Demographics of Baxter County, Arkansas

Baxter County, Arkansas had 42,982 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,290 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.

Baxter County, in four figures

42,982
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.1%
Change since July 2020: +1,290 people.; 51.4 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $48,452 ±$3,456
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.

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

The July 1 estimate of Baxter 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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Baxter County, Arkansas's population grew 3.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Baxter 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	41,692	100.0	100.0
2021	42,182	101.2	100.2
2022	42,384	101.7	100.7
2023	42,746	102.5	101.6
2024	42,859	102.8	102.5
2025	42,982	103.1	103.1

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Population of Baxter 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	41,692	+58	−117	0	+197
2021	42,182	+490	−509	−1	+1,042
2022	42,384	+202	−608	−4	+779
2023	42,746	+362	−468	−4	+814
2024	42,859	+113	−470	−3	+576
2025	42,982	+123	−476	−26	+625

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 51.4 ±0.5: for men 49.5 ±0.5 and for women 53.2 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Baxter County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	1,773 ±70	4.2% ±0.2	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,736 ±396	13.5% ±0.9	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,535 ±262	6.0% ±0.6	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,416 ±403	19.8% ±1.0	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	10,807 ±545	25.5% ±1.3	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	13,140 ±702	31.0% ±1.7	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $48,452 ±$3,456, and income per person $32,488 ±$2,363, 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 Baxter County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	4,274 ±545	22.1% ±2.8	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,621 ±619	29.1% ±3.1	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,401 ±405	17.6% ±2.1	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,261 ±353	11.7% ±1.8	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,097 ±305	10.8% ±1.6	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	976 ±221	5.0% ±1.1	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	718 ±213	3.7% ±1.1	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 Baxter County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	6,492 ±897	15.5% ±2.1	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,715 ±460	23.2% ±5.8	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,133 ±537	17.3% ±2.9	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,644 ±309	10.0% ±1.8	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Baxter County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Baxter County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	22,883 ±61	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.6% ±2.0	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.4% ±1.9	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.2% ±2.0	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.8% ±2.2	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$174,600 ±$8,342	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$846 ±$37	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±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 Baxter County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,222 ±0	2.9% ±<0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	38,783 ±307	91.5% ±0.7	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	136 ±49	0.3% ±0.1	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	294 ±50	0.7% ±0.1	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	120 ±59	0.3% ±0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,834 ±318	4.3% ±0.7	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 Baxter County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	15,881 ±790	37.4% ±1.9	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	25,519 ±813	60.2% ±1.9	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	54 to 212	0.1% to 0.5%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	874 ±216	2.1% ±0.5	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	632 ±168	1.5% ±0.4	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	113 to 371	0.3% to 0.9%	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%.

Baxter County among the counties of Arkansas

16th of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near Baxter County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Pope County	64,976	+2.5%
Jefferson County	62,987	−5.7%
Crawford County	62,657	+4.1%
Greene County	47,411	+3.4%
Crittenden County	46,210	−3.9%
Baxter County	42,982	+3.1%
Miller County	42,357	−0.5%
Independence County	38,785	+2.2%
Boone County	38,628	+3.3%
Mississippi County	37,828	−6.7%
Union County	36,926	−5.2%

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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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026