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Desha County, AR

11.5K residents

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11.5K

Population

$37.7K

Median income

per household

$90.9K

Home value

28.3%

Poverty rate

What stands out

  • Median household income: $37.7K (bottom 10% vs US counties).
  • Median home value: $90.9K (bottom 10% vs US counties).
  • Poverty rate: 28.3% (high poverty; top 10% vs US counties).

Categories vs U.S.

Economy

0 of 6 metrics better than U.S. benchmarks

Median household income

$37.7K

U.S.

$81K

Median home value

$90.9K

U.S.

$333K

Poverty rate

28.3%

U.S.

12.4%

Housing stress

Rent-burdened renters (≥30%)

46.3%

U.S.

51.1%

Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)

23.8%

U.S.

25.9%

Affordability Ratios

Rent-to-Income

22.9%

Below 30% threshold

Home-Value-to-Income

2.4×

Within typical 3-5x range

Income distribution

Share of households by income bracket (ACS).

Income distribution
Income bracketShare of households
< $50k63.1%
$50–100k22.5%
$100–200k11.5%
$200k+2.9%
< $50k
63.1%
$50–100k
22.5%
$100–200k
11.5%
$200k+
2.9%

Housing tenure

Owner-occupied vs renter-occupied housing (ACS).

Housing tenure
TenurePercent
Owners56.8%
Renters43.2%
56.8%
Owners
Owners
56.8%
Renters
43.2%
See AR state economy→

Health

0 of 6 available metrics better than U.S.

Obesity

46.6%

U.S.

33.2%

Diabetes

21.2%

U.S.

12.1%

Current smoking

22.3%

U.S.

12.8%

See AR state health data→

Connectivity

1 of 3 metrics better than U.S.

100+ Mbps coverage

91.0%

U.S.

89.6%

Gigabit ready

25.3%

U.S.

46.1%

5G available

67.6%

U.S.

77.4%

See AR state connectivity→

Map

Desha County, AR

Population

11.5K

Area

741.2 sq mi

Density

15.5/sq mi

Neighbors

Arkansas County, ARChicot County, ARDrew County, ARLincoln County, ARPhillips County, ARBolivar County, MS

National Percentile Rankings

How this county compares to other counties nationwide.

Data Sources & Notes

Data freshness

ACS 5-year
2020–2024
CDC PLACES
2025
BLS (LAUS)
2026-02
Broadband
2024-06-arcgis
Mobile coverage
2025-11-24
Page updated
2026-04-26

Release schedule and upstream dates: Sources.

Data sources

U.S. Census (ACS 5-year)U.S. Census TIGER/LineCDC PLACESBLS (LAUS)FCC Broadband Data Collection (fixed broadband)FCC (Mobile Broadband Data Collection)

Derived statistics

  • ACS county metrics (income, housing, demographics) are sourced directly from Census county-level tables.
  • CDC health metrics are sourced from county-level CDC PLACES data.
  • Unemployment is sourced from the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program.
  • Population density is computed as population ÷ land area.

Data accuracy & methodology

County pages use 2020–2024 ACS 5-year county-level estimates sourced directly from Census county tables. CDC health metrics come from county-level CDC PLACES. Unemployment rates come from the BLS LAUS program. Connectivity metrics use FCC coverage data.

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