Arkansas Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2015

Updated on February 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, there were 460,316 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in Arkansas and they represented 15.45% of the total population of Arkansas in 2015. Pulaski County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (142,614), followed by Jefferson County (40,212), and Crittenden County (25,600). On the other hand, Searcy County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (19), followed by Newton County (23), and Montgomery County (34).

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 (62.01%), followed by Jefferson County (55.91%), and Chicot County (54.06%).

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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 2015
Arkansas Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2015
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Arkansas 4394 23.91
Ashley 5239 25.12
Baxter 124 0.3
Benton 4173 1.66
Boone 122 0.33
Bradley 3056 27.78
Calhoun 1102 21.21
Carroll 141 0.51
Chicot 5939 54.06
Clark 5321 23.61
Clay 98 0.64
Cleburne 109 0.43
Cleveland 935 11.28
Columbia 8578 35.57
Conway 2344 11.19
Craighead 15238 14.58
Crawford 847 1.37
Crittenden 25600 52.28
Cross 3934 22.8
Dallas 3124 41.44
Desha 5643 46.93
Drew 5221 28.05
Faulkner 13697 11.29
Franklin 154 0.87
Fulton 65 0.54
Garland 8199 8.37
Grant 464 2.57
Greene 559 1.26
Hempstead 6636 30.03
Hot Spring 3736 11.15
Howard 2719 20.4
Independence 733 1.98
Izard 249 1.85
Jackson 2970 17.08
Jefferson 40212 55.91
Johnson 409 1.57
Lafayette 2541 36.25
Lawrence 154 0.92
Lee 5221 54.05
Lincoln 4191 30.21
Little River 2465 19.85
Logan 288 1.33
Lonoke 4264 5.97
Madison 47 0.3
Marion 70 0.43
Miller 10929 24.92
Mississippi 15428 35.31
Monroe 3003 40.29
Montgomery 34 0.38
Nevada 2654 31.2
Newton 23 0.29
Ouachita 9742 40.05
Perry 201 1.95
Phillips 12122 62.01
Pike 341 3.15
Poinsett 1886 7.86
Polk 91 0.45
Pope 1974 3.1
Prairie 1003 12.07
Pulaski 142614 36.21
Randolph 175 1
St. Francis 14120 53.08
Saline 7698 6.61
Scott 64 0.61
Searcy 19 0.24
Sebastian 8173 6.41
Sevier 685 3.97
Sharp 130 0.77
Stone 40 0.32
Union 13134 32.74
Van Buren 80 0.48
Washington 7145 3.18
White 3368 4.27
Woodruff 1778 26.48
Yell 337 1.57