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
Black or African American Alone
Two Or More Races
Some Other Race Alone
Asian Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Percentage of Arkansas Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
Black or African American Alone
Two Or More Races
Some Other Race Alone
Asian Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Arkansas Population By Race in Census 2020
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Race Population % of State Population
Black or African American Alone 453783 15.07
White Alone 2114512 70.21
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 27177 0.90
Asian Alone 51839 1.72
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 14533 0.48
Some Other Race Alone 136105 4.52
Two Or More Races 213575 7.09