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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 2021, at 31.4%. Washington County had the lowest, at 12.4%. The median was 19.9% and the figure for Arkansas was 17.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest31.4Baxter County
Lowest12.4Washington County
Median19.975 counties
Arkansas17.8History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Baxter CountyBaxter County: 31.4 %31.4Marion CountyMarion County: 29.4 %29.4Newton CountyNewton County: 28.6 %28.6Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 27.9 %27.9Stone CountyStone County: 27.8 %27.8Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 27.6 %27.6Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 26.7 %26.7Fulton CountyFulton County: 26.2 %26.2Searcy CountySearcy County: 25.8 %25.8Sharp CountySharp County: 25.7 %25.7Izard CountyIzard County: 25.5 %25.5Garland CountyGarland County: 24.8 %24.8Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 24.1 %24.1Monroe CountyMonroe County: 24.1 %24.1Woodruff CountyWoodruff County: 24.1 %24.1Dallas CountyDallas County: 23.9 %23.9Carroll CountyCarroll County: 23.8 %23.8Polk CountyPolk County: 23.6 %23.6Prairie CountyPrairie County: 22.9 %22.9Little River CountyLittle River County: 22 %22Clay CountyClay County: 21.8 %21.8Chicot CountyChicot County: 21.8 %21.8Boone CountyBoone County: 21.7 %21.7Ouachita CountyOuachita County: 21.6 %21.6Ashley CountyAshley County: 21.6 %21.6Nevada CountyNevada County: 21.6 %21.6Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 21.5 %21.5Perry CountyPerry County: 21.5 %21.5Pike CountyPike County: 21.4 %21.4Logan CountyLogan County: 21 %21Arkansas CountyArkansas County: 20.9 %20.9Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 20.8 %20.8Scott CountyScott County: 20.5 %20.5Lee CountyLee County: 20.3 %20.3Franklin CountyFranklin County: 20.2 %20.2Phillips CountyPhillips County: 20.1 %20.1Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 20 %20Madison CountyMadison County: 19.9 %19.9Randolph CountyRandolph County: 19.8 %19.8Conway CountyConway County: 19.8 %19.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Baxter County31.4-0.1 pts
2Marion County29.4+0.5 pts
3Newton County28.60 pts
4Cleburne County27.90 pts
5Stone County27.8+0.3 pts
6Van Buren County27.6+0.5 pts
7Montgomery County26.7-0.2 pts
8Fulton County26.2-0.1 pts
9Searcy County25.8+0.5 pts
10Sharp County25.7-0.2 pts
11Izard County25.5-0.6 pts
12Garland County24.8+0.3 pts
13Lafayette County24.1+0.7 pts
14Monroe County24.1+0.3 pts
15Woodruff County24.1+0.1 pts
16Dallas County23.9+0.4 pts
17Carroll County23.8+0.1 pts
18Polk County23.6+0.1 pts
19Prairie County22.9+0.1 pts
20Little River County22-0.2 pts
21Clay County21.8-0.4 pts
22Chicot County21.8+0.2 pts
23Boone County21.7-0.1 pts
24Ouachita County21.6+0.3 pts
25Ashley County21.6+0.3 pts
26Nevada County21.6+0.4 pts
27Cleveland County21.5+0.2 pts
28Perry County21.5+0.4 pts
29Pike County21.4+0.4 pts
30Logan County21+0.1 pts
31Arkansas County20.9+0.2 pts
32Calhoun County20.8+0.5 pts
33Scott County20.5+0.3 pts
34Lee County20.3-0 pts
35Franklin County20.2+0.1 pts
36Phillips County20.1+0.6 pts
37Lawrence County20-0.2 pts
38Madison County19.90 pts
39Randolph County19.8-0.4 pts
40Conway County19.8+0.2 pts
41Desha County19.7+0.6 pts
42Hot Spring County19.6+0.2 pts
43Union County19.4+0.4 pts
44Bradley County19.3+0.2 pts
45Howard County19.2+0.2 pts
46Cross County19.1-0 pts
47Hempstead County18.9+0.4 pts
48Saline County18.8+0.3 pts
49Poinsett County18.6-0.1 pts
50Yell County18.6+0.2 pts
51Jefferson County18.5+0.5 pts
52Grant County18.4-0 pts
53Clark County18.3+0.4 pts
54Drew County18.3+0.4 pts
55Columbia County18.3+0.1 pts
56Jackson County18.20 pts
57Independence County18.10 pts
58Crawford County18+0.3 pts
59St. Francis County17.9+0.4 pts
60White County17.7+0.1 pts
61Johnson County17.6+0.3 pts
62Miller County17.4+0.2 pts
63Pulaski County17+0.5 pts
64Sebastian County16.9+0.2 pts
65Greene County16.50 pts
66Pope County16.3+0.1 pts
67Mississippi County15.9+0.4 pts
68Lincoln County15.6-0.2 pts
69Sevier County15.4-0 pts
70Crittenden County15.3+0.3 pts
71Lonoke County15.1+0.2 pts
72Faulkner County14.1+0.2 pts
73Craighead County14.1+0.1 pts
74Benton County13.7+0.1 pts
75Washington County12.4+0.2 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 31.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Washington County, with 12.4% 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, 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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