Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Arkansas Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 103,887. Among all Arkansas counties, Pulaski County had the highest Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (28,701), followed by Jefferson County (8,959), and Crittenden County (5,267).

The chart below shows the top 10 Arkansas counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Arkansas counties.

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Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Pulaski County
Jefferson County
Crittenden County
Mississippi County
Union County
Craighead County
St. Francis County
Miller County
Faulkner County
Ouachita County
Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Pulaski County 28701
2 Jefferson County 8959
3 Crittenden County 5267
4 Mississippi County 4323
5 Union County 3806
6 Craighead County 2949
7 St. Francis County 2946
8 Miller County 2674
9 Faulkner County 2549
10 Ouachita County 2419
11 Phillips County 2225
12 Columbia County 2203
13 Hempstead County 1987
14 Sebastian County 1807
15 Garland County 1791
16 Ashley County 1780
17 Desha County 1680
18 Lincoln County 1637
19 Lee County 1488
20 Arkansas County 1427
21 Chicot County 1416
22 Saline County 1392
23 Clark County 1278
24 Hot Spring County 1141
25 Lonoke County 1099
26 Bradley County 1043
27 Nevada County 990
28 Dallas County 907
29 Washington County 903
30 Drew County 831
31 Little River County 795
32 Benton County 786
33 Conway County 758
34 Monroe County 757
35 Lafayette County 734
35 White County 734
36 Howard County 677
37 Cross County 667
38 Woodruff County 620
39 Jackson County 590
40 Pope County 461
41 Cleveland County 452
42 Calhoun County 274
43 Prairie County 272
44 Greene County 226
45 Poinsett County 151
46 Pike County 132
47 Grant County 126
48 Logan County 110
49 Sevier County 106
50 Yell County 93
51 Johnson County 86
52 Crawford County 74
53 Van Buren County 68
54 Scott County 67
55 Baxter County 50
55 Izard County 50
56 Independence County 47
57 Cleburne County 40
58 Boone County 39
59 Perry County 38
60 Randolph County 36
61 Lawrence County 26
61 Polk County 26
62 Carroll County 24
63 Franklin County 23
64 Sharp County 12
65 Stone County 10
66 Montgomery County 8
67 Madison County 7
68 Fulton County 6
69 Marion County 5
69 Searcy County 5
70 Clay County 1
71 Newton County 0