Population By Race and Ethnicity in Van Buren County, AR in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 16,557 population of Van Buren County, Arkansas comprised of 535 people who identified as Hispanic (3.23%), and 16,022 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.77%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Van Buren County, Arkansas with a population of 15,944 (96.3%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 290 (1.75%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 158 (0.95%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Van Buren County, Arkansas in 2017, with a population of 15,473 (93.45%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 471 (2.85%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 267 (1.61%).

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

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Population By Race in Van Buren , AR in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 100 0.6%
White Alone 15,944 96.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 158 0.95%
Asian Alone 61 0.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races 290 1.75%
Population By Ethnicity in Van Buren , AR in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6 0.04%
White Alone - Hispanic 471 2.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 31 0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 23 0.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 94 0.57%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,473 93.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 127 0.77%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 58 0.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 267 1.61%