Desha County, Arkansas Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on April 9, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 11.40K population of Desha County, AR residents comprised of 773 residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (6.78%), and 10.62K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.22%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Desha County, AR, with a population of 5.40K (47.37%). The White Alone population was the second largest racial group in Desha County, AR, with a population of 4.85K (42.52%). The Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest racial group in Desha County, AR, with a population of 527 (4.63%). The smallest racial group in Desha County, AR was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 4 (0.04%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Desha County, AR, with a population of 5.39K (47.26%). The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Desha County, AR, with a population of 4.73K (41.53%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Desha County, AR, with a population of 511 (4.48%). The smallest ethnic group in Desha County, AR was Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 0 (0.00%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Desha County, Arkansas from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other Arkansas counties and also for the state of Arkansas.

Desha County, AR Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Desha County, AR Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Desha County, AR Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Desha County, AR Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 5398 47.37
White Alone 4845 42.52
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 47 0.41
Asian Alone 61 0.54
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4 0.04
Some Other Race Alone 527 4.63
Two Or More Races 513 4.50
Desha County, AR Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 5385 47.26
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 4732 41.53
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 511 4.48
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 392 3.44
Hispanic - Two or More Races 121 1.06
Hispanic - White Alone 113 0.99
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 61 0.54
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 36 0.32
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 16 0.14
Hispanic - Black Alone 13 0.11
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 11 0.10
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 4 0.04
Hispanic - Asian Alone 0 0.00
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 0 0.00