Central Arkansas

Central Arkansas
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
Metropolitan Statistical Area
From top to bottom: Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway
Components of the Little Rock–
North Little Rock, AR CSA
  Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway, AR
  Pine Bluff, AR MSA
  Searcy, AR μSA
Coordinates: 34°44′10″N 92°19′52″W / 34.73611°N 92.33111°W / 34.73611; -92.33111
Country United States
State Arkansas
Principal citiesLittle Rock
North Little Rock
Conway
Area
 • Urban
669 km2 (258.3 sq mi)
 • MSA10,580.6 km2 (4,085.18 sq mi)
 • CSA18,519.2 km2 (7,150.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Urban
461,864 (US: 89th)
 • MSA
748,031 (US: 81st)
 • CSA
912,604 (US: 62nd)
GDP
 • MSA$47.322 billion (2022)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code501 & 870

Central Arkansas, also known as the Little Rock metro, designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget as the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area, is the most populous metro area in the U.S. state of Arkansas. With an estimated 2020 population of 748,031, it is the most populated area in Arkansas. Located at the convergence of Arkansas's other geographic regions, the region's central location make Central Arkansas an important population, economic, education, and political center in Arkansas and the South. Little Rock is the state's capital and largest city, and the city is also home to two Fortune 500 companies, Arkansas Children's Hospital, and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).

  1. ^ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR (MSA)". fred.stlouisfed.org.