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Counties in Arkansas by share of population aged 65 and over

Baxter County had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 75 counties in 2020, at 31.6%. Washington County had the lowest, at 12.2%. The median was 19.8% and the figure for Arkansas was 17.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest31.6Baxter County
Lowest12.2Washington County
Median19.875 counties
Arkansas17.6History

Top 40 counties, 2020

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Baxter CountyBaxter County: 31.6 %31.6Marion CountyMarion County: 28.9 %28.9Newton CountyNewton County: 28.6 %28.6Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 27.8 %27.8Stone CountyStone County: 27.4 %27.4Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 27 %27Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 26.9 %26.9Fulton CountyFulton County: 26.3 %26.3Izard CountyIzard County: 26.1 %26.1Sharp CountySharp County: 26 %26Searcy CountySearcy County: 25.3 %25.3Garland CountyGarland County: 24.5 %24.5Woodruff CountyWoodruff County: 24 %24Monroe CountyMonroe County: 23.7 %23.7Carroll CountyCarroll County: 23.6 %23.6Polk CountyPolk County: 23.5 %23.5Dallas CountyDallas County: 23.4 %23.4Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 23.4 %23.4Prairie CountyPrairie County: 22.8 %22.8Little River CountyLittle River County: 22.2 %22.2Clay CountyClay County: 22.2 %22.2Boone CountyBoone County: 21.7 %21.7Chicot CountyChicot County: 21.5 %21.5Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 21.4 %21.4Ouachita CountyOuachita County: 21.3 %21.3Ashley CountyAshley County: 21.3 %21.3Nevada CountyNevada County: 21.1 %21.1Perry CountyPerry County: 21.1 %21.1Pike CountyPike County: 20.9 %20.9Logan CountyLogan County: 20.9 %20.9Arkansas CountyArkansas County: 20.7 %20.7Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 20.3 %20.3Lee CountyLee County: 20.3 %20.3Scott CountyScott County: 20.2 %20.2Randolph CountyRandolph County: 20.2 %20.2Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 20.1 %20.1Franklin CountyFranklin County: 20.1 %20.1Madison CountyMadison County: 19.8 %19.8Conway CountyConway County: 19.6 %19.6Phillips CountyPhillips County: 19.5 %19.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)
1Baxter County31.6
2Marion County28.9
3Newton County28.6
4Cleburne County27.8
5Stone County27.4
6Van Buren County27
7Montgomery County26.9
8Fulton County26.3
9Izard County26.1
10Sharp County26
11Searcy County25.3
12Garland County24.5
13Woodruff County24
14Monroe County23.7
15Carroll County23.6
16Polk County23.5
17Dallas County23.4
18Lafayette County23.4
19Prairie County22.8
20Little River County22.2
21Clay County22.2
22Boone County21.7
23Chicot County21.5
24Cleveland County21.4
25Ouachita County21.3
26Ashley County21.3
27Nevada County21.1
28Perry County21.1
29Pike County20.9
30Logan County20.9
31Arkansas County20.7
32Calhoun County20.3
33Lee County20.3
34Scott County20.2
35Randolph County20.2
36Lawrence County20.1
37Franklin County20.1
38Madison County19.8
39Conway County19.6
40Phillips County19.5
41Hot Spring County19.5
42Cross County19.1
43Desha County19.1
44Bradley County19.1
45Union County19.1
46Howard County19
47Poinsett County18.7
48Saline County18.5
49Hempstead County18.4
50Yell County18.4
51Grant County18.4
52Jackson County18.2
53Columbia County18.1
54Independence County18
55Jefferson County18
56Drew County17.9
57Clark County17.9
58Crawford County17.7
59White County17.6
60St. Francis County17.5
61Johnson County17.3
62Miller County17.3
63Sebastian County16.7
64Pulaski County16.5
65Greene County16.5
66Pope County16.2
67Lincoln County15.8
68Mississippi County15.5
69Sevier County15.4
70Crittenden County15
71Lonoke County14.9
72Craighead County14
73Faulkner County13.9
74Benton County13.6
75Washington County12.2

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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 31.6% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Washington County, with 12.2% in 2020.

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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