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Counties in Arkansas by median age

Baxter County had the highest median age of 75 counties in 2022, at 52.1 years. Clark County had the lowest, at 31.7 years. The median was 41.3 years and the figure for Arkansas was 38.4 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest52.1Baxter County
Lowest31.7Clark County
Median41.375 counties
Arkansas38.4History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Baxter CountyBaxter County: 52.1 years52.1Marion CountyMarion County: 51.7 years51.7Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 50.5 years50.5Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 49.7 years49.7Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 49.5 years49.5Stone CountyStone County: 49.5 years49.5Newton CountyNewton County: 48.7 years48.7Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 48.3 years48.3Izard CountyIzard County: 47.7 years47.7Fulton CountyFulton County: 47.4 years47.4Sharp CountySharp County: 47.4 years47.4Searcy CountySearcy County: 46.9 years46.9Prairie CountyPrairie County: 46.5 years46.5Dallas CountyDallas County: 45.8 years45.8Monroe CountyMonroe County: 45.8 years45.8Garland CountyGarland County: 45.4 years45.4Woodruff CountyWoodruff County: 45.2 years45.2Nevada CountyNevada County: 44.7 years44.7Carroll CountyCarroll County: 44.6 years44.6Polk CountyPolk County: 44.4 years44.4Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 44.2 years44.2Perry CountyPerry County: 44 years44Ouachita CountyOuachita County: 43.9 years43.9Logan CountyLogan County: 43.5 years43.5Pike CountyPike County: 43.3 years43.3Chicot CountyChicot County: 43.2 years43.2Ashley CountyAshley County: 43.1 years43.1Scott CountyScott County: 42.8 years42.8Clay CountyClay County: 42.7 years42.7Hot Spring CountyHot Spring County: 42.6 years42.6Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 42.5 years42.5Franklin CountyFranklin County: 42.5 years42.5Little River CountyLittle River County: 42.3 years42.3Conway CountyConway County: 42.2 years42.2Boone CountyBoone County: 41.9 years41.9Lee CountyLee County: 41.6 years41.6Arkansas CountyArkansas County: 41.4 years41.4Union CountyUnion County: 41.3 years41.3Madison CountyMadison County: 41.1 years41.1Cross CountyCross County: 40.7 years40.7
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
years		Change on 2021
1Baxter County52.1+0.3
2Marion County51.70
3Montgomery County50.5+0.1
4Van Buren County49.7+0.7
5Cleburne County49.5+0.2
5Stone County49.5-0.2
7Newton County48.7+0.2
8Lafayette County48.3+1.3
9Izard County47.7+0.2
10Fulton County47.4-0.5
10Sharp County47.4+0.3
12Searcy County46.9-1.4
13Prairie County46.5+0.8
14Dallas County45.8+1.2
14Monroe County45.8+0.3
16Garland County45.4+0.4
17Woodruff County45.2-0.3
18Nevada County44.7-0.3
19Carroll County44.6-0.5
20Polk County44.4+0.1
21Calhoun County44.2+0.1
22Perry County44+0.2
23Ouachita County43.9-0.3
24Logan County43.5+0.5
25Pike County43.3-0.1
26Chicot County43.2+0.3
27Ashley County43.1+0.5
28Scott County42.8+1.4
29Clay County42.7+0.2
30Hot Spring County42.6+1
31Cleveland County42.5+0.3
31Franklin County42.5+1.3
33Little River County42.3+0.3
34Conway County42.2-0.2
35Boone County41.9-0.3
36Lee County41.6-0.1
37Arkansas County41.40
38Union County41.3-0.1
39Madison County41.1-0.8
40Cross County40.7-0.2
40Desha County40.7+0.2
42Lincoln County40.6+1.4
43Hempstead County40.4-0.6
44Saline County40.3+0.5
45Bradley County40.2-0.4
45Grant County40.2+0.3
45Jackson County40.2-0.2
48Yell County40+0.2
49Miller County39.9-0.2
49Poinsett County39.9-0.1
51Lawrence County39.80
52Howard County39.7+0.2
52Phillips County39.7+0.4
54Jefferson County39.5-0.1
55Crawford County39.20
56Independence County39.1-0.3
56Randolph County39.1+0.1
58Johnson County39+1
59St. Francis County38.80
60White County38.3+0.7
61Sebastian County38+0.2
62Greene County37.8+0.3
63Pulaski County37.7+0.1
64Drew County37.5+0.1
65Lonoke County37+0.2
65Mississippi County37+0.4
67Pope County36.7+0.6
68Crittenden County35.8+0.4
69Benton County35.7+0.1
70Columbia County35.1-0.3
71Sevier County34.9-0.3
72Craighead County34.4+0.1
73Faulkner County33.8+0.3
74Washington County32.3-0.1
75Clark County31.7-0.6

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median age?

Baxter County, with 52.1 years in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Clark County, with 31.7 years in 2022.

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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