Demographics of Lincoln County, Arkansas

Lincoln County, Arkansas had 12,764 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −129 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.

Lincoln County, in four figures

12,764
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.0%
Change since July 2020: −129 people.; 40.3 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,778 ±$5,932
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.

Lincoln County, Arkansas's population shrank 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lincoln 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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Lincoln County, Arkansas's population shrank 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lincoln 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	12,893	100.0	100.0
2021	13,184	102.3	100.2
2022	12,924	100.2	100.7
2023	12,906	100.1	101.6
2024	12,862	99.8	102.5
2025	12,764	99.0	103.1

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Population of Lincoln 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	12,893	−47	−24	0	−24
2021	13,184	+291	−66	+2	+376
2022	12,924	−260	−76	+2	−193
2023	12,906	−18	−73	−1	+57
2024	12,862	−44	−72	−2	+30
2025	12,764	−98	−70	−5	−24

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.3 ±1.6: for men 39.3 ±1.9 and for women 43.1 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lincoln County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	506 ±143	3.9% ±1.1	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,532 ±248	11.8% ±1.9	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,094 ±236	8.4% ±1.8	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,421 ±318	34.1% ±2.5	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,483 ±269	26.9% ±2.1	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,914 ±196	14.8% ±1.5	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,778 ±$5,932, and income per person $18,290 ±$1,719, 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 Lincoln County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	914 ±207	25.4% ±5.6	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	749 ±169	20.9% ±4.6	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	682 ±171	19.0% ±4.6	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	438 ±127	12.2% ±3.5	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	501 ±159	13.9% ±4.4	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	214 ±104	6.0% ±2.9	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	29 to 159	0.8% to 4.4%	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 Lincoln County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	1,336 ±312	15.4% ±3.6	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	474 ±127	23.3% ±5.5	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	554 ±188	12.7% ±4.2	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	308 ±101	13.4% ±4.3	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lincoln County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lincoln County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	4,390 ±92	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	81.8% ±4.5	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.2% ±3.9	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.1% ±5.4	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.9% ±5.6	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$108,000 ±$12,562	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$744 ±$43	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±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 Lincoln County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	662 ±0	5.1% ±<0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,994 ±93	61.7% ±0.7	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,585 ±293	27.7% ±2.3	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 94	0% to 0.7%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	663 ±312	5.1% ±2.4	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 Lincoln County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	10,924 ±374	84.4% ±2.9	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,646 ±320	12.7% ±2.5	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 33	0% to 0.3%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	364 ±138	2.8% ±1.1	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 55	0% to 0.4%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	344 ±135	2.7% ±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%.

Lincoln County among the counties of Arkansas

53rd of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near Lincoln County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Arkansas County	15,836	−7.4%
Sevier County	15,758	−0.1%
Izard County	14,405	+5.9%
Phillips County	14,255	−13.0%
Clay County	14,052	−3.3%
Lincoln County	12,764	−1.0%
Stone County	12,703	+2.9%
Fulton County	12,492	+3.7%
Howard County	12,306	−3.6%
Little River County	11,763	−1.8%
Perry County	10,309	+3.1%

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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