How many people live in Miller County, AR?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 42,000 people living in Miller County, AR. That makes Miller County the 17th-most populous county in Arkansas. It is home to 1.3% of people living in the state.
42K
population of Miller County, AR (2024)
1.3%
County share of the Arkansas population (2024)
About 42,000 people lived in Miller County, AR in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Miller County, AR’s age demographics?
About 7,600 Miller County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 18% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 18.2% of Arkansas’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 9,600 Miller County residents, or 22.8% 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 Miller County, AR's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Miller County, AR’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 65.8% of the Miller County, AR population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Miller County, AR also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Black or African American (26.1%) than the US overall (12.6%).
In contrast, Miller County’s Hispanic population accounts for 4.6%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 0.58% 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.
Miller County, AR has a higher share of a non-Hispanic Black or African American population than Arkansas as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Miller County, AR is Texarkana with about 28,900 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Miller County, AR ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Texarkana | 28,897 |
| 2. | Fouke | 801 |
| 3. | Garland | 183 |
| 4. | Balance of Miller County | 12,077 |
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