Demographics of Mississippi County, Arkansas

Mississippi County, Arkansas had 37,828 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −2,707 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.

Mississippi County, in four figures

37,828
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −6.7%
Change since July 2020: −2,707 people.; 37.3 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $52,548 ±$4,766
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.

Mississippi County, Arkansas's population shrank 6.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Mississippi 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Mississippi County, Arkansas's population shrank 6.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Mississippi 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	40,535	100.0	100.0
2021	39,511	97.5	100.2
2022	38,807	95.7	100.7
2023	38,638	95.3	101.6
2024	38,174	94.2	102.5
2025	37,828	93.3	103.1

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Population of Mississippi 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	40,535	−146	+2	0	−140
2021	39,511	−1,024	−149	+5	−843
2022	38,807	−704	−105	+24	−634
2023	38,638	−169	−44	+28	−151
2024	38,174	−464	−16	+128	−579
2025	37,828	−346	−23	+84	−408

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.3 ±0.4: for men 34.8 ±0.4 and for women 39.0 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Mississippi County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	2,662 ±66	6.8% ±0.2	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,464 ±449	19.1% ±1.1	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,393 ±322	8.7% ±0.8	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,961 ±496	25.5% ±1.3	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,561 ±444	24.4% ±1.1	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,085 ±426	15.6% ±1.1	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $52,548 ±$4,766, and income per person $30,368 ±$1,756, 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 Mississippi County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	4,211 ±524	27.3% ±3.3	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,254 ±474	21.1% ±3.0	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,609 ±401	16.9% ±2.6	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,708 ±312	11.1% ±2.0	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,751 ±302	11.3% ±1.9	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,021 ±227	6.6% ±1.5	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	898 ±221	5.8% ±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 Mississippi County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	8,071 ±876	21.1% ±2.3	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,689 ±466	27.0% ±4.2	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,272 ±557	21.6% ±2.7	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,110 ±249	13.2% ±2.9	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Mississippi County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Mississippi County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	19,133 ±37	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	80.8% ±2.2	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.2% ±2.3	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.0% ±2.3	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.0% ±2.8	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$122,500 ±$8,206	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$830 ±$35	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±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 Mississippi County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,911 ±0	4.9% ±<0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	21,834 ±249	55.8% ±0.6	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	13,445 ±387	34.4% ±1.0	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	203 ±96	0.5% ±0.2	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to < 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 7	0% to < 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 228	0% to 0.6%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,623 ±470	4.1% ±1.2	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 Mississippi County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	27,911 ±864	71.3% ±2.2	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	10,152 ±833	25.9% ±2.1	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	19 to 149	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	979 ±228	2.5% ±0.6	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	375 ±178	1.0% ±0.5	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	604 ±194	1.5% ±0.5	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%.

Mississippi County among the counties of Arkansas

20th of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near Mississippi County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Johnson County	26,225	+2.0%
Cleburne County	25,672	+3.9%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 20 Counties by population in Arkansas
No. 69 Counties by population growth in Arkansas
No. 94 Counties by poverty rate

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026