Little RockMN
944 residents make their home in this town in Minnesota.
Is Little Rock a good place to live?
Little Rock’s mean commuting time is 10 minutes, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 23 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Little Rock. Little Rock has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Little Rock stand out
Where Little Rock beats most towns.
Little Rock has shrunk 16% from 2010 to 2020
1,208 counted in 2010 and 1,021 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Moving to Little Rock: who provides what
Little Rock is unincorporated, so Beltrami County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Little Rock.
A larger share of residents live below the poverty line in Little Rock than in most of Minnesota or the rest of the country
Jobs based in Little Rock fell to 338 in 2023, 437 fewer than in 2013. Most working residents leave Little Rock for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Red Lake (37%), Redby (7%) and Minneapolis (7%).
| Little Rock | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 36% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.7% | 9.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in Little Rock say their health is fair or poor than in the typical Minnesota or U.S. town
Only 8 of the 272 Minnesota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who feel lonely than Little Rock; what’s more, 20% of Little Rock adults report frequent physical distress. No town among the 272 in Minnesota we compare has a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Little Rock. Two figures for adults locally: 37% smoke cigarettes, 51% have obesity.
| Little Rock | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 16% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 10% | 12% |
| What stands out | Little Rock | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.8% | 8.5% |
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 29.9% | 33.4% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 22.9% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Little Rock: inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 59% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Little Rock, 54% come from inland flooding and 29% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0% of Little Rock is conserved land
Trails total 1.3 miles in 2 parks and preserves. Little Rock’s trail network density stands at 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Little Rock Community Park | 0.1 mi | 6 |
| 2. Red Lake Park | 0.1 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Little Rock
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Little Rock
About 1 of every 100 Little Rock residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
944 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Little Rock
Census-designated place in Minnesota, US
Little Rock (Ojibwe: Gaa-Asiniinsikaag) is a census-designated place (CDP) within the Lower Red Lake unorganized territory in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,208 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 7.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,197 ft
Questions about Little Rock
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Little Rock, MN a good place to live?
Little Rock has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.