Ranking of Arkansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020

Updated on July 6, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Arkansas counties, in April 2020, among all of Arkansas's cities and places (towns and villages) with a population of at least 10K, Pine Bluff city had the highest percentage of its population that identified their race as Black or African American Alone (77.18%), followed by Forrest City city (70.90%), and West Memphis city (65.86%).

The chart and table below shows the ranking of all of Arkansas cities and places with a population of at least 10K, based on the percentage of the population that identified as Black or African American Alone.

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

Ranking of Arkansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Pop. that were 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 Pop. that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
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Rank City or Place Percent of City Population
1 Pine Bluff city 77.18
2 Forrest City city 70.90
3 West Memphis city 65.86
4 Blytheville city 60.29
5 Camden city 56.18
6 El Dorado city 51.11
7 North Little Rock city 42.78
8 Magnolia city 41.10
9 Little Rock city 40.64
10 Jacksonville city 40.29
11 Marion city 38.37
12 Texarkana city 35.42
13 Arkadelphia city 31.77
14 Malvern city 28.21
15 Sherwood city 25.25
16 Jonesboro city 22.77
17 Conway city 18.41
18 Maumelle city 18.40
19 Hot Springs city 16.54
20 Bryant city 15.55
21 Searcy city 10.73
22 Benton city 9.84
23 Fort Smith city 8.70
24 Fayetteville city 6.48
25 Russellville city 6.28
26 Batesville city 4.41
27 Centerton city 3.54
28 Bentonville city 3.13
29 Paragould city 2.97
30 Cabot city 2.94
31 Van Buren city 2.59
32 Springdale city 2.24
33 Rogers city 1.53
34 Hot Springs Village CDP 1.49
35 Siloam Springs city 1.15
36 Bella Vista city 0.71
37 Harrison city 0.45
38 Mountain Home city 0.38