The major highways that pass through Dunklin County are; US 62, US 412, AR 25, AR 53, AR 84, AR 153 and AR 164. There is a public use airport situated 1 mile southeast of downtown Kennett, called; ‘Kennett Memorial Airport’ which is owned by Kennett Municipal Corporation. Major cities and towns of Dunklin County are; Arbyrd, Clarkton, Holcomb, Kennett, Senath, Campbell, Gibson, Hollywood, Malden, White Oak, Cardwell, Gobler, Hornersville and Rives.
As per the records of US Census of the year 2006, the population of Dunklin County was 43,154 and the population density was 61 heads per square miles. The male – female ratio was; 89.60: 100. Of the people of age 25 and more, 63.7% possess high school education and 9.1% hold bachelor’s degree. There are 18 public schools, 2 private schools and 4 vocational schools. The foremost religion of Dunklin County is ‘Evangelical Protestantism’ and the county is one of the ‘Bible Belt’ counties.
‘Democratic Party’ is the ruling political party in Dunklin County. In the Missouri House of Representatives, the county is divided into 2 legislative districts and in the ‘U.S. House of Representatives’, ‘Jo Ann Emerson’ represents Dunklin County.
