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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 394,322 population of Pulaski County, Arkansas comprised of 23,765 people who identified as Hispanic (6.03%), and 370,557 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.97%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pulaski County, Arkansas with a population of 229,323 (58.16%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 145,477 (36.89%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 9,095 (2.31%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pulaski County, Arkansas in 2016, with a population of 208,427 (52.86%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 144,179 (36.56%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 20,896 (5.3%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Pulaski County, AR in 2016

Total Population:394,322

Non Hispanic (93.97%)

Hispanic (6.03%)

Race in Pulaski County, AR in 2016

Total Population:394,322

White Alone (58.16%)

Black or African American Alone (36.89%)

Asian Alone (2.31%)

Two or more races (2.13%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.46%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.06%)

Ethnicity in Pulaski County, AR in 2016

Total Population:394,322

Non-Hispanic White Alone (52.86%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (36.56%)

Hispanic White Alone (5.3%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.28%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.94%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.06%)

Population By Race in Pulaski , AR in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	229,323	58.16%
Black or African American Alone	145,477	36.89%
Asian Alone	9,095	2.31%
Two Or More Races	8,385	2.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,802	0.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	240	0.06%

Population By Ethnicity in Pulaski , AR in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	208,427	52.86%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	144,179	36.56%
White Alone - Hispanic	20,896	5.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	8,984	2.28%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	7,646	1.94%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	1,298	0.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,235	0.31%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	739	0.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	567	0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	154	0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	111	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	86	0.02%