Demographics of Johnson County, Arkansas

Johnson County, Arkansas had 26,225 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +504 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.

Johnson County, in four figures

26,225
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.0%
Change since July 2020: +504 people.; 39.1 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $45,995 ±$3,798
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.

Johnson County, Arkansas's population grew 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Johnson 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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Johnson County, Arkansas's population grew 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Johnson 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	25,721	100.0	100.0
2021	25,942	100.9	100.2
2022	25,984	101.0	100.7
2023	26,135	101.6	101.6
2024	26,247	102.0	102.5
2025	26,225	102.0	103.1

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Population of Johnson 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	25,721	−26	+3	0	−33
2021	25,942	+221	−55	+11	+260
2022	25,984	+42	−33	+28	+64
2023	26,135	+151	−53	+29	+177
2024	26,247	+112	−38	+85	+65
2025	26,225	−22	−41	+28	−8

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.1 ±0.9: for men 38.1 ±1.1 and for women 40.3 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Johnson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	1,648 ±118	6.3% ±0.5	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,651 ±385	17.9% ±1.5	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,452 ±275	9.4% ±1.1	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,106 ±372	23.5% ±1.4	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,724 ±422	25.9% ±1.6	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,422 ±355	17.0% ±1.4	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $45,995 ±$3,798, and income per person $25,637 ±$1,947, 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 Johnson County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	2,547 ±405	24.7% ±3.9	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,037 ±425	29.4% ±4.1	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,536 ±252	14.9% ±2.4	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,500 ±263	14.5% ±2.5	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,211 ±231	11.7% ±2.2	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	225 ±105	2.2% ±1.0	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	260 ±90	2.5% ±0.9	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 Johnson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	4,979 ±760	19.8% ±3.0	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,587 ±306	25.7% ±4.4	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,314 ±446	18.0% ±3.4	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,078 ±248	17.5% ±3.8	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Johnson County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Johnson County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	11,555 ±25	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.3% ±2.3	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.7% ±2.3	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.1% ±2.5	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.9% ±3.1	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$135,300 ±$16,337	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$728 ±$54	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±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 Johnson County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,606 ±0	13.9% ±<0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	19,944 ±145	76.7% ±0.6	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	360 ±84	1.4% ±0.3	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	852 ±109	3.3% ±0.4	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1 to 125	< 0.1% to 0.5%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 112	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1 to 127	< 0.1% to 0.5%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,062 ±178	4.1% ±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 Johnson County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	15,410 ±514	59.3% ±2.0	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,254 ±536	31.7% ±2.1	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	81 to 323	0.3% to 1.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,137 ±216	8.2% ±0.8	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	753 ±203	2.9% ±0.8	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,384 ±229	5.3% ±0.9	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%.

Johnson County among the counties of Arkansas

24th of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near Johnson County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Johnson County	26,225	+2.0%
Cleburne County	25,672	+3.9%
Poinsett County	22,483	−2.0%
Columbia County	21,894	−3.7%
St. Francis County	21,800	−5.3%
Ouachita County	21,731	−3.9%

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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