Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pulaski, AR in 2017

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 393,585 population of Pulaski County, Arkansas comprised of 24,017 people who identified as Hispanic (6.1%), and 369,568 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.9%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pulaski County, Arkansas with a population of 227,160 (57.72%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 146,705 (37.27%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 9,243 (2.35%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pulaski County, Arkansas in 2017, with a population of 206,063 (52.36%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 145,382 (36.94%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 21,097 (5.36%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 146,705 37.27%
White Alone 227,160 57.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,808 0.46%
Asian Alone 9,243 2.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 236 0.06%
Two Or More Races 8,433 2.14%
Population By Ethnicity in Pulaski , AR in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,323 0.34%
White Alone - Hispanic 21,097 5.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 585 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 114 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 157 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 741 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 145,382 36.94%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 206,063 52.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,223 0.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 9,129 2.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 79 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 7,692 1.95%