St. Francis County, AR
Demographic and economic profile of St. Francis County, AR, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
St. Francis County is a small, agriculture- and goods-producing oriented economy of about 22,740 residents, with median worker earnings of $30,454 and only 12.9% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, pointing to a largely blue-collar workforce. Labor force participation sits at just 46.8% alongside a 7.4% unemployment rate and a 27.8% poverty rate, reflecting significant structural labor market stress. Housing costs are among the lowest measurable, with a median home value of $87,700 and median gross rent of $791/month, though the county has shed 13.5% of its population over the past five years.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-13.5% since 2018
St. Francis County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- Black or African American Alone12,215 (54.5%)
- White Alone9,185 (41.0%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races398 (1.8%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race333 (1.5%)
- Some Other Race Alone171 (0.8%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone68 (0.3%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish593
- 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)56
- 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island55
- 4.German or other West Germanic51
- 5.Korean5
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,879
- 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,052
- 3.Manufacturing (Group)962
- 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities668
- 5.Public Administration (Group)651
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,280
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,686
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,384
- 4.Service Occupations1,289
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,005
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.