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Counties in Arkansas by median age

Baxter County had the highest median age of 75 counties in 2021, at 51.8 years. Clark County had the lowest, at 32.3 years. The median was 41.4 years and the figure for Arkansas was 38.3 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest51.8Baxter County
Lowest32.3Clark County
Median41.475 counties
Arkansas38.3History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Baxter CountyBaxter County: 51.8 years51.8Marion CountyMarion County: 51.7 years51.7Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 50.4 years50.4Stone CountyStone County: 49.7 years49.7Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 49.3 years49.3Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 49 years49Newton CountyNewton County: 48.5 years48.5Searcy CountySearcy County: 48.3 years48.3Fulton CountyFulton County: 47.9 years47.9Izard CountyIzard County: 47.5 years47.5Sharp CountySharp County: 47.1 years47.1Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 47 years47Prairie CountyPrairie County: 45.7 years45.7Monroe CountyMonroe County: 45.5 years45.5Woodruff CountyWoodruff County: 45.5 years45.5Carroll CountyCarroll County: 45.1 years45.1Garland CountyGarland County: 45 years45Nevada CountyNevada County: 45 years45Dallas CountyDallas County: 44.6 years44.6Polk CountyPolk County: 44.3 years44.3Ouachita CountyOuachita County: 44.2 years44.2Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 44.1 years44.1Perry CountyPerry County: 43.8 years43.8Pike CountyPike County: 43.4 years43.4Logan CountyLogan County: 43 years43Chicot CountyChicot County: 42.9 years42.9Ashley CountyAshley County: 42.6 years42.6Clay CountyClay County: 42.5 years42.5Conway CountyConway County: 42.4 years42.4Boone CountyBoone County: 42.2 years42.2Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 42.2 years42.2Little River CountyLittle River County: 42 years42Madison CountyMadison County: 41.9 years41.9Lee CountyLee County: 41.7 years41.7Hot Spring CountyHot Spring County: 41.6 years41.6Arkansas CountyArkansas County: 41.4 years41.4Scott CountyScott County: 41.4 years41.4Union CountyUnion County: 41.4 years41.4Franklin CountyFranklin County: 41.2 years41.2Hempstead CountyHempstead County: 41 years41
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
years
1Baxter County51.8
2Marion County51.7
3Montgomery County50.4
4Stone County49.7
5Cleburne County49.3
6Van Buren County49
7Newton County48.5
8Searcy County48.3
9Fulton County47.9
10Izard County47.5
11Sharp County47.1
12Lafayette County47
13Prairie County45.7
14Monroe County45.5
14Woodruff County45.5
16Carroll County45.1
17Garland County45
17Nevada County45
19Dallas County44.6
20Polk County44.3
21Ouachita County44.2
22Calhoun County44.1
23Perry County43.8
24Pike County43.4
25Logan County43
26Chicot County42.9
27Ashley County42.6
28Clay County42.5
29Conway County42.4
30Boone County42.2
30Cleveland County42.2
32Little River County42
33Madison County41.9
34Lee County41.7
35Hot Spring County41.6
36Arkansas County41.4
36Scott County41.4
36Union County41.4
39Franklin County41.2
40Hempstead County41
41Cross County40.9
42Bradley County40.6
43Desha County40.5
44Jackson County40.4
45Miller County40.1
46Poinsett County40
47Grant County39.9
48Lawrence County39.8
48Saline County39.8
48Yell County39.8
51Jefferson County39.6
52Howard County39.5
53Independence County39.4
54Phillips County39.3
55Crawford County39.2
55Lincoln County39.2
57Randolph County39
58St. Francis County38.8
59Johnson County38
60Sebastian County37.8
61Pulaski County37.6
61White County37.6
63Greene County37.5
64Drew County37.4
65Lonoke County36.8
66Mississippi County36.6
67Pope County36.1
68Benton County35.6
69Columbia County35.4
69Crittenden County35.4
71Sevier County35.2
72Craighead County34.3
73Faulkner County33.5
74Washington County32.4
75Clark County32.3

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median age?

Baxter County, with 51.8 years in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Clark County, with 32.3 years in 2021.

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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