Demographics of Lee County, Arkansas

Lee County, Arkansas had 8,029 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −553 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.

Lee County, in four figures

8,029
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −6.4%
Change since July 2020: −553 people.; 41.9 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $34,375 ±$6,510
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.

Lee County, Arkansas's population shrank 6.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lee 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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Lee County, Arkansas's population shrank 6.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lee 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	8,582	100.0	100.0
2021	8,620	100.4	100.2
2022	8,424	98.2	100.7
2023	8,272	96.4	101.6
2024	8,138	94.8	102.5
2025	8,029	93.6	103.1

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Population of Lee 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	8,582	−67	−13	+1	−51
2021	8,620	+38	−86	+6	+123
2022	8,424	−196	−67	+11	−146
2023	8,272	−152	−41	0	−108
2024	8,138	−134	−53	+1	−83
2025	8,029	−109	−57	−1	−52

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.9 ±1.2: for men 41.1 ±2.5 and for women 46.7 ±4.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lee County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	497 ±173	5.9% ±2.1	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,084 ±187	13.0% ±2.2	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	865 ±242	10.3% ±2.9	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,080 ±268	24.9% ±3.2	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,126 ±285	25.4% ±3.4	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,707 ±220	20.4% ±2.6	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $34,375 ±$6,510, and income per person $23,465 ±$6,815, 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 Lee County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	1,128 ±217	41.9% ±7.5	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	555 ±144	20.6% ±5.2	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	402 ±128	14.9% ±4.6	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	82 to 272	3.1% to 10.1%	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	210 ±82	7.8% ±3.0	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	50 to 154	1.9% to 5.7%	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	51 to 181	1.9% to 6.7%	6.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±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%.

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 Lee County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	2,667 ±304	39.4% ±4.5	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,006 ±202	65.9% ±8.3	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,269 ±215	40.3% ±5.3	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	392 ±114	18.8% ±5.1	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lee County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lee County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	3,694 ±33	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	72.8% ±5.2	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	27.2% ±5.1	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.0% ±5.1	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	41.0% ±6.2	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$75,300 ±$13,239	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$667 ±$93	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±4	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 Lee County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	263 ±0	3.1% ±<0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,312 ±71	39.6% ±0.8	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,558 ±114	54.5% ±1.4	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	100 to 352	1.2% to 4.2%	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 Lee County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	7,149 ±227	85.5% ±2.7	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,120 ±207	13.4% ±2.5	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	14 to 166	0.2% to 2.0%	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 124	0% to 1.5%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	13 to 63	0.2% to 0.8%	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%.

Lee County among the counties of Arkansas

65th of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near Lee County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Scott County	9,965	+1.4%
Pike County	9,964	−1.9%
Bradley County	9,828	−6.4%
Chicot County	9,107	−10.3%
Montgomery County	8,579	+1.1%
Lee County	8,029	−6.4%
Nevada County	7,942	−4.1%
Prairie County	7,923	−3.9%
Searcy County	7,848	< +0.1%
Cleveland County	7,224	−4.3%
Newton County	7,026	−2.3%

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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