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Ashley County

17,984Population
-5.7 %Change since 2020
38Net migration
6.1 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
17,984 (2024)
Change since 2020
-5.7 %
Net migration
38 (2023)
Unemployment rate
6.1 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
19,064 (2020)
Births
187 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.4
Deaths
306 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
17.0
Natural change, 2023
-119
International migration
1 (2023)
Domestic migration
37 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
2.1
Postal code
AR
FIPS code
05003

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020256.15.9
PeriodValue
20256.1 %
20245.8 %
20235.3 %
20225.3 %
20217.3 %
20209.6 %
20195.4 %
20185.3 %
20175.7 %
20166.2 %
20157.5 %
20148.8 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202418K19K
PeriodValue
202417,984
202318,232
202218,318
202118,647
202018,963