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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 66,833 population of Jefferson County, Arkansas comprised of 1,553 people who identified as Hispanic (2.32%), and 65,280 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.68%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Jefferson County, Arkansas with a population of 38,432 (57.51%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 26,484 (39.63%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 885 (1.32%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jefferson County, Arkansas in 2020, with a population of 38,180 (57.13%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 25,389 (37.99%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,095 (1.64%).

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

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Population By Race in Jefferson , AR in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 38,432 57.51%
White Alone 26,484 39.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 312 0.47%
Asian Alone 632 0.95%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 88 0.13%
Two Or More Races 885 1.32%
Population By Ethnicity in Jefferson , AR in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 252 0.38%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,095 1.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 84 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 30 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 12 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 80 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 38,180 57.13%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 25,389 37.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 228 0.34%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 602 0.9%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 76 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 805 1.2%