19,040 people (2024 Census estimate, +2.4% since 2020)
652 square miles of land · 29 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.
9 active community water systems list Randolph County in the area they serve, reporting 22,464 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| POCAHONTAS WATERWORKS surface water · local government · AR0000474 | 7,752 served |
| LAWRENCE CO REG WATER DIST buys surface water · local government · AR0000688 | 7,469 served |
| CLAY CO REG WATER DISTRICT groundwater · local government · AR0000722 | 5,633 served |
| REYNO WATERWORKS groundwater · local government · AR0000475 | 437 served |
| BIGGERS WATERWORKS groundwater · local government · AR0000476 | 404 served |
| MAYNARD WATERWORKS groundwater · local government · AR0000619 | 375 served |
| O KEAN WATERWORKS buys groundwater · local government · AR0000473 | 230 served |
| RAVENDEN SPRINGS WATERWORKS groundwater · local government · AR0000477 | 139 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 51 people were held in Randolph County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2019), or 453 per 100,000 residents ages 15–64. In 2014 it was about 37.
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 Randolph County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $22.4 million — $20.9 million to run schools, about $10,423 per student, plus $966,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $3.3 million local (mostly property tax), $17.1 million state, $5.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $16 million.
Spent $7.6 million — $6.5 million to run schools, about $11,154 per student, plus $890,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $691,000 local (mostly property tax), $5.2 million state, $1.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $2.9 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 Randolph County about $20.4 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very Low; social vulnerability: Relatively High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
151 bridges in Randolph County: 59 in good condition, 87 fair, and 5 poor (3.3%). “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 67-19- LM 3.40 over FOURCHE · built 1928 | 6,600 vehicles a day |
| SH 90-07-LM 2.16 over EASSIS CREEK · built 1939 | 680 vehicles a day |
| SH 166-01- LM 1.21 over CREEK · built 1955 | 537 vehicles a day |
| SH 90-05- LM 0.61 over Beaver Dam Ditch · built 1961 | 420 vehicles a day |
| SH 166-01- LM 3.30 over FOURCHE RIVER · built 1942 | 180 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $13.2 million of work in Randolph County in fiscal 2025, about $709 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 Randolph 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 Randolph County built: brayden.ozark@gmail.com.
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Nearby counties: Lawrence County (21 mi) · Ripley County, MO (23 mi) · Sharp County (27 mi) · Greene County (30 mi) · Oregon County, MO (32 mi) · Clay County (34 mi).