Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area
The Fort Smith, AR-OK metro area is made up of 3 counties in Arkansas and Oklahoma: Sebastian, Crawford, and Sequoyah, largest first. About 234,140 people lived there on July 1, 2025 (Census estimate), 3.0% more than in April 2020.
- Population, July 2025
- 234,140 3.0% more than in April 2020
- Type
- Metropolitan statistical area
- Counties
- 3: 2 central, 1 outlying
- Land area
- 1,800 sq mi (4,662 km²)
- Time zone
- Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
- CBSA code
- 22900
Counties in the Fort Smith, AR-OK metro area, largest first
| County | Role | Population, July 2025 | Share of the area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian CountyArkansas | Central | 130,641 | 55.8% |
| Crawford CountyArkansas | Central | 62,657 | 26.8% |
| Sequoyah CountyOklahoma | Outlying | 40,842 | 17.4% |
A central county holds the area’s core, an urban area of at least 50,000 people. An outlying county is in the area because of commuting: at least a quarter of its workers have jobs in the central counties, or at least a quarter of the people working there live in them. A county belongs to one metro or micro area at most, and it counts whole, countryside included.
Principal city
- Fort Smith89,805 people
OMB names the area after its largest principal cities. A principal city is the area’s largest city, plus any other city that is very large or a big job center, and smaller ones with at least as many jobs as working residents (2020 Census and commuting figures). People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.
Bordering metro and micro areas, nearest first
Areas with a county on this area’s edge. Distances are straight lines between the areas’ largest cities.
- Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR Metro Area51 mi north
- Tahlequah, OK Micro Area52 mi northwest
- Muskogee, OK Micro Area62 mi northwest
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