Chester is a town in Crawford County, Arkansas, United States.

It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.3 km2 (0.50 sq mi), all land.

There were 23.1% of families and 38.9% of the population living below the poverty line, including 48.6% of under eighteens and 25.0% of those over 64.

Country music singer Royal Wade Kimes is a native of Chester.