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Grant County, AR: population growth, jobs and income

Grant County gained 159 residents between 2024 and 2025 (+0.9%).

Grant County had an estimated 18,756 residents in 2025, up 4.1% (740 more people) since 2020. That is faster than Arkansas as a whole (+3.3%), and the 12th fastest growth of 75 counties in Arkansas.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$788/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes12.3%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months312025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  2. 2 Ranks and the neighbouring-county table
  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
  5. 5 Every source and the methods
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What the numbers say

Net domestic migration added 186 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out.

Private employers had 3,511 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +5.2% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 3.5% in 2025, 0.4 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 33 new homes in 2025, or 1.8 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $71,549 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +21.2% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 761st.

Part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area.

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Grant County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
202518,756+159
202418,597+188
202318,409+295
202218,114−2
202118,116+100
202018,016–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Grant County

Grant County grew by 740 people since 2020; the largest part came from domestic migration (+981).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−30−272
International migrationfrom and to other countries+4+31
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties+186+981
Census adjustmentbalancing residual−1+0
Total change+159+740

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn ArkansasAmong U.S. counties
Population growth12th of 75761st of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents15th of 75543rd of 3,108
Private-sector job growth24th of 751,193rd of 3,092
Median household income4th of 751,071st of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate6th of 75880th of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents18th of 731,663rd of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Over 2020–25, Grant County's population change (+4.1%) was ahead of 5 of its 6 neighbouring counties and behind 1 (Saline County).

Only Saline County had a higher median household income (2020–24) among its 6 neighbouring counties; Grant County's was $71,549.

Grant County, AR and its 6 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Grant County, AR This county18,756+4.1%9.91.8$71,549
Dallas County, AR6,011−6.7%−9.50.0$42,500
Saline County, AR133,288+7.6%10.23.6$79,046
Cleveland County, AR7,224−4.3%−14.10.0$54,794
Jefferson County, AR62,987−5.7%−7.71.0$51,096
Pulaski County, AR404,611+1.3%−1.54.2$62,873
Hot Spring County, AR33,451+1.1%10.80.2$55,405

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Grant County growing?

Yes. Its population grew 4.1% between 2020 and 2025, about 740 more people (Census Bureau population estimates). Arkansas as a whole changed +3.3% over the same years. That ranks 12th of 75 counties in Arkansas for population growth.

How many people moved to Grant County?

On net, about 186 people in 2025: that many more moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Grant County?

It averaged 3.5% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Grant County?

About 18,756 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Grant County?

Private employers there had 3,511 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +5.2% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.