Demographics of Arkansas County, Arkansas

Arkansas County, Arkansas had 15,836 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,270 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Arkansas County, in four figures

15,836
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −7.4%
Change since July 2020: −1,270 people.; 41.4 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $53,164 ±$4,027
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Arkansas County, Arkansas's population shrank 7.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Arkansas County, Arkansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Arkansas County, Arkansas's population shrank 7.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Arkansas County, Arkansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	17,106	100.0	100.0
2021	16,670	97.5	100.2
2022	16,464	96.2	100.7
2023	16,334	95.5	101.6
2024	16,092	94.1	102.5
2025	15,836	92.6	103.1

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Population of Arkansas County, Arkansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	17,106	−40	−19	0	−22
2021	16,670	−436	−125	+1	−302
2022	16,464	−206	−163	+4	−38
2023	16,334	−130	−60	+5	−74
2024	16,092	−242	−73	+7	−178
2025	15,836	−256	−77	−3	−176

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.4 ±1.1: for men 40.6 ±1.0 and for women 42.1 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Arkansas County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	1,007 ±45	6.1% ±0.3	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,819 ±241	17.1% ±1.5	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,267 ±239	7.7% ±1.4	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,770 ±331	22.8% ±2.0	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,328 ±308	26.2% ±1.9	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,324 ±317	20.1% ±1.9	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $53,164 ±$4,027, and income per person $29,569 ±$2,007, in 2024 dollars. The median is $60,773 ±$467 in Arkansas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Arkansas County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	1,600 ±255	23.9% ±3.7	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,561 ±269	23.3% ±3.9	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,157 ±234	17.3% ±3.4	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	882 ±195	13.2% ±2.9	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	933 ±178	13.9% ±2.6	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	374 ±121	5.6% ±1.8	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	198 ±85	3.0% ±1.3	6.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Arkansas County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	3,090 ±422	19.0% ±2.6	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	975 ±189	25.9% ±4.6	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,387 ±240	17.0% ±2.8	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	728 ±179	16.8% ±4.0	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Arkansas County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Arkansas County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	8,696 ±24	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	77.1% ±2.6	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	22.9% ±2.7	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.6% ±3.4	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.4% ±3.7	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$138,100 ±$11,928	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$843 ±$106	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±2	1987 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Arkansas County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	682 ±0	4.1% ±<0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,085 ±76	67.1% ±0.5	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,317 ±104	26.1% ±0.6	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.2%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	403 ±124	2.4% ±0.8	6.3% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Arkansas County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	14,077 ±313	85.2% ±1.9	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,185 ±313	13.2% ±1.9	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3 to 61	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	221 ±97	1.3% ±0.6	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 77	0% to 0.5%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	191 ±83	1.2% ±0.5	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Arkansas County among the counties of Arkansas

48th of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near Arkansas County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Drew County	17,054	−1.5%
Jackson County	16,741	> −0.1%
Lawrence County	16,273	+0.3%
Van Buren County	16,238	+2.8%
Cross County	16,186	−3.7%
Arkansas County	15,836	−7.4%
Sevier County	15,758	−0.1%
Izard County	14,405	+5.9%
Phillips County	14,255	−13.0%
Clay County	14,052	−3.3%
Lincoln County	12,764	−1.0%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 48 Counties by population in Arkansas
No. 70 Counties by population growth in Arkansas

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026