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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 8,267 population of Prairie County, Arkansas comprised of 135 people who identified as Hispanic (1.63%), and 8,132 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.37%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Prairie County, Arkansas with a population of 7,130 (86.25%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 977 (11.82%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 110 (1.33%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Prairie County, Arkansas in 2016, with a population of 7,016 (84.87%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 973 (11.77%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 114 (1.38%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Prairie County, AR in 2016

Total Population:8,267

Non Hispanic (98.37%)

Hispanic (1.63%)

Race in Prairie County, AR in 2016

Total Population:8,267

White Alone (86.25%)

Black or African American Alone (11.82%)

Two or more races (1.33%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.35%)

Asian Alone (0.18%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.07%)

Ethnicity in Prairie County, AR in 2016

Total Population:8,267

Non-Hispanic White Alone (84.87%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (11.77%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.38%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.21%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.42%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.35%)

Population By Race in Prairie , AR in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	7,130	86.25%
Black or African American Alone	977	11.82%
Two Or More Races	110	1.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	29	0.35%
Asian Alone	15	0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	6	0.07%

Population By Ethnicity in Prairie , AR in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	7,016	84.87%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	973	11.77%
White Alone - Hispanic	114	1.38%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	100	1.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	29	0.35%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	14	0.17%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	10	0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	6	0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	4	0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	1	0.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	0	0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	0	0%