Demographics
Change in Population by Age



Source: U.S. Census Bureau


Change in Total Population by Age
Under 2020 to 3940 to 5960 to 8485 or Older
Arkansas-1%3%-4%20%5%
United States-0%7%-3%31%11%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Rate is percentage change from 2008-12. Multiyear results are from rolling American Community Survey. * Margin of error between 20% & 35% of estimate; ** margin of error between 35% & 50%; *** margin of error greater than 50%.







Change in Total Population by Age
Under 2020 to 3940 to 5960 to 8485 or Older
Arkansas County-11%-14%-20%-6%31%**
Ashley County-17%-21%-20%1%27%**
Baxter County2%7%-7%9%3%
Benton County22%35%28%44%20%
Boone County1%9%-10%12%13%**
Bowie County, Texas-3%-4%-8%17%-18%
Bradley County1%-18%-18%0%-22%****
Calhoun County-4%-12%-33%9%89%****
Carroll County6%-3%-12%24%10%**
Chicot County-20%-15%-27%3%16%**
Clark County-7%0%-20%-3%-23%**
Clay County-9%0%-21%-3%-3%**
Cleburne County-6%-8%-9%11%1%**
Cleveland County-20%-23%-12%-4%64%**
Columbia County-13%4%-21%-6%13%**
Conway County-7%-8%6%11%-31%**
Craighead County14%10%11%21%36%
Crawford County-7%0%-12%20%22%**
Crittenden County-10%-8%-15%22%-1%**
Cross County-12%-4%-14%13%-49%****
Dallas County-35%-14%-32%-6%22%**
Desha County-18%-21%-20%7%-37%**
Drew County-14%-9%-17%12%-32%****
Faulkner County2%6%2%40%7%
Franklin County-12%-1%-11%9%31%**
Fulton County1%4%-9%8%-0%**
Garland County-2%-0%-6%22%-13%
Grant County-10%9%-11%21%45%****
Greene County4%15%-4%24%-9%**
Hempstead County-21%-15%-12%-0%-34%**
Hot Spring County-11%-2%-4%21%-16%**
Howard County-10%-9%-20%12%-5%****
Independence County6%3%-2%9%8%**
Izard County-2%-2%6%8%22%**
Jackson County-4%-4%-16%7%-38%****
Jefferson County-18%-14%-22%11%-32%**
Johnson County-1%-1%-6%16%2%**
Lafayette County-32%-22%-13%-6%35%****
Lawrence County-6%-2%-11%-0%-13%**
Lee County-23%-28%-13%-6%-4%**
Lincoln County-26%-10%-3%12%-22%****
Little River County-9%-12%-15%4%-3%****
Logan County-14%5%-8%7%-24%**
Lonoke County-2%3%4%34%60%
Madison County5%16%-3%31%1%****
Marion County7%12%-14%11%60%**
Miller County-4%-11%-7%19%-31%**
Mississippi County-20%-13%-18%3%-17%**
Monroe County-16%-9%-30%-10%44%**
Montgomery County-15%6%-21%2%1%**
Nevada County-15%-10%-17%4%124%**
Newton County-21%-9%-29%4%33%****
Ouachita County-16%-13%-24%3%-10%
Perry County-6%-9%-12%16%43%**
Phillips County-30%-33%-32%-1%-40%**
Pike County-15%-5%-24%7%22%**
Poinsett County-7%-9%-15%2%3%**
Polk County-9%-6%-16%14%-39%**
Pope County-0%1%-11%28%6%**
Prairie County-7%-4%-18%7%28%**
Pulaski County0%0%-9%29%16%
Randolph County12%14%-4%5%-21%****
Saline County11%6%14%28%25%
Scott County-17%-6%-21%6%-12%****
Searcy County-5%-1%-9%7%-12%**
Sebastian County-4%3%-10%22%46%
Sevier County-11%-2%-23%6%13%**
Sharp County-1%15%0%3%10%**
St. Francis County-26%-23%-25%8%-18%**
Stone County-3%1%-18%12%110%****
Union County-8%-16%-14%14%-29%**
Van Buren County-12%-20%-6%11%-32%**
Washington County14%17%22%46%0%
White County-5%-8%-6%25%-6%
Woodruff County-17%-25%-20%5%-42%****
Yell County-16%-4%-13%4%-8%**

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Rate is percentage change from 2008-12. Multiyear results are from rolling American Community Survey. * Margin of error between 20% & 35% of estimate; ** margin of error between 35% & 50%; *** margin of error greater than 50%.




