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Counties in Arkansas by median age, 2024

Marion County had the highest median age of 75 counties in 2024, at 51.8 years. Clark County had the lowest, at 32 years. The median was 41.4 years and the figure for Arkansas was 38.5 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest51.8Marion County
Lowest32Clark County
Median41.475 counties
Arkansas38.5History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Marion CountyMarion County: 51.8 years51.8Baxter CountyBaxter County: 51.4 years51.4Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 50.8 years50.8Newton CountyNewton County: 49.9 years49.9Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 49.6 years49.6Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 49.5 years49.5Stone CountyStone County: 49.2 years49.2Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 49 years49Searcy CountySearcy County: 47.9 years47.9Fulton CountyFulton County: 47.6 years47.6Sharp CountySharp County: 47.1 years47.1Izard CountyIzard County: 46.3 years46.3Prairie CountyPrairie County: 45.7 years45.7Garland CountyGarland County: 45.5 years45.5Monroe CountyMonroe County: 45.5 years45.5Dallas CountyDallas County: 45.4 years45.4Woodruff CountyWoodruff County: 45.3 years45.3Nevada CountyNevada County: 44.9 years44.9Carroll CountyCarroll County: 44.5 years44.5Polk CountyPolk County: 44.3 years44.3Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 44.1 years44.1Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 44.1 years44.1Ouachita CountyOuachita County: 43.8 years43.8Logan CountyLogan County: 43.6 years43.6Perry CountyPerry County: 43.3 years43.3Chicot CountyChicot County: 43.2 years43.2Hot Spring CountyHot Spring County: 43.1 years43.1Ashley CountyAshley County: 42.8 years42.8Clay CountyClay County: 42.7 years42.7Little River CountyLittle River County: 42.6 years42.6Franklin CountyFranklin County: 42.3 years42.3Conway CountyConway County: 42.2 years42.2Scott CountyScott County: 42.2 years42.2Lee CountyLee County: 41.9 years41.9Madison CountyMadison County: 41.7 years41.7Desha CountyDesha County: 41.6 years41.6Arkansas CountyArkansas County: 41.4 years41.4Boone CountyBoone County: 41.4 years41.4Union CountyUnion County: 41.4 years41.4Hempstead CountyHempstead County: 41.2 years41.2
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
years		Change on 2023
1Marion County51.8-0.1
2Baxter County51.4-0.5
3Montgomery County50.80
4Newton County49.9+1
5Van Buren County49.60
6Cleburne County49.50
7Stone County49.20
8Lafayette County49+0.5
9Searcy County47.9-0.6
10Fulton County47.6-1
11Sharp County47.1-0.4
12Izard County46.3-1.2
13Prairie County45.7-0.1
14Garland County45.5+0.2
14Monroe County45.50
16Dallas County45.4+0.9
17Woodruff County45.3+0.4
18Nevada County44.9+0.7
19Carroll County44.5-0.2
20Polk County44.3-0.1
21Calhoun County44.1-0.7
21Cleveland County44.1+0.4
23Ouachita County43.8-0.2
24Logan County43.6-0.2
25Perry County43.3-0.8
26Chicot County43.2+0.3
27Hot Spring County43.1+0.1
28Ashley County42.8+0.1
29Clay County42.7+0.1
30Little River County42.6+0.4
31Franklin County42.3-0.1
32Conway County42.2-0.4
32Scott County42.2-0.2
34Lee County41.90
35Madison County41.7+0.5
36Desha County41.6+0.4
37Arkansas County41.4+0.4
37Boone County41.4+0.1
37Union County41.4-0.1
40Hempstead County41.2+0.1
40Pike County41.2-1.6
42Cross County40.9+0.3
42Phillips County40.9+1
44Grant County40.5+0.3
44Saline County40.5+0.1
46Lawrence County40.3+0.5
46Lincoln County40.3+0.2
48Jackson County40.2-0.2
49St. Francis County40.1+0.4
50Poinsett County40+0.2
51Jefferson County39.7+0.2
52Randolph County39.6+0.3
53Miller County39.3+0.3
53Yell County39.3-0.6
55Crawford County39.2+0.1
56Johnson County39.1-0.3
57Bradley County39+0.5
58Howard County38.8-0.6
58White County38.8+0.4
60Independence County38.7-0.3
61Greene County38+0.2
61Sebastian County380
63Lonoke County37.8+0.5
64Drew County37.70
65Pulaski County37.6+0.1
66Mississippi County37.3+0.4
67Pope County37+0.3
68Crittenden County36.2+0.2
69Benton County35.9+0.1
70Sevier County34.7-0.1
71Craighead County34.50
72Columbia County34.2-0.3
73Faulkner County34.1+0.1
74Washington County32.50
75Clark County32+0.1

Other periods

About this ranking

Age that divides the resident population into two halves of equal size. Spain and the EU: on 1 January. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median age?

Marion County, with 51.8 years in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Clark County, with 32 years in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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