Last official estimated population of Desha County was 12,970 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.004% of total US population and 0.4% of total Arkansas state population. Area of Desha County is 819.5 mi² (=2122.6 km²), in this year population density was 15.83 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (-0.07%/yr), Desha County population in 2026 would be 12,857 [0].
Historical population of Desha County for period 1840-2014 [1] , [2] , [3]:
Estimated population for 2014[1]. Population density is in p./sq.mi [4]. Changes are for period 2010-2015. Value is %/year. Boundary lines are approx. 2012 [5]. Click on flag to hide it.
Population • Density • Changes • Legends • Position

[1840-1850] +6.18 %/yr
[1850-1860] +8.3 %/yr
[1860-1870] -0.53 %/yr
[1870-1880] +3.89 %/yr
[1880-1890] +1.41 %/yr
[1890-1900] +1.09 %/yr
[1900-1910] +2.87 %/yr
[1910-1920] +2.88 %/yr
[1920-1930] +0.72 %/yr
[1930-1940] +2.22 %/yr
[1940-1950] -0.76 %/yr
[1950-1960] -1.9 %/yr
[1960-1970] -1.01 %/yr
[1970-1980] +0.52 %/yr
[1980-1990] -1.61 %/yr
[1990-2000] -0.9 %/yr
[2000-2005] -1.84 %/yr
[2005-2010] -1.45 %/yr
[2010-2014] -0.07 %/yr
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Population of Desha County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 416 | 422 | 838 |
| 5 to 9 | 455 | 478 | 933 |
| 10 to 14 | 431 | 432 | 863 |
| 15 to 19 | 362 | 405 | 767 |
| 20 to 24 | 359 | 382 | 741 |
| 25 to 29 | 329 | 376 | 705 |
| 30 to 34 | 315 | 381 | 696 |
| 35 to 39 | 315 | 339 | 654 |
| 40 to 44 | 294 | 351 | 645 |
| 45 to 49 | 318 | 385 | 703 |
| 50 to 54 | 371 | 456 | 827 |
| 55 to 59 | 483 | 491 | 974 |
| 60 to 64 | 388 | 428 | 816 |
| 65 to 69 | 324 | 353 | 677 |
| 70 to 74 | 236 | 314 | 550 |
| 75 to 79 | 165 | 192 | 357 |
| 80 to 84 | 88 | 179 | 267 |
| 85+ | 91 | 160 | 251 |
Desha County resident population estimates by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin[1b]. For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.
| Race | Male | Female | Total |
| NH | 5444 | 6235 | 11,679 |
| WAC | 3002 | 3256 | 6,258 |
| WA | 2942 | 3201 | 6,143 |
| BAC | 2699 | 3242 | 5,941 |
| BA | 2667 | 3210 | 5,877 |
| NHBAC | 2645 | 3174 | 5,819 |
| NHWAC | 2772 | 3044 | 5,816 |
| NHBA | 2614 | 3145 | 5,759 |
| NHWA | 2716 | 2995 | 5,711 |
| H | 296 | 289 | 585 |
| HWAC | 230 | 212 | 442 |
| HWA | 226 | 206 | 432 |
| TOM | 66 | 58 | 124 |
| HBAC | 54 | 68 | 122 |
| HBA | 53 | 65 | 118 |
| NHTOM | 62 | 51 | 113 |
| IAC | 53 | 49 | 102 |
| NHIAC | 47 | 41 | 88 |
| AAC | 44 | 26 | 70 |
| NHAAC | 42 | 25 | 67 |
| IA | 28 | 24 | 52 |
| NHAA | 29 | 21 | 50 |
| AA | 29 | 21 | 50 |
| NHIA | 23 | 20 | 43 |
| NAC | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| NA | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| HNAC | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| HNA | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| HIAC | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| HTOM | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| HIA | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| NHNAC | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| HAAC | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| NHNA | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| HAA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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[0] Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.
[1] County population - 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[1b] Annual County Resident Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, (used only data for 2014) archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[2] County population - 2000-2010, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[3] Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1992, PDF, 15 Mb, census.gov, retrieved 02/23/2016
[4] County area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016
[5] County boundaries, CSV files on boundaries.us, retrived 03/18/2016
*Arkansas, Union Arkansas Notes
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