Demographics of Randolph County, Arkansas

Randolph County, Arkansas had 18,876 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +283 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.

Randolph County, in four figures

18,876
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.5%
Change since July 2020: +283 people.; 39.6 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $50,911 ±$6,752
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.

Randolph County, Arkansas's population grew 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Randolph 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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Randolph County, Arkansas's population grew 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Randolph 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	18,593	100.0	100.0
2021	18,790	101.1	100.2
2022	18,811	101.2	100.7
2023	18,869	101.5	101.6
2024	18,944	101.9	102.5
2025	18,876	101.5	103.1

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Population of Randolph 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	18,593	+20	−6	0	+21
2021	18,790	+197	−89	+25	+266
2022	18,811	+21	−47	+33	+46
2023	18,869	+58	−4	+18	+45
2024	18,944	+75	−40	+8	+110
2025	18,876	−68	−47	+2	−25

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.6 ±0.5: for men 39.2 ±0.7 and for women 40.4 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Randolph County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	1,216 ±56	6.5% ±0.3	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,397 ±245	18.0% ±1.3	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,365 ±193	7.2% ±1.0	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,607 ±233	24.5% ±1.2	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,612 ±297	24.5% ±1.6	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,641 ±336	19.3% ±1.8	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $50,911 ±$6,752, and income per person $26,607 ±$1,831, 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 Randolph County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	1,958 ±341	26.7% ±4.6	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,670 ±272	22.8% ±3.6	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,192 ±215	16.3% ±2.9	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	911 ±239	12.4% ±3.2	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,095 ±242	14.9% ±3.3	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	309 ±126	4.2% ±1.7	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	199 ±72	2.7% ±1.0	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 Randolph County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	4,101 ±628	22.4% ±3.4	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,413 ±274	32.3% ±5.4	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,008 ±351	21.9% ±3.6	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	680 ±159	14.3% ±3.2	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Randolph County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Randolph County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	8,656 ±37	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.7% ±2.6	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.3% ±2.7	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.5% ±2.6	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.5% ±2.8	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$130,600 ±$16,947	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$674 ±$63	$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 Randolph County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	488 ±0	2.6% ±<0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,742 ±113	88.9% ±0.6	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	207 ±42	1.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	34 to 122	0.2% to 0.6%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	8 to 88	< 0.1% to 0.5%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	526 ±21	2.8% ±0.1	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	7 to 51	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	720 ±130	3.8% ±0.7	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 Randolph County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	12,350 ±622	65.6% ±3.3	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,853 ±637	31.1% ±3.4	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	24 to 160	0.1% to 0.8%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	543 ±203	2.9% ±1.1	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	54 to 368	0.3% to 2.0%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	332 ±163	1.8% ±0.9	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%.

Randolph County among the counties of Arkansas

36th of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near Randolph County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Conway County	21,393	+3.2%
Clark County	20,938	−2.2%
Yell County	19,956	−1.3%
Polk County	19,486	+1.6%
Hempstead County	19,080	−4.6%
Randolph County	18,876	+1.5%
Grant County	18,756	+4.1%
Madison County	18,410	+11.2%
Sharp County	18,122	+4.7%
Ashley County	17,831	−5.9%
Franklin County	17,725	+3.5%

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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