Arkansas Population 1900-2023
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the state of Arkansas from 1900 to 2023.
- The population of Arkansas in 2023 was 3,067,732, a 0.7% increase from 2022.
- The population of Arkansas in 2022 was 3,046,404, a 0.59% increase from 2021.
- The population of Arkansas in 2021 was 3,028,443, a 0.47% increase from 2020.
- The population of Arkansas in 2020 was 3,014,348, a 0.22% decline from 2019.
| State Population Ranking |
| State Name |
Population |
| California |
38,965,193 |
| Texas |
30,503,301 |
| Florida |
22,610,726 |
| New York |
19,571,216 |
| Pennsylvania |
12,961,683 |
| Illinois |
12,549,689 |
| Ohio |
11,785,935 |
| Georgia |
11,029,227 |
| North Carolina |
10,835,491 |
| Michigan |
10,037,261 |
| New Jersey |
9,290,841 |
| Virginia |
8,715,698 |
| Washington |
7,812,880 |
| Arizona |
7,431,344 |
| Tennessee |
7,126,489 |
| Massachusetts |
7,001,399 |
| Indiana |
6,862,199 |
| Missouri |
6,196,156 |
| Maryland |
6,180,253 |
| Wisconsin |
5,910,955 |
| Colorado |
5,877,610 |
| Minnesota |
5,737,915 |
| South Carolina |
5,373,555 |
| Alabama |
5,108,468 |
| Louisiana |
4,573,749 |
| Kentucky |
4,526,154 |
| Oregon |
4,233,358 |
| Oklahoma |
4,053,824 |
| Connecticut |
3,617,176 |
| Utah |
3,417,734 |
| Iowa |
3,207,004 |
| Nevada |
3,194,176 |
| Arkansas |
3,067,732 |
| Kansas |
2,940,546 |
| Mississippi |
2,939,690 |
| New Mexico |
2,114,371 |
| Nebraska |
1,978,379 |
| Idaho |
1,964,726 |
| West Virginia |
1,770,071 |
| Hawaii |
1,435,138 |
| New Hampshire |
1,402,054 |
| Maine |
1,395,722 |
| Montana |
1,132,812 |
| Rhode Island |
1,095,962 |
| Delaware |
1,031,890 |
| North Dakota |
783,926 |
| Alaska |
733,406 |
| Wyoming |
584,057 |
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Arkansas - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2023 |
3,067,732 |
0.70% |
| 2022 |
3,046,404 |
0.59% |
| 2021 |
3,028,443 |
0.47% |
| 2020 |
3,014,348 |
-0.22% |
| 2019 |
3,020,985 |
0.29% |
| 2018 |
3,012,161 |
0.28% |
| 2017 |
3,003,855 |
0.40% |
| 2016 |
2,991,815 |
0.41% |
| 2015 |
2,979,732 |
0.37% |
| 2014 |
2,968,759 |
0.28% |
| 2013 |
2,960,459 |
0.26% |
| 2012 |
2,952,876 |
0.40% |
| 2011 |
2,941,038 |
0.65% |
| 2010 |
2,921,998 |
0.87% |
| 2009 |
2,896,843 |
0.78% |
| 2008 |
2,874,554 |
0.91% |
| 2007 |
2,848,650 |
0.95% |
| 2006 |
2,821,761 |
1.46% |
| 2005 |
2,781,097 |
1.14% |
| 2004 |
2,749,686 |
0.91% |
| 2003 |
2,724,816 |
0.70% |
| 2002 |
2,705,927 |
0.53% |
| 2001 |
2,691,571 |
0.48% |
| 2000 |
2,678,588 |
4.99% |
| 1999 |
2,551,373 |
0.52% |
| 1998 |
2,538,202 |
0.56% |
| 1997 |
2,524,007 |
0.76% |
| 1996 |
2,504,858 |
1.00% |
| 1995 |
2,480,121 |
1.20% |
| 1994 |
2,450,605 |
1.11% |
| 1993 |
2,423,743 |
