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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Pulaski County, AR in 2017

Total Population:393,585

Non Hispanic (93.9%)

Hispanic (6.1%)

Race in Pulaski County, AR in 2017

Total Population:393,585

White Alone (57.72%)

Black or African American Alone (37.27%)

Asian Alone (2.35%)

Two or more races (2.14%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.46%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.06%)

Ethnicity in Pulaski County, AR in 2017

Total Population:393,585

Non-Hispanic White Alone (52.36%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (36.94%)

Hispanic White Alone (5.36%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.32%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.95%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.07%)

Population By Race in Pulaski , AR in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	227,160	57.72%
Black or African American Alone	146,705	37.27%
Asian Alone	9,243	2.35%
Two Or More Races	8,433	2.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,808	0.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	236	0.06%

Population By Ethnicity in Pulaski , AR in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	206,063	52.36%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	145,382	36.94%
White Alone - Hispanic	21,097	5.36%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	9,129	2.32%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	7,692	1.95%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	1,323	0.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,223	0.31%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	741	0.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	585	0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	157	0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	114	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	79	0.02%