Population By Race and Ethnicity in Craighead County, AR in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 106,039 population of Craighead County, Arkansas comprised of 5,182 people who identified as Hispanic (4.89%), and 100,857 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.11%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Craighead County, Arkansas with a population of 86,007 (81.11%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 16,040 (15.13%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,917 (1.81%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Craighead County, Arkansas in 2016, with a population of 81,451 (76.81%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 15,826 (14.93%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,556 (4.3%).

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 2016

Total Population:106,039

Non Hispanic (95.11%)

Hispanic (4.89%)

Race in Craighead County, AR in 2016

Total Population:106,039

White Alone (81.11%)

Black or African American Alone (15.13%)

Two or more races (1.81%)

Asian Alone (1.39%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.52%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)

Ethnicity in Craighead County, AR in 2016

Total Population:106,039

Non-Hispanic White Alone (76.81%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (14.93%)

Hispanic White Alone (4.3%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.68%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.35%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.94%)

Population By Race in Craighead , AR in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	86,007	81.11%
Black or African American Alone	16,040	15.13%
Two Or More Races	1,917	1.81%
Asian Alone	1,472	1.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	547	0.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	56	0.05%

Population By Ethnicity in Craighead , AR in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	81,451	76.81%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	15,826	14.93%
White Alone - Hispanic	4,556	4.3%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,776	1.68%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	1,431	1.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	334	0.32%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	214	0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	213	0.2%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	141	0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	41	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	39	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	17	0.02%