1.24% |
| 1992 |
2,394,098 |
0.99% |
| 1991 |
2,370,666 |
0.69% |
| 1990 |
2,354,343 |
0.34% |
| 1989 |
2,346,358 |
0.16% |
| 1988 |
2,342,656 |
0.01% |
| 1987 |
2,342,355 |
0.44% |
| 1986 |
2,331,984 |
0.21% |
| 1985 |
2,327,046 |
0.31% |
| 1984 |
2,319,768 |
0.61% |
| 1983 |
2,305,761 |
0.50% |
| 1982 |
2,294,257 |
0.05% |
| 1981 |
2,293,201 |
0.19% |
| 1980 |
2,288,738 |
0.77% |
| 1979 |
2,271,333 |
1.26% |
| 1978 |
2,243,127 |
1.54% |
| 1977 |
2,209,010 |
1.79% |
| 1976 |
2,170,161 |
0.49% |
| 1975 |
2,159,526 |
2.77% |
| 1974 |
2,101,403 |
2.05% |
| 1973 |
2,059,256 |
2.01% |
| 1972 |
2,018,638 |
2.35% |
| 1971 |
1,972,312 |
2.55% |
| 1970 |
1,923,322 |
0.54% |
| 1969 |
1,913,000 |
0.58% |
| 1968 |
1,902,000 |
0.05% |
| 1967 |
1,901,000 |
0.11% |
| 1966 |
1,899,000 |
0.26% |
| 1965 |
1,894,000 |
-0.16% |
| 1964 |
1,897,000 |
1.17% |
| 1963 |
1,875,000 |
1.19% |
| 1962 |
1,853,000 |
2.60% |
| 1961 |
1,806,000 |
0.95% |
| 1960 |
1,789,000 |
1.88% |
| 1959 |
1,756,000 |
1.74% |
| 1958 |
1,726,000 |
-0.40% |
| 1957 |
1,733,000 |
1.70% |
| 1956 |
1,704,000 |
-1.22% |
| 1955 |
1,725,000 |
-0.52% |
| 1954 |
1,734,000 |
-2.58% |
| 1953 |
1,780,000 |
-3.16% |
| 1952 |
1,838,000 |
-3.31% |
| 1951 |
1,901,000 |
-0.37% |
| 1950 |
1,908,000 |
3.47% |
| 1949 |
1,844,000 |
1.04% |
| 1948 |
1,825,000 |
-0.60% |
| 1947 |
1,836,000 |
2.17% |
| 1946 |
1,797,000 |
1.99% |
| 1945 |
1,762,000 |
-0.34% |
| 1944 |
1,768,000 |
-4.07% |
| 1943 |
1,843,000 |
-6.78% |
| 1942 |
1,977,000 |
0.41% |
| 1941 |
1,969,000 |
0.72% |
| 1940 |
1,955,000 |
0.36% |
| 1939 |
1,948,000 |
1.04% |
| 1938 |
1,928,000 |
1.31% |
| 1937 |
1,903,000 |
0.58% |
| 1936 |
1,892,000 |
0.11% |
| 1935 |
1,890,000 |
0.64% |
| 1934 |
1,878,000 |
1.29% |
| 1933 |
1,854,000 |
0.98% |
| 1932 |
1,836,000 |
-0.65% |
| 1931 |
1,848,000 |
-0.59% |
| 1930 |
1,859,000 |
0.38% |
| 1929 |
1,852,000 |
0.27% |
| 1928 |
1,847,000 |
0.38% |
| 1927 |
1,840,000 |
0.77% |
| 1926 |
1,826,000 |
0.77% |
| 1925 |
1,812,000 |
0.67% |
| 1924 |
1,800,000 |
0.90% |
| 1923 |
1,784,000 |
0.68% |
| 1922 |
1,772,000 |
0.17% |
| 1921 |
1,769,000 |
0.74% |
| 1920 |
1,756,000 |
0.80% |
| 1919 |
1,742,000 |
-0.40% |
| 1918 |
1,749,000 |
0.69% |
| 1917 |
1,737,000 |
1.05% |
| 1916 |
1,719,000 |
1.00% |
| 1915 |
1,702,000 |
0.83% |
| 1914 |
1,688,000 |
1.44% |
| 1913 |
1,664,000 |
1.71% |
| 1912 |
1,636,000 |
1.61% |
| 1911 |
1,610,000 |
1.71% |
| 1910 |
1,583,000 |
2.46% |
| 1909 |
1,545,000 |
2.12% |
| 1908 |
1,513,000 |
1.95% |
| 1907 |
1,484,000 |
1.30% |
| 1906 |
1,465,000 |
1.24% |
| 1905 |
1,447,000 |
1.97% |
| 1904 |
1,419,000 |
2.53% |
| 1903 |
1,384,000 |
1.76% |
| 1902 |
1,360,000 |
1.42% |
| 1901 |
1,341,000 |
2.05% |
| 1900 |
1,314,000 |
0.00% |
