The Batesville, AR Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Independence County.

[4] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 37,938 people, 14,322 households, and 9,929 families residing in the county.

Over the past few election cycles Independence County has trended heavily towards the GOP.

Each township includes unincorporated areas; some may have incorporated cities or towns within part of their boundaries.

However, the United States census does list Arkansas population based on townships (sometimes referred to as "county subdivisions" or "minor civil divisions").

Each town or city is within one or more townships in an Arkansas county based on census maps and publications.