9,272 people (2024 Census estimate, −8.7% since 2020)
637 square miles of land · 15 people per square mile
“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
7 active community water systems list Chicot County in the area they serve, reporting 10,989 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| DERMOTT WATERWORKS groundwater · local government · AR0000082 | 2,604 served |
| EUDORA WATERWORKS groundwater · local government · AR0000083 | 2,600 served |
| LAKE VILLAGE WATERWORKS groundwater · local government · AR0000081 | 2,065 served |
| LAKE CHICOT WATER SUPPLY ASSOCIATION buys groundwater · local government · AR0000080 | 1,909 served |
| INDIAN SWITCH RURAL WATER ASSN buys groundwater · private · AR0000781 | 670 served |
| CHICOT JUNCTION WATER ASSOC buys groundwater · private · AR0000661 | 616 served |
| AIRPORT ROAD WATER ASSOCIATION buys groundwater · private · AR0000663 | 525 served |
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.
About 11 people were held in Chicot County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2019), or 174 per 100,000 residents ages 15–64. In 2013 it was about 9.
Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.
2 school districts have their office in Chicot County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $16.9 million — $14.6 million to run schools, about $16,396 per student, plus $2.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.6 million local (mostly property tax), $9.4 million state, $5.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $1.7 million.
Spent $7.4 million — $6.1 million to run schools, about $17,961 per student, plus $1.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $986,000 local (mostly property tax), $4 million state, $2.7 million federal. Long-term debt: $2.5 million.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Relatively Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Chicot County about $8.9 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Very High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
88 bridges in Chicot County: 36 in good condition, 43 fair, and 9 poor (10.2%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
| US 65-21 LM 7.52 over Bayou Macon · built 1946 | 4,100 vehicles a day |
| US 82-10 LM 5.44 over Boeuf River · built 1950 | 2,900 vehicles a day |
| US 82-10 LM 7.30 over Bayou Macon · built 1950 | 2,900 vehicles a day |
| US 82-10 LM 2.30 over Big Bayou · built 1950 | 2,101 vehicles a day |
| US 65-22 LM 0.40 over Bayou Macon · built 1946 | 2,000 vehicles a day |
| CR 144 (off SH144) over Ditch · built 1978 | 360 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $5.4 million of work in Chicot County in fiscal 2025, about $525 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-05. Early voting: 2026-10-19 to 2026-11-02. Absentee application due (by mail, email, or fax): 2026-10-27. Absentee ballot hand-delivered by you: last day: 2026-10-30. Election Day — and mailed absentee ballots must arrive: 2026-11-03. Provisional ballot: show your ID by noon: 2026-11-09. General runoff (only where a race needs one): 2026-12-01.
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State, 2026 election calendar · Fayetteville Flyer, Oct. 5, 2026 · sos.arkansas.gov — voting in Arkansas
The budget, property tax rates, audits, local officials and offices for Chicot County come from the county's own records, which we haven't gathered — not gathered, never hidden. See what a full county site looks like, or ask to have Chicot County built: brayden.ozark@gmail.com.
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Nearby counties: Washington County, MS (20 mi) · Ashley County (28 mi) · Drew County (33 mi) · West Carroll Parish, LA (34 mi) · East Carroll Parish, LA (37 mi) · Sharkey County, MS (37 mi).