Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Percentage of 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 percentage of 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 36.76%. Among all Arkansas counties, Madison County had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (100.00%), followed by Scott County (100.00%), and Searcy County (100.00%).

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 Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Madison County
Scott County
Searcy County
Boone County
Polk County
Fulton County
Stone County
Logan County
Cleburne County
Baxter County
Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Percentage of 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 Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Madison County 100.00
1 Scott County 100.00
1 Searcy County 100.00
2 Boone County 70.91
3 Polk County 68.42
4 Fulton County 66.67
4 Stone County 66.67
5 Logan County 64.33
6 Cleburne County 63.49
7 Baxter County 59.52
8 Ashley County 54.82
9 Nevada County 54.40
10 Van Buren County 52.31
11 Lincoln County 52.28
12 Woodruff County 52.19
13 Greene County 51.84
14 Arkansas County 51.72
15 Izard County 51.55
16 Bradley County 51.51
17 Hempstead County 51.16
17 Pike County 51.16
18 Cleveland County 50.96
19 Mississippi County 50.52
20 Pope County 50.38
21 Little River County 49.50
22 Conway County 48.37
23 Desha County 47.86
24 Lafayette County 47.57
25 Lee County 46.69
26 Union County 46.21
27 Dallas County 46.13
28 Columbia County 46.10
29 Jackson County 44.46
30 Hot Spring County 44.04
31 White County 42.85
32 Prairie County 41.46
33 Clark County 40.92
34 Monroe County 40.85
35 Grant County 40.65
36 Howard County 40.03
37 Miller County 39.51
38 Lonoke County 39.42
39 Chicot County 39.25
40 Ouachita County 38.92
41 Crittenden County 38.15
42 Cross County 37.10
43 Jefferson County 36.92
44 St. Francis County 35.81
45 Calhoun County 35.77
46 Sebastian County 35.66
47 Yell County 34.70
48 Garland County 34.49
49 Johnson County 34.40
50 Phillips County 34.15
51 Craighead County 33.98
52 Franklin County 31.51
53 Faulkner County 31.35
54 Pulaski County 31.19
55 Randolph County 31.03
56 Sevier County 30.55
57 Drew County 29.37
58 Carroll County 28.92
59 Poinsett County 27.36
60 Benton County 26.93
61 Saline County 23.02
62 Montgomery County 22.22
63 Washington County 21.49
64 Perry County 20.88
65 Lawrence County 20.31
66 Crawford County 14.80
67 Sharp County 11.22
68 Marion County 11.11
69 Independence County 9.94
70 Clay County 1.28
71 Newton County 0.00