Arkansas Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2015 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2015, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population for Arkansas was 1,266,075 and represented 44.23% of the total Arkansas citizen population.

Among all Arkansas counties, Pulaski had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population (138.37K), followed by Jefferson (40.72K), and Crittenden (25.16K).

In terms of percentages, Phillips had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (61.78%), followed by Lee (56.63%), and Jefferson (55.94%).

The chart and table below shows the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's citizen population that were Non-Hispanic Black Alone.

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Arkansas Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2015
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Pulaski 138370 36.70
Jefferson 40720 55.94
Crittenden 25160 51.14
Mississippi 15450 34.90
St. Francis 14190 52.84
Craighead 13720 13.91
Union 13310 33.26
Faulkner 13285 11.35
Phillips 12550 61.78
Miller 10845 24.95
Ouachita 10045 40.34
Columbia 8685 36.72
Garland 8020 8.41
Sebastian 7830 6.55
Washington 6920 3.52
Saline 6640 5.90
Hempstead 6630 31.53
Chicot 6120 55.11
Desha 5915 49.03
Lee 5620 56.63
Ashley 5535 26.50
Clark 5410 24.14
Drew 5390 29.03
Arkansas 4730 25.71
Lonoke 4325 6.18
Lincoln 4310 31.03
Cross 3990 22.88
Hot Spring 3885 11.74
White 3395 4.39
Dallas 3220 41.42
Benton 3215 1.47
Bradley 3205 30.37
Monroe 3140 40.97
Jackson 3025 17.27
Howard 2965 22.97
Lafayette 2775 38.25
Nevada 2690 30.80
Little River 2630 20.79
Conway 2530 12.18
Poinsett 1965 8.18
Woodruff 1870 26.91
Pope 1825 3.01
Calhoun 1165 22.25
Prairie 1035 12.32
Cleveland 935 11.11
Sevier 800 5.42
Independence 740 2.04
Grant 685 3.84
Crawford 670 1.12
Yell 440 2.21
Greene 400 0.93
Logan 395 1.81
Johnson 390 1.60
Pike 350 3.27
Perry 215 2.10
Izard 160 1.21
Lawrence 155 0.92
Baxter 135 0.33
Cleburne 135 0.53
Boone 130 0.35
Franklin 130 0.73
Carroll 115 0.44
Randolph 110 0.62
Van Buren 90 0.54
Sharp 60 0.35
Clay 55 0.36
Montgomery 55 0.60
Marion 40 0.24
Polk 40 0.20
Scott 20 0.19
Searcy 20 0.25
Fulton 15 0.12
Madison 4 0.03
Stone 4 0.03
Newton 0 0.00