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Counties in Arkansas by share of population aged 65 and over, 2025

Baxter County had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 75 counties in 2025, at 32.4%. Washington County had the lowest, at 13.3%. The median was 21.2% and the figure for Arkansas was 19%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest32.4Baxter County
Lowest13.3Washington County
Median21.275 counties
Arkansas19History

Top 40 counties, 2025

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Baxter CountyBaxter County: 32.4 %32.4Newton CountyNewton County: 31.6 %31.6Marion CountyMarion County: 31.1 %31.1Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 29.8 %29.8Stone CountyStone County: 29.5 %29.5Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 29.5 %29.5Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 29.1 %29.1Searcy CountySearcy County: 27.8 %27.8Sharp CountySharp County: 27.2 %27.2Izard CountyIzard County: 26.7 %26.7Garland CountyGarland County: 26.6 %26.6Monroe CountyMonroe County: 26.3 %26.3Fulton CountyFulton County: 26.3 %26.3Woodruff CountyWoodruff County: 26.1 %26.1Dallas CountyDallas County: 26.1 %26.1Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 25.8 %25.8Polk CountyPolk County: 25.3 %25.3Carroll CountyCarroll County: 24.7 %24.7Chicot CountyChicot County: 24.2 %24.2Nevada CountyNevada County: 23.9 %23.9Ouachita CountyOuachita County: 23.7 %23.7Prairie CountyPrairie County: 23.6 %23.6Little River CountyLittle River County: 23.5 %23.5Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 23.5 %23.5Ashley CountyAshley County: 23.2 %23.2Desha CountyDesha County: 23.1 %23.1Pike CountyPike County: 23 %23Perry CountyPerry County: 22.9 %22.9Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 22.7 %22.7Phillips CountyPhillips County: 22.7 %22.7Boone CountyBoone County: 22.5 %22.5Logan CountyLogan County: 22.3 %22.3Clay CountyClay County: 22.2 %22.2Arkansas CountyArkansas County: 21.9 %21.9Lee CountyLee County: 21.9 %21.9Howard CountyHoward County: 21.3 %21.3Scott CountyScott County: 21.2 %21.2Union CountyUnion County: 21.2 %21.2Franklin CountyFranklin County: 20.9 %20.9Conway CountyConway County: 20.8 %20.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Baxter County32.4+0.4 pts
2Newton County31.6+1.1 pts
3Marion County31.1+0.5 pts
4Cleburne County29.8+0.6 pts
5Stone County29.5+0.6 pts
6Van Buren County29.5+0.8 pts
7Montgomery County29.1+0.3 pts
8Searcy County27.8+0.6 pts
9Sharp County27.2+0.7 pts
10Izard County26.7+0.2 pts
11Garland County26.6+0.4 pts
12Monroe County26.3+1 pts
13Fulton County26.3+0.3 pts
14Woodruff County26.1+0.1 pts
15Dallas County26.1+0.8 pts
16Lafayette County25.8+0.8 pts
17Polk County25.3+0.5 pts
18Carroll County24.7+0.5 pts
19Chicot County24.2+0.5 pts
20Nevada County23.9+0.7 pts
21Ouachita County23.7+0.6 pts
22Prairie County23.6+0.1 pts
23Little River County23.5-0 pts
24Cleveland County23.5+0.7 pts
25Ashley County23.2+0.4 pts
26Desha County23.1+1 pts
27Pike County23+0.5 pts
28Perry County22.9+0.6 pts
29Calhoun County22.7+0.7 pts
30Phillips County22.7+0.7 pts
31Boone County22.5+0.1 pts
32Logan County22.3+0.5 pts
33Clay County22.2-0.2 pts
34Arkansas County21.9+0.1 pts
35Lee County21.9+0.2 pts
36Howard County21.3+0.6 pts
37Scott County21.2+0.2 pts
38Union County21.2+0.4 pts
39Franklin County20.9+0.2 pts
40Conway County20.8+0.3 pts
41Madison County20.7+0.4 pts
42Randolph County20.6+0.4 pts
43Hot Spring County20.5+0.2 pts
44Cross County20.5+0.5 pts
45Jefferson County20.5+0.5 pts
46Hempstead County20.5+0.6 pts
47Bradley County20.4+0.3 pts
48Lawrence County20-0.2 pts
49St. Francis County19.9+0.4 pts
50Drew County19.8+0.4 pts
51Saline County19.8+0.3 pts
52Poinsett County19.70 pts
53Columbia County19.6+0.2 pts
54Jackson County19.6+0.3 pts
55Grant County19.6+0.2 pts
56Yell County19.4+0.3 pts
57Clark County19.2+0.1 pts
58Crawford County19.2+0.4 pts
59Johnson County19.1+0.4 pts
60Independence County18.9+0.1 pts
61Miller County18.8+0.4 pts
62Pulaski County18.7+0.4 pts
63White County18.7+0.2 pts
64Sebastian County18.3+0.4 pts
65Pope County17.9+0.4 pts
66Crittenden County17.5+0.6 pts
67Mississippi County17.4+0.3 pts
68Greene County17.4+0.2 pts
69Lincoln County17.2+0.6 pts
70Lonoke County16.9+0.5 pts
71Sevier County16.1+0.3 pts
72Faulkner County15.4+0.3 pts
73Craighead County14.9+0.3 pts
74Benton County14.5+0.2 pts
75Washington County13.3+0.3 pts

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About this ranking

Residents aged 65 or over as a percentage of total population. Spain: 1 January, INE annual census. United States: 1 July, Census Bureau population estimates. World Bank figures for other countries and the World refer to mid-year.

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. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest share of population aged 65 and over?

Baxter County, with 32.4% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest share of population aged 65 and over?

Washington County, with 13.3% in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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