Prairie County, AR Population

Overview

8,306

Total Population

45.7

Median age

49.48%

Female population %

102.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

64.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

163

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Prairie County is 45.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Prairie County's population under 18 was 21.02%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Prairie County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.28% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Prairie County, 15.94% were under the age of 15, 16.41% aged 15 to 29, 44.37% aged 30 to 64, 20.96% aged 65 to 84, and 2.32% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 86 less females than males in Prairie County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.48% females and 50.52% males in Prairie County, AR.
The Prairie County, AR gender ratio is 102.1:100 i.e. 102.1 men to 100 women (1.021).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 384.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 351.

Prairie County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Prairie County population: 85.61% are White, 11.02% are Black or African American, 0.05% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.35% are Asian, 0.31% are some other race and 2.66% are multiracial.
Prairie County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 163 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,143 (98.04% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Prairie County is White with a population of 7,111 (85.61% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,474 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Prairie County's population decreased by 746 (7.88%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Prairie County's population decreased by 480 (5.50%), 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, Prairie County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 8,069.