Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metropolitan area
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2005 | 401,436 |
2010 | 463,220 |
2015 | 535,852 |
2020 | 621,405 |
The Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is a four-county area including three Arkansas counties and one Missouri county, and anchored by the Arkansas cities of Fayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers — the state's third, fourth and ninth largest cities, respectively. The total MSA population in 2000 was 347,045 people. The US Census estimated the population of the MSA to be 420,876 in 2006 The Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers MSA is the sixth fastest growing area in the nation.[1] The metropolitan area is the home of Wal-Mart and Tyson Foods — global leaders in retail and meat and poultry processing, respectively — and J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., one of North America's largest transportation and logistics companies. Constituent counties of the MSA include:
Arkansas
Missouri
Other major cities in the area include Bentonville, AR.; Huntsville, AR.; and Siloam Springs, AR.