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White County, Arkansas

White County had 79,091 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,034.0 square miles of land. It ranks 9th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 2nd by land area.

Population
79,091
#9 of 75 in Arkansas · #732 in US
Area
1,034.0 sq mi
#2 of 75 in Arkansas · #640 in US
Density
76 / sq mi
#14 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,111 in US
Median household income
$56,178
#16 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,214 in US

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

White County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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White County population, land area and income

White County had 79,091 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,034.0 square miles of land. It ranks 9th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 2nd by land area. That works out to 76.5 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Arkansas has 18,130 residents, so White County is 4.4 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $56,178 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

79,091

3144th1st

732nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,034 sq mi

3144th1st

640th of 3,144 (US)

Density

76.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

1111th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$56,178

3143rd1st

2214th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

79,091

75th1st

9th of 75 (AR)

Land area

1,034 sq mi

75th1st

2nd of 75 (AR)

Density

76.5 / sq mi

75th1st

14th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$56,178

75th1st

16th of 75 (AR)

How White County's population changed since 2020

White County gained 2,228 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.9%. That ranks 19th 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, White County recorded 3,748 births and 4,390 deaths, a natural change of -642. Net international migration added +140 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,693. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,693 people.

76.9k202077.1k202177.6k202278.5k202379.1k2024
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
3,748
Deaths
4,390
Net international migration
+140
Net domestic migration
+2,693
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+568

Where White County is

The Census internal point of White County is at 35.255100, -91.753000. 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 White 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: White County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
35.255100, -91.753000
DMS
35°15'18.36"N 91°45'10.80"W
UTM
15N 613439.5E 3902045.9N
Geohash
9yqb81gxb
Plus code
867C764W+2R

Towns in White County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in White County, 38,929 people together, or 49% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside White County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Searcy with 23,997.

  1. 01Searcy23,997
  2. 02Beebe9,092
  3. 03Bald Knob2,533
  4. 04Judsonia1,900
  5. 05Kensett1,407
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering White County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for White County. The most populous is Faulkner County, AR, with 131,611 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 46.4 miles SW of White County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Little Rock, AR (population 204,774), 50.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Searcy, AR (population 23,997), 1.4 miles away.

White County FIPS code

The FIPS code of White County is 05145: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 145. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $56,178.

Questions people ask

What is the population of White County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 79,091. That is up 2,228 people (2.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 76,863.

What is the FIPS code of White County?

05145. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (145) identify the county.

What is the largest town in White County?

Searcy, with 23,997 residents inside White County in 2024.

Which counties border White County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Faulkner County, AR; Lonoke County, AR; Independence County, AR; Cleburne County, AR; Jackson County, AR; Prairie County, AR; Woodruff 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)

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