Randolph County, Arkansas Population 2024

18,962

Randolph County, Arkansas's estimated 2024 population is 18,962 with a growth rate of 0.29% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Randolph County, Arkansas is the 36th largest county in Arkansas. The 2010 population was 17,955 and has seen a growth of 5.61% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change
Year
Population
Growth
Change
202919,237550.29%
202819,182550.29%
202719,127550.29%
202619,072550.29%
202519,017550.29%
202418,962550.29%
202318,907550.29%
202218,852130.07%
202118,8392441.31%
202018,5954342.39%
201918,161760.42%
201818,0853612.04%
201717,7242721.56%
201617,45250.03%
201517,447-132-0.75%
201417,579-49-0.28%
201317,628-212-1.19%
201217,840-132-0.73%
201117,972170.09%
201017,95500%
199016,558-276-1.64%
198016,8344,18933.13%
197012,6451251%
196012,520-3,462-21.66%
195015,982-2,337-12.76%
194018,3191,4488.58%
193016,871-842-4.75%
192017,713-1,274-6.71%
191018,9871,83110.67%
190017,1562,67118.44%
189014,4852,76123.55%
188011,7244,25857.03%
18707,4661,20519.25%
18606,2612,98691.18%
18503,2751,07949.13%
18402,196-17,041-88.58%
2024 Growth Rate
0.29% (55)
County Website
Randolph County
County Seat
Pocahontas
2020 Population
18,595
Area
652 mi²
Density
29 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
1.97% (367)
Founded
October 29, 1835

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White16,81889.78%
Two or more races1,0265.48%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander4662.49%
Black or African American2121.13%
Other race990.53%
Asian740.4%
Native American380.2%

White

Two or more races

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Black or African American

Other race

Asian

Native American

Randolph County, Arkansas Population by Race

Randolph County, Arkansas Population Pyramid 2024

Randolph County, Arkansas Median Age

39.3

Total

38.1

Male

40.9

Female

Randolph County, Arkansas Adults

There are 14,169 adults, (3,642 of whom are seniors) in Randolph County, Arkansas.

Randolph County, Arkansas Age Dependency

78

Age Dependency Ratio

34.6

Old Age Dependency Ratio

43.4

Child Dependency Ratio

Randolph County, Arkansas Sex Ratio

Female9,32949.8%
Male9,40450.2%

Randolph County, Arkansas Population by Age

Randolph County, Arkansas Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All7,0712.673.226.8
Married3,5143.2380.819.2
Non Family2,4451.271.228.8
Female7723.8251.248.8
Male3403.4159.740.3

3.21

Average Family Size

2.6

Average Household Size

73.2%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Randolph County, Arkansas Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade1,0738.4%
Associates Degree1,1809.24%
Bachelors Degree1,0938.55%
Graduate Degree7575.92%
High School Graduate5,18240.56%
Less Than 9th Grade7095.55%
Some College2,78321.78%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Randolph County, Arkansas Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Randolph County, Arkansas Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White11,66710,1181,668
2+ Races569541133
Hispanic20416224
Black1718833
Islander169877
Other Race83629
Asian57520
Native American29290

The highest rate of high school graduation is among native american people with a rate of 100%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among 2+ races people with a rate of 23.37%.

Randolph County, Arkansas Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$61,827$70,486$50,161
Graduate Degree$110,116$110,941$69,779
High School Graduate$35,978$39,864$23,988
Less Than 9th Grade$27,031$29,167$21,379
Overall$34,765$41,709$26,828
Some College$28,176$34,394$25,481

$34,765

Average Earnings

$41,709

Average Male

$26,828

Average Female

Randolph County, Arkansas Earnings by Educational Attainment

Randolph County, Arkansas Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Randolph County, Arkansas Language

95.51% of Randolph County, Arkansas residents speak only English, while 4.49% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Asian and Pacific Island languages, which is spoken by 2.52% of the population.

Randolph County, Arkansas Language

Randolph County, Arkansas Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
White16,4923,24519.68%
Multiple98834835.22%
Hispanic46122047.72%
Islander44715434.45%
Black1685532.74%
Asian672841.79%
Other992525.25%
Native38615.79%

21.13%

Overall Poverty Rate

20.68%

Male Poverty Rate

21.58%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Randolph County, Arkansas

The race most likely to be in poverty in Randolph County, Arkansas is Hispanic, with 47.72% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Randolph County, Arkansas is Native, with 15.79% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 6.58%. Among those working part-time, it was 23.03%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 26.38%.

Randolph County, Arkansas Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade25.04%
High School18.91%
Some College16.02%
Bachelors or Greater3.58%

Randolph County, Arkansas Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Female Unemployed37.45%
Male Unemployed32.16%
Female Employed15.78%
Male Employed8.04%

Randolph County, Arkansas Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Randolph County, Arkansas Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$64,860$78,739
Households$52,838$68,091
Married Families$78,524$-999,999,999
Non Families$22,227$41,181

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Randolph County, Arkansas Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

51.4%

Overall Marriage Rate

53.9%

Male Marriage Rate

49.0%

Female Marriage Rate

Randolph County, Arkansas Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Randolph County, Arkansas Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.

Randolph County, Arkansas Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Randolph County, Arkansas Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

1,007

Number of Veterans

940

Male Veterans

67

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Vietnam466
Second Gulf War171
First Gulf War129
Korea26
World War II0

Randolph County, Arkansas Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
65 to 74298
75+232
35 to 54210
55 to 64195
18 to 3472

Randolph County, Arkansas Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White8446.53%
2+ Races13820.88%
Black179.94%
Native American824.24%

Randolph County, Arkansas Veterans by Race

Randolph County, Arkansas Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

5.73%

Veteran Poverty Rate

49.8%

Veteran Disability Rate

Randolph County, Arkansas Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

53.1%

Labor Force Participation

49.8%

Employment Rate

6.3%

Unemployment Rate

Randolph County, Arkansas Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Randolph County, Arkansas Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Randolph County, Arkansas Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

67.71%

Born in Randolph County, Arkansas

96.34%

Native Born

3.66%

Foreign Born

2.33%

Non Citizen

1.32%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

96.34% of Randolph County, Arkansas residents were born in the United States, with 67.71% having been born in Arkansas. 2.33% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Oceania.

Randolph County, Arkansas Place of Birth

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