Fort Smith

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#1492

Global Rank

0.8

Power Score

Local Metro
Share

United States • North America • Language power • Time zone America/Chicago UTC−6 (CST) (observes summer time)

Population
283K
GDP
$13B
GDP per capita
$45,028
Land area
5,852 km² (2,259 mi²)
Density
48/km² (125/mi²)

Primary city Fort Smith

State / province Arkansas

Language English

Fort Smith metro area

35.39, -94.40
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Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

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Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Top Companies

1 companies
1ArcBest
$3B
Public

Total Market Cap: $3B across 1 companies

Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA all-transactions index for Fort Smith, AR-OK, since 1984. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
0501001502002503003501990200020102020

One year
One year +3.2%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +43.6%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +44.5%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −12.1%
2007Q4 to 2012Q2

Languages of Fort Smith

English first in Arkansas.

LanguageShare
English91.7%
Spanish6.1%
Vietnamese0.2%
French0.1%
Portuguese0.1%
English reach, Arkansas
98%
Tier 1 census

Arkansas on the languages board · Language power

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Fort Smith Regional

Fort Smith • 4 - Regional