How many people live in Washington County, AR?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 266,200 people living in Washington County, AR. That makes Washington County the third-most populous county in Arkansas. It is home to 8.5% of people living in the state.
266K
population of Washington County, AR (2024)
8.5%
County share of the Arkansas population (2024)
About 266,200 people lived in Washington County, AR in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Washington County, AR’s age demographics?
About 34,100 Washington County, AR residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 12.8% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 18.2% of Arkansas's population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 60,700 Washington County residents, or 22.8% 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 higher share of Washington County, AR's population is aged 18–24 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Washington County, AR’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 67.5% of the Washington County, AR population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Washington County, AR also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander (3.1%) than the US overall (0.2%).
In contrast, Washington County’s non-Hispanic Black or African American population accounts for 3.7%, below the 12.6% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 2.6% 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.
Washington County, AR has a higher share of a Hispanic population than Arkansas as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Washington County, AR is Fayetteville with about 103,100 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Washington County, AR ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Fayetteville | 103,134 |
| 2. | Springdale (pt.) | 77,226 |
| 3. | Farmington | 10,473 |
| 4. | Prairie Grove | 8,589 |
| 5. | Tontitown | 7,941 |
| 6. | Elkins | 4,025 |
| 7. | Johnson | 3,705 |
| 8. | Goshen | 2,383 |
| 9. | Lincoln | 2,371 |
| 10. | West Fork | 2,356 |
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