Medicare in Arkansas by county

Most people with Medicare

Across Arkansas, 693,502 people had Medicare in July 2026, 47% of them in Medicare Advantage or another Medicare health plan. The counties with the most:

1. Pulaski County 85,125 with Medicare · 46% in Medicare Advantage · 34 Advantage plans with drug coverage
2. Benton County 52,829 with Medicare · 51% in Medicare Advantage · 35 Advantage plans with drug coverage
3. Washington County 41,674 with Medicare · 45% in Medicare Advantage · 34 Advantage plans with drug coverage
4. Garland County 31,749 with Medicare · 49% in Medicare Advantage · 27 Advantage plans with drug coverage
5. Saline County 28,650 with Medicare · 45% in Medicare Advantage · 32 Advantage plans with drug coverage
6. Sebastian County 28,577 with Medicare · 50% in Medicare Advantage · 31 Advantage plans with drug coverage
7. Faulkner County 24,324 with Medicare · 40% in Medicare Advantage · 31 Advantage plans with drug coverage
8. Craighead County 20,487 with Medicare · 42% in Medicare Advantage · 14 Advantage plans with drug coverage
9. White County 18,631 with Medicare · 43% in Medicare Advantage · 13 Advantage plans with drug coverage
10. Lonoke County 15,629 with Medicare · 44% in Medicare Advantage · 30 Advantage plans with drug coverage

All 75 counties, A to Z

• Arkansas County4,111 with Medicare · 40% in Medicare Advantage · 17 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Ashley County5,140 with Medicare · 43% in Medicare Advantage · 10 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Baxter County15,590 with Medicare · 46% in Medicare Advantage · 20 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Benton County52,829 with Medicare · 51% in Medicare Advantage · 35 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Boone County10,923 with Medicare · 46% in Medicare Advantage · 19 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Bradley County2,456 with Medicare · 45% in Medicare Advantage · 14 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Calhoun County1,180 with Medicare · 44% in Medicare Advantage · 21 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Carroll County7,904 with Medicare · 51% in Medicare Advantage · 29 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Chicot County2,663 with Medicare · 54% in Medicare Advantage · 13 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Clark County4,979 with Medicare · 48% in Medicare Advantage · 23 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Clay County3,810 with Medicare · 38% in Medicare Advantage · 14 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Cleburne County8,700 with Medicare · 40% in Medicare Advantage · 26 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Cleveland County1,969 with Medicare · 40% in Medicare Advantage · 13 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Columbia County5,348 with Medicare · 43% in Medicare Advantage · 16 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Conway County5,477 with Medicare · 47% in Medicare Advantage · 25 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Craighead County20,487 with Medicare · 42% in Medicare Advantage · 14 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Crawford County15,086 with Medicare · 56% in Medicare Advantage · 28 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Crittenden County9,789 with Medicare · 53% in Medicare Advantage · 22 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Cross County3,874 with Medicare · 49% in Medicare Advantage · 15 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Dallas County1,892 with Medicare · 53% in Medicare Advantage · 20 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Desha County2,782 with Medicare · 54% in Medicare Advantage · 10 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Drew County3,866 with Medicare · 46% in Medicare Advantage · 9 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Faulkner County24,324 with Medicare · 40% in Medicare Advantage · 31 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Franklin County4,691 with Medicare · 54% in Medicare Advantage · 26 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Fulton County3,672 with Medicare · 44% in Medicare Advantage · 19 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Garland County31,749 with Medicare · 49% in Medicare Advantage · 27 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Grant County4,290 with Medicare · 43% in Medicare Advantage · 27 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Greene County10,011 with Medicare · 43% in Medicare Advantage · 17 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Hempstead County4,601 with Medicare · 51% in Medicare Advantage · 16 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Hot Spring County8,111 with Medicare · 52% in Medicare Advantage · 27 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Howard County3,242 with Medicare · 41% in Medicare Advantage · 11 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Independence County9,283 with Medicare · 38% in Medicare Advantage · 12 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Izard County4,278 with Medicare · 47% in Medicare Advantage · 20 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Jackson County3,620 with Medicare · 47% in Medicare Advantage · 11 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Jefferson County15,577 with Medicare · 53% in Medicare Advantage · 18 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Johnson County6,022 with Medicare · 54% in Medicare Advantage · 26 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Lafayette County1,840 with Medicare · 50% in Medicare Advantage · 10 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Lawrence County4,455 with Medicare · 50% in Medicare Advantage · 20 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Lee County1,855 with Medicare · 61% in Medicare Advantage · 20 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Lincoln County2,545 with Medicare · 45% in Medicare Advantage · 15 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Little River County3,220 with Medicare · 44% in Medicare Advantage · 14 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Logan County6,064 with Medicare · 52% in Medicare Advantage · 29 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Lonoke County15,629 with Medicare · 44% in Medicare Advantage · 30 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Madison County4,385 with Medicare · 59% in Medicare Advantage · 30 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Marion County5,841 with Medicare · 49% in Medicare Advantage · 19 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Miller County9,413 with Medicare · 45% in Medicare Advantage · 18 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Mississippi County8,119 with Medicare · 57% in Medicare Advantage · 17 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Monroe County1,929 with Medicare · 53% in Medicare Advantage · 13 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Montgomery County2,668 with Medicare · 45% in Medicare Advantage · 22 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Nevada County2,156 with Medicare · 51% in Medicare Advantage · 16 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Newton County2,479 with Medicare · 50% in Medicare Advantage · 28 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Ouachita County6,148 with Medicare · 52% in Medicare Advantage · 16 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Perry County2,863 with Medicare · 46% in Medicare Advantage · 29 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Phillips County4,069 with Medicare · 61% in Medicare Advantage · 17 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Pike County2,789 with Medicare · 44% in Medicare Advantage · 19 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Poinsett County5,537 with Medicare · 55% in Medicare Advantage · 25 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Polk County5,597 with Medicare · 44% in Medicare Advantage · 20 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Pope County14,309 with Medicare · 45% in Medicare Advantage · 22 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Prairie County2,113 with Medicare · 45% in Medicare Advantage · 23 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Pulaski County85,125 with Medicare · 46% in Medicare Advantage · 34 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Randolph County4,554 with Medicare · 50% in Medicare Advantage · 17 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Saline County28,650 with Medicare · 45% in Medicare Advantage · 32 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Scott County2,758 with Medicare · 52% in Medicare Advantage · 27 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Searcy County2,668 with Medicare · 49% in Medicare Advantage · 21 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Sebastian County28,577 with Medicare · 50% in Medicare Advantage · 31 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Sevier County3,016 with Medicare · 40% in Medicare Advantage · 14 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Sharp County6,234 with Medicare · 48% in Medicare Advantage · 14 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• St. Francis County5,017 with Medicare · 57% in Medicare Advantage · 22 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Stone County4,328 with Medicare · 44% in Medicare Advantage · 20 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Union County9,599 with Medicare · 42% in Medicare Advantage · 20 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Van Buren County5,605 with Medicare · 49% in Medicare Advantage · 22 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Washington County41,674 with Medicare · 45% in Medicare Advantage · 34 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• White County18,631 with Medicare · 43% in Medicare Advantage · 13 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Woodruff County1,771 with Medicare · 49% in Medicare Advantage · 13 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Yell County4,946 with Medicare · 45% in Medicare Advantage · 25 Advantage plans with drug coverage

Sources: CMS Medicare Monthly Enrollment, July 2026, and the CMS 2027 plan landscape. Medicare Advantage here includes other Medicare health plans, such as cost plans and PACE. Before you meet any agent, check their Arkansas license.

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