Demographics of Jackson County, Arkansas

Jackson County, Arkansas had 16,741 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1 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.

Jackson County, in four figures

16,741
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; > −0.1%
Change since July 2020: −1 people.; 40.2 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $44,218 ±$4,402
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.

Jackson County, Arkansas's population shrank < 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Jackson 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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Jackson County, Arkansas's population shrank < 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Jackson 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	16,742	100.0	100.0
2021	16,762	100.1	100.2
2022	16,582	99.0	100.7
2023	16,741	100.0	101.6
2024	16,638	99.4	102.5
2025	16,741	100.0	103.1

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Population of Jackson 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	16,742	−13	−14	0	−4
2021	16,762	+20	−140	0	+156
2022	16,582	−180	−123	+7	−55
2023	16,741	+159	−66	+7	+214
2024	16,638	−103	−75	+11	−39
2025	16,741	+103	−76	+10	+169

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.2 ±0.7: for men 39.4 ±1.3 and for women 40.7 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Jackson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	837 ±68	5.0% ±0.4	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,499 ±220	15.0% ±1.3	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,477 ±241	8.8% ±1.4	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,858 ±292	29.1% ±1.7	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,043 ±226	24.2% ±1.4	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,998 ±266	17.9% ±1.6	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $44,218 ±$4,402, and income per person $24,769 ±$2,135, 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 Jackson County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	1,727 ±281	28.4% ±4.5	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,580 ±243	26.0% ±3.9	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,104 ±215	18.2% ±3.5	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	642 ±154	10.6% ±2.5	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	563 ±150	9.3% ±2.4	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	170 ±72	2.8% ±1.2	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	290 ±95	4.8% ±1.6	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 Jackson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	3,090 ±466	21.7% ±3.3	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	998 ±238	30.9% ±6.6	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,643 ±276	22.5% ±3.5	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	449 ±121	12.0% ±3.2	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Jackson County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Jackson County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	7,095 ±54	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.6% ±2.9	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.4% ±3.0	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.5% ±3.5	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.5% ±4.1	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$98,300 ±$7,193	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$668 ±$71	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±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 Jackson County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	544 ±0	3.3% ±<0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,558 ±71	75.1% ±0.4	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,541 ±279	15.2% ±1.7	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	19 to 99	0.1% to 0.6%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	29 to 123	0.2% to 0.7%	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 21	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	934 ±287	5.6% ±1.7	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 Jackson County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	13,353 ±377	79.9% ±2.3	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,118 ±348	18.7% ±2.1	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	10 to 76	0.1% to 0.5%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	98 to 298	0.6% to 1.8%	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	17 to 115	0.1% to 0.7%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	58 to 206	0.3% to 1.2%	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%.

Jackson County among the counties of Arkansas

44th of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near Jackson County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Cross County	16,186	−3.7%
Arkansas County	15,836	−7.4%
Sevier County	15,758	−0.1%

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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