Hampton is a town in Calhoun County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,181 according to the 2020 United States census. The town is the county seat of Calhoun County. Hampton is part of the Camden Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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Town numbers

ZIP code71744

Area code870

Living in Hampton

Safety in Hampton

Safety Grade C

Hampton reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 73% report less. Within Arkansas, it does better than 48% of towns.

Violent crime per 1,000

Hampton 3.5

Arkansas 5.4

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Hampton 8.7

Arkansas 16.7

U.S. 15.5

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Health in Hampton

Compared with Arkansas

1better than AR·1worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 30 are too close to call.

Conditions 1▼ 11 close Habits all close Care 1▲ 6 close Mind all close Everyday needs all close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

79.7%More adults treating high blood pressureAR 76.9% · better 4.5%More adults who have had a strokeAR 4% · worse

Care nearby

Dallas County Medical CenterFordyce · 19.1 mi · ER · rural critical access

Cabun Rural Health ServicesHampton · 0.4 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Hampton · CMS · HRSAHealth in Hampton →

Schools in Hampton

All Hampton schools →

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School Grade C-

The public schools Hampton’s kids attend trail 84% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

DistrictHAMPTON SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools2

Hampton Elementary School CElementary · Grades PK–6 · 277 students Hampton High School DHigh · Grades 7–12 · 223 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within AR. Ratings are from neighbors.

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