The Town Files

Little River County, Arkansas

11,821 people. The median home is worth $113,500 (typical Arkansas town: $128,600) and the median household earns $53,344.

Towns in Little River County

Towns in Little River County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Ashdown4,261$139,800$55,62535.6

People and housing

Little River CountyTypical Arkansas town
Median home value$113,500$128,600
Median rent$697$792
Median household income$53,344$50,408
Median age42.637.8
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%16.5%
Below the poverty line15.5%19.7%

Jobs and pay

3,083 jobs in 2024, average pay $59,053 a year.

Largest industries in Little River CountyManufacturing910 jobs · $105,342Retail380 jobs · $32,580Health care & social assistan…217 jobs · $38,571Transportation & warehousing180 jobs · $49,385Administrative & support92 jobs · $39,181Wholesale trade57 jobs · $72,189
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Little River County0%2%4%6%8%2000200420082012201620202023 3.5%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 434 storm events in Little River County from 1996 to 2026, with 4 deaths.

Storm events in Little River County by type since 1996Hail92Heat57Drought49Tornado14Ice Storm5Flash Flood30Funnel Cloud4Winter Storm11Excessive Heat21Winter Weather22
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Little River County has been included in 23 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
January 24, 2026Winter StormEM-3636: Severe Winter Storm
May 21, 2025FloodDR-4873: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
April 5, 2025Severe StormEM-3627: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
August 27, 2020HurricaneEM-3541: Hurricane Laura
April 3, 2020BiologicalDR-4518: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3461: Covid-19
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).