Demographics of Independence County, Arkansas

Independence County, Arkansas had 38,785 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +844 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.

Independence County, in four figures

38,785
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.2%
Change since July 2020: +844 people.; 38.7 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $56,609 ±$4,487
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.

Independence County, Arkansas's population grew 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Independence 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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Independence County, Arkansas's population grew 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Independence 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	37,941	100.0	100.0
2021	38,051	100.3	100.2
2022	38,257	100.8	100.7
2023	38,452	101.3	101.6
2024	38,569	101.7	102.5
2025	38,785	102.2	103.1

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Population of Independence 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	37,941	+9	+7	0	−10
2021	38,051	+110	−116	+2	+215
2022	38,257	+206	−75	+51	+252
2023	38,452	+195	−47	+83	+164
2024	38,569	+117	−7	+33	+95
2025	38,785	+216	−7	−1	+225

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.7 ±0.6: for men 37.5 ±0.7 and for women 39.4 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Independence County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	2,245 ±94	5.9% ±0.2	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,038 ±521	18.4% ±1.4	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,656 ±350	9.6% ±0.9	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,095 ±507	23.8% ±1.3	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,433 ±514	24.7% ±1.3	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,708 ±501	17.6% ±1.3	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $56,609 ±$4,487, and income per person $30,847 ±$2,428, 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 Independence County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	3,320 ±475	22.7% ±3.2	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,236 ±445	22.1% ±3.0	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,691 ±386	18.4% ±2.6	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,857 ±371	12.7% ±2.5	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,993 ±349	13.6% ±2.4	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	839 ±228	5.7% ±1.5	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	702 ±199	4.8% ±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 Independence County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	7,610 ±1,253	20.4% ±3.4	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,743 ±497	29.7% ±4.8	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,491 ±669	18.0% ±3.3	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,376 ±326	15.9% ±3.6	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Independence County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Independence County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	16,786 ±28	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.2% ±2.4	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.8% ±2.4	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.2% ±2.2	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.8% ±2.4	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$142,600 ±$13,680	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$845 ±$30	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1988 ±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 Independence County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,382 ±0	8.9% ±<0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	31,345 ±636	82.1% ±1.7	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	700 ±181	1.8% ±0.5	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	308 ±70	0.8% ±0.2	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	60 ±29	0.2% ±0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 245	0% to 0.6%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	77 to 417	0.2% to 1.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,022 ±629	5.3% ±1.6	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 Independence County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	26,829 ±767	70.3% ±2.0	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,656 ±807	25.3% ±2.1	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	174 ±78	0.5% ±0.2	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,516 ±280	4.0% ±0.7	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	434 ±185	1.1% ±0.5	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,082 ±255	2.8% ±0.7	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Independence County among the counties of Arkansas

18th of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near Independence County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Hot Spring County	33,451	+1.1%
Carroll County	29,263	+3.6%

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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