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Counties in Arkansas by median age on 1 July (US county estimates)

Baxter County had the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates) of 75 counties in 2016, at 52.6 years. Washington County had the lowest, at 31.3 years. The median was 41.5 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.6Baxter County
Lowest31.3Washington County
Median41.575 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Arkansas County: 42.2 yearsAshley County: 42.7 yearsBaxter County: 52.6 yearsBenton County: 34.9 yearsBoone County: 42.6 yearsBradley County: 40.5 yearsCalhoun County: 45.9 yearsCarroll County: 44.5 yearsChicot County: 42.7 yearsClark County: 34.1 yearsClay County: 43.3 yearsCleburne County: 49.3 yearsCleveland County: 43.2 yearsColumbia County: 36.4 yearsConway County: 41.7 yearsCraighead County: 33.5 yearsCrawford County: 39.1 yearsCrittenden County: 36.2 yearsCross County: 40.7 yearsDallas County: 44.4 yearsDesha County: 40.2 yearsDrew County: 36.9 yearsFaulkner County: 32.9 yearsFranklin County: 41 yearsFulton County: 48.1 yearsGarland County: 45 yearsGrant County: 41.2 yearsGreene County: 38 yearsHempstead County: 39.8 yearsHot Spring County: 41.8 yearsHoward County: 40 yearsIndependence County: 39.3 yearsIzard County: 48.1 yearsJackson County: 41 yearsJefferson County: 39.2 yearsJohnson County: 38 yearsLafayette County: 47 yearsLawrence County: 41.5 yearsLee County: 41.2 yearsLincoln County: 39.3 yearsLittle River County: 43.9 yearsLogan County: 42.8 yearsLonoke County: 36.3 yearsMadison County: 42.1 yearsMarion County: 52.5 yearsMiller County: 38.5 yearsMississippi County: 36.5 yearsMonroe County: 46.5 yearsMontgomery County: 50.3 yearsNevada County: 43.9 yearsNewton County: 49.4 yearsOuachita County: 43.9 yearsPerry County: 44.2 yearsPhillips County: 39.4 yearsPike County: 42.7 yearsPoinsett County: 40.5 yearsPolk County: 44 yearsPope County: 35.3 yearsPrairie County: 45.8 yearsPulaski County: 37.1 yearsRandolph County: 42.5 yearsSt. Francis County: 40.3 yearsSaline County: 39.3 yearsScott County: 42.6 yearsSearcy County: 47.8 yearsSebastian County: 37.5 yearsSevier County: 35.6 yearsSharp County: 47.7 yearsStone County: 49.6 yearsUnion County: 40.7 yearsVan Buren County: 48.8 yearsWashington County: 31.3 yearsWhite County: 36.9 yearsWoodruff County: 45.9 yearsYell County: 39.6 years
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years, 2016. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Baxter County: 52.6 yearsBaxter County52.6Marion County: 52.5 yearsMarion County52.5Montgomery County: 50.3 yearsMontgomery County50.3Stone County: 49.6 yearsStone County49.6Newton County: 49.4 yearsNewton County49.4Cleburne County: 49.3 yearsCleburne County49.3Van Buren County: 48.8 yearsVan Buren County48.8Fulton County: 48.1 yearsFulton County48.1Izard County: 48.1 yearsIzard County48.1Searcy County: 47.8 yearsSearcy County47.8Sharp County: 47.7 yearsSharp County47.7Lafayette County: 47 yearsLafayette County47Monroe County: 46.5 yearsMonroe County46.5Calhoun County: 45.9 yearsCalhoun County45.9Woodruff County: 45.9 yearsWoodruff County45.9Prairie County: 45.8 yearsPrairie County45.8Garland County: 45 yearsGarland County45Carroll County: 44.5 yearsCarroll County44.5Dallas County: 44.4 yearsDallas County44.4Perry County: 44.2 yearsPerry County44.2Polk County: 44 yearsPolk County44Little River County: 43.9 yearsLittle River County43.9Nevada County: 43.9 yearsNevada County43.9Ouachita County: 43.9 yearsOuachita County43.9Clay County: 43.3 yearsClay County43.3Cleveland County: 43.2 yearsCleveland County43.2Logan County: 42.8 yearsLogan County42.8Ashley County: 42.7 yearsAshley County42.7Chicot County: 42.7 yearsChicot County42.7Pike County: 42.7 yearsPike County42.7Boone County: 42.6 yearsBoone County42.6Scott County: 42.6 yearsScott County42.6Randolph County: 42.5 yearsRandolph County42.5Arkansas County: 42.2 yearsArkansas County42.2Madison County: 42.1 yearsMadison County42.1Hot Spring County: 41.8 yearsHot Spring County41.8Conway County: 41.7 yearsConway County41.7Lawrence County: 41.5 yearsLawrence County41.5Grant County: 41.2 yearsGrant County41.2Lee County: 41.2 yearsLee County41.2Baxter County: 52.6 yearsBaxter County52.6Marion County: 52.5 yearsMarion County52.5Montgomery County: 50.3 yearsMontgomery County50.3Stone County: 49.6 yearsStone County49.6Newton County: 49.4 yearsNewton County49.4Cleburne County: 49.3 yearsCleburne County49.3Van Buren County: 48.8 yearsVan Buren County48.8Fulton County: 48.1 yearsFulton County48.1Izard County: 48.1 yearsIzard County48.1Searcy County: 47.8 yearsSearcy County47.8Sharp