Arkansas County, AR Population

Overview

17,273

Total Population

41.4

Median age

50.84%

Female population %

96.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

64.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

638

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Arkansas County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Arkansas County is 41.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Arkansas County's population under 18 was 23.28%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Arkansas County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.34% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Arkansas County, 19.84% were under the age of 15, 16.38% aged 15 to 29, 44.43% aged 30 to 64, 17.52% aged 65 to 84, and 1.82% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 291 more females than males in Arkansas County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.84% females and 49.16% males in Arkansas County, AR.
The Arkansas County, AR gender ratio is 96.7:100 i.e. 96.7 men to 100 women (0.967).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 641.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 712.

Arkansas County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Arkansas County population: 71.18% are White, 25.66% are Black or African American, 0.20% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.05% are Asian, 0.71% are some other race and 2.20% are multiracial.
Arkansas County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 638 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 16,635 (96.31% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Arkansas County is White with a population of 12,295 (71.18% of the total population).

Arkansas County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 20,786 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Arkansas County's population decreased by 1,737 (8.36%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Arkansas County's population decreased by 1,942 (10.19%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Arkansas County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 16,512.