Demographics of Prairie County, Arkansas

Prairie County, Arkansas had 7,923 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −324 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.

Prairie County, in four figures

7,923
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.9%
Change since July 2020: −324 people.; 45.7 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,646 ±$6,250
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.

Prairie County, Arkansas's population shrank 3.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Prairie 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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Prairie County, Arkansas's population shrank 3.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Prairie 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	8,247	100.0	100.0
2021	8,079	98.0	100.2
2022	8,036	97.4	100.7
2023	8,016	97.2	101.6
2024	7,963	96.6	102.5
2025	7,923	96.1	103.1

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Population of Prairie 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	8,247	−36	−17	0	−19
2021	8,079	−168	−83	0	−85
2022	8,036	−43	−87	−1	+48
2023	8,016	−20	−57	+3	+36
2024	7,963	−53	−42	+9	−19
2025	7,923	−40	−46	+8	−1

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.7 ±0.6: for men 43.0 ±3.0 and for women 48.5 ±2.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Prairie County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	362 ±66	4.5% ±0.8	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,298 ±186	16.1% ±2.3	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	601 ±143	7.5% ±1.8	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,655 ±157	20.5% ±2.0	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,248 ±194	27.9% ±2.4	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,900 ±217	23.6% ±2.7	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,646 ±$6,250, and income per person $30,905 ±$3,092, 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 Prairie County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	729 ±151	22.4% ±4.5	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	845 ±182	26.0% ±5.5	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	430 ±116	13.2% ±3.5	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	486 ±143	14.9% ±4.3	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	530 ±110	16.3% ±3.3	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	151 ±66	4.6% ±2.0	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	34 to 136	1.0% to 4.2%	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 Prairie County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	924 ±238	11.8% ±3.0	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	71 to 217	9.3% ±4.6	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	465 ±147	12.3% ±3.8	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	315 ±102	12.8% ±4.0	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Prairie County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Prairie County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	4,086 ±17	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	79.7% ±3.7	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	20.3% ±3.7	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.8% ±4.0	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.2% ±5.0	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$96,400 ±$12,924	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$625 ±$52	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±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 Prairie County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	192 ±0	2.4% ±<0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,728 ±106	83.4% ±1.3	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	796 ±100	9.9% ±1.2	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 49	0% to 0.6%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	329 ±144	4.1% ±1.8	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 Prairie County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	6,490 ±326	80.5% ±4.0	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,500 ±326	18.6% ±4.0	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 60	0% to 0.7%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	18 to 80	0.2% to 1.0%	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	8 to 68	0.1% to 0.8%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 23	0% to 0.3%	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%.

Prairie County among the counties of Arkansas

67th of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near Prairie County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Monroe County	6,244	−7.8%
Dallas County	6,011	−6.7%

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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