Demographics of St. Francis County, Arkansas

St. Francis County, Arkansas had 21,800 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,219 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.

St. Francis County, in four figures

21,800
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −5.3%
Change since July 2020: −1,219 people.; 40.1 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $42,574 ±$6,151
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.

St. Francis County, Arkansas's population shrank 5.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of St. Francis 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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St. Francis County, Arkansas's population shrank 5.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of St. Francis 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	23,019	100.0	100.0
2021	22,711	98.7	100.2
2022	22,360	97.1	100.7
2023	22,080	95.9	101.6
2024	21,939	95.3	102.5
2025	21,800	94.7	103.1

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Population of St. Francis 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	23,019	−73	−18	0	−53
2021	22,711	−308	−16	+24	−316
2022	22,360	−351	−87	+42	−304
2023	22,080	−280	−32	+39	−288
2024	21,939	−141	+12	+59	−212
2025	21,800	−139	+5	+53	−195

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.1 ±0.6: for men 38.5 ±1.0 and for women 42.5 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in St. Francis County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	1,346 ±24	6.0% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,407 ±350	15.2% ±1.6	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,722 ±305	7.7% ±1.4	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,365 ±297	28.4% ±1.3	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,552 ±270	24.8% ±1.2	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,008 ±325	17.9% ±1.5	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $42,574 ±$6,151, and income per person $22,140 ±$1,819, 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 St. Francis County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	2,534 ±357	32.6% ±4.4	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,846 ±320	23.7% ±4.0	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,424 ±281	18.3% ±3.5	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	651 ±147	8.4% ±1.9	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	951 ±221	12.2% ±2.8	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	255 ±97	3.3% ±1.2	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	122 ±59	1.6% ±0.8	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 St. Francis County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	5,553 ±777	28.5% ±4.0	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,986 ±341	42.4% ±5.8	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,395 ±499	25.0% ±4.9	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,172 ±261	22.5% ±4.7	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in St. Francis County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	St. Francis County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	9,570 ±88	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	81.3% ±3.3	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.7% ±3.2	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	55.5% ±2.8	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	44.5% ±4.4	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$90,900 ±$7,692	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$779 ±$54	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±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 St. Francis County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	821 ±0	3.7% ±<0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,797 ±79	39.3% ±0.4	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	12,184 ±114	54.4% ±0.5	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2 to 58	< 0.1% to 0.3%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	13 to 91	0.1% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 72	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	481 ±137	2.1% ±0.6	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 St. Francis County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	15,390 ±571	68.7% ±2.5	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,482 ±627	28.9% ±2.8	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	4 to 68	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	492 ±212	2.2% ±0.9	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	30 to 120	0.1% to 0.5%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	194 to 640	0.9% to 2.9%	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%.

St. Francis County among the counties of Arkansas

28th of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near St. Francis County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Carroll County	29,263	+3.6%
Johnson County	26,225	+2.0%
Cleburne County	25,672	+3.9%
Poinsett County	22,483	−2.0%
Columbia County	21,894	−3.7%
St. Francis County	21,800	−5.3%
Ouachita County	21,731	−3.9%
Logan County	21,633	+2.5%
Conway County	21,393	+3.2%
Clark County	20,938	−2.2%
Yell County	19,956	−1.3%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 28 Counties by population in Arkansas
No. 62 Counties by population growth in Arkansas

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