Demographics of Cross County, Arkansas

Cross County, Arkansas had 16,186 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −614 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.

Cross County, in four figures

16,186
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.7%
Change since July 2020: −614 people.; 40.9 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $50,863 ±$5,959
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.

Cross County, Arkansas's population shrank 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cross 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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Cross County, Arkansas's population shrank 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cross 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	16,800	100.0	100.0
2021	16,661	99.2	100.2
2022	16,573	98.6	100.7
2023	16,431	97.8	101.6
2024	16,304	97.0	102.5
2025	16,186	96.3	103.1

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Population of Cross 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	16,800	−34	+4	0	−36
2021	16,661	−139	−103	+3	−46
2022	16,573	−88	−78	+30	−30
2023	16,431	−142	−67	+38	−113
2024	16,304	−127	−52	+155	−232
2025	16,186	−118	−56	+142	−202

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.9 ±0.5: for men 40.9 ±0.7 and for women 40.8 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cross County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	1,027 ±28	6.2% ±0.2	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,898 ±210	17.5% ±1.3	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,122 ±208	6.8% ±1.3	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,223 ±298	25.5% ±1.8	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,150 ±226	25.1% ±1.4	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,123 ±275	18.9% ±1.7	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $50,863 ±$5,959, and income per person $30,808 ±$1,972, 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 Cross County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	1,535 ±242	23.7% ±3.7	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,672 ±287	25.8% ±4.3	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	896 ±198	13.8% ±3.0	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	852 ±179	13.1% ±2.7	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	885 ±177	13.7% ±2.7	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	252 ±95	3.9% ±1.5	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	391 ±155	6.0% ±2.4	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 Cross County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	3,233 ±540	19.7% ±3.3	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,111 ±228	28.3% ±5.2	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,362 ±321	16.6% ±3.8	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	760 ±165	17.9% ±3.7	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cross County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cross County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	7,586 ±27	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.5% ±2.9	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.5% ±2.9	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.5% ±3.1	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	32.5% ±4.1	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$117,500 ±$19,760	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$764 ±$85	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±3	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 Cross County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	378 ±0	2.3% ±<0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,844 ±40	71.6% ±0.2	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,617 ±442	15.8% ±2.7	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 966	0% to 5.8%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 94	0% to 0.6%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,170 ±304	7.1% ±1.8	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 Cross County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	12,047 ±670	72.8% ±4.1	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,706 ±493	22.4% ±3.0	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 85	0% to 0.5%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	219 to 1,277	1.3% to 7.7%	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	18 to 146	0.1% to 0.9%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	138 to 1,194	0.8% to 7.2%	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%.

Cross County among the counties of Arkansas

47th of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near Cross County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Marion County	17,593	+4.3%
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%

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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