Yell County, AR

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2024 Population

20,134

US Senator

John Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

Tom Cotton

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.3

1.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

15.6%

17.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$55,934

4.99% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$143,600

9.37% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

9,006

2.02% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Yell 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.

94.7% of the residents in Yell County, AR are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Yell County, AR was $143,600, and the homeownership rate was 67.5%.

Most people in Yell County, AR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Yell County, AR was 2 cars per household.

Yell County, AR borders Conway County, AR, Garland County, AR, Logan County, AR, Montgomery County, AR, Perry County, AR, Pope County, AR, and Scott County, AR.

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Population & Diversity

Yell County, AR is home to a population of 20.1k people, from which 94.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 8.76% of Yell County, AR residents were born outside of the country (1.76k people).

In 2024, there were 6.27 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.7k people) in Yell County, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.35k Other (Hispanic) and 1.05k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.7%

2024 Citizenship

94.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.7% of Yell County, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Yell County, AR was 94.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Yell County, AR

White (Non-Hispanic)
14.7k ± 38
Other (Hispanic)
2.35k ± 406
White (Hispanic)
1.05k ± 410

21.2%

Hispanic Population

4.28k people

21.2% of the people in Yell County, AR are hispanic (4.28k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Yell 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

8.76%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.76k people

8.82%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.78k people

As of 2024, 8.76% of Yell County, AR residents (1.76k 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 Yell County, AR was 8.82%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
379 ± 121
Gulf War (2001-)
226 ± 112
Gulf War (1990s)
156 ± 95

Yell County, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.68 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Yell County, AR employs 9.01k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Yell County, AR were Manufacturing (2,393 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,090 people), and Retail Trade (779 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($86,038), Transportation & Warehousing ($67,993), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($67,854).

Employment

Occupations

9.01k

2024 Value

± 724

2.02%

1 Year growth

± 10.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Yell County, AR grew at a rate of 2.02%, from 8.83k employees to 9.01k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Yell County, AR, are Production Occupations (1,469 people), Management Occupations (853 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (785 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Yell 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

9.01k

2024 Value

± 724

2.02%

1 Year growth

± 10.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Yell County, AR grew at a rate of 2.02%, from 8.83k employees to 9.01k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Yell County, AR, are Manufacturing (2,393 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,090 people), and Retail Trade (779 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Yell County, AR, though some of these residents may live in Yell County, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,072

Median earning men ± $5,974

$32,312

Median earning women ± $2,196

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($71,100), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,914), and Construction ($65,069).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,646), Wholesale Trade ($48,512), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($43,239).

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

26
Retail Trade
25
Other Services (except Public Administration)
25
Health Care and Social Assistance

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

$82.9k
Manufacturing
$36.1k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$22.5k
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services

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 Yell 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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Yell County, AR was $143,600 in 2024, which is 0.432 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $131,300 to $143,600, a 9.37% increase. The homeownership rate in Yell County, AR is 67.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Yell County, AR have an average commute time of 21.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Yell County, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 13.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Yell County, AR. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.14%.

Housing

Property

$143,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$13,989

$5,622

Median Property Taxes

±$525

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 Yell County, AR the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

67.5%

Homeownership

2024

66.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 67.5% of the housing units in Yell County, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Yell 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.

$55,934

Median Household Income

± $8,149

8.32k

Number of Households

± 671

In 2024, the median household income of the 8.32k households in Yell County, AR declined from $55,934 from the previous year's value of $58,870.

The following chart displays the households in Yell 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Yell 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 (78.1%)
Carpooled (10.8%)
Worked At Home (7.1%)

In 2024, 78.1% of workers in Yell County, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.8%) and those who worked at home (7.1%).

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

21.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Yell County, AR have a shorter commute time (21.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.87% of the workforce in Yell County, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Yell 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 Yell County, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Yell County, AR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 13.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Yell County, AR. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.14%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

15.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Yell County, AR (3.07k out of 19.6k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Yell County, AR is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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, 23% of the children was living in poverty in Yell County, AR. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 9.5%.

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 334 in Yell County, AR. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 67.1 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

89.8% of the population of Yell County, AR has health coverage, with 32.8% on employee plans, 29.7% on Medicaid, 13.3% on Medicare, 12.3% on non-group plans, and 1.7% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Yell County, AR see 1,680 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,680 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3355 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1670 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,680 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Yell County, AR

Primary care physicians in Yell County, AR see an average of 1,680 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,680 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.3% under 18 years, 18.7% between 18 and 34 years, 39% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

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

Uninsured People

10.2%

Uninsured

32.8%

Employer Coverage

29.7%

Medicaid

13.3%

Medicare

12.3%

Non-Group

1.7%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Yell County, AR grew by 23.5% from 8.28% to 10.2%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2024, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 49.2 in Yell County, AR.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Yell 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 38.7% in Yell County, AR.

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