Arkansas Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2012

Updated on February 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, there were 453,324 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in Arkansas and they represented 15.35% of the total population of Arkansas in 2012. Pulaski County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (137,441), followed by Jefferson County (41,374), and Crittenden County (25,688). On the other hand, Newton County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (9), followed by Searcy County (17), and Stone County (26).

When it comes to the percentage of each county's population that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone, Phillips County had the highest percentage (62.31%), followed by Jefferson County (55.42%), and Lee County (55.4%).

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Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

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Arkansas Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2012
Arkansas Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2012
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Arkansas 4618 24.3
Ashley 5483 25.48
Baxter 78 0.19
Benton 3391 1.44
Boone 95 0.25
Bradley 3078 27.33
Calhoun 1133 21.48
Carroll 102 0.37
Chicot 6257 54.4
Clark 5407 23.75
Clay 77 0.49
Cleburne 90 0.35
Cleveland 1018 11.82
Columbia 8782 35.98
Conway 2343 11.08
Craighead 13633 13.63
Crawford 739 1.19
Crittenden 25688 51.34
Cross 4037 22.8
Dallas 3328 41.84
Desha 6037 47.97
Drew 5314 28.28
Faulkner 12611 10.64
Franklin 143 0.8
Fulton 45 0.37
Garland 7856 8.1
Grant 411 2.28
Greene 285 0.66
Hempstead 6570 29.39
Hot Spring 3688 11.01
Howard 2827 20.67
Independence 731 1.98
Izard 182 1.34
Jackson 2973 16.81
Jefferson 41374 55.42
Johnson 376 1.45
Lafayette 2775 37.28
Lawrence 136 0.8
Lee 5636 55.4
Lincoln 4244 29.92
Little River 2565 19.84
Logan 285 1.3
Lonoke 4055 5.78
Madison 37 0.24
Marion 41 0.25
Miller 10535 24.12
Mississippi 15615 34.32
Monroe 3220 40.99
Montgomery 28 0.3
Nevada 2742 30.78
Newton 9 0.11
Ouachita 10116 39.82
Perry 191 1.85
Phillips 12920 62.31
Pike 345 3.07
Poinsett 1791 7.37
Polk 67 0.33
Pope 1785 2.85
Prairie 1032 12.16
Pulaski 137441 35.3
Randolph 151 0.85
St. Francis 14525 52.01
Saline 6013 5.4
Scott 64 0.58
Searcy 17 0.21
Sebastian 8090 6.34
Sevier 718 4.18
Sharp 107 0.63
Stone 26 0.21
Union 13367 32.71
Van Buren 85 0.5
Washington 6266 2.96
White 3249 4.13
Woodruff 1920 27.18
Yell 315 1.44