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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 2024, at 32%. Washington County had the lowest, at 13%. The median was 20.7% and the figure for Arkansas was 18.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest32Baxter County
Lowest13Washington County
Median20.775 counties
Arkansas18.7History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Baxter CountyBaxter County: 32 %32Marion CountyMarion County: 30.6 %30.6Newton CountyNewton County: 30.5 %30.5Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 29.2 %29.2Stone CountyStone County: 28.9 %28.9Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 28.8 %28.8Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 28.7 %28.7Searcy CountySearcy County: 27.2 %27.2Sharp CountySharp County: 26.5 %26.5Izard CountyIzard County: 26.5 %26.5Garland CountyGarland County: 26.2 %26.2Woodruff CountyWoodruff County: 26 %26Fulton CountyFulton County: 25.9 %25.9Monroe CountyMonroe County: 25.4 %25.4Dallas CountyDallas County: 25.3 %25.3Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 25 %25Polk CountyPolk County: 24.8 %24.8Carroll CountyCarroll County: 24.2 %24.2Chicot CountyChicot County: 23.8 %23.8Little River CountyLittle River County: 23.5 %23.5Prairie CountyPrairie County: 23.5 %23.5Nevada CountyNevada County: 23.2 %23.2Ouachita CountyOuachita County: 23.1 %23.1Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 22.8 %22.8Ashley CountyAshley County: 22.8 %22.8Pike CountyPike County: 22.5 %22.5Boone CountyBoone County: 22.4 %22.4Clay CountyClay County: 22.3 %22.3Perry CountyPerry County: 22.3 %22.3Desha CountyDesha County: 22.1 %22.1Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 22.1 %22.1Phillips CountyPhillips County: 22 %22Logan CountyLogan County: 21.8 %21.8Arkansas CountyArkansas County: 21.8 %21.8Lee CountyLee County: 21.7 %21.7Scott CountyScott County: 21 %21Union CountyUnion County: 20.8 %20.8Franklin CountyFranklin County: 20.7 %20.7Howard CountyHoward County: 20.7 %20.7Conway CountyConway County: 20.6 %20.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Baxter County32+0.4 pts
2Marion County30.6+0.8 pts
3Newton County30.5+1 pts
4Cleburne County29.2+0.6 pts
5Stone County28.9+0.3 pts
6Montgomery County28.8+0.8 pts
7Van Buren County28.7+0.7 pts
8Searcy County27.2+0.5 pts
9Sharp County26.5+0.2 pts
10Izard County26.5+0.4 pts
11Garland County26.2+0.4 pts
12Woodruff County26+0.7 pts
13Fulton County25.9+0.2 pts
14Monroe County25.4+0.9 pts
15Dallas County25.3+0.8 pts
16Lafayette County25+0.3 pts
17Polk County24.8+0.6 pts
18Carroll County24.2+0.2 pts
19Chicot County23.8+0.5 pts
20Little River County23.5+0.4 pts
21Prairie County23.5+0.5 pts
22Nevada County23.2+0.8 pts
23Ouachita County23.1+0.4 pts
24Cleveland County22.8+0.3 pts
25Ashley County22.8+0.6 pts
26Pike County22.5+0.6 pts
27Boone County22.4+0.2 pts
28Clay County22.3+0.2 pts
29Perry County22.3+0.2 pts
30Desha County22.1+0.8 pts
31Calhoun County22.1+0.1 pts
32Phillips County22+0.5 pts
33Logan County21.8+0.5 pts
34Arkansas County21.8+0.3 pts
35Lee County21.7+0.3 pts
36Scott County21+0.2 pts
37Union County20.8+0.3 pts
38Franklin County20.7+0.1 pts
39Howard County20.7+0.6 pts
40Conway County20.60 pts
41Hot Spring County20.3+0.3 pts
42Madison County20.3+0.5 pts
43Randolph County20.20 pts
44Lawrence County20.2-0.1 pts
45Bradley County20.1+0.3 pts
46Cross County20+0.4 pts
47Jefferson County20+0.4 pts
48Hempstead County19.9+0.2 pts
49Poinsett County19.7+0.4 pts
50St. Francis County19.5+0.5 pts
51Saline County19.5+0.2 pts
52Drew County19.4+0.3 pts
53Columbia County19.4+0.3 pts
54Grant County19.4+0.3 pts
55Jackson County19.3+0.6 pts
56Clark County19.1+0.1 pts
57Yell County19.1-0 pts
58Crawford County18.8+0.4 pts
59Independence County18.8+0.1 pts
60Johnson County18.6+0.4 pts
61White County18.5+0.3 pts
62Miller County18.4+0.4 pts
63Pulaski County18.3+0.4 pts
64Sebastian County18+0.3 pts
65Pope County17.5+0.5 pts
66Greene County17.2+0.2 pts
67Mississippi County17.1+0.5 pts
68Crittenden County16.9+0.5 pts
69Lincoln County16.6+0.3 pts
70Lonoke County16.4+0.4 pts
71Sevier County15.8-0 pts
72Faulkner County15.1+0.3 pts
73Craighead County14.6+0.1 pts
74Benton County14.3+0.2 pts
75Washington County13+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 32% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Washington County, with 13% in 2024.

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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