Total Population by Age
Under 2020 to 3940 to 5960 to 8485 or Older
Arkansas County4,2083,6934,2004,012402**
Ashley County4,5843,9224,6544,780489**
Baxter County8,2997,8899,52315,1511,545
Benton County84,48486,34575,38452,9404,479
Boone County9,4149,0248,8789,879943**
Bowie County, Texas24,09023,90822,34720,1981,572
Bradley County2,8472,2752,4802,397209****
Calhoun County1,0361,1661,0871,260155****
Carroll County7,0545,6136,7438,651565**
Chicot County2,3832,1072,3052,665305**
Clark County5,7936,4704,1174,430315**
Clay County3,3333,4013,3453,806395**
Cleburne County5,2774,7736,2498,194733**
Cleveland County1,8111,4552,0291,934224**
Columbia County5,9676,5934,6124,547630**
Conway County5,0114,7495,7885,130376**
Craighead County32,30132,75726,38519,8441,962
Crawford County15,97014,98414,92914,277979**
Crittenden County13,94211,95811,1099,686571**
Cross County4,2633,7734,1594,171177****
Dallas County1,3371,3421,5031,819241**
Desha County2,9692,1732,6932,761190**
Drew County4,4594,3444,0713,968204****
Faulkner County33,53740,55829,38022,6951,547
Franklin County4,1794,1154,1964,349487**
Fulton County2,7372,3372,9883,930310**
Garland County21,88421,61723,83130,4092,294
Grant County4,2334,8044,4784,391336****
Greene County12,20812,27411,27910,007664**
Hempstead County5,1734,2545,1424,648291**
Hot Spring County7,1048,3128,8068,505453**
Howard County3,5583,0102,7802,995240****
Independence County10,5049,5209,1718,178802**
Izard County2,7702,9483,6994,263329**
Jackson County3,7684,5234,3693,846206****
Jefferson County16,15216,51115,97715,1211,041**
Johnson County7,1146,1496,4415,868431**
Lafayette County1,2561,1901,7221,817151****
Lawrence County4,1093,9623,9083,827432**
Lee County1,8291,9472,3302,045208**
Lincoln County2,2484,1723,7352,646149****
Little River County2,8982,7042,9083,050261****
Logan County4,9604,7765,7625,401378**
Lonoke County20,24219,60319,25514,9921,180
Madison County4,3273,9474,4224,380253****
Marion County3,4652,9564,1856,184438**
Miller County11,04010,39910,7229,687512**
Mississippi County10,9039,9669,6288,015614**
Monroe County1,6151,4621,5741,683255**
Montgomery County1,7181,6302,1342,877194**
Nevada County2,0611,6912,0092,080318**
Newton County1,4251,4531,5782,412244****
Ouachita County5,4094,7665,4595,827624
Perry County2,4162,0752,6342,747229**
Phillips County4,4893,1323,6563,909264**
Pike County2,5092,3532,3622,693198**
Poinsett County6,0075,2675,5885,231450**
Polk County4,7643,9964,4715,829301**
Pope County17,30317,36314,59013,6311,244**
Prairie County1,7981,6432,0742,219330**
Pulaski County102,071112,01594,30483,8977,531
Randolph County5,0084,5454,3394,561385****
Saline County32,17430,35733,46929,4422,037
Scott County2,4772,1522,4862,525176****
Searcy County1,6991,5621,9642,399235**
Sebastian County33,58234,16430,98227,3442,828
Sevier County4,9623,9803,5582,957255**
Sharp County3,9773,6524,4335,149562**
St. Francis County5,2205,9255,8215,103331**
Stone County2,7182,4002,7014,338411****
Union County9,8688,4129,5419,464615**
Van Buren County3,3542,7864,3105,122426**
Washington County71,96881,28959,65840,9802,870
White County20,57519,29619,22817,4761,263
Woodruff County1,4581,1141,5491,783122****
Yell County5,1395,0475,0364,452460**

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Multiyear results are from rolling American Community Survey. * Margin of error between 20% & 35% of estimate; ** margin of error between 35% & 50%; *** margin of error greater than 50%.



What does this measure?

The growth or decline in the number of residents of a geographic area since 2010-14, broken down by age groups.

Why is this important?

