| Name | Desha County |
| State | Arkansas |
| FIPS Code | 05041 |
| Timezone | Central Standard Time (CST) |
| Population (2022) | 12,922 |
| Population Growth Rate(2000-2022) | -12.4% |
| Majority Ethnicity | African American 46.6% |
| Public School Majority Ethnicity | African American 56% |
| Partisan Voting Index | Democratic:+4 |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.0% |
| Race/Ethnicy | Percentage of Population (2018) |
|---|---|
| White | 46.51% |
| African American | 46.6% |
| Hispanic | 6.61% |
| Asian | 0.22% |
| Native American | 0.07% |
| Hawaiin/Pacific Islander | 0% |
| Race/Ethnicy | Percentage of Public School Students (2018) |
|---|---|
| White | 34.07% |
| African American | 55.61% |
| Hispanic | 8.33% |
| Asian | 0.52% |
| Native American | 0.12% |
| Hawaiin/Pacific Islander | 0% |