Chicot County, Arkansas
A county in Arkansas, ranked 63 of 75 by population.
CountyFIPS 05017
- Population
- 9,107
- -1,047 (-10.3%) since 2020
- Land area
- 637
- square miles. A further 7.8% of the total area is water
- Population density
- 14.3
- people per square mile, computed rather than published
- County seat
- Lake Village
- Seat of county government.
- Established
- 1823
- 202 years ago
- Largest city
- Dermott city
- Population 2,412.
Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; Wikidata (CC0), Wikidata. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
Satellite view
Aerial imagery of Chicot County with its boundary drawn on top. A map shows you the shape; this shows you what is inside it, and which side of the line a place falls on.
Where Chicot County ranks
Position among the 75 counties of Arkansas, and among all 3,144 US counties and county-equivalents. Computed from the figures on this page.
| Measure | Value | In Arkansas | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 9,107 | 63rd of 75 | 2,481st of 3,144 |
| Land area | 637 sq mi | 40th of 75 | 1,494th of 3,144 |
| Population density | 14.3 per sq mi | 61st of 75 | 2,418th of 3,144 |
| Median household income | $39,045 | 73rd of 75 | 3,085th of 3,143 |
Full data for Chicot County
| Measure | Value | Source and vintage |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 9,107 | Vintage 2025 Population Estimates |
| Population in 2020 | 10,154 | Vintage 2025 Population Estimates |
| 2020 estimates base? | 10,208 | Vintage 2025 Population Estimates |
| Land area | 637 sq mi | 2025 Gazetteer Files |
| Water area | 54.2 sq mi | 2025 Gazetteer Files |
| Total area | 691.2 sq mi | 2025 Gazetteer Files |
| Population density? | 14.3 per sq mi | Computed: Vintage 2025 estimates divided by 2025 Gazetteer land area |
| Median household income | $39,045 | American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates |
| Median home value | $89,100 | American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates |
| Median age | 43.2 | American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates |
| Households | 3,965 | American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates |
| Housing units | 5,108 | American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates |
Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026. Population density is computed here, not published: it divides the Vintage 2025 population estimate by the 2025 Gazetteer land area, which are two different Census products. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
How the population changed
The Census Bureau publishes the components behind an estimate, not just the total. For the year to July 2025:
- Births minus deaths
- -87
- 85 births, 172 deaths
- Net migration
- -126
- More people moved out than moved in.
Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
The 9 areas bordering Chicot County
Ordered by the length of the border actually shared, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which no other county reference presents.
| Bordering area | State | Shared border | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County | Mississippi | 96 mi | 40,446 |
| Ashley County | Arkansas | 26 mi | 17,831 |
| Desha County | Arkansas | 21 mi | 9,984 |
| Drew County | Arkansas | 12 mi | 17,054 |
| West Carroll Parish | Louisiana | 9.9 mi | 9,156 |
| East Carroll Parish | Louisiana | 5.7 mi | 6,760 |
| Bolivar County | Mississippi | 2.4 mi | 28,262 |
| Morehouse Parish | Louisiana | 1.4 mi | 23,705 |
| Issaquena County | Mississippi | 0.5 mi | 1,263 |
Source: US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
All 75 counties of Arkansas
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- Arkansas County
- Ashley County
- Baxter County
- Benton County
- Boone County
- Bradley County
- Calhoun County
- Carroll County
- Chicot County
- Clark County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Cleveland County
- Columbia County
- Conway County
- Craighead County
- Crawford County
- Crittenden County
- Cross County
- Dallas County
- Desha County
- Drew County
- Faulkner County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Garland County
- Grant County
- Greene County
- Hempstead County
- Hot Spring County
- Howard County
- Independence County
- Izard County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Lafayette County
- Lawrence County
- Lee County
- Lincoln County
- Little River County
- Logan County
- Lonoke County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Miller County
- Mississippi County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Nevada County
- Newton County
- Ouachita County
- Perry County
- Phillips County
- Pike County
- Poinsett County
- Polk County
- Pope County
- Prairie County
- Pulaski County
- Randolph County
- Saline County
- Scott County
- Searcy County
- Sebastian County
- Sevier County
- Sharp County
- St. Francis County
- Stone County
- Union County
- Van Buren County
- Washington County
- White County
- Woodruff County
- Yell County
Data on this page last rebuilt 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.