AR · GEOID 05043

Drew County area

Drew County, Arkansas covers 835.9 square miles: 828.7 square miles of land and 7.3 square miles of water.

Official Census measurements2026 Gazetteer · retrieved September 27, 2026
Land area828.7 mi²
Water area7.3 mi²
Total area835.9 mi²
National land rank#1018

County outline

Generalized outline of Drew County, Arkansas
2025 Census cartographic boundary, fitted to this frame. County maps are not at a common scale. The 2026 area measurements below come from the separate Gazetteer release. Map source and limitations.

Where Drew County is located

Drew County highlighted on a map of all U.S. county equivalents. About the maps

Area breakdown

Land accounts for 99.1% of Drew County’s measured area and water for 0.9%. Its combined area converts to 2,165 square kilometers or approximately 534,990 acres.

Green: land · blue: water

MeasurementSquare milesSquare kilometersAcres
Land828.6672,146.238530,346.9
Water7.25518.794,643.2
Total835.9222,165.028534,990.1

How Drew County compares

By original Census land area, Drew County ranks #14 of 75 in Arkansas and #1018 of 3,222 nationally. National rankings include the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Its land area is 1.28 times the Arkansas county-equivalent median of 647.2 square miles. It accounts for 1.6% of the combined county land area in the state.

See the complete Arkansas ranking · What counts as a county equivalent?

What stands out about Drew County?

Drew County has more land than 2,204 of the other 3,221 county equivalents in the dataset.

Land area compared with the typical county equivalent
Drew County828.7 mi²
Arkansas median647.2 mi²
National median604.5 mi²

A median is the middle county-equivalent measurement, not the average of the largest and smallest. All three bars use the same linear scale. Very small areas may appear as a thin sliver; the labels retain their values.

Does including water change its rank?

Using land plus water places Drew County at #1,107 nationally by total area, 89 places farther from the top than its land rank. Other county equivalents gain more area when their water measurements are included.

Its water share is 0.9%, compared with a national county-equivalent median of 1.2% — 0.3 percentage points lower. This describes the statistical geography’s land/water mix, not flood exposure or developable land.

Closest positions in the national land ranking

These entries sit immediately beside Drew County in the national ranking. They can be in different states and are not necessarily geographic neighbors.

Land rankCounty equivalentLand mi²Comparison
#1017Johnson County, Missouri829.3Compare
#1018Drew County, Arkansas828.7This county
#1019Clatsop County, Oregon828.2Compare

Calculated from the same Census release as the area table. Total-area order uses original ALAND + AWATER; water shares and chart labels use published square miles. Calculation details.

Representative coordinates

The Census internal point is 33.587242, -91.722778. It represents a location inside the geography; it is not necessarily the centroid or the address of a courthouse.

Source and precision

U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 Gazetteer Files, Counties. Original ALAND: 2,146,237,578 m²; AWATER: 18,789,747 m². Rankings use ALAND; exact ties use ascending GEOID. Tables preserve Census-published square miles to three decimals, with conversions based on those values.

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Common questions

How many acres of land are in Drew County?

The land measurement converts to approximately 530,347 acres. Including water, total area is approximately 534,990 acres. One square mile equals 640 acres.

Why might another source show a different area?

Check whether it reports land or total area, its Census vintage, and its rounding. Our guide explains how to reconcile county area figures.

Can this establish a property boundary?

No. Statistical measurements and generalized maps do not establish property lines. Consult the relevant local surveying or land-records authority.

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