How many people live in Randolph County, AR?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 19,000 people living in Randolph County, AR. That makes Randolph County the 36th-most populous county in Arkansas. It is home to 0.61% of people living in the state.
19K
population of Randolph County, AR (2024)
0.61%
County share of the Arkansas population (2024)
About 19,000 people lived in Randolph County, AR in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Randolph County, AR’s age demographics?
About 3,700 Randolph County, AR residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 19.6% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 18.2% of Arkansas’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 4,700 Randolph County residents, or 24.6% 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 higher share of Randolph County, AR's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Randolph County, AR’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 88.9% of the Randolph County, AR population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Randolph County, AR also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander (3.3%) than the US overall (0.2%).
In contrast, Randolph County’s Hispanic population accounts for 2.8%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 1.4% 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.
Randolph 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 Randolph County, AR is Pocahontas with about 7,700 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Randolph County, AR ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pocahontas | 7,703 |
| 2. | Reyno | 393 |
| 3. | Maynard | 377 |
| 4. | Biggers | 307 |
| 5. | O'Kean | 196 |
| 6. | Ravenden Springs | 122 |
| 7. | Balance of Randolph County | 9,942 |
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