Population measures provide insight on how communities are changing in size and composition. The age distribution of a population affects a community's character and the services that it requires. For example, an area with a large concentration of youth will have different service needs now and in the future than an area with a large elderly population.

How is Arkansas doing?

Arkansas is getting older. From 2010-14 to 2020-24, Arkansas had large increases in its populations between the ages of 60-84 (up 20%) and 85+ (up 5%). Thus, 24% of the state's population was aged 60 and older (in contrast to 21% in 2010-14). The population of those aged 40-59 decreased by 4% and those under 20 decreased by 1%.

Within the state, only 20% of counties saw their percentages of children and young adults (under age 20) increase. Similarly, only 29% of counties saw increases in their shares of the young working population ages 20-39. Lonoke County had the largest change in its oldest age category with the population of those 85+ increasing by 60% and Washington County had the largest increase in those 60-84, at 46%.

Baxter County had the largest share of residents age 60 and over (38%). In contrast, Washington County had the smallest share of those aged 60 and over (17%).

Notes about the data

Individuals age into and out of these groups, and this indicator should not be interpreted as a measure of groups moving to or away from the region.

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INDICATORS TREND | STATE
Education: Access to Quality Slots for Infants and Toddlers Not Applicable
Education: Access to Quality Child Care Slots for Preschoolers Not Applicable
Education: Grade 3 Reading Decreasing
Education: Grade 8 Math Maintaining
Education: Graduation Rate Increasing
Education: Remediation Rate Maintaining
Education: Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Education: Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Education: Adults Pursuing Further Education Decreasing
Education: Imagination Libraries Increasing
Health: Low Birth Weight Babies Not Applicable
Health: Early Prenatal Care Increasing
Health: Overweight or Obese Students Increasing
Health: Overweight or Obese Adults Increasing
Health: Physically Inactive Adults Maintaining
Health: Smoking Rate Decreasing
Health: Insurance Coverage Rates Increasing
Health: Oral Health Increasing
Health: Life Expectancy Decreasing
Health: Routine Check-ups Increasing
Health: Overdose Deaths Increasing
Families: Teen Births Decreasing
Families: Children Living in Poverty Maintaining
Families: People Living in Poverty Maintaining
Families: Elderly Living in Poverty Maintaining
Families: Median Household Income Maintaining
Families: Unemployment Rate Decreasing
Families: Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Families: Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Families: Access to Financial Services Decreasing
Families: Food Insecurity Decreasing
Families: Food Deserts Not Applicable
Families: Homelessness Decreasing
Families: Change in Total Jobs Increasing
Families: Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Families: Households Below ALICE Threshold Not Applicable
Families: Overall Housing Cost Burden Decreasing
Families: Child Care Costs for Toddlers Not Applicable
Families: Medical Debt Not Applicable
Families: Households Receiving SNAP Decreasing
Families: Incarceration Rate Increasing
Community: Voter Participation Rate Decreasing
Community: Charitable Giving Increasing
Community: Volunteering Increasing
Community: Group Participation Increasing
Community: Connection to Neighbors Decreasing
Community: Local Voting Not Applicable
Demographics: Change in Population Increasing
Demographics: Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Demographics: Change in Population by Age Not Applicable
Equity: Remediation Rate Maintaining
Equity: Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Equity: Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Equity: Adults Pursuing Further Education Decreasing
Equity: Low Birth Weight Babies Not Applicable
Equity: Early Prenatal Care Increasing
Equity: Overweight or Obese Students Increasing
Equity: Overweight or Obese Adults Increasing
Equity: Physically Inactive Adults Maintaining
Equity: Smoking Rate Decreasing
Equity: Insurance Coverage Rates Increasing
Equity: Oral Health Increasing
Equity: Life Expectancy Decreasing
Equity: Routine Check-ups Increasing
Equity: Teen Births Decreasing
Equity: Children Living in Poverty Maintaining
Equity: People Living in Poverty Maintaining
Equity: Elderly Living in Poverty Maintaining
Equity: Median Household Income Maintaining
Equity: Unemployment Rate Decreasing
Equity: Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Equity: Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Equity: Access to Financial Services Decreasing
Equity: Food Insecurity Decreasing
Equity: Homelessness Decreasing
Equity: Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Equity: Medical Debt Not Applicable
Equity: Households Receiving SNAP Decreasing
Equity: Incarceration Rate Increasing
Equity: Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable




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