Arkansas Population By Race in Census 2020

Updated on March 12, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among Arkansas population of 3,011,524 people, 70.21% (2,114,512) identified their race as White Alone, 15.07% (453,783) identified their race as Black or African American Alone, and 7.09% (213,575) identified their race as Two Or More Races.

The first chart below shows the population by race and the second chart shows the percentage of the Arkansas population for each race. You can also find the information in a table below.

You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States.

You can also see links at the bottom of the page for similar information for each Arkansas county.

Arkansas Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
2.12M
Black or African American Alone
453.78K
Two Or More Races
213.58K
Some Other Race Alone
136.10K
Asian Alone
51.84K
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
27.18K
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
14.53K
Percentage of Arkansas Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
70.21%
Black or African American Alone
15.07%
Two Or More Races
7.09%
Some Other Race Alone
4.52%
Asian Alone
1.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
0.90%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
0.48%
Arkansas Population By Race in Census 2020
Race
Population
% of State Population
White Alone 2,114,512 70.21
Black or African American Alone 453,783 15.07
Two Or More Races 213,575 7.09
Some Other Race Alone 136,105 4.52
Asian Alone 51,839 1.72
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 27,177 0.90
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 14,533 0.48
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