Demographics of Franklin County, Arkansas

Franklin County, Arkansas had 17,725 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +594 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.

Franklin County, in four figures

17,725
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.5%
Change since July 2020: +594 people.; 42.3 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $55,886 ±$7,278
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.

Franklin County, Arkansas's population grew 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Franklin 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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Franklin County, Arkansas's population grew 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Franklin 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	17,131	100.0	100.0
2021	17,142	100.1	100.2
2022	17,254	100.7	100.7
2023	17,445	101.8	101.6
2024	17,602	102.7	102.5
2025	17,725	103.5	103.1

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Population of Franklin 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	17,131	+37	−16	0	+52
2021	17,142	+11	−95	+1	+93
2022	17,254	+112	−79	0	+192
2023	17,445	+191	−81	−1	+271
2024	17,602	+157	−63	−2	+222
2025	17,725	+123	−68	−10	+202

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.3 ±1.1: for men 40.3 ±1.1 and for women 44.2 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Franklin County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	883 ±43	5.1% ±0.2	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,988 ±270	17.2% ±1.6	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,255 ±181	7.2% ±1.0	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,998 ±281	23.1% ±1.6	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,619 ±287	26.7% ±1.7	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,583 ±332	20.7% ±1.9	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $55,886 ±$7,278, and income per person $29,603 ±$2,568, 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 Franklin County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	1,718 ±291	24.4% ±4.1	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,619 ±273	23.0% ±3.8	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,111 ±229	15.8% ±3.2	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,061 ±231	15.1% ±3.3	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,009 ±224	14.3% ±3.1	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	254 ±99	3.6% ±1.4	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	276 ±100	3.9% ±1.4	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 Franklin County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	3,068 ±633	18.0% ±3.7	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	895 ±237	23.5% ±5.7	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,313 ±335	15.3% ±3.8	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	860 ±203	18.4% ±4.2	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Franklin County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Franklin County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	7,757 ±25	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.9% ±2.5	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.1% ±2.6	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.0% ±3.0	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.0% ±3.6	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$130,800 ±$20,618	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$719 ±$25	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±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 Franklin County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	577 ±0	3.3% ±<0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,914 ±428	86.1% ±2.5	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	15 to 65	0.1% to 0.4%	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	105 ±39	0.6% ±0.2	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	85 to 251	0.5% to 1.4%	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	3 to 97	< 0.1% to 0.6%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,472 ±420	8.5% ±2.4	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 Franklin County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	12,083 ±390	69.7% ±2.3	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,909 ±399	28.3% ±2.3	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	31 to 115	0.2% to 0.7%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	261 ±111	1.5% ±0.6	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	54 to 186	0.3% to 1.1%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	53 to 229	0.3% to 1.3%	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%.

Franklin County among the counties of Arkansas

41st of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near Franklin County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Randolph County	18,876	+1.5%
Grant County	18,756	+4.1%
Madison County	18,410	+11.2%
Sharp County	18,122	+4.7%
Ashley County	17,831	−5.9%
Franklin County	17,725	+3.5%
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%

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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