Drew County, AR
Demographic and economic profile of Drew County, AR, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Drew County is a small rural county of 17,143 residents with an economy anchored in agriculture and related industries, reflected in a GDP per capita of $35,547 against median worker earnings of $32,669. The labor force is relatively modest—participation sits at 49.7%, with 23.3% holding a bachelor's degree or higher—and wages and costs remain low, with a median household income of $42,824, median home values of $127,800, and median gross rent of $712 per month. The county has seen a 7.3% population decline over five years, carries a 22.7% poverty rate, and posts an unemployment rate of 5.1%, signaling ongoing demographic contraction alongside a low-cost operating environment.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-7.3% since 2018
Drew County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone11,061 (64.9%)
- Black or African American Alone4,611 (27.1%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race690 (4.0%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races380 (2.2%)
- Some Other Race Alone175 (1.0%)
- Asian Alone129 (0.8%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish639
- 2.Other Indo-European52
- 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)44
- 4.Arabic40
- 5.German or other West Germanic22
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,987
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)855
- 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services699
- 4.Retail Trade (Group)554
- 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services523
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,553
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,306
- 3.Service Occupations1,287
- 4.Sales & Office Occupations860
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations716
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.50×)367
- 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.53×)474
- 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.35×)2,076
- 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.12×)731
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.10×)635
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.