Demographics of Grant County, Arkansas

Grant County, Arkansas had 18,756 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +740 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.

Grant County, in four figures

18,756
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.1%
Change since July 2020: +740 people.; 40.5 ±1.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $71,549 ±$6,744
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.

Grant County, Arkansas's population grew 4.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Grant 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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Grant County, Arkansas's population grew 4.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Grant 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	18,016	100.0	100.0
2021	18,116	100.6	100.2
2022	18,114	100.5	100.7
2023	18,409	102.2	101.6
2024	18,597	103.2	102.5
2025	18,756	104.1	103.1

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Population of Grant 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	18,016	+57	+5	0	+50
2021	18,116	+100	−92	+2	+183
2022	18,114	−2	−96	+7	+94
2023	18,409	+295	−29	+2	+321
2024	18,597	+188	−25	+16	+197
2025	18,756	+159	−30	+4	+186

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.5 ±1.3: for men 38.4 ±1.5 and for women 42.1 ±1.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Grant County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	950 ±66	5.2% ±0.4	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,897 ±240	15.9% ±1.3	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,544 ±186	8.5% ±1.0	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,576 ±325	25.1% ±1.8	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,906 ±300	26.9% ±1.6	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,369 ±337	18.5% ±1.8	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $71,549 ±$6,744, and income per person $36,762 ±$3,195, 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 Grant County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	1,303 ±267	18.7% ±3.8	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,228 ±230	17.6% ±3.3	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,137 ±226	16.3% ±3.2	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,136 ±251	16.3% ±3.6	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,242 ±263	17.8% ±3.7	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	364 ±118	5.2% ±1.7	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	568 ±229	8.1% ±3.3	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 Grant County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	2,368 ±571	13.1% ±3.2	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	586 ±198	15.2% ±5.0	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,263 ±318	13.2% ±3.2	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	519 ±197	11.1% ±4.1	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Grant County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Grant County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	7,957 ±49	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.7% ±2.7	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.3% ±2.7	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.7% ±2.8	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.3% ±3.5	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$161,700 ±$11,773	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$788 ±$76	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1991 ±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 Grant County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	522 ±0	2.9% ±<0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,622 ±90	91.1% ±0.5	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	490 ±108	2.7% ±0.6	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	31 to 147	0.2% to 0.8%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 56	0% to 0.3%	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 138	0% to 0.8%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	432 ±134	2.4% ±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 Grant County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	14,253 ±589	78.1% ±3.2	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,665 ±548	20.1% ±3.0	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	51 to 265	0.3% to 1.5%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	166 ±71	0.9% ±0.4	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2 to 88	< 0.1% to 0.5%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	57 to 185	0.3% to 1.0%	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%.

Grant County among the counties of Arkansas

37th of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near Grant County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Clark County	20,938	−2.2%
Yell County	19,956	−1.3%
Polk County	19,486	+1.6%
Hempstead County	19,080	−4.6%
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%

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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