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Acre in numbers

830,018residents · 2022 Census
  • Rank: 25th among the 27 states
  • Share of Brazil: 0.4% of Brazil's 203,080,756 people
  • Municipalities: 22
  • Capital: Rio Branco
  • Region: North
  • Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census (SIDRA table 4714)

Acre has 830,018 inhabitants (2022 Census), the 25th most populous state in the country, behind São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and 21 others, and holds 0.4% of Brazilians. The capital, Rio Branco, has 364,756 people, 43.9% of the state. The state has 22 municipalities.

Acre on the map of Brazil

Rondônia: 1,581,196 peopleAcre: 830,018 peopleAmazonas: 3,941,613 peopleRoraima: 636,707 peoplePará: 8,120,131 peopleAmapá: 733,759 peopleTocantins: 1,511,460 peopleMaranhão: 6,776,699 peoplePiauí: 3,271,199 peopleCeará: 8,794,957 peopleRio Grande do Norte: 3,302,729 peopleParaíba: 3,974,687 peoplePernambuco: 9,058,931 peopleAlagoas: 3,127,683 peopleSergipe: 2,210,004 peopleBahia: 14,141,626 peopleMinas Gerais: 20,539,989 peopleEspírito Santo: 3,833,712 peopleRio de Janeiro: 16,055,174 peopleSão Paulo: 44,411,238 peopleParaná: 11,444,380 peopleSanta Catarina: 7,610,361 peopleRio Grande do Sul: 10,882,965 peopleMato Grosso do Sul: 2,757,013 peopleMato Grosso: 3,658,649 peopleGoiás: 7,056,495 peopleDistrito Federal: 2,817,381 people
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Dark outline: Acre. Color: state population, in millions.

Population rank among the states in the same region (North):

StatePeople
Pará8,120,131
Amazonas3,941,613
Rondônia1,581,196
Tocantins1,511,460
Acre830,018
Amapá733,759
Roraima636,707

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The 10 most populous municipalities in Acre

#MunicipalityPeople% of state
1Rio Branco364,75643.9%
2Cruzeiro do Sul91,88811.1%
3Tarauacá43,4675.2%
4Sena Madureira41,3435.0%
5Feijó35,4264.3%
6Brasiléia26,0003.1%
7Senador Guiomard21,4542.6%
8Mâncio Lima19,2942.3%
9Epitaciolândia18,7572.3%
10Xapuri18,2432.2%

Municipalities by size

SizeMunicipalitiesPopulation% of state
up to 5,000000.0%
5,000 to 20,00015205,68424.8%
20,000 to 100,0006259,57831.3%
over 100,0001364,75643.9%

1 municipality has over 100,000 inhabitants and holds 43.9% of the state's population.

See all 22 municipalities in Acre (2022 Census population)
#MunicipalityPeople% of state
1Rio Branco364,75643.9%
2Cruzeiro do Sul91,88811.1%
3Tarauacá43,4675.2%
4Sena Madureira41,3435.0%
5Feijó35,4264.3%
6Brasiléia26,0003.1%
7Senador Guiomard21,4542.6%
8Mâncio Lima19,2942.3%
9Epitaciolândia18,7572.3%
10Xapuri18,2432.2%
11Marechal Thaumaturgo17,0932.1%
12Porto Acre16,6932.0%
13Plácido de Castro16,5602.0%
14Rodrigues Alves14,9381.8%
15Acrelândia14,0211.7%
16Bujari12,9171.6%
17Manoel Urbano11,9961.4%
18Porto Walter10,7351.3%
19Capixaba10,3921.3%
20Jordão9,2221.1%
21Assis Brasil8,1001.0%
22Santa Rosa do Purus6,7230.8%

Intermediate geographic regions

IBGE division that groups municipalities around a hub city.

Intermediate regionPeople% of stateMunicipalities
Rio Branco587,95570.8%14
Cruzeiro do Sul242,06329.2%8

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Acre?

Acre had 830,018 inhabitants in IBGE's 2022 Census. It is the 25th most populous state in the country, behind São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and 21 others.

How many municipalities are there in Acre?

Acre has 22 municipalities. The most populous is Rio Branco, with 364,756 inhabitants.

What is the capital of Acre and how many people live there?

The capital is Rio Branco, with 364,756 inhabitants in the 2022 Census (43.9% of the state's population).

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Municipalities of Acre with their 2022 Census population: CSV. Updated on . How to cite: dadobruto.com. Acre in numbers. Data: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census (SIDRA table 4714). https://dadobruto.com/en/states/acre

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