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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 9,330 population of Lee County, Arkansas comprised of 243 people who identified as Hispanic (2.61%), and 9,087 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.4%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, Arkansas with a population of 5,092 (54.58%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,999 (42.86%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 126 (1.35%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, Arkansas in 2016, with a population of 5,064 (54.28%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,805 (40.78%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 194 (2.08%).

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

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Population By Race in Lee , AR in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 5,092 54.58%
White Alone 3,999 42.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 64 0.69%
Asian Alone 47 0.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races 126 1.35%
Population By Ethnicity in Lee , AR in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 28 0.3%
White Alone - Hispanic 194 2.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 10 0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 11 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 5,064 54.28%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 3,805 40.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 54 0.58%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 47 0.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 115 1.23%