeValls Bluff	1846	Arkansas and Pulaski counties	Grand Prairie of eastern Arkansas	&&&&&&&&&&&08715.&&&&&08,715	&&&&&&&&&&&&0646.&&&&&0646 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01673.&&&&&01,673 km²)
Pulaski County	119	Little Rock	1818	Arkansas and Lawrence counties (1818)	Kazimierz Pulaski (1745–1779), the Polish general in the American Revolutionary War	&&&&&&&&&0382748.&&&&&0382,748	&&&&&&&&&&&&0771.&&&&&0771 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01997.&&&&&01,997 km²)
Randolph County	121	Pocahontas	1835	Lawrence County	John Randolph of Roanoke (1773–1833), a U.S. congressman from Virginia	&&&&&&&&&&017969.&&&&&017,969	&&&&&&&&&&&&0652.&&&&&0652 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01689.&&&&&01,689 km²)
St. Francis County	123	Forrest City	1827	Formed from Phillips County	The St. Francis River, a tributary of the Mississippi River	&&&&&&&&&&028258.&&&&&028,258	&&&&&&&&&&&&0634.&&&&&0634 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01642.&&&&&01,642 km²)
Saline County	125	Benton	1835	Independence and Pulaski	Salt reserves found within its borders	&&&&&&&&&0107118.&&&&&0107,118	&&&&&&&&&&&&0725.&&&&&0725 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01878.&&&&&01,878 km²)
Scott County	127	Waldron	1833	Crawford and Pope counties	Andrew Scott (1789–1841), a territorial judge	&&&&&&&&&&011233.&&&&&011,233	&&&&&&&&&&&&0894.&&&&&0894 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&02315.&&&&&02,315 km²)
Searcy County	129	Marshall	1838	Marion County	Richard Searcy, a judge from Lawrence County	&&&&&&&&&&&08195.&&&&&08,195	&&&&&&&&&&&&0667.&&&&&0667 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01728.&&&&&01,728 km²)
Sebastian County	131	Greenwood and Fort Smith	1851	Crawford and Scott	William K. Sebastian (1812–1865), a U.S. Circuit Court judge from Arkansas	&&&&&&&&&0125744.&&&&&0125,744	&&&&&&&&&&&&0536.&&&&&0536 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01388.&&&&&01,388 km²)
Sevier County	133	De Queen	1828	Hempstead County	Ambrose Sevier (1801–1848), a U.S. Senator from Arkansas	&&&&&&&&&&017058.&&&&&017,058	&&&&&&&&&&&&0564.&&&&&0564 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01461.&&&&&01,461 km²)
Sharp County	135	Ash Flat	1868	Lawrence County	Ephraim Sharp, an early settler of Arkansas	&&&&&&&&&&017264.&&&&&017,264	&&&&&&&&&&&&0604.&&&&&0604 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01564.&&&&&01,564 km²)
Stone County	137	Mountain View	1873	Izard, Indenpendence, Searcy, Van Buren	Rugged, rocky area terrain	&&&&&&&&&&012394.&&&&&012,394	&&&&&&&&&&&&0607.&&&&&0607 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01572.&&&&&01,572 km²)
Union County	139	El Dorado	1829	Clark and Hempstead counties	The concept of the union of the states	&&&&&&&&&&041639.&&&&&041,639	&&&&&&&&&&&01039.&&&&&01,039 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&02691.&&&&&02,691 km²)
Van Buren County	141	Clinton	1833	Conway, Izard, and Independece	Martin Van Buren (1782–1862), eighth president of the United States	&&&&&&&&&&017295.&&&&&017,295	&&&&&&&&&&&&0712.&&&&&0712 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01844.&&&&&01,844 km²)
Washington County	143	Fayetteville	1828	Lovely County	George Washington (1732–1799), first president of the United States	&&&&&&&&&0203065.&&&&&0203,065	&&&&&&&&&&&&0950.&&&&&0950 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&02460.&&&&&02,460 km²)
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	&&&&&&&&&&077076.&&&&&077,076	&&&&&&&&&&&01034.&&&&&01,034 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&02678.&&&&&02,678 km²)
Woodruff County	147	Augusta	1862	Jackson and St. Francis counties	William Woodruff (1795–1885), the first newspaper publisher in Arkansas	&&&&&&&&&&&07260.&&&&&07,260	&&&&&&&&&&&&0587.&&&&&0587 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01520.&&&&&01,520 km²)
Yell County	149	Danville and Dardanelle	1840	Hot Spring, Pope, and Scott County	Archibald Yell (1797–1847), the second governor of Arkansas	&&&&&&&&&&022185.&&&&&022,185	&&&&&&&&&&&&0928.&&&&&0928 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&02404.&&&&&02,404 km²)