Desha County, AR Population

Overview

11,530

Total Population

40.5

Median age

53.39%

Female population %

87.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

67.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

768

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Desha County is 40.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Desha County's population under 18 was 25.80%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Desha County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.80% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Desha County, 21.49% were under the age of 15, 17.60% aged 15 to 29, 42.11% aged 30 to 64, 16.66% aged 65 to 84, and 2.14% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 782 more females than males in Desha County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.39% females and 46.61% males in Desha County, AR.
The Desha County, AR gender ratio is 87.3:100 i.e. 87.3 men to 100 women (0.873).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 439.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 480.

Desha County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Desha County population: 48.85% are White, 48.15% are Black or African American, 0.10% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.23% are Asian, 0.56% are some other race and 2.11% are multiracial.
Desha County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the county.
By ethnicity, 768 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,762 (93.34% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Desha County is White with a population of 5,632 (48.85% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 15,307 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Desha County's population decreased by 2,354 (15.38%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Desha County's population decreased by 1,633 (12.61%), 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, Desha County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 10,771.