79,091 people (2024 Census estimate, +2.9% since 2020)
1,034 square miles of land · 76 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.
17 active community water systems list White County in the area they serve, reporting 83,719 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| SEARCY WATERWORKS surface water · local government · AR0000590 | 28,196 served |
| SW WHITE COUNTY WATER ASSN buys surface water · local government · AR0000185 | 12,173 served |
| BEEBE WATERWORKS buys surface water · local government · AR0000592 | 9,490 served |
| NORTH WHITE CO RURAL WATER PFB buys surface water · local government · AR0000583 | 5,295 served |
| SE WHITE COUNTY WATER ASSOC buys surface water · local government · AR0000594 | 5,018 served |
| FOUR MILE HILL PUBLIC FACILITIES BOARD buys surface water · local government · AR0000586 | 4,877 served |
| BALD KNOB WATERWORKS buys surface water · local government · AR0000584 | 3,305 served |
| JUDSONIA WATERWORKS buys surface water · local government · AR0000582 | 2,956 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 344 people were held in White County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2023), or 684 per 100,000 residents ages 15–64. In 2018 it was about 250.
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.
8 school districts have their office in White County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $57.9 million — $42.9 million to run schools, about $10,718 per student, plus $13.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $7.5 million local (mostly property tax), $34.2 million state, $7.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $10 million.
Spent $40.1 million — $34.4 million to run schools, about $10,124 per student, plus $3.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $5.6 million local (mostly property tax), $29.1 million state, $6.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $23 million.
Spent $18.9 million — $14.3 million to run schools, about $12,484 per student, plus $3.9 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2 million local (mostly property tax), $11 million state, $5.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $10.2 million.
Spent $16.3 million — $14.8 million to run schools, about $13,411 per student, plus $692,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.4 million local (mostly property tax), $10.1 million state, $5.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $10.4 million.
Spent $10.4 million — $9.3 million to run schools, about $10,311 per student, plus $713,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.2 million local (mostly property tax), $7.5 million state, $1.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $9.3 million.
Spent $10.3 million — $9.7 million to run schools, about $12,842 per student, plus $86,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.4 million local (mostly property tax), $7.2 million state, $2.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $11.6 million.
Spent $10.2 million — $9.3 million to run schools, about $12,328 per student, plus $487,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.5 million local (mostly property tax), $7 million state, $1.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $4.8 million.
Spent $5.8 million — $5.4 million to run schools, about $11,476 per student, plus $122,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $569,000 local (mostly property tax), $4.4 million state, $1 million federal. Long-term debt: $3.9 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 Moderate compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost White County about $50.9 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Relatively Moderate.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
322 bridges in White County: 135 in good condition, 166 fair, and 21 poor (6.5%). “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 NB WHITE over CYPRESS REL · built 1969 | 13,391 vehicles a day |
| US 67 SB WHITE over CANE CREEK · built 1973 | 12,500 vehicles a day |
| US 67 WHITE CO. over US 67-SEC 12 · built 1973 | 8,600 vehicles a day |
| SH 16 White County over BIG CREEK RELIEF · built 1958 | 5,400 vehicles a day |
| SH 31 White County over CYPRESS BAYOU · built 1955 | 4,059 vehicles a day |
| SH 31 White County over CYPRESS CREEK RELIEF · built 1955 | 3,700 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $20 million of work in White County in fiscal 2025, about $260 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
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Nearby counties: Cleburne County (27 mi) · Woodruff County (29 mi) · Prairie County (31 mi) · Faulkner County (34 mi) · Independence County (35 mi) · Lonoke County (35 mi).