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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Craighead County, AR in 2015

Total Population:104,509

Non Hispanic (95.16%)

Hispanic (4.84%)

Race in Craighead County, AR in 2015

Total Population:104,509

White Alone (81.68%)

Black or African American Alone (14.76%)

Two or more races (1.68%)

Asian Alone (1.32%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.52%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)

Ethnicity in Craighead County, AR in 2015

Total Population:104,509

Non-Hispanic White Alone (77.4%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (14.58%)

Hispanic White Alone (4.28%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.56%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.28%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.91%)

Population By Race in Craighead , AR in 2015

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	85,359	81.68%
Black or African American Alone	15,424	14.76%
Two Or More Races	1,757	1.68%
Asian Alone	1,376	1.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	538	0.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	55	0.05%

Population By Ethnicity in Craighead , AR in 2015

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	80,887	77.4%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	15,238	14.58%
White Alone - Hispanic	4,472	4.28%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,625	1.56%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	1,336	1.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	328	0.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	210	0.2%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	186	0.18%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	132	0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	40	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	38	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	17	0.02%