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Chicot County, AR

Demographic and economic profile of Chicot County, AR, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Chicot County is a small, rural Arkansas county of roughly 10,000 residents with an economy reflected in a median household income of $39,045 and GDP per capita of $27,315. The labor force is limited in size, with participation at just 46.2% and unemployment at 8.5%, and 17.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low—median home value of $90,500 and median rent of $661/month—but the county has shed 7.7% of its population over five years and carries a 24.4% poverty rate.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

9,997

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$39,045

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-7.7% since 2018

Chicot County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone5,204 (53.3%)
  • White Alone3,942 (40.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races258 (2.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race245 (2.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone83 (0.8%)
  • Asian Alone20 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish384
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic32
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)11
  4. 4.Other Indo-European5

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

329

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$27,315

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$24,003

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

8.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

24.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance731
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)446
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)347
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining343
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)305

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,016
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations702
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations665
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations500
  5. 5.Service Occupations448

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.84×)316
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.85×)296
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.35×)455
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.27×)203
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.12×)254

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$90,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$661/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

69.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $50,000 to $59,999254 (9.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999237 (8.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999214 (7.8%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999202 (7.4%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999178 (6.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999176 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

81.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

46.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,202

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,968 (91.8%)
  • Worked At Home122 (3.8%)
  • Carpooled109 (3.4%)
  • Walked22 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit9 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.