Arkansas Black or African American Alone Population By County in Census 2020
According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, there were 453,783 people in Arkansas who identified their race as Black or African American Alone, which is 15.07% of the total population of Arkansas. Pulaski County had the highest number of people who identify as Black or African American Alone (143,548), followed by Jefferson County (37,835), and Crittenden County (25,905). On the other hand, the three counties with the least number of people who identify as Black or African American Alone were: Searcy County (5), Newton County (7), and Montgomery County (18).
In terms of the percentage of each county's total population, Phillips County had the highest percentage, with 62.43% of its population identifying their race as Black or African American Alone, followed by Jefferson County (56.25%), and St. Francis County (54.40%).
You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States by state. You can also see similar information for other racial groups as well as the different ethnicities in Arkansas.
Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's population that identify as Black or African American Alone. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.
County | Black Alone Population | % of County Population |
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Arkansas County | 4156 | 24.24 |
Ashley County | 4669 | 24.49 |
Baxter County | 90 | 0.22 |
Benton County | 4732 | 1.66 |
Boone County | 108 | 0.29 |
Bradley County | 2937 | 27.85 |
Calhoun County | 913 | 19.27 |
Carroll County | 95 | 0.34 |
Chicot County | 5417 | 53.07 |
Clark County | 5127 | 23.91 |
Clay County | 42 | 0.29 |
Cleburne County | 69 | 0.28 |
Cleveland County | 686 | 9.09 |
Columbia County | 7866 | 34.50 |
Conway County | 2209 | 10.66 |
Craighead County | 18473 | 16.61 |
Crawford County | 897 | 1.49 |
Crittenden County | 25905 | 53.79 |
Cross County | 3658 | 21.73 |
Dallas County | 2592 | 39.99 |
Desha County | 5398 | 47.37 |
Drew County | 4846 | 27.93 |
Faulkner County | 14384 | 11.65 |
Franklin County | 79 | 0.46 |
Fulton County | 27 | 0.22 |
Garland County | 8128 | 8.11 |
Grant County | 458 | 2.55 |
Greene County | 933 | 2.04 |
Hempstead County | 5683 | 28.32 |
Hot Spring County | 3472 | 10.51 |
Howard County | 2642 | 20.67 |
Independence County | 849 | 2.24 |
Izard County | 256 | 1.89 |
Jackson County | 2786 | 16.63 |
Jefferson County | 37835 | 56.25 |
Johnson County | 482 | 1.87 |
Lafayette County | 2057 | 32.61 |
Lawrence County | 143 | 0.88 |
Lee County | 4663 | 54.22 |
Lincoln County | 3652 | 28.22 |
Little River County | 2178 | 18.11 |
Logan County | 232 | 1.10 |
Lonoke County | 4386 | 5.93 |
Madison County | 41 | 0.25 |
Marion County | 20 | 0.12 |
Miller County | 10988 | 25.79 |
Mississippi County | 14323 | 35.21 |
Monroe County | 2760 | 40.59 |
Montgomery County | 18 | 0.21 |
Nevada County | 2444 | 29.41 |
Newton County | 7 | 0.10 |
Ouachita County | 8899 | 39.29 |
Perry County | 107 | 1.07 |
Phillips County | 10343 | 62.43 |
Pike County | 241 | 2.37 |
Poinsett County | 1783 | 7.76 |
Polk County | 43 | 0.22 |
Pope County | 2100 | 3.31 |
Prairie County | 925 | 11.17 |
Pulaski County | 143548 | 35.97 |
Randolph County | 140 | 0.75 |
St. Francis County | 12561 | 54.40 |
Saline County | 10414 | 8.44 |
Scott County | 35 | 0.36 |
Searcy County | 5 | 0.06 |
Sebastian County | 8061 | 6.31 |
Sevier County | 578 | 3.65 |
Sharp County | 118 | 0.68 |
Stone County | 21 | 0.17 |
Union County | 12729 | 32.59 |
Van Buren County | 77 | 0.49 |
Washington County | 8652 | 3.52 |
White County | 3728 | 4.85 |
Woodruff County | 1613 | 25.73 |
Yell County | 251 | 1.24 |