Population By Race and Ethnicity in Union County, AR in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 39,130 population of Union County, Arkansas comprised of 1,592 people who identified as Hispanic (4.07%), and 37,538 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.93%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Union County, Arkansas with a population of 25,023 (63.95%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 12,921 (33.02%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 644 (1.65%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Union County, Arkansas in 2018, with a population of 23,747 (60.69%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 12,818 (32.76%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,276 (3.26%).

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

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Population By Race in Union , AR in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 12,921 33.02%
White Alone 25,023 63.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 209 0.53%
Asian Alone 310 0.79%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 23 0.06%
Two Or More Races 644 1.65%
Population By Ethnicity in Union , AR in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 103 0.26%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,276 3.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 75 0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 36 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 98 0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 12,818 32.76%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 23,747 60.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 134 0.34%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 274 0.7%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 19 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 546 1.4%