News Taffy

It's pretty common to read an article, watch the news or have a conversation with someone about how much Jonesboro has grown in recent years. Now that the results of the 2010 Census are out, it's not just talk; it's a fact, Jack.

According to the 2010 Census, approximately 2,915,918 people reside in the fine state of Arkansas, an increase of more than 9 percent since 2009. (Since our country's population is most definitely on the rise, it's not that uncommon for a state's population to increase each year...unless that state is Michigan, the one state in the entire country whose population actually declined last year.)  

Of those Arkansans, 96,443 people call Craighead County home. The results show that the five most populous incorporated places and their 2010 Census counts are Little Rock, 193,524; Fort Smith, 86,209; Fayetteville, 73,580; Springdale, 69,797; and Jonesboro, 67,263. Little Rock grew by 5.7 percent since the 2000 Census. Fort Smith grew by 7.4 percent, Fayetteville grew by 26.8 percent, Springdale grew by 52.4 percent, and Jonesboro by 21.2 percent.