Gum Springs is a town in Clark County, Arkansas, United States.

Gum Springs is located northeast of the center of Clark County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Gum Springs has a total area of 0.40 square miles (1.04 km2), all land.

The racial makeup of the town was 44.85% White and 55.15% Black or African American.

About 14.3% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 29.1% of those 65 or over.