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Counties in Arkansas by median age

Baxter County had the highest median age of 75 counties in 2023, at 51.9 years. Clark County had the lowest, at 31.9 years. The median was 41.2 years and the figure for Arkansas was 38.4 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest51.9Baxter County
Lowest31.9Clark County
Median41.275 counties
Arkansas38.4History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Baxter CountyBaxter County: 51.9 years51.9Marion CountyMarion County: 51.9 years51.9Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 50.8 years50.8Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 49.6 years49.6Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 49.5 years49.5Stone CountyStone County: 49.2 years49.2Newton CountyNewton County: 48.9 years48.9Fulton CountyFulton County: 48.6 years48.6Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 48.5 years48.5Searcy CountySearcy County: 48.5 years48.5Izard CountyIzard County: 47.5 years47.5Sharp CountySharp County: 47.5 years47.5Prairie CountyPrairie County: 45.8 years45.8Monroe CountyMonroe County: 45.5 years45.5Garland CountyGarland County: 45.3 years45.3Woodruff CountyWoodruff County: 44.9 years44.9Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 44.8 years44.8Carroll CountyCarroll County: 44.7 years44.7Dallas CountyDallas County: 44.5 years44.5Polk CountyPolk County: 44.4 years44.4Nevada CountyNevada County: 44.2 years44.2Perry CountyPerry County: 44.1 years44.1Ouachita CountyOuachita County: 44 years44Logan CountyLogan County: 43.8 years43.8Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 43.7 years43.7Hot Spring CountyHot Spring County: 43 years43Chicot CountyChicot County: 42.9 years42.9Pike CountyPike County: 42.8 years42.8Ashley CountyAshley County: 42.7 years42.7Clay CountyClay County: 42.6 years42.6Conway CountyConway County: 42.6 years42.6Franklin CountyFranklin County: 42.4 years42.4Scott CountyScott County: 42.4 years42.4Little River CountyLittle River County: 42.2 years42.2Lee CountyLee County: 41.9 years41.9Union CountyUnion County: 41.5 years41.5Boone CountyBoone County: 41.3 years41.3Desha CountyDesha County: 41.2 years41.2Madison CountyMadison County: 41.2 years41.2Hempstead CountyHempstead County: 41.1 years41.1
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
years		Change on 2022
1Baxter County51.9-0.2
1Marion County51.9+0.2
3Montgomery County50.8+0.3
4Van Buren County49.6-0.1
5Cleburne County49.50
6Stone County49.2-0.3
7Newton County48.9+0.2
8Fulton County48.6+1.2
9Lafayette County48.5+0.2
9Searcy County48.5+1.6
11Izard County47.5-0.2
11Sharp County47.5+0.1
13Prairie County45.8-0.7
14Monroe County45.5-0.3
15Garland County45.3-0.1
16Woodruff County44.9-0.3
17Calhoun County44.8+0.6
18Carroll County44.7+0.1
19Dallas County44.5-1.3
20Polk County44.40
21Nevada County44.2-0.5
22Perry County44.1+0.1
23Ouachita County44+0.1
24Logan County43.8+0.3
25Cleveland County43.7+1.2
26Hot Spring County43+0.4
27Chicot County42.9-0.3
28Pike County42.8-0.5
29Ashley County42.7-0.4
30Clay County42.6-0.1
30Conway County42.6+0.4
32Franklin County42.4-0.1
32Scott County42.4-0.4
34Little River County42.2-0.1
35Lee County41.9+0.3
36Union County41.5+0.2
37Boone County41.3-0.6
38Desha County41.2+0.5
38Madison County41.2+0.1
40Hempstead County41.1+0.7
41Arkansas County41-0.4
42Cross County40.6-0.1
43Jackson County40.4+0.2
43Saline County40.4+0.1
45Grant County40.20
46Lincoln County40.1-0.5
47Phillips County39.9+0.2
47Yell County39.9-0.1
49Lawrence County39.80
49Poinsett County39.8-0.1
51St. Francis County39.7+0.9
52Jefferson County39.50
53Howard County39.4-0.3
53Johnson County39.4+0.4
55Randolph County39.3+0.2
56Crawford County39.1-0.1
57Independence County39-0.1
57Miller County39-0.9
59Bradley County38.5-1.7
60White County38.4+0.1
61Sebastian County380
62Greene County37.80
63Drew County37.7+0.2
64Pulaski County37.5-0.2
65Lonoke County37.3+0.3
66Mississippi County36.9-0.1
67Pope County36.70
68Crittenden County36+0.2
69Benton County35.8+0.1
70Sevier County34.8-0.1
71Columbia County34.5-0.6
71Craighead County34.5+0.1
73Faulkner County34+0.2
74Washington County32.5+0.2
75Clark County31.9+0.2

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median age?

Baxter County, with 51.9 years in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Clark County, with 31.9 years in 2023.

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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