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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 2022, at 31.5%. Washington County had the lowest, at 12.6%. The median was 20.2% and the figure for Arkansas was 18.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest31.5Baxter County
Lowest12.6Washington County
Median20.275 counties
Arkansas18.1History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Baxter CountyBaxter County: 31.5 %31.5Marion CountyMarion County: 29.3 %29.3Newton CountyNewton County: 28.8 %28.8Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 28.3 %28.3Stone CountyStone County: 27.9 %27.9Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 27.5 %27.5Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 27.4 %27.4Sharp CountySharp County: 26 %26Izard CountyIzard County: 25.7 %25.7Fulton CountyFulton County: 25.7 %25.7Searcy CountySearcy County: 25.6 %25.6Garland CountyGarland County: 25.2 %25.2Dallas CountyDallas County: 24.7 %24.7Woodruff CountyWoodruff County: 24.5 %24.5Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 24.4 %24.4Monroe CountyMonroe County: 24.3 %24.3Polk CountyPolk County: 24 %24Carroll CountyCarroll County: 23.7 %23.7Prairie CountyPrairie County: 23 %23Little River CountyLittle River County: 22.6 %22.6Chicot CountyChicot County: 22.5 %22.5Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 22.1 %22.1Ouachita CountyOuachita County: 22.1 %22.1Boone CountyBoone County: 22 %22Clay CountyClay County: 21.8 %21.8Ashley CountyAshley County: 21.8 %21.8Nevada CountyNevada County: 21.8 %21.8Perry CountyPerry County: 21.8 %21.8Pike CountyPike County: 21.5 %21.5Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 21.5 %21.5Arkansas CountyArkansas County: 21.3 %21.3Logan CountyLogan County: 21 %21Scott CountyScott County: 20.9 %20.9Phillips CountyPhillips County: 20.8 %20.8Lee CountyLee County: 20.7 %20.7Franklin CountyFranklin County: 20.4 %20.4Conway CountyConway County: 20.3 %20.3Desha CountyDesha County: 20.2 %20.2Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 20.1 %20.1Howard CountyHoward County: 20 %20
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Baxter County31.50 pts
2Marion County29.3-0.1 pts
3Newton County28.8+0.2 pts
4Cleburne County28.3+0.5 pts
5Stone County27.9+0.2 pts
6Van Buren County27.5-0.1 pts
7Montgomery County27.4+0.7 pts
8Sharp County26+0.3 pts
9Izard County25.7+0.2 pts
10Fulton County25.7-0.5 pts
11Searcy County25.6-0.1 pts
12Garland County25.2+0.4 pts
13Dallas County24.7+0.9 pts
14Woodruff County24.5+0.4 pts
15Lafayette County24.4+0.3 pts
16Monroe County24.3+0.3 pts
17Polk County24+0.4 pts
18Carroll County23.7-0.1 pts
19Prairie County23+0.1 pts
20Little River County22.6+0.6 pts
21Chicot County22.5+0.7 pts
22Cleveland County22.1+0.6 pts
23Ouachita County22.1+0.4 pts
24Boone County22+0.3 pts
25Clay County21.80 pts
26Ashley County21.8+0.3 pts
27Nevada County21.8+0.3 pts
28Perry County21.8+0.3 pts
29Pike County21.5+0.2 pts
30Calhoun County21.5+0.7 pts
31Arkansas County21.3+0.4 pts
32Logan County21+0.1 pts
33Scott County20.9+0.4 pts
34Phillips County20.8+0.7 pts
35Lee County20.7+0.4 pts
36Franklin County20.4+0.2 pts
37Conway County20.3+0.5 pts
38Desha County20.2+0.5 pts
39Lawrence County20.1+0.1 pts
40Howard County20+0.8 pts
41Union County20+0.6 pts
42Hot Spring County20+0.3 pts
43Randolph County20+0.2 pts
44Madison County19.5-0.4 pts
45Bradley County19.4+0.1 pts
46Hempstead County19.3+0.5 pts
47Cross County19.3+0.2 pts
48Jefferson County19.1+0.6 pts
49Saline County19+0.3 pts
50Poinsett County18.9+0.3 pts
51Yell County18.9+0.3 pts
52Grant County18.8+0.4 pts
53Drew County18.8+0.5 pts
54Columbia County18.7+0.4 pts
55Clark County18.5+0.2 pts
56St. Francis County18.5+0.5 pts
57Independence County18.3+0.3 pts
58Jackson County18.3+0.2 pts
59Crawford County18.2+0.2 pts
60Johnson County17.9+0.3 pts
61White County17.8+0.2 pts
62Miller County17.8+0.3 pts
63Pulaski County17.4+0.4 pts
64Sebastian County17.2+0.3 pts
65Greene County16.8+0.3 pts
66Pope County16.6+0.3 pts
67Mississippi County16.2+0.4 pts
68Lincoln County16.1+0.4 pts
69Crittenden County15.8+0.5 pts
70Lonoke County15.6+0.5 pts
71Sevier County15.6+0.1 pts
72Faulkner County14.5+0.4 pts
73Craighead County14.3+0.2 pts
74Benton County13.9+0.2 pts
75Washington County12.6+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 31.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Washington County, with 12.6% 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, 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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