Population

	Census 2010	2015 Population Estimate
Lawrence County	17,411	16,779
Randolph County	17,969	17,469
City of Corning	3,377	3,162
City of Pocahontas	6,606	6,438
City of Walnut Ridge	4,890	4,673
Arkansas	2,915,918	2,978,204

Population Details

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Population by Age & Sex

Age & Sex	Clay County	Lawrence County	Randolph County	Arkansas	UNITED STATES
Persons under 5	5.0%	5.6%	5.6%	6.4%	6.2%
Persons under 18	20.9%	22.2%	22.2%	23.7%	22.9%
Persons 65 years & over	21.6%	19.5%	20.3%	16.0%	14.9%
Female persons	51.0%	50.6%	50.8%	50.9%	50.8%

Source: United States Census Bureau 2010

Population by Race & Hispanic Origin

Race & Hispanic Origin	Clay County	Lawrence County	Randolph County	Arkanasas	UNITED STATES
White alone	97.3%	97.0%	96.9%	79.5%	77.1%
Black or African American alone	0.7%	1.0%	1.0%	15.7%	13.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native alone	0.4%	0.5%	0.5%	1.0%	01.2%
Asian alone	0.2%	0.3%	0.3%	1.6%	5.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	Z	Z	Z	0.3%	0.2%
Two or More Races	1.3%	1.2%	1.3%	2.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	1.3%	1.9%	7.2%	17.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino	95.5%	95.8%	95.2%	73.1%	61.6%

Source: United States Census Bureau 2010

Families and Living Arrangements

Families and Living Arrangements	Clay County	Lawrence County	Randolph County	Arkansas	UNITED STATES
Households	6,611	6,696	7,335	1,138,025	116,926,305
Persons per household	2.31%	2.45%	2.36%	2.53%	2.64%
Living in same house 1 year ago, persons age 1 year+	86.3%	88.2%	83.2%	83.9%	85.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, persons age 5 years+	2.3%	1.8%	2.1%	7.2%	21.0%

Source: United States Census Bureau 2010-2014

Health	Clay County	Lawrence County	Randolph County	Arkansas	UNITED STATES
With a disability, under age 65 years	16.7%	14.4%	15.4%	12.3%	8.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years	14.6%	12.5%	13.6%	11.1%	10.5%

Source: United States Census Bureau 2010 – 2014

Education	Clay County	Lawrence County	Randolph County	Arkansas	UNITED STATES
High school graduate or higher, persons age 25 years+	78.6%	82.1%	82.%	84.8%	86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, persons age 25 years+	11.0%	12.9%	13.4%	21.1%	29.8%

Source: United States Census Bureau 2010 – 2014

Economy	Clay County	Lawrence County	Randolph County	Arkansas	UNITED STATES
In civilian labor force, total, population age 16 years+	55.5%	51.4%	50.4%	58.5%	63.3%
In civilian labor force, female, population age 16 years+	49.2%	45.7%	46.9%	53.3%	58.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	D	9,212	14,727	4,307,264	708,138,598
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	42,082	40,380	57,914	15,792,628	2,040,441,203
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	D	73,224	114,959	62,712,925	5,696,729,632
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	192,920	159,148	33,816	31,256,110	5,208,023,478
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	179,437	196,284	170,739	36,815,256	4,219,821,871
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	11,441	11,538	9,523	12,483	13,443

Source: United States Census Bureau 2010 – 2014

Income & Poverty

Income & Poverty	Arkansas	Lawrence County	Randolph County	Clay County	UNITED STATES
Median household income	41,264	32,379	34,044	32,552	53,889
Per capita income in past 12 months	22,595	17,312	19,011	19,166	28,930
Persons in poverty	18.9%	23.7%	17.6%	20.8%	13.5%

Source: United States Census Bureau 2010 – 2014

Income & Poverty	Arkansas	Lawrence County	Randolph County	Clay County	UNITED STATES
Median household income	41,264	32,379	34,044	32,552	53,889
Per capita income in past 12 months	22,595	17,312	19,011	19,166	28,930
Persons in poverty	18.9%	23.7%	17.6%	20.8%	13.5%

Source: United States Census Bureau 2010 – 2014

Geography Statistics

Geography	Clay County	Lawrence County	Randolph County	Arkansas	UNITED STATES
Population per square mile	25.2%	29.6%	27.6%	56%	87.4%
Land area in square miles	639.47%	587.61%	652.19%	52035.48%	3531905.43%

Source: United States Census Bureau