Arkansas Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on April 8, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, Arkansas's population of 3.01M residents comprised of 256.85K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (8.53%), and 2.76M residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.47%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Arkansas, with a population of 2.12M (70.21%). The Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group in Arkansas, with a population of 453.78K (15.07%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Arkansas, with a population of 213.58K (7.09%). The smallest racial group in Arkansas was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 14.53K (0.48%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Arkansas, with a population of 2.06M (68.52%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Arkansas, with a population of 449.88K (14.94%). The Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the third largest ethnic group in Arkansas, with a population of 147.16K (4.89%). The smallest ethnic group in Arkansas was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 253 (0.01%).

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

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

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

Arkansas Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Arkansas Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Arkansas Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Arkansas Population of Racial Groups 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
Arkansas Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of State Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 2063550 68.52
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 449884 14.94
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 147157 4.89
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 128058 4.25
Hispanic - Two or More Races 66418 2.21
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 51210 1.70
Hispanic - White Alone 50962 1.69
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 20549 0.68
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 14280 0.47
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 8047 0.27
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 6628 0.22
Hispanic - Black Alone 3899 0.13
Hispanic - Asian Alone 629 0.02
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 253 0.01