Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lee County, AR in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 9,121 population of Lee County, Arkansas comprised of 240 people who identified as Hispanic (2.63%), and 8,881 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.37%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, Arkansas with a population of 4,971 (54.5%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,917 (42.95%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 121 (1.33%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, Arkansas in 2017, with a population of 4,944 (54.21%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,724 (40.83%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 193 (2.12%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 4,971 54.5%
White Alone 3,917 42.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 58 0.64%
Asian Alone 52 0.57%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races 121 1.33%
Population By Ethnicity in Lee , AR in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 27 0.3%
White Alone - Hispanic 193 2.12%
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 10 0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 4,944 54.21%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 3,724 40.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 48 0.53%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 52 0.57%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 111 1.22%