Demographics of Woodruff County, Arkansas

Woodruff County, Arkansas had 5,710 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −512 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.

Woodruff County, in four figures

5,710
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −8.2%
Change since July 2020: −512 people.; 45.3 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $48,158 ±$6,537
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.

Woodruff County, Arkansas's population shrank 8.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Woodruff 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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Woodruff County, Arkansas's population shrank 8.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Woodruff 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	6,222	100.0	100.0
2021	6,124	98.4	100.2
2022	6,040	97.1	100.7
2023	5,941	95.5	101.6
2024	5,793	93.1	102.5
2025	5,710	91.8	103.1

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Population of Woodruff County, Arkansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From elsewhere in the country
2020	6,222	−48	−12	−32
2021	6,124	−98	−51	−49
2022	6,040	−84	−39	−46
2023	5,941	−99	−45	−53
2024	5,793	−148	−50	−99
2025	5,710	−83	−52	−29

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.3 ±0.6: for men 42.4 ±2.1 and for women 49.4 ±1.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Woodruff County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	290 ±83	4.8% ±1.4	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,013 ±145	16.8% ±2.4	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	460 ±124	7.6% ±2.1	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,219 ±167	20.2% ±2.8	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,549 ±145	25.7% ±2.4	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,495 ±181	24.8% ±3.0	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $48,158 ±$6,537, and income per person $29,057 ±$2,708, 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 Woodruff County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	927 ±162	34.4% ±5.9	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	489 ±126	18.2% ±4.6	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	531 ±123	19.7% ±4.5	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	296 ±90	11.0% ±3.3	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	212 ±81	7.9% ±3.0	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	93 ±44	3.5% ±1.6	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	144 ±61	5.3% ±2.3	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 Woodruff County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	1,409 ±281	24.1% ±4.8	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	301 ±124	24.2% ±9.2	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	630 ±142	22.7% ±4.8	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	478 ±115	26.1% ±5.8	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Woodruff County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Woodruff County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	3,256 ±30	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.7% ±3.4	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.3% ±3.4	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.7% ±5.1	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.3% ±5.7	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$106,500 ±$13,538	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$613 ±$36	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±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 Woodruff County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 188	0% to 3.1%	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,169 ±54	69.2% ±0.9	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,496 ±117	24.8% ±1.9	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 4	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 49	0% to 0.8%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 70	0% to 1.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	229 ±85	3.8% ±1.4	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 Woodruff County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	5,219 ±152	86.6% ±2.5	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	783 ±149	13.0% ±2.5	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 51	0% to 0.8%	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 42	0% to 0.7%	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%.

Woodruff County among the counties of Arkansas

74th of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near Woodruff County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Cleveland County	7,224	−4.3%
Newton County	7,026	−2.3%
Monroe County	6,244	−7.8%
Dallas County	6,011	−6.7%
Lafayette County	5,888	−6.5%
Woodruff County	5,710	−8.2%
Calhoun County	4,632	−2.2%

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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