Cross County, AR Population

Overview

16,935

Total Population

40.9

Median age

51.72%

Female population %

93.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

61.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

363

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Cross County is 40.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cross County's population under 18 was 23.66%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cross County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.54% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cross County, 19.65% were under the age of 15, 17.60% aged 15 to 29, 44.22% aged 30 to 64, 17.20% aged 65 to 84, and 1.34% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 583 more females than males in Cross County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.72% females and 48.28% males in Cross County, AR.
The Cross County, AR gender ratio is 93.3:100 i.e. 93.3 men to 100 women (0.933).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 668.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 682.

Cross County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Cross County population: 72.93% are White, 15.72% are Black or African American, 0.21% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.02% are some other race and 11.12% are multiracial.
Cross County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 363 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 16,572 (97.86% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cross County is White with a population of 12,351 (72.93% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 19,491 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Cross County's population decreased by 1,615 (8.29%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cross County's population decreased by 1,072 (6.00%), 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, Cross County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 16,333.