Arkansas Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2020

Updated on August 2, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, there were 466,611 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in Arkansas and they represented 15.48% of the total population of Arkansas in 2020. Pulaski County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (149,144), followed by Jefferson County (38,363), and Crittenden County (26,309). On the other hand, Searcy County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (36), followed by Newton County (44), and Montgomery County (47).

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 (62.66%), followed by Jefferson County (57.4%), and Crittenden County (54.72%).

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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 2020
Arkansas Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2020
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Arkansas 4286 25.05
Ashley 4550 24
Baxter 195 0.47
Benton 5366 1.87
Boone 170 0.46
Bradley 2930 27.92
Calhoun 1016 21.45
Carroll 169 0.6
Chicot 5446 53.62
Clark 5087 23.79
Clay 120 0.83
Cleburne 113 0.46
Cleveland 860 11.39
Columbia 7996 35.16
Conway 2391 11.53
Craighead 18942 16.97
Crawford 936 1.56
Crittenden 26309 54.72
Cross 3935 23.43
Dallas 2681 41.61
Desha 5406 47.74
Drew 4785 27.64
Faulkner 14888 12.02
Franklin 132 0.77
Fulton 97 0.81
Garland 8525 8.5
Grant 487 2.7
Greene 886 1.93
Hempstead 5934 29.69
Hot Spring 3734 11.29
Howard 2700 21.17
Independence 889 2.34
Izard 320 2.35
Jackson 2911 17.37
Jefferson 38363 57.4
Johnson 451 1.75
Lafayette 2240 35.6
Lawrence 197 1.22
Lee 4588 53.81
Lincoln 3865 29.98
Little River 2347 19.6
Logan 272 1.29
Lonoke 4721 6.38
Madison 89 0.54
Marion 109 0.65
Miller 10840 25.45
Mississippi 14551 35.9
Monroe 2726 40.23
Montgomery 47 0.55
Nevada 2517 30.38
Newton 44 0.61
Ouachita 9050 40.02
Perry 218 2.18
Phillips 10301 62.66
Pike 366 3.6
Poinsett 1844 8.03
Polk 114 0.59
Pope 1980 3.12
Prairie 904 10.96
Pulaski 149144 37.35
Randolph 229 1.23
St. Francis 12468 54.16
Saline 10367 8.37
Scott 77 0.78
Searcy 36 0.46
Sebastian 8634 6.76
Sevier 587 3.72
Sharp 167 0.97
Stone 69 0.56
Union 12772 32.81
Van Buren 111 0.7
Washington 8626 3.5
White 3398 4.42
Woodruff 1607 25.82
Yell 383 1.9