COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Chicot County

Arkansas · 15,713 residents · 637 sq mi

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Chicot County is a county of 15,713 people in Arkansas. 40.4% of locals live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $26,700. That trails the Arkansas median by roughly 40%. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. Households take in $12,680 at the median, 58% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 14%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,713

+11%vs 2000

vs 14,117 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.3

−11%vs 2000

vs 36.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

637 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(1,242)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.8%(1,390)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.9%(1,552)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.1%(1,431)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.2%(820)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.9%(2,025)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.9%(1,863)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(1,446)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(1,405)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(1,312)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(955)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(272)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$12,680

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,024 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,452

−42%vs 2000

vs $12,825 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

40.4%

+11.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$26,700

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$266

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $336 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.2%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.8% in 2000

30.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic42.4%(5,980)

Black53.4%(7,541)

Hispanic / Latino2.9%(407)

Asian0.4%(55)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic42.5%(6,681)

Black56.5%(8,877)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(222)

Asian0%(0)

Other1%(155)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.9%(378)

Spaniard1.1%(109)

Dominican1%(98)

Puerto Rican0.3%(31)

Asian origin

Chinese0.2%(15)

Japanese0.1%(5)

Ancestry

English5%(492)

German3.6%(349)

Irish2.6%(257)

American2.4%(231)

Italian1.7%(166)

Scottish0.8%(75)

Dutch0.5%(44)

British0.4%(43)

French Canadian0.3%(30)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(30)

Subsaharan African0.1%(14)

French0.1%(9)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.1%(8)

Lebanese0.1%(8)

Welsh0.1%(6)

Czech0.1%(5)

Syrian0%(4)

Polish0%(4)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.3%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

51.2%

−13.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.1 min

+15%vs 2000

vs 14.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34.1%(1,397)

Married43.3%(1,773)

Widowed4.9%(201)

Divorced17.6%(720)

Women 15+

Never married30.9%(1,221)

Married37.5%(1,484)

Widowed17.8%(702)

Divorced13.8%(547)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.9%

−8.1 ptssince 2013

from 19.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

29.7%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 31.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.0%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 12.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.7%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 24.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

39.5%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 41.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

41.0%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 42.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

59.9%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 60.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)0.3%(1)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9.1%(30)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era48.6%(160)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.8%(19)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.2%(4)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 329 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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