How many people live in Craighead County, AR?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 115,900 people living in Craighead County, AR. That makes Craighead County the seventh-most populous county in Arkansas. It is home to 3.7% of people living in the state.
116K
population of Craighead County, AR (2024)
3.7%
County share of the Arkansas population (2024)
About 115,900 people lived in Craighead County, AR in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Craighead County, AR’s age demographics?
About 16,700 Craighead County, AR residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 14.4% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 18.2% of Arkansas's population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 28,900 Craighead County residents, or 25% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 22.8% of Arkansas’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A lower share of Craighead County, AR's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Craighead County, AR’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 71% of the Craighead County, AR population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Craighead County, AR also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Black or African American (18.6%) than the US overall (12.6%).
In contrast, Craighead County’s Hispanic population accounts for 6.6%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 1.3% of the county, compared with 6.5% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Craighead County, AR has a higher share of a non-Hispanic Black or African American population than Arkansas as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Craighead County, AR is Jonesboro with about 82,400 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Craighead County, AR ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jonesboro | 82,384 |
| 2. | Brookland | 4,607 |
| 3. | Bono | 2,834 |
| 4. | Lake City | 2,727 |
| 5. | Bay | 1,817 |
| 6. | Monette | 1,558 |
| 7. | Caraway | 1,095 |
| 8. | Cash | 283 |
| 9. | Black Oak | 229 |
| 10. | Egypt | 108 |
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