How many people live in Independence County, AR?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 38,300 people living in Independence County, AR. That makes Independence County the 19th-most populous county in Arkansas. It is home to 1.2% of people living in the state.
38.3K
population of Independence County, AR (2024)
1.2%
County share of the Arkansas population (2024)
About 38,300 people lived in Independence County, AR in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Independence County, AR’s age demographics?
About 7,200 Independence County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 18.7% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 18.2% of Arkansas’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 9,100 Independence County residents, or 23.6% 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 lower share of Independence County, AR's population is aged 25–44 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Independence County, AR’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 85.1% of the Independence County, AR population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Independence County, AR also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander (0.25%) than the US overall (0.2%).
In contrast, Independence County’s Hispanic population accounts for 9.1%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 2.3% 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.
Independence 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 Independence County, AR is Batesville with about 11,500 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Independence County, AR ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Batesville | 11,539 |
| 2. | Southside | 4,248 |
| 3. | Newark | 1,177 |
| 4. | Sulphur Rock | 650 |
| 5. | Cushman | 445 |
| 6. | Pleasant Plains | 347 |
| 7. | Magness | 225 |
| 8. | Oil Trough | 221 |
| 9. | Cave City (pt.) | 180 |
| 10. | Moorefield | 125 |
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