Baxter County, AR Population

Overview

41,476

Total Population

51.8

Median age

51.07%

Female population %

95.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

81.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,067

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Baxter County is 51.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Baxter County's population under 18 was 17.82%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Baxter County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.55% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Baxter County, 14.42% were under the age of 15, 13.71% aged 15 to 29, 41.33% aged 30 to 64, 27.47% aged 65 to 84, and 3.08% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 888 more females than males in Baxter County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.07% females and 48.93% males in Baxter County, AR.
The Baxter County, AR gender ratio is 95.8:100 i.e. 95.8 men to 100 women (0.958).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 1,820.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,857.

Baxter County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Baxter County population: 94.29% are White, 0.27% are Black or African American, 0.62% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.30% are Asian, 0.02% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.79% are some other race and 3.71% are multiracial.
Baxter County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1,067 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 40,409 (97.43% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Baxter County is White with a population of 39,108 (94.29% of the total population).

Baxter County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 42,435 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Baxter County's population increased by 3,038 (7.90%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Baxter County's population increased by 176 (0.42%), 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, Baxter County's population was lowest in year 2001 at 38,451.