Jackson County, AR

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2024 Population

16,712

US Senator

John Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

Tom Cotton

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

40.2

0.495% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

21.7%

2.19% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$44,218

7.29% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$98,300

12.6% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

5,768

2.05% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Jackson County, AR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.2% of the residents in Jackson County, AR are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Jackson County, AR are Arkansas State University-Newport (1,212 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Jackson County, AR was $98,300, and the homeownership rate was 65.5%.

Most people in Jackson County, AR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Jackson County, AR was 2 cars per household.

Jackson County, AR borders Craighead County, AR, Cross County, AR, Independence County, AR, Lawrence County, AR, Poinsett County, AR, White County, AR, and Woodruff County, AR.

United States Arkansas

Population & Diversity

Jackson County, AR is home to a population of 16.7k people, from which 99.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.18% of Jackson County, AR residents were born outside of the country (198 people).

In 2024, there were 4.94 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.6k people) in Jackson County, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.54k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 816 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%

2024 Citizenship

99.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.2% of Jackson County, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Jackson County, AR was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Jackson County, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jackson County, AR

White (Non-Hispanic)
12.6k ± 71
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.54k ± 279
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
816 ± 268

3.26%

Hispanic Population

544 people

3.26% of the people in Jackson County, AR are hispanic (544 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Jackson County, AR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Arkansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
66,711 ± 6,271 people
El Salvador
16,390 ± 3,135 people
India
10,242 ± 2,480 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arkansas was Mexico, the natal country of 66,711 Arkansas residents, followed by El Salvador with 16,390 and India with 10,242.

Foreign-Born Population

1.18%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

198 people

0.984%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

165 people

As of 2024, 1.18% of Jackson County, AR residents (198 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Jackson County, AR was 0.984%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Jackson County, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
207 ± 70
Gulf War (1990s)
134 ± 72
Gulf War (2001-)
96 ± 55

Jackson County, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.54 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Jackson County, AR.

Economy

The economy of Jackson County, AR employs 5.77k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Jackson County, AR were Manufacturing (1,007 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (792 people), and Retail Trade (715 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($78,750), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($72,125), and Utilities ($63,214).

Employment

Occupations

5.77k

2024 Value

± 485

−2.05%

1 Year decline

± 12.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jackson County, AR declined at a rate of −2.05%, from 5.89k employees to 5.77k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jackson County, AR, are Production Occupations (657 people), Sales & Related Occupations (625 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (525 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jackson County, AR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arkansas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Arkansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

5.77k

2024 Value

± 485

−2.05%

1 Year decline

± 12.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jackson County, AR declined at a rate of −2.05%, from 5.89k employees to 5.77k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jackson County, AR, are Manufacturing (1,007 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (792 people), and Retail Trade (715 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jackson County, AR, though some of these residents may live in Jackson County, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,706

Median earning men ± $2,000

$29,323

Median earning women ± $4,019

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($200,938), Wholesale Trade ($62,750), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($54,615).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,250), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($36,767), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,371).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arkansas.

Y-Axis

2.24%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.35M people employed in Arkansas. This represents a 2.24% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.69%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Arkansas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

34
Retail Trade
23
Health Care and Social Assistance
18
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$58.1k
Manufacturing
$36.7k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$23.9k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arkansas went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.6%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing the state of Arkansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Jackson County, AR. Showing the available data for Arkansas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (33.6%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.12%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arkansas went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.6%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Arkansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Arkansas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Arkansas.

John Boozman

Senator from Arkansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Tom Cotton

Senator from Arkansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing Arkansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Arkansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Jackson County, AR awarded 1,212 degrees. The student population of Jackson County, AR in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 567 male students and 1,165 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Jackson County, AR are White (790 and 65.8%), Black or African American (245 and 20.4%), Hispanic or Latino (70 and 5.83%), and Unknown (44 and 3.66%).

The largest universities in Jackson County, AR by number of degrees awarded are Arkansas State University-Newport (1,212 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Jackson County, AR are Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor (222 and 18.3%), Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (184 and 15.2%), and Liberal Arts & Sciences (162 and 13.4%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,732 students enrolled in Jackson County, AR, 32.7% men and 67.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,175 records, of which 65.3% were women and 34.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
103 degrees awarded
Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training
83 degrees awarded
Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant
81 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Jackson County, AR was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 103 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Jackson County, AR according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Arkansas State University-Newport

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1,212 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Arkansas State University-Newport with 1,212 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 493 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Jackson County, AR, which is 0.686 times less than the 719 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 790 degrees mean that there were 3.22 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 245 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($2,568) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($552) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($600) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Jackson County, AR was $98,300 in 2024, which is 0.295 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $87,300 to $98,300, a 12.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Jackson County, AR is 65.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Jackson County, AR have an average commute time of 20.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jackson County, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 12.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Jackson County, AR. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.593%.

Housing

Property

$98,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$7,193

$3,978

Median Property Taxes

±$359

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Jackson County, AR the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Jackson County, AR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

65.5%

Homeownership

2024

64.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 65.5% of the housing units in Jackson County, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Jackson County, AR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$44,218

Median Household Income

± $4,402

6.08k

Number of Households

± 495

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.08k households in Jackson County, AR grew to $44,218 from the previous year's value of $41,215.

The following chart displays the households in Jackson County, AR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Jackson County, AR is from Arkansas.

0.448

2023 Wage GINI in Arkansas

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Arkansas

In 2023, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.73% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arkansas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arkansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arkansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (84.4%)
Carpooled (8.21%)
Walked (3.58%)

In 2024, 84.4% of workers in Jackson County, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.21%) and those who walked to work (3.58%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jackson County, AR have a shorter commute time (20.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.8% of the workforce in Jackson County, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Jackson County, AR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Jackson County, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Jackson County, AR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 12.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Jackson County, AR. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.593%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

21.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jackson County, AR (3.09k out of 14.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Jackson County, AR is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 32% of the children was living in poverty in Jackson County, AR. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 7%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 692 in Jackson County, AR. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 231 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

90.3% of the population of Jackson County, AR has health coverage, with 25.5% on employee plans, 33.6% on Medicaid, 17% on Medicare, 12.4% on non-group plans, and 1.76% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Jackson County, AR see 2,802 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,802 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3325 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 932 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,802 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Jackson County, AR

Primary care physicians in Jackson County, AR see an average of 2,802 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,802 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Jackson County, AR in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.9% under 18 years, 19% between 18 and 34 years, 36.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.67%

Uninsured

25.5%

Employer Coverage

33.6%

Medicaid

17%

Medicare

12.4%

Non-Group

1.76%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Jackson County, AR grew by 9.15% from 8.86% to 9.67%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Jackson County, AR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 81.5 in Jackson County, AR.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Jackson County, AR.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 40.6% in Jackson County, AR.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Jackson County, AR.