Little River County, AR Population

Overview

12,104

Total Population

42.0

Median age

50.93%

Female population %

96.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

64.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

212

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Little River County is 42.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Little River County's population under 18 was 22.48%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Little River County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.72% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Little River County, 18.48% were under the age of 15, 17.12% aged 15 to 29, 43.68% aged 30 to 64, 19.43% aged 65 to 84, and 1.29% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 224 more females than males in Little River County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.93% females and 49.07% males in Little River County, AR.
The Little River County, AR gender ratio is 96.4:100 i.e. 96.4 men to 100 women (0.964).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 530.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 506.

Little River County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Little River County population: 73.23% are White, 20.29% are Black or African American, 0.89% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.34% are Asian, 1.12% are some other race and 4.13% are multiracial.
Little River County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 212 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,892 (98.25% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Little River County is White with a population of 8,864 (73.23% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 13,563 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Little River County's population decreased by 430 (3.17%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Little River County's population decreased by 1,158 (8.82%), 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, Little River County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 11,821.