- Location: Craighead County, Arkansas
- Legal status: City
- Population: 55,515 (Change since 1990: +19.3%)
- Founded: 1859
- Name origin: William A. Jones
- Previously known as: Jonesborough
- Latitude: 35°50'32" N (+35.8422)
- Longitude: 90°42'15" W (-90.7042)
- Elevation: 330 feet above sea level
- Civil township: Jonesboro
- Land area: 79.6 square miles
- Water area: 0.36 square miles (231.2 acres)
As the crow flies, Jonesboro is...
| Year | Jonesboro | Nettleton | Total | Percent change |
|---|
| 1890 | 2,065 | -- | 2,065 | -- |
| 1900 | 4,508 | 613 | 5,121 | +148.0% |
| 1910 | 7,123 | 1,080 | 8,203 | +60.2% |
| 1920 | 9,384 | 888 | 10,272 | +25.2% |
| 1930 | 10,326 | 748 | 11,074 | +7.8% |
| 1940 | 11,729 | 909 | 12,638 | +14.1% |
| 1950 | 16,310 | 1,382 | 17,692 | +40.0% |
| 1960 | 21,418 | -- | 21,418 | +21.1% |
| 1970 | 27,050 | -- | 27,050 | +26.3% |
| 1980 | 31,530 | -- | 31,530 | +16.6% |
| 1990 | 46,535 | -- | 46,535 | +47.6% |
| 2000 | 55,515 | -- | 55,515 | +19.3% |