Arkansas Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Black or African American Alone population in Arkansas was 471,843 and represented 15.71% of the total Arkansas population (3,003,855).

Among Arkansas counties, Pulaski County had the highest number of people who identified as Black or African American Alone (146,705), followed by Jefferson County (39,518), and Crittenden County (26,236). Searcy County had the lowest (40).

In the map below, we show the number and percentage of each county's Black or African American Alone population, as well as the gender percentages when you interact with the map. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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Arkansas Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2017
Arkansas Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2017
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County Black Alone Population % of County Population
Arkansas 4482 25
Ashley 5072 24.95
Baxter 153 0.37
Benton 5360 2.01
Boone 158 0.42
Bradley 3009 27.83
Calhoun 1097 21.11
Carroll 220 0.79
Chicot 5802 54.45
Clark 5436 24.45
Clay 104 0.7
Cleburne 113 0.45
Cleveland 919 11.24
Columbia 8522 36
Conway 2371 11.39
Craighead 16639 15.51
Crawford 967 1.54
Crittenden 26236 53.87
Cross 3915 23.32
Dallas 3033 41.48
Desha 5575 47.4
Drew 5150 28.03
Faulkner 14935 12.07
Franklin 162 0.91
Fulton 75 0.62
Garland 8594 8.73
Grant 505 2.79
Greene 703 1.56
Hempstead 6662 30.43
Hot Spring 3791 11.27
Howard 2742 20.52
Independence 832 2.22
Izard 266 1.95
Jackson 2962 17.39
Jefferson 39518 56.98
Johnson 594 2.25
Lafayette 2518 36.99
Lawrence 185 1.12
Lee 4971 54.5
Lincoln 4109 30.48
Little River 2424 19.57
Logan 335 1.54
Lonoke 4577 6.28
Madison 114 0.7
Marion 82 0.5
Miller 11223 25.61
Mississippi 15184 36.07
Monroe 2843 40.55
Montgomery 67 0.75
Nevada 2597 31.29
Newton 41 0.53
Ouachita 9562 40.14
Perry 198 1.92
Phillips 11654 62.63
Pike 354 3.3
Poinsett 1982 8.23
Polk 122 0.61
Pope 2112 3.32
Prairie 975 11.8
Pulaski 146705 37.27
Randolph 174 0.98
St. Francis 13769 53.04
Saline 9166 7.67
Scott 76 0.73
Searcy 40 0.51
Sebastian 8857 6.92
Sevier 734 4.3
Sharp 158 0.92
Stone 56 0.45
Union 12995 32.9
Van Buren 100 0.6
Washington 8450 3.63
White 3481 4.41
Woodruff 1733 26.34
Yell 446 2.07