Population By Race and Ethnicity in Craighead County, AR in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 104,509 population of Craighead County, Arkansas comprised of 5,057 people who identified as Hispanic (4.84%), and 99,452 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.16%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Craighead County, Arkansas with a population of 85,359 (81.68%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 15,424 (14.76%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,757 (1.68%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Craighead County, Arkansas in 2015, with a population of 80,887 (77.4%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 15,238 (14.58%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,472 (4.28%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Craighead, Arkansas.

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Population By Race in Craighead , AR in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 15,424 14.76%
White Alone 85,359 81.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 538 0.52%
Asian Alone 1,376 1.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 55 0.05%
Two Or More Races 1,757 1.68%
Population By Ethnicity in Craighead , AR in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 186 0.18%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,472 4.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 210 0.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 40 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 17 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 132 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 15,238 14.58%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 80,887 77.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 328 0.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,336 1.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 38 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,625 1.56%