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Sharp County, Arkansas

Sharp County had 18,130 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 604.6 square miles of land. It ranks 38th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 55th by land area.

Population
18,130
#38 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,927 in US
Area
604.6 sq mi
#55 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,609 in US
Density
30 / sq mi
#29 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,924 in US
Median household income
$45,258
#63 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,963 in US

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

Sharp County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Sharp County population, land area and income

Sharp County had 18,130 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 604.6 square miles of land. It ranks 38th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 55th by land area. That works out to 30.0 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Arkansas has 18,130 residents, about the same as Sharp County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $45,258 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

18,130

3144th1st

1927th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

605 sq mi

3144th1st

1609th of 3,144 (US)

Density

30.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

1924th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$45,258

3143rd1st

2963rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

18,130

75th1st

38th of 75 (AR)

Land area

605 sq mi

75th1st

55th of 75 (AR)

Density

30.0 / sq mi

75th1st

29th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$45,258

75th1st

63rd of 75 (AR)

How Sharp County's population changed since 2020

Sharp County gained 815 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.7%. That ranks 7th 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, Sharp County recorded 744 births and 1,276 deaths, a natural change of -532. Net international migration added +9 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,385. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,385 people.

17.3k202017.7k202117.8k202218.0k202318.1k2024
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
744
Deaths
1,276
Net international migration
+9
Net domestic migration
+1,385
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+176

Where Sharp County is

The Census internal point of Sharp County is at 36.173400, -91.471100. 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 Sharp 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: Sharp County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
36.173400, -91.471100
DMS
36°10'24.24"N 91°28'15.96"W
UTM
15N 637498.8E 4004264.3N
Geohash
9yqvy90v2
Plus code
868C5GFH+9H

Towns in Sharp County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Sharp County, 8,061 people together, or 44% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Sharp County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Cherokee Village with 4,105.

  1. 01Cherokee Village (part)4,105
  2. 02Cave City (part)1,827
  3. 03Ash Flat (part)1,068
  4. 04Highland1,047
  5. 05Horseshoe Bend (part)14
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Sharp County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Sharp County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Independence County, AR, with 38,345 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 108.8 miles SSW of Sharp County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Little Rock, AR (population 204,774), 111.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Batesville, AR (population 11,539), 29.2 miles away.

Sharp County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Sharp County is 05135: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 135. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $45,258.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Sharp County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 18,130. That is up 815 people (4.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 17,315.

What is the FIPS code of Sharp County?

05135. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (135) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Sharp County?

Cherokee Village, with 4,105 residents inside Sharp County in 2024 (4,979 across all 2 counties it spans).

Which counties border Sharp County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Independence County, AR; Randolph County, AR; Lawrence County, AR; Izard County, AR; Fulton County, AR; Oregon County, MO.

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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.