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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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Craighead County, AR in 2020
Total Population:111,619
93.99%
Non Hispanic (93.99%)
Hispanic (6.01%)
Race in Craighead County, AR in 2020
Total Population:111,619
78.83%17.25%
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
73.55%16.97%
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%