Demographics of Sharp County, Arkansas

Sharp County, Arkansas had 18,122 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +809 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.

Sharp County, in four figures

18,122
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.7%
Change since July 2020: +809 people.; 47.1 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $44,637 ±$5,213
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.

Sharp County, Arkansas's population grew 4.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Sharp 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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Sharp County, Arkansas's population grew 4.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Sharp 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	17,313	100.0	100.0
2021	17,686	102.2	100.2
2022	17,791	102.8	100.7
2023	17,972	103.8	101.6
2024	18,102	104.6	102.5
2025	18,122	104.7	103.1

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Population of Sharp 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	17,313	+43	−16	0	+63
2021	17,686	+373	−125	+1	+518
2022	17,791	+105	−185	0	+279
2023	17,972	+181	−86	+3	+255
2024	18,102	+130	−134	+5	+259
2025	18,122	+20	−142	−2	+165

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 47.1 ±0.5: for men 46.0 ±0.5 and for women 48.1 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Sharp County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	940 ±36	5.3% ±0.2	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,682 ±197	15.1% ±1.1	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,257 ±180	7.1% ±1.0	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,570 ±224	20.1% ±1.3	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,793 ±283	27.0% ±1.6	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,531 ±346	25.5% ±1.9	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $44,637 ±$5,213, and income per person $27,969 ±$4,967, 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 Sharp County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	1,797 ±268	26.2% ±3.8	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,860 ±268	27.1% ±3.8	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,157 ±186	16.9% ±2.6	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	887 ±167	12.9% ±2.4	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	693 ±138	10.1% ±2.0	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	223 ±105	3.3% ±1.5	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	116 to 362	1.7% to 5.3%	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 Sharp County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	2,886 ±391	16.5% ±2.2	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	582 ±143	16.4% ±3.7	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,421 ±243	17.0% ±2.8	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	883 ±168	15.7% ±2.9	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Sharp County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sharp County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	9,525 ±29	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	72.0% ±2.7	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	28.0% ±2.8	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.8% ±2.4	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.2% ±3.8	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$105,100 ±$9,782	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$766 ±$89	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±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 Sharp County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	437 ±0	2.5% ±<0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,155 ±326	90.9% ±1.8	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	13 to 163	0.1% to 0.9%	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	119 ±6	0.7% ±<0.1	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	7 to 51	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 9	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	937 ±323	5.3% ±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 Sharp County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	9,796 ±460	55.1% ±2.6	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,682 ±468	43.2% ±2.6	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	27 to 113	0.2% to 0.6%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	225 ±104	1.3% ±0.6	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	99 ±48	0.6% ±0.3	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	34 to 218	0.2% to 1.2%	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%.

Sharp County among the counties of Arkansas

39th of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near Sharp County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Marion County	17,593	+4.3%
Drew County	17,054	−1.5%
Jackson County	16,741	> −0.1%

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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