How many people live in Hot Spring County, AR?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 33,300 people living in Hot Spring County, AR. That makes Hot Spring County the 22nd-most populous county in Arkansas. It is home to 1.1% of people living in the state.
33.3K
population of Hot Spring County, AR (2024)
1.1%
County share of the Arkansas population (2024)
About 33,300 people lived in Hot Spring County, AR in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Hot Spring County, AR’s age demographics?
About 6,700 Hot Spring County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 20% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 18.2% of Arkansas’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 6,300 Hot Spring County residents, or 18.9% 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 Hot Spring County, AR's population is aged 45–64 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Hot Spring County, AR’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 81.2% of the Hot Spring County, AR population, higher than the national share of 57.5%.
In contrast, Hot Spring County’s Hispanic population accounts for 4.4%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 0.52% of the county, compared with 6.5% 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.
Hot Spring 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 Hot Spring County, AR is Malvern with about 11,100 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Hot Spring County, AR ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Malvern | 11,082 |
| 2. | Rockport | 710 |
| 3. | Midway | 372 |
| 4. | Donaldson | 280 |
| 5. | Perla | 252 |
| 6. | Friendship | 166 |
| 7. | Balance of Hot Spring County | 20,451 |
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