Atkins is a city in Pope County, Arkansas, United States.

[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.1 square miles (16 km2), all land.

Many Atkins residents commute to nearby Russellville for work, school, and recreation.

The town thus laid claim to be the “Pickle Capital of the World” with some 1200 acres devoted to growing cucumbers.

Along the same line Atkins was the original home of the fried dill pickle, created by Bernell “Fatman” Austin.

[7] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,859 people, 1,164 households, and 759 families residing in the city.