Arkansas Net Migration By County in 2021

Updated on June 21, 2025.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2021, the net migration for Arkansas was 17,227. Benton County had the highest net migration (6,597) followed by Washington County (3,848), and Saline County (1,659). On the other hand, Pulaski County had the lowest net migration (-1,729), followed by Jefferson County (-906), and Mississippi County (-844).

Net migration for a county refers to the difference between the number of migrants, both domestic and international, moving to the county and those leaving the county. Or to put it simply, the net migration for a given county is the inbound migration minus the outbound migration for that county.

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Arkansas Net Migration By County in 2021
Arkansas Net Migration By County in 2021
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County Net Migration
Arkansas -305
Ashley -206
Baxter 1036
Benton 6597
Boone 693
Bradley -94
Calhoun 39
Carroll 311
Chicot -31
Clark -98
Clay -81
Cleburne 585
Cleveland -10
Columbia -171
Conway 270
Craighead -245
Crawford 316
Crittenden -644
Cross -39
Dallas -71
Desha -190
Drew -187
Faulkner 1528
Franklin 99
Fulton 217
Garland 738
Grant 184
Greene 526
Hempstead -280
Hot Spring 243
Howard -46
Independence 198
Izard 491
Jackson 151
Jefferson -906
Johnson 270
Lafayette -87
Lawrence 167
Lee 126
Lincoln 371
Little River 14
Logan 215
Lonoke 632
Madison 412
Marion 282
Miller -20
Mississippi -844
Monroe -44
Montgomery 248
Nevada -41
Newton 55
Ouachita -123
Perry 27
Phillips -501
Pike -13
Poinsett -138
Polk 273
Pope 357
Prairie -80
Pulaski -1729
Randolph 288
St. Francis -292
Saline 1659
Scott 19
Searcy 121
Sebastian 518
Sevier -73
Sharp 518
Stone 201
Union -454
Van Buren 103
Washington 3848
White 400
Woodruff -47
Yell -29