Demographics of Perry County, Arkansas

Perry County, Arkansas had 10,309 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +313 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.

Perry County, in four figures

10,309
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.1%
Change since July 2020: +313 people.; 43.3 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $55,764 ±$8,217
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.

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

The July 1 estimate of Perry 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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Perry County, Arkansas's population grew 3.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Perry 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	9,996	100.0	100.0
2021	9,985	99.9	100.2
2022	10,065	100.7	100.7
2023	10,187	101.9	101.6
2024	10,271	102.8	102.5
2025	10,309	103.1	103.1

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Population of Perry 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	9,996	−20	−13	0	−10
2021	9,985	−11	−46	+1	+24
2022	10,065	+80	−61	+7	+132
2023	10,187	+122	−34	+5	+150
2024	10,271	+84	−30	+7	+109
2025	10,309	+38	−31	+2	+66

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.3 ±1.0: for men 42.9 ±1.0 and for women 43.9 ±2.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Perry County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	454 ±28	4.5% ±0.3	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,748 ±187	17.3% ±1.9	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	661 ±100	6.5% ±1.0	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,334 ±175	23.1% ±1.7	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,774 ±213	27.5% ±2.1	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,130 ±214	21.1% ±2.1	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $55,764 ±$8,217, and income per person $29,812 ±$2,147, 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 Perry County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	802 ±178	19.6% ±4.3	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,087 ±194	26.6% ±4.6	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	626 ±130	15.3% ±3.1	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	363 ±108	8.9% ±2.6	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	804 ±181	19.6% ±4.3	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	135 to 403	3.3% to 9.8%	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	61 to 225	1.5% to 5.5%	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 Perry County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	1,424 ±321	14.2% ±3.2	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	362 ±126	16.7% ±5.5	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	650 ±178	13.3% ±3.5	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	412 ±128	14.1% ±4.2	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Perry County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Perry County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	4,972 ±40	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.3% ±3.5	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.7% ±3.8	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.4% ±3.7	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.6% ±4.0	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$130,200 ±$21,813	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$805 ±$130	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±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 Perry County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	353 ±0	3.5% ±<0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,028 ±90	89.4% ±0.9	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	312 ±59	3.1% ±0.6	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 38	0% to 0.4%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	13 to 67	0.1% 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 0.2%	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	356 ±105	3.5% ±1.0	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 Perry County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	7,242 ±319	71.7% ±3.2	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,650 ±337	26.2% ±3.3	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	14 to 156	0.1% to 1.5%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	55 to 193	0.5% to 1.9%	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4 to 62	< 0.1% to 0.6%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	32 to 150	0.3% to 1.5%	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%.

Perry County among the counties of Arkansas

58th of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near Perry County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Desha County	9,984	−11.8%
Scott County	9,965	+1.4%
Pike County	9,964	−1.9%
Bradley County	9,828	−6.4%
Chicot County	9,107	−10.3%

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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