How many people live in Stone County, AR?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 12,800 people living in Stone County, AR. That makes Stone County the 54th-most populous county in Arkansas. It is home to 0.41% of people living in the state.
12.8K
population of Stone County, AR (2024)
0.41%
County share of the Arkansas population (2024)
About 12,800 people lived in Stone County, AR in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Stone County, AR’s age demographics?
About 3,700 Stone County, AR residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 28.8% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 18.2% of Arkansas’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 2,400 Stone County residents, or 19.1% 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 Stone County, AR's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Stone County, AR’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 93.4% of the Stone County, AR population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Stone County also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (1%) than the US overall (0.72%).
In contrast, Stone County’s Hispanic population accounts for 2.5%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 0.7% 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.
Stone 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 Stone County, AR is Mountain View with about 3,000 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Stone County, AR ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mountain View | 2,950 |
| 2. | Fifty-Six | 162 |
| 3. | Balance of Stone County | 9,673 |
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