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  • FIPS 05041
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Desha County, Arkansas

Desha County had 10,321 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 741.2 square miles of land. It ranks 58th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 23rd by land area.

Population
10,321
#58 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,385 in US
Area
741.2 sq mi
#23 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,192 in US
Density
14 / sq mi
#62 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,429 in US
Median household income
$43,469
#68 of 75 in Arkansas · #3,013 in US

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

Desha County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Desha County population, land area and income

Desha County had 10,321 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 741.2 square miles of land. It ranks 58th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 23rd by land area. That works out to 13.9 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Arkansas has 18,130 residents; Desha County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $43,469 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

10,321

3144th1st

2385th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

741 sq mi

3144th1st

1192nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

13.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

2429th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$43,469

3143rd1st

3013th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

10,321

75th1st

58th of 75 (AR)

Land area

741 sq mi

75th1st

23rd of 75 (AR)

Density

13.9 / sq mi

75th1st

62nd of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$43,469

75th1st

68th of 75 (AR)

How Desha County's population changed since 2020

Desha County lost 1,000 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 8.8%. That ranks 74th 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, Desha County recorded 464 births and 689 deaths, a natural change of -225. Net international migration added +21 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -866. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 866 people.

11.3k202011.0k202110.8k202210.5k202310.3k2024
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
464
Deaths
689
Net international migration
+21
Net domestic migration
-866
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-157

Where Desha County is

The Census internal point of Desha County is at 33.828800, -91.244100. 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 Desha 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: Desha County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
33.828800, -91.244100
DMS
33°49'43.68"N 91°14'38.76"W
UTM
15N 662487.9E 3744560.3N
Geohash
9yp07wq54
Plus code
865CRQH4+G9

Towns in Desha County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Desha County, 7,108 people together, or 69% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Desha County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Dumas with 3,604.

  1. 01Dumas3,604
  2. 02McGehee3,504
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Desha County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Desha County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Bolivar County, MS, with 28,395 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 87.1 miles NW of Desha County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Little Rock, AR (population 204,774), 88.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Cleveland, MS (population 10,183), 30.2 miles away.

Desha County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Desha County is 05041: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 041. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $43,469.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Desha County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 10,321. That is down 1,000 people (8.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 11,321.

What is the FIPS code of Desha County?

05041. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (041) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Desha County?

Dumas, with 3,604 residents inside Desha County in 2024.

Which counties border Desha County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Bolivar County, MS; Drew County, AR; Arkansas County, AR; Phillips County, AR; Lincoln County, AR; Chicot 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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