Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 24.33K people in Arkansas with Subsaharan African ancestry (0.81% of Arkansas population). Among all Arkansas counties, Pulaski County had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (2.96%), followed by Garland County (2.49%), and Monroe County (1.78%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan African ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Arkansas.
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Related Topics: Arkansas ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pulaski County | 2.96 |
| 2 | Garland County | 2.49 |
| 3 | Monroe County | 1.78 |
| 4 | Columbia County | 1.67 |
| 5 | Saline County | 1.58 |
| 6 | Woodruff County | 0.96 |
| 7 | Howard County | 0.91 |
| 7 | Jefferson County | 0.91 |
| 8 | Craighead County | 0.90 |
| 9 | Phillips County | 0.85 |
| 10 | Jackson County | 0.84 |
| 11 | Mississippi County | 0.74 |
| 12 | Arkansas County | 0.73 |
| 12 | Ashley County | 0.73 |
| 13 | Crittenden County | 0.62 |
| 14 | Desha County | 0.56 |
| 15 | Lee County | 0.53 |
| 16 | St. Francis County | 0.52 |
| 17 | Conway County | 0.51 |
| 18 | Washington County | 0.46 |
| 19 | Faulkner County | 0.43 |
| 20 | Bradley County | 0.39 |
| 21 | Calhoun County | 0.35 |
| 21 | Union County | 0.35 |
| 22 | Clark County | 0.32 |
| 23 | Benton County | 0.31 |
| 24 | Lonoke County | 0.30 |
| 24 | Sebastian County | 0.30 |
| 25 | Grant County | 0.29 |
| 26 | Crawford County | 0.28 |
| 26 | Miller County | 0.28 |
| 27 | Ouachita County | 0.26 |
| 28 | Independence County | 0.23 |
| 28 | Pike County | 0.23 |
| 29 | Hempstead County | 0.22 |
| 30 | Cross County | 0.19 |
| 31 | Chicot County | 0.16 |
| 31 | Poinsett County | 0.16 |
| 32 | Izard County | 0.15 |
| 32 | Lawrence County | 0.15 |
| 33 | Drew County | 0.14 |
| 33 | White County | 0.14 |
| 34 | Johnson County | 0.12 |
| 35 | Dallas County | 0.11 |
| 36 | Montgomery County | 0.08 |
| 37 | Lincoln County | 0.07 |
| 37 | Prairie County | 0.07 |
| 38 | Pope County | 0.06 |
| 38 | Van Buren County | 0.06 |
| 39 | Greene County | 0.05 |
| 40 | Little River County | 0.03 |
| 41 | Boone County | 0.02 |
| 41 | Hot Spring County | 0.02 |
| 42 | Nevada County | 0.01 |
| 43 | Baxter County | 0.002 |