Searcy County Demographics

A map of Searcy County's Population by Race

Searcy County, Arkansas had a population of 7,828 in 2020. It was 90.6% White, 0.1% Black, 0.3% Asian, 1.8% Hispanic, 1.1% Native American/Other, and 6.2% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Searcy County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Searcy County is the 68th most populous county of the 75 counties in Arkansas.

Searcy County's White Population

7,092 residents of Searcy County identify as White, or 90.6%. This makes the White share of the population of Searcy County considerably larger than the White share of the population of Arkansas (68.5% White). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Searcy County is ranked #11 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Searcy County is less White than neighboring Marion County (91.6% White), Newton County (92.2% White), Baxter County (91.4% White), and Stone County (92.1% White).

Searcy County's Black Population

5 residents of Searcy County identify as Black, or 0.1%. This makes the Black share of the population of Searcy County less than the Black share of the population of Arkansas (14.9% Black). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Searcy County is ranked #75 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Searcy County is less Black than neighboring Van Buren County (0.4% Black), Baxter County (0.2% Black), and Stone County (0.2% Black).

Searcy County's Asian Population

20 residents of Searcy County identify as Asian, or 0.3%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Searcy County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Arkansas (1.7% Asian). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Searcy County is ranked #60 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Searcy County is more Asian than neighboring Stone County (0.2% Asian). Searcy County is less Asian than neighboring Van Buren County (0.4% Asian), and Baxter County (0.6% Asian).

Searcy County's Hispanic Population

140 residents of Searcy County identify as Hispanic, or 1.8%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Searcy County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Arkansas (8.5% Hispanic). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Searcy County is ranked #70 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Searcy County is more Hispanic than neighboring Newton County (1.1% Hispanic). Searcy County is less Hispanic than neighboring Marion County (2.3% Hispanic), Van Buren County (3.2% Hispanic), Baxter County (2.5% Hispanic), and Stone County (2.2% Hispanic).

Searcy County's Native American/Other Population

85 residents of Searcy County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 1.1%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Searcy 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, Searcy County is ranked #18 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Searcy County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Marion County (0.8% Native American/Other), Van Buren County (0.8% Native American/Other), Baxter County (0.8% Native American/Other), and Stone County (1% Native American/Other). Searcy County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Newton County (1.2% Native American/Other).

Searcy County's Multiracial Population

486 residents of Searcy County identify as Multiracial, or 6.2%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Searcy County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Arkansas (4.9% Multiracial). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Searcy County is ranked #4 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Searcy County is more Multiracial than neighboring Marion County (4.8% Multiracial), Van Buren County (4.6% Multiracial), Newton County (5.1% Multiracial), Baxter County (4.5% Multiracial), and Stone County (4.3% Multiracial).

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