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Baxter County, Arkansas

Baxter County had 43,007 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 553.9 square miles of land. It ranks 16th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 70th by land area.

Population
43,007
#16 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,135 in US
Area
553.9 sq mi
#70 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,876 in US
Density
78 / sq mi
#13 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,100 in US
Median household income
$48,804
#50 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,790 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Baxter County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Baxter County population, land area and income

Baxter County had 43,007 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 553.9 square miles of land. It ranks 16th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 70th by land area. That works out to 77.6 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Arkansas has 18,130 residents, so Baxter County is 2.4 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $48,804 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

43,007

3144th1st

1135th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

554 sq mi

3144th1st

1876th of 3,144 (US)

Density

77.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1100th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$48,804

3143rd1st

2790th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

43,007

75th1st

16th of 75 (AR)

Land area

554 sq mi

75th1st

70th of 75 (AR)

Density

77.6 / sq mi

75th1st

13th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$48,804

75th1st

50th of 75 (AR)

How Baxter County's population changed since 2020

Baxter County gained 1,311 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.1%. That ranks 16th of 75 in Arkansas for growth. The median Arkansas county changed by -0.2%, and the state as a whole by +2.4%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Baxter County recorded 1,453 births and 3,513 deaths, a natural change of -2,060. Net international migration added -6 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +3,439. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 3,439 people.

41.7k202042.2k202142.4k202242.8k202343.0k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
1,453
Deaths
3,513
Net international migration
-6
Net domestic migration
+3,439
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+226

Where Baxter County is

The Census internal point of Baxter County is at 36.280300, -92.329900. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Arkansas's 75 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Baxter County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Lincoln County: -0.2%Cleveland County: -2.5%St. Francis County: -5.2%Howard County: -2.9%Drew County: -2.2%Van Buren County: +2.2%Searcy County: -0.1%Poinsett County: -2.9%Hot Spring County: +0.7%Izard County: +5.0%Cross County: -3.6%Garland County: -0.4%Nevada County: -3.4%Washington County: +7.9%Union County: -5.0%Pope County: +2.2%Columbia County: -3.2%Conway County: +3.3%Faulkner County: +6.3%Miller County: -1.5%Arkansas County: -6.2%Clay County: -2.9%Saline County: +6.0%Yell County: -0.4%Craighead County: +3.8%Monroe County: -5.3%Calhoun County: -1.0%Marion County: +4.3%Carroll County: +2.6%Mississippi County: -6.0%Ashley County: -5.2%Independence County: +1.1%Stone County: +3.5%Madison County: +7.9%Johnson County: +1.7%Little River County: -2.9%Montgomery County: +0.3%Perry County: +2.5%Pike County: -1.3%Lee County: -5.0%Randolph County: +2.4%Woodruff County: -6.6%Lafayette County: -4.4%Grant County: +2.9%Greene County: +2.3%Jefferson County: -4.7%Franklin County: +2.6%Dallas County: -5.7%Crittenden County: -3.0%White County: +2.9%Lonoke County: +3.1%Bradley County: -5.3%Benton County: +12.2%Fulton County: +4.1%Desha County: -8.8%Pulaski County: +0.5%Newton County: -2.4%Logan County: +1.6%Scott County: +0.1%Prairie County: -3.8%Phillips County: -10.8%Ouachita County: -4.1%Polk County: +1.3%Cleburne County: +3.8%Sebastian County: +1.7%Clark County: -2.3%Sevier County: -0.3%Hempstead County: -4.4%Jackson County: -0.5%Chicot County: -8.7%Sharp County: +4.7%Crawford County: +3.5%Boone County: +3.3%Baxter County: +3.1%Lawrence County: +0.5%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -4.4%
  2. < -2.2%
  3. < +1.1%
  4. < +3.1%
  5. ≥ +3.1%
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Orange pin: Baxter County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
36.280300, -92.329900
DMS
36°16'49.08"N 92°19'47.64"W
UTM
15N 560180.5E 4015246.8N
Geohash
9yqq6uxkj
Plus code
86897MJC+42

Towns in Baxter County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Baxter County, 15,544 people together, or 36% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Baxter County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Mountain Home with 13,348.

  1. 01Mountain Home13,348
  2. 02Gassville2,196
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Baxter County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Baxter County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Marion County, AR, with 17,593 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 106.0 miles S of Baxter County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Springfield, MO (population 170,596), 82.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Mountain Home, AR (population 13,348), 4.8 miles away.

Baxter County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Baxter County is 05005: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 005. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $48,804.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Baxter County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 43,007. That is up 1,311 people (3.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 41,696.

What is the FIPS code of Baxter County?

05005. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (005) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Baxter County?

Mountain Home, with 13,348 residents inside Baxter County in 2024.

Which counties border Baxter County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Marion County, AR; Izard County, AR; Stone County, AR; Fulton County, AR; Ozark County, MO; Searcy County, AR.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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