Crittenden County, Arkansas
31 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 47,266
- Median household income
- $55,358
- ±3,602
- Unemployed
- 10.2%
- 2,285 of 22,337 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 86.2%
- 15,700 of 18,203 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Crittenden | 47,525 (2021) | Po Box 2, Marion | — |
Cities, towns and villages 13
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Clarkedale | 330 (2021) | Po Box 43, Clarkedale | — |
| City of Earle | 1,785 (2021) | Po Box 213, Earle | — |
| City of Gilmore | 170 (2021) | Po Box 253, Gilmore | — |
| City of Marion | 13,695 (2021) | Po Box 717, Marion | — |
| City of Turrell | 505 (2021) | Po Box 249, Turrell | — |
| City of West Memphis | 24,150 (2021) | Po Box 1728, West Memphis | Website |
| Town of Anthonyville | 130 (2021) | Po Box 140, Anthonyville | — |
| Town of Crawfordsville | 453 (2021) | Po Box 147, Crawfordsville | — |
| Town of Edmondson | 238 (2021) | Po Box 300, Edmondson | — |
| Town of Horseshoe Lake | 255 (2021) | 174 Highland Dr, Horseshoe Lake | — |
| Town of Jennette | 115 (2021) | 92 Mathis Rd, Crawfordsville | — |
| Town of Jericho | 96 (2021) | 74 Wallace Ave, Crawfordsville | — |
| Town of Sunset | 172 (2021) | Po Box 882,, Sunset | — |
Special districts 17
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crittenden County Drainage District 2 | Drainage | 3683 State Highway 77 N, Marion | — |
| Crittenden County Drainage District 3 | Drainage | Po Box 1666, West Memphis | — |
| Crittenden County Drainage District 5 | Drainage | 3683 State Highway 77 N, Marion | — |
| Crittenden County Drainage District 6 | Drainage | 100 Court St, Marion | — |
| Crittenden County Drainage District 7 | Drainage | 100 Court St, Marion | — |
| Crittenden County Drainage District 8 | Drainage | Po Box 1666, West Memphis | — |
| Horseshoe Lake Drainage and Irrigation Improv. Dist | Drainage | 501 South Main, Pine Bluff | — |
| Western Drainage District | Drainage | 701 Commerce St, Earle | — |
| St Francis Levee District | Flood control | Po Box 399, West Memphis | — |
| Crittenden County Road District 4 | Highways | 100 Court St, Marion | — |
| Crittenden County Road District 6 | Highways | 100 Court St, Marion | — |
| Crittenden County Road District 7 | Highways | 100 Court St, Marion | — |
| Crittenden County Road District 8 | Highways | 100 Court St, Marion | — |
| Crittenden County Road District 9 | Highways | 100 Court St, Marion | — |
| Earle City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 531 2nd St, Earle | — |
| West Memphis City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 390 S Walker Ave, West Memphis | Website |
| Crittenden County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1 Natural Resources Dr, Marion | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
EARLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district2 schools
1401 THIRD STREET, Earle, AR, 72331
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
MARION SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district6 schools
200 MANOR ST, Marion, AR, 72364
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
WEST MEMPHIS SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district9 schools
301 SOUTH AVALON, West Memphis, AR, 72301
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Cross County Farmer's Market (Wynne)
Old Towne Farmers Market (9200 Pigeon Roost Rd. Olive Branch) · Hernando Farmers Market (Hernando)
Arlington Open Air Market () · Cooper-Young Community Farmers Market (1000 South Cooper Street Memphis) · Bartlett Station Farmers Market (2629 Bartlett Blvd Bartlett) · and 8 more
Forrest City Farmers Market (Forrest City)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.