Ranking of Arkansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that Identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone from Census 2020

Updated on August 13, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Arkansas counties, in April 2020, among all the cities and places with over 10K population in Arkansas, Pine Bluff city had the highest percentage of its population that identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (76.95%), followed by Forrest City city (70.57%), and West Memphis city (65.61%).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places in Arkansas, and the table below shows the ranking of all Arkansas cities and places with over 10K population, based on the percentage of the population that identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings for other ethnicities as well as for the different racial groups in Arkansas.

Ranking of Arkansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that Identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
Pine Bluff
Forrest City
West Memphis
Blytheville
Camden
El Dorado
North Little Rock
Magnolia
Little Rock
Jacksonville
Ranking of Arkansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that Identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
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Rank City or Place % of Place Population
1 Pine Bluff city 76.95
2 Forrest City city 70.57
3 West Memphis city 65.61
4 Blytheville city 60.00
5 Camden city 56.00
6 El Dorado city 50.85
7 North Little Rock city 42.52
8 Magnolia city 40.92
9 Little Rock city 40.15
10 Jacksonville city 39.89
11 Marion city 38.23
12 Texarkana city 35.21
13 Arkadelphia city 31.36
14 Malvern city 28.07
15 Sherwood city 25.14
16 Jonesboro city 22.60
17 Conway city 18.27
18 Maumelle city 18.25
19 Hot Springs city 16.39
20 Bryant city 15.38
21 Searcy city 10.63
22 Benton city 9.83
23 Fort Smith city 8.53
24 Fayetteville city 6.34
25 Russellville city 6.18
26 Batesville city 4.28
27 Centerton city 3.47
28 Bentonville city 3.05
29 Paragould city 2.95
30 Cabot city 2.86
31 Van Buren city 2.46
32 Springdale city 2.06
33 Hot Springs Village CDP 1.47
34 Rogers city 1.45
35 Siloam Springs city 1.06
36 Bella Vista city 0.69
37 Harrison city 0.41
38 Mountain Home city 0.38