Miller County, AR Population

Overview

42,875

Total Population

40.1

Median age

50.36%

Female population %

98.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

56.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,533

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Miller County is 40.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Miller County's population under 18 was 23.81%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Miller County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.45% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Miller County, 19.65% were under the age of 15, 18.83% aged 15 to 29, 45.07% aged 30 to 64, 15.37% aged 65 to 84, and 1.08% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 309 more females than males in Miller County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.36% females and 49.64% males in Miller County, AR.
The Miller County, AR gender ratio is 98.6:100 i.e. 98.6 men to 100 women (0.986).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 1,820.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 1,581.

Miller County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Miller County population: 69.43% are White, 25.48% are Black or African American, 1.29% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.13% are Asian, 1.79% are some other race and 1.88% are multiracial.
Miller County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1,533 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 41,342 (96.42% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Miller County is White with a population of 29,767 (69.43% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 43,858 in the year 2015
From 2000 to 2010, Miller County's population increased by 3,116 (7.70%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Miller County's population decreased by 989 (2.27%), 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, Miller County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 40,452.