Sharp County, AR Population

Overview

17,243

Total Population

47.1

Median age

50.49%

Female population %

98.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

71.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

423

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sharp County is 47.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sharp County's population under 18 was 21.06%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sharp County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.03% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sharp County, 16.68% were under the age of 15, 15.64% aged 15 to 29, 42.65% aged 30 to 64, 21.61% aged 65 to 84, and 3.42% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 169 more females than males in Sharp County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.49% females and 49.51% males in Sharp County, AR.
The Sharp County, AR gender ratio is 98.1:100 i.e. 98.1 men to 100 women (0.981).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 689.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 714.

Sharp County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sharp County population: 93.41% are White, 0.96% are Black or African American, 0.21% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.20% are Asian, 0.40% are some other race and 4.82% are multiracial.
Sharp County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 423 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 16,82 (97.55% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sharp County is White with a population of 16,106 (93.41% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 17,878 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Sharp County's population increased by 125 (0.73%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sharp County's population increased by 75 (0.43%), 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, Sharp County's population was lowest in year 2015 at 16,811.