Sharp County Demographics

A map of Sharp County's Population by Race

Sharp County, Arkansas had a population of 17,271 in 2020. It was 91.1% White, 0.7% Black, 0.3% Asian, 2.1% Hispanic, 1.0% Native American/Other, and 4.9% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Sharp County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Sharp County is the 40th most populous county of the 75 counties in Arkansas.

Sharp County's White Population

15,729 residents of Sharp County identify as White, or 91.1%. This makes the White share of the population of Sharp County considerably larger than the White share of the population of Arkansas (68.5% White). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Sharp County is ranked #9 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Sharp County is more White than neighboring Independence County (83.1% White), Izard County (89.7% White), and Randolph County (89.1% White). Sharp County is less White than neighboring Lawrence County (92% White), and Fulton County (92.8% White).

Sharp County's Black Population

114 residents of Sharp County identify as Black, or 0.7%. This makes the Black share of the population of Sharp County less than the Black share of the population of Arkansas (14.9% Black). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Sharp County is ranked #59 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Sharp County is more Black than neighboring Fulton County (0.2% Black). Sharp County is less Black than neighboring Lawrence County (0.9% Black), Independence County (2.2% Black), Izard County (1.9% Black), and Randolph County (0.8% Black).

Sharp County's Asian Population

57 residents of Sharp County identify as Asian, or 0.3%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Sharp County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Arkansas (1.7% Asian). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Sharp County is ranked #57 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Sharp County is more Asian than neighboring Lawrence County (0.2% Asian), and Izard County (0.2% Asian). Sharp County is less Asian than neighboring Independence County (0.9% Asian), and Randolph County (0.4% Asian).

Sharp County's Hispanic Population

362 residents of Sharp County identify as Hispanic, or 2.1%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Sharp County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Arkansas (8.5% Hispanic). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Sharp County is ranked #67 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Sharp County is more Hispanic than neighboring Fulton County (1.3% Hispanic). Sharp County is less Hispanic than neighboring Lawrence County (2.2% Hispanic), Independence County (8.6% Hispanic), and Izard County (2.4% Hispanic).

Sharp County's Native American/Other Population

165 residents of Sharp County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 1.0%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Sharp 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, Sharp County is ranked #25 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Sharp County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Lawrence County (0.5% Native American/Other), Fulton County (0.7% Native American/Other), Independence County (0.7% Native American/Other), and Izard County (0.8% Native American/Other). Sharp County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Randolph County (3.8% Native American/Other).

Sharp County's Multiracial Population

844 residents of Sharp County identify as Multiracial, or 4.9%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Sharp County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Arkansas (4.9% Multiracial). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Sharp County is ranked #22 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Sharp County is more Multiracial than neighboring Lawrence County (4.2% Multiracial), Fulton County (4.8% Multiracial), Independence County (4.6% Multiracial), and Randolph County (3.9% Multiracial). Sharp County is less Multiracial than neighboring Izard County (5% Multiracial).

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