Demographics of White County, Arkansas

White County, Arkansas had 80,085 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,231 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.

White County, in four figures

80,085
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.2%
Change since July 2020: +3,231 people.; 38.8 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $55,249 ±$3,850
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.

White County, Arkansas's population grew 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of White 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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White County, Arkansas's population grew 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of White 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	76,854	100.0	100.0
2021	77,072	100.3	100.2
2022	77,637	101.0	100.7
2023	78,473	102.1	101.6
2024	79,128	103.0	102.5
2025	80,085	104.2	103.1

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Population of White 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	76,854	+29	−24	+2	+28
2021	77,072	+218	−252	+24	+385
2022	77,637	+565	−213	+54	+742
2023	78,473	+836	−141	+20	+947
2024	79,128	+655	−121	+105	+657
2025	80,085	+957	−116	+11	+1,069

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.8 ±0.4: for men 37.7 ±0.8 and for women 40.2 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in White County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	4,394 ±108	5.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	13,645 ±634	17.5% ±0.8	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	8,344 ±591	10.7% ±0.8	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	18,855 ±743	24.2% ±1.0	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	19,400 ±762	24.9% ±1.0	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	13,200 ±723	17.0% ±0.9	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $55,249 ±$3,850, and income per person $28,808 ±$1,349, 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 White County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	6,436 ±717	21.7% ±2.4	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,760 ±655	22.8% ±2.2	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,562 ±609	18.8% ±2.0	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,704 ±434	12.5% ±1.4	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,521 ±598	15.3% ±2.0	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,757 ±340	5.9% ±1.1	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	889 ±206	3.0% ±0.7	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 White County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	13,137 ±1,156	17.5% ±1.5	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,759 ±493	21.0% ±2.5	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	6,942 ±730	18.0% ±1.8	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,436 ±411	13.3% ±2.2	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in White County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	White County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	33,900 ±66	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.4% ±1.8	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.6% ±1.7	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.1% ±1.7	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.9% ±2.0	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$163,600 ±$5,466	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$850 ±$30	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1992 ±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 White County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,853 ±0	5.0% ±<0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	66,171 ±586	85.0% ±0.8	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,244 ±294	4.2% ±0.4	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	539 ±116	0.7% ±0.1	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	19 to 117	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 45	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	52 to 362	0.1% to 0.5%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,742 ±625	4.8% ±0.8	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 White County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	51,209 ±1,075	65.8% ±1.4	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	24,232 ±1,111	31.1% ±1.4	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	783 ±289	1.0% ±0.4	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,614 ±316	2.1% ±0.4	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	443 ±144	0.6% ±0.2	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,171 ±296	1.5% ±0.4	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

White County among the counties of Arkansas

9th of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near White County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Faulkner County	133,979	+8.2%
Saline County	133,288	+7.6%
Sebastian County	130,641	+2.2%
Craighead County	116,957	+4.8%
Garland County	99,695	−0.6%
White County	80,085	+4.2%
Lonoke County	76,664	+3.5%
Pope County	64,976	+2.5%
Jefferson County	62,987	−5.7%
Crawford County	62,657	+4.1%
Greene County	47,411	+3.4%

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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