Population By Race and Ethnicity in Craighead County, AR in 2020

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 111,619 population of Craighead County, Arkansas comprised of 6,709 people who identified as Hispanic (6.01%), and 104,910 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.99%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Craighead County, Arkansas with a population of 87,984 (78.83%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 19,251 (17.25%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,178 (1.95%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Craighead County, Arkansas in 2020, with a population of 82,095 (73.55%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 18,942 (16.97%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 5,889 (5.28%).

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 2020

Total Population:111,619

Non Hispanic (93.99%)

Hispanic (6.01%)

Race in Craighead County, AR in 2020

Total Population:111,619

White Alone (78.83%)

Black or African American Alone (17.25%)

Two or more races (1.95%)

Asian Alone (1.35%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.56%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.07%)

Ethnicity in Craighead County, AR in 2020

Total Population:111,619

Non-Hispanic White Alone (73.55%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (16.97%)

Hispanic White Alone (5.28%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.78%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.31%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.11%)

Population By Race in Craighead , AR in 2020

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	87,984	78.83%
Black or African American Alone	19,251	17.25%
Two Or More Races	2,178	1.95%
Asian Alone	1,509	1.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	623	0.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	74	0.07%

Population By Ethnicity in Craighead , AR in 2020

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	82,095	73.55%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	18,942	16.97%
White Alone - Hispanic	5,889	5.28%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,990	1.78%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	1,465	1.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	363	0.33%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	309	0.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	260	0.23%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	188	0.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	55	0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	44	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	19	0.02%