Baxter County Demographics

A map of Baxter County's Population by Race

Baxter County, Arkansas had a population of 41,627 in 2020. It was 91.4% White, 0.2% Black, 0.6% Asian, 2.5% Hispanic, 0.8% Native American/Other, and 4.5% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Baxter County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Baxter County is the 17th most populous county of the 75 counties in Arkansas.

Baxter County's White Population

38,049 residents of Baxter County identify as White, or 91.4%. This makes the White share of the population of Baxter County considerably larger than the White share of the population of Arkansas (68.5% White). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Baxter County is ranked #8 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Baxter County is more White than neighboring Izard County (89.7% White), and Searcy County (90.6% White). Baxter County is less White than neighboring Marion County (91.6% White), Ozark County (93.5% White), and Stone County (92.1% White).

Baxter County's Black Population

88 residents of Baxter County identify as Black, or 0.2%. This makes the Black share of the population of Baxter County less than the Black share of the population of Arkansas (14.9% Black). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Baxter County is ranked #69 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Baxter County is more Black than neighboring Marion County (0.1% Black), and Searcy County (0.1% Black). Baxter County is less Black than neighboring Izard County (1.9% Black).

Baxter County's Asian Population

234 residents of Baxter County identify as Asian, or 0.6%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Baxter County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Arkansas (1.7% Asian). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Baxter County is ranked #30 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Baxter County is more Asian than neighboring Marion County (0.3% Asian), Ozark County (0.2% Asian), Stone County (0.2% Asian), Izard County (0.2% Asian), and Searcy County (0.3% Asian).

Baxter County's Hispanic Population

1,058 residents of Baxter County identify as Hispanic, or 2.5%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Baxter County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Arkansas (8.5% Hispanic). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Baxter County is ranked #55 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Baxter County is more Hispanic than neighboring Marion County (2.3% Hispanic), Ozark County (1.3% Hispanic), Stone County (2.2% Hispanic), Izard County (2.4% Hispanic), and Searcy County (1.8% Hispanic).

Baxter County's Native American/Other Population

321 residents of Baxter County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.8%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Baxter County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Arkansas (1.4% Native American/Other). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Baxter County is ranked #34 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Baxter County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Ozark County (1% Native American/Other), Stone County (1% Native American/Other), and Searcy County (1.1% Native American/Other).

Baxter County's Multiracial Population

1,877 residents of Baxter County identify as Multiracial, or 4.5%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Baxter County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Arkansas (4.9% Multiracial). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Baxter County is ranked #32 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Baxter County is more Multiracial than neighboring Ozark County (3.8% Multiracial), and Stone County (4.3% Multiracial). Baxter County is less Multiracial than neighboring Marion County (4.8% Multiracial), Izard County (5% Multiracial), and Searcy County (6.2% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.