14,291 people (2024 Census estimate, +5.0% since 2020)
580 square miles of land · 25 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.
8 active community water systems list Izard County in the area they serve, reporting 13,176 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| MELBOURNE WATERWORKS groundwater · local government · AR0000256 | 4,126 served |
| HORSESHOE BEND WATERWORKS groundwater · local government · AR0000255 | 3,217 served |
| CALICO ROCK WATERWORKS groundwater (surface-influenced) · local government · AR0000003 | 1,726 served |
| OXFORD WATERWORKS groundwater · local government · AR0000259 | 1,402 served |
| MT PLEASANT WATERWORKS groundwater (surface-influenced) · local government · AR0000258 | 1,338 served |
| AR DEPT OF CORRECTION IZARD CO groundwater · state · AR0000790 | 907 served |
| GUION WATER DEPARTMENT buys surface water · local government · AR0000626 | 268 served |
| FRANKLIN WATERWORKS groundwater · local government · AR0000257 | 192 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 25 people were held in Izard County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2019), or 310 per 100,000 residents ages 15–64. In 2014 it was about 34.
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.
3 school districts have their office in Izard County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $11 million — $10.5 million to run schools, about $12,077 per student, plus $180,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.7 million local (mostly property tax), $7.7 million state, $2.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $8.1 million.
Spent $11.1 million — $9.1 million to run schools, about $14,037 per student, plus $1.9 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.1 million local (mostly property tax), $6.5 million state, $3.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $1.3 million.
Spent $5.8 million — $5.4 million to run schools, about $14,127 per student, plus $94,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $672,000 local (mostly property tax), $4.1 million state, $1.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $3.3 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 Izard County about $10.1 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very Low; social vulnerability: Very High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
105 bridges in Izard County: 35 in good condition, 51 fair, and 19 poor (18.1%). “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.
| SH 56 Izard County over CALICO CR; Randhill Rd. · built 1941 | 4,101 vehicles a day |
| SH 56 Izard County over PINEY CREEK · built 1949 | 2,000 vehicles a day |
| SH 56 Izard County over CREEK · built 1955 | 1,867 vehicles a day |
| SH/56 Izard County over LITTLE PINEY CREEK · built 1971 | 1,700 vehicles a day |
| CR 36 Izard County over NASTY CREEK · built 1939 | 1,460 vehicles a day |
| SH 56 Izard County over CREEK · built 1957 | 1,228 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $3.1 million of work in Izard County in fiscal 2025, about $230 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 Izard 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 Izard County built: brayden.ozark@gmail.com.
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Nearby counties: Fulton County (20 mi) · Stone County (21 mi) · Sharp County (25 mi) · Baxter County (27 mi) · Independence County (32 mi) · Cleburne County (35 mi).