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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Population By Race in Pulaski , AR in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 145,477 36.89%
White Alone 229,323 58.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,802 0.46%
Asian Alone 9,095 2.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 240 0.06%
Two Or More Races 8,385 2.13%
Population By Ethnicity in Pulaski , AR in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,298 0.33%
White Alone - Hispanic 20,896 5.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 567 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 111 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 154 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 739 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 144,179 36.56%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 208,427 52.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,235 0.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 8,984 2.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 86 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 7,646 1.94%