Arkansas Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population for Arkansas was 1,271,600 and represented 44.25% of the total Arkansas citizen population.

Among all Arkansas counties, Pulaski had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population (139.94K), followed by Jefferson (40.47K), and Crittenden (25.03K).

In terms of percentages, Phillips had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (62.46%), followed by Lee (57.50%), and Jefferson (56.48%).

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 2016
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Pulaski 139935 36.94
Jefferson 40470 56.48
Crittenden 25030 51.11
Mississippi 15330 35.15
St. Francis 14255 53.88
Craighead 14035 14.02
Faulkner 13320 11.29
Union 13285 33.44
Phillips 12405 62.46
Miller 10940 25.20
Ouachita 10025 40.84
Columbia 8500 35.92
Sebastian 8270 6.89
Garland 7900 8.29
Washington 7315 3.65
Saline 6960 6.11
Hempstead 6710 32.08
Chicot 6065 55.26
Desha 5820 48.60
Lee 5615 57.50
Ashley 5460 26.47
Drew 5370 28.93
Clark 5320 23.81
Arkansas 4775 25.96
Lincoln 4300 31.48
Lonoke 4240 6.01
Cross 4020 23.24
Hot Spring 3760 11.32
Bradley 3225 30.83
Benton 3220 1.42
Dallas 3155 41.11
White 3140 4.06
Monroe 3080 41.04
Jackson 2980 17.10
Nevada 2945 34.09
Howard 2855 22.18
Lafayette 2760 38.90
Little River 2645 20.98
Conway 2480 11.96
Woodruff 1830 26.77
Pope 1710 2.81
Poinsett 1415 5.91
Calhoun 1140 21.92
Prairie 1115 13.39
Cleveland 885 10.64
Sevier 840 5.69
Crawford 805 1.33
Grant 780 4.35
Independence 720 1.97
Yell 415 2.09
Greene 410 0.94
Johnson 395 1.62
Logan 370 1.71
Pike 335 3.15
Perry 260 2.54
Izard 165 1.25
Franklin 160 0.90
Randolph 160 0.91
Carroll 140 0.53
Cleburne 135 0.53
Boone 125 0.34
Lawrence 120 0.71
Baxter 100 0.25
Clay 75 0.50
Polk 75 0.38
Marion 60 0.37
Montgomery 55 0.62
Sharp 45 0.27
Searcy 35 0.44
Scott 15 0.14
Fulton 10 0.08
Stone 10 0.08
Van Buren 10 0.06
Madison 4 0.03
Newton 0 0.00