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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 24,082 population of Poinsett County, Arkansas comprised of 714 people who identified as Hispanic (2.97%), and 23,368 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.04%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Poinsett County, Arkansas with a population of 21,514 (89.34%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,982 (8.23%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 424 (1.76%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Poinsett County, Arkansas in 2017, with a population of 20,900 (86.79%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,933 (8.03%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 614 (2.55%).

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

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Population By Race in Poinsett , AR in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,982 8.23%
White Alone 21,514 89.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 88 0.37%
Asian Alone 66 0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 8 0.03%
Two Or More Races 424 1.76%
Population By Ethnicity in Poinsett , AR in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 49 0.2%
White Alone - Hispanic 614 2.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 13 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 4 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 29 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,933 8.03%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 20,900 86.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 75 0.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 62 0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 395 1.64%