Desha County

Desha County is a county in the U.S. state of Arkansas, AR with an estimated population of 11,512 as of July 1, 2018 and is thus ranked 3067 in the United States.

In contrast to the 2010 census, the population of Desha County was still 13,001. This means that the 2018 population percent change from 2010 population of Desha County has fallen by -11.5%.

Desha County is formed in 1838 and covers an total area of 819.53 square miles. This area is divided into 768.15 square miles land area and 51.37 square miles water area. Density per square kilometre of land area are 16.9 of population in 8.2 housing units.

There were 6,261 housing units in the whole of Desha County for the 2010 census with 5.321 total households, 3.588 of them family households. At the 1990 census, the population of Desha County was still 16,798. 2011 population percent change from 1990 population of Desha County was still -22,56 %, or expressed in detail -3.790 inhabitants. 2017 ACS Population - High School Diploma or more as a percent of 2017 ACS Population - Population 25 and over was 77.4% (percent) and is ranked number 2828 of all counties in the United States.

Labor Force 2018 in Desha County was 5,443 and is ranked number 2257, with a Unemployment Rate 2018 of 4.5 % (percent), which is ranked on number 969 of all counties in the United States. Median Household Income 2017 was $33,228 (percent), which is ranked on number 3009 of all counties in the United States.