How many people live in Baxter County, AR?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 43,000 people living in Baxter County, AR. That makes Baxter County the 16th-most populous county in Arkansas. It is home to 1.4% of people living in the state.
43K
population of Baxter County, AR (2024)
1.4%
County share of the Arkansas population (2024)
About 43,000 people lived in Baxter County, AR in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Baxter County, AR’s age demographics?
About 13,400 Baxter County, AR residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 31.2% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 18.2% of Arkansas's population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 7,500 Baxter County residents, or 17.3% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 22.8% of Arkansas’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A higher share of Baxter County, AR's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Baxter County, AR’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 93.1% of the Baxter County, AR population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Baxter County, AR also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (0.79%) than the US overall (0.72%).
In contrast, Baxter County’s Hispanic population accounts for 3.2%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 0.59% of the county, compared with 12.6% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Baxter County, AR has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Arkansas as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Baxter County, AR is Mountain Home with about 13,300 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Baxter County, AR ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mountain Home | 13,348 |
| 2. | Gassville | 2,196 |
| 3. | Cotter | 948 |
| 4. | Lakeview | 786 |
| 5. | Salesville | 516 |
| 6. | Norfork | 480 |
| 7. | Briarcliff | 253 |
| 8. | Big Flat (pt.) | 92 |
| 9. | Balance of Baxter County | 24,388 |
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