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Searcy County, Arkansas

Searcy County had 7,836 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 665.9 square miles of land. It ranks 68th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 33rd by land area.

Population
7,836
#68 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,585 in US
Area
665.9 sq mi
#33 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,412 in US
Density
12 / sq mi
#67 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,505 in US
Median household income
$40,688
#71 of 75 in Arkansas · #3,078 in US

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

Searcy County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Searcy County population, land area and income

Searcy County had 7,836 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 665.9 square miles of land. It ranks 68th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 33rd by land area. That works out to 11.8 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, so Searcy County has 43% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $40,688 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

7,836

3144th1st

2585th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

666 sq mi

3144th1st

1412th of 3,144 (US)

Density

11.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

2505th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$40,688

3143rd1st

3078th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

7,836

75th1st

68th of 75 (AR)

Land area

666 sq mi

75th1st

33rd of 75 (AR)

Density

11.8 / sq mi

75th1st

67th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$40,688

75th1st

71st of 75 (AR)

How Searcy County's population changed since 2020

Searcy County lost 8 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.1%. That ranks 37th 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, Searcy County recorded 338 births and 593 deaths, a natural change of -255. Net international migration added +1 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +260. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 260 people.

7,84420207,89420217,90520227,81820237,8362024
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
338
Deaths
593
Net international migration
+1
Net domestic migration
+260
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+18

Where Searcy County is

The Census internal point of Searcy County is at 35.896400, -92.695900. 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 Searcy 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: Searcy County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
35.896400, -92.695900
DMS
35°53'47.04"N 92°41'45.24"W
UTM
15N 527443.7E 3972500.5N
Geohash
9yqh4wszs
Plus code
8679V8W3+HJ

Towns in Searcy County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Searcy County, 1,320 people together, or 17% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Searcy County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Marshall with 1,320.

  1. 01Marshall1,320
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Searcy County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Searcy County. The most populous is Pope County, AR, with 64,829 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 82.7 miles SSE of Searcy County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fayetteville, AR (population 103,134), 83.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Harrison, AR (population 13,723), 33.6 miles away.

Searcy County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Searcy County is 05129: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 129. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $40,688.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Searcy County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 7,836. That is down 8 people (0.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 7,844.

What is the FIPS code of Searcy County?

05129. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (129) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Searcy County?

Marshall, with 1,320 residents inside Searcy County in 2024.

Which counties border Searcy County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Pope County, AR; Baxter County, AR; Boone County, AR; Marion County, AR; Van Buren County, AR; Stone County, AR; Newton 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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