Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 161, settled in 1980.
Marion Colored High School is on the National Register of Historic Places. Sunset has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 582 in 1980, 184 in 2020. The archive holds 13 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 7 maps from 1916 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sunset. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi Ancient siteSS Sultana
10 mi MuseumNational Civil Rights Museum
11 mi Stadium & arenaFedExForum
15 mi Stadium & arenaSimmons Bank Liberty Stadium
10 mi MuseumBlues Hall of Fame
15 mi Stadium & arenaMid-South ColiseumSS Sultana: Template:Thomas W. Bankes, Public domain · National Civil Rights Museum: Matthew T Rader, CC BY-SA 4.0 · FedExForum: Marco Espino-Ovalle, Public domain · Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Blues Hall of Fame: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mid-South Coliseum: bcbuckner, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sunset, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Sunset.
Among residents in Sunset, 22% live below the poverty line, above both the Arkansas town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). In Sunset, the typical journey to work is 17 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 7 miles. The top destinations are West Memphis (27%), Marion (18%) and Memphis (17%).
| Sunset | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $28,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 22% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Sunset’s natural-hazard score from FEMA comes in at 73 of 100. One declared disaster, in 2000, has brought federal aid to Sunset households. Nearly two fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from earthquakes, followed by inland flooding at 32%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among 124 Arkansas towns, just one has a higher share of adults who have obesity than Sunset. The share of adults in Sunset who report frequent physical distress: 20%. Also worth knowing: on the CDC’s 32 measures, Sunset is ahead of Arkansas on 4 and behind on 21.
| Sunset | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 25% | 19% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 53% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 34% | 25% |
| What stands out | Sunset | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 9% | 14.6% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.7% | 8.2% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 24.1% | 10.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
10 within 15 miles of the center of Sunset
About 3 of every 100 Sunset residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
Where Sunset’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Arkansas, United States
Sunset is a town in Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sunset had a population of 184.
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Sunset has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
