Arkansas Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on February 28, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the total Arkansas population was 3,006,309. The White Alone racial group had the highest population (2.23M) and constituted 74.08% of the total Arkansas population. The Black or African American Alone racial group had the second highest population (458.09K) and constituted 15.24% of the population. The third highest racial group was Two Or More Races (159.10K), constituting 5.29% of the population. The racial group with the lowest population was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (10.63K).

The population of the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group was 2.12M and constituted 70.64% of the population. The population of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group was (236.00K) and constituted 7.85% of the population.

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentages by race and ethnicity for Arkansas.

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Arkansas Population By Race in 2021
White Alone
2.23M
Black or African American Alone
458.09K
Two Or More Races
159.10K
Some Other Race Alone
87.63K
Asian Alone
46.39K
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
17.46K
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
10.63K
Arkansas Population By Ethnicity in 2021
Non-Hispanic White Alone
2.12M
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
236.00K
Arkansas Population By Race in 2021
Race
Population
% of Total Pop.
White Alone 2,227,020 74.08
Black or African American Alone 458,086 15.24
Two Or More Races 159,103 5.29
Some Other Race Alone 87,626 2.92
Asian Alone 46,388 1.54
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 17,459 0.58
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10,627 0.35
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Arkansas Population By Ethnicity in 2021
Ethnicity
Population
% of Total Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone 2,123,715 70.64
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 236,001 7.85
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