County: 47.7 yearsSharp County47.7Lafayette County: 47 yearsLafayette County47Monroe County: 46.5 yearsMonroe County46.5Calhoun County: 45.9 yearsCalhoun County45.9Woodruff County: 45.9 yearsWoodruff County45.9Prairie County: 45.8 yearsPrairie County45.8Garland County: 45 yearsGarland County45Carroll County: 44.5 yearsCarroll County44.5Dallas County: 44.4 yearsDallas County44.4Perry County: 44.2 yearsPerry County44.2Polk County: 44 yearsPolk County44Little River County: 43.9 yearsLittle River County43.9Nevada County: 43.9 yearsNevada County43.9Ouachita County: 43.9 yearsOuachita County43.9Clay County: 43.3 yearsClay County43.3Cleveland County: 43.2 yearsCleveland County43.2Logan County: 42.8 yearsLogan County42.8Ashley County: 42.7 yearsAshley County42.7Chicot County: 42.7 yearsChicot County42.7Pike County: 42.7 yearsPike County42.7Boone County: 42.6 yearsBoone County42.6Scott County: 42.6 yearsScott County42.6Randolph County: 42.5 yearsRandolph County42.5Arkansas County: 42.2 yearsArkansas County42.2Madison County: 42.1 yearsMadison County42.1Hot Spring County: 41.8 yearsHot Spring County41.8Conway County: 41.7 yearsConway County41.7Lawrence County: 41.5 yearsLawrence County41.5Grant County: 41.2 yearsGrant County41.2Lee County: 41.2 yearsLee County41.2
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
years		Change on 2015
1Baxter County52.6+0.3
2Marion County52.5-0.1
3Montgomery County50.3+0.6
4Stone County49.6-0.2
5Newton County49.4+0.1
6Cleburne County49.3+0.6
7Van Buren County48.8+0.3
8Fulton County48.1-0.2
8Izard County48.10
10Searcy County47.8-0.3
11Sharp County47.7-0.2
12Lafayette County47+0.4
13Monroe County46.5+0.5
14Calhoun County45.9+0.6
14Woodruff County45.9+0.5
16Prairie County45.8+0.2
17Garland County45+0.2
18Carroll County44.50
19Dallas County44.4+0.4
20Perry County44.2+0.1
21Polk County440
22Little River County43.9+0.2
22Nevada County43.9+0.6
22Ouachita County43.9+0.5
25Clay County43.3-0.3
26Cleveland County43.20
27Logan County42.80
28Ashley County42.7+0.5
28Chicot County42.7-0.3
28Pike County42.7+0.2
31Boone County42.60
31Scott County42.6+0.4
33Randolph County42.5-0.2
34Arkansas County42.2+0.4
35Madison County42.1-0.5
36Hot Spring County41.8+0.4
37Conway County41.7+0.3
38Lawrence County41.5-0.1
39Grant County41.2+0.4
39Lee County41.2+0.5
41Franklin County41+0.1
41Jackson County41+0.1
43Cross County40.7+0.2
43Union County40.7-0.2
45Bradley County40.5-0.3
45Poinsett County40.5-0.1
47St. Francis County40.3+0.8
48Desha County40.2-0.1
49Howard County40-0.1
50Hempstead County39.8+0.4
51Yell County39.6-0.1
52Phillips County39.4+0.5
53Independence County39.3+0.1
53Lincoln County39.3+0.1
53Saline County39.3+0.2
56Jefferson County39.2+0.3
57Crawford County39.1+0.1
58Miller County38.5+0.2
59Greene County380
59Johnson County38+0.3
61Sebastian County37.5+0.2
62Pulaski County37.1+0.3
63Drew County36.9-0.1
63White County36.9+0.2
65Mississippi County36.5+0.4
66Columbia County36.4-0.1
67Lonoke County36.3+0.3
68Crittenden County36.2+0.1
69Sevier County35.6+0.6
70Pope County35.3+0.2
71Benton County34.9+0.1
72Clark County34.1-0.1
73Craighead County33.5+0.1
74Faulkner County32.9+0.4
75Washington County31.30

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About this ranking

Age that divides the resident population of a US county into two halves of equal size on 1 July, from Census Bureau population estimates calculated by single year of age.

Counties only: the county file has no state or national medians, and medians cannot be added up. A single-year estimate, unlike median_age, which for US places is a five-year American Community Survey estimate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage (Counties in Arkansas by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

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Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage, Counties in Arkansas by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 June 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age-july-1-us-counties/arkansas-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. Counties in Arkansas by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age-july-1-us-counties/arkansas-counties?period=2016.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage, Counties in Arkansas by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age-july-1-us-counties/arkansas-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates)?

Baxter County, with 52.6 years in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age on 1 July (US county estimates)?

Washington County, with 31.3 years in 2016.

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