Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Arkansas counties, Pulaski County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (145.48K), followed by Jefferson County (40.02K), and Crittenden County (26.25K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Arkansas counties.
You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2016
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pulaski County | 145477 |
| 2 | Jefferson County | 40024 |
| 3 | Crittenden County | 26246 |
| 4 | Craighead County | 16040 |
| 5 | Mississippi County | 15303 |
| 6 | Faulkner County | 14268 |
| 7 | St. Francis County | 14001 |
| 8 | Union County | 13133 |
| 9 | Phillips County | 11893 |
| 10 | Miller County | 11160 |
| 11 | Ouachita County | 9612 |
| 12 | Columbia County | 8637 |
| 13 | Sebastian County | 8618 |
| 14 | Garland County | 8520 |
| 15 | Saline County | 8434 |
| 16 | Washington County | 8108 |
| 17 | Hempstead County | 6739 |
| 18 | Chicot County | 6000 |
| 19 | Desha County | 5641 |
| 20 | Clark County | 5482 |
| 21 | Drew County | 5195 |
| 22 | Ashley County | 5193 |
| 23 | Lee County | 5092 |
| 24 | Benton County | 4993 |
| 25 | Arkansas County | 4483 |
| 26 | Lonoke County | 4409 |
| 27 | Lincoln County | 4203 |
| 28 | Cross County | 3949 |
| 29 | Hot Spring County | 3773 |
| 30 | White County | 3508 |
| 31 | Dallas County | 3110 |
| 32 | Bradley County | 3067 |
| 33 | Jackson County | 3049 |
| 34 | Monroe County | 2929 |
| 35 | Howard County | 2760 |
| 36 | Nevada County | 2603 |
| 37 | Lafayette County | 2563 |
| 38 | Little River County | 2465 |
| 39 | Conway County | 2404 |
| 40 | Pope County | 2166 |
| 41 | Poinsett County | 1954 |
| 42 | Woodruff County | 1761 |
| 43 | Calhoun County | 1112 |
| 44 | Crawford County | 1000 |
| 45 | Prairie County | 977 |
| 46 | Cleveland County | 946 |
| 47 | Independence County | 823 |
| 48 | Sevier County | 743 |
| 49 | Greene County | 677 |
| 50 | Johnson County | 569 |
| 51 | Grant County | 485 |
| 52 | Yell County | 411 |
| 53 | Pike County | 372 |
| 54 | Logan County | 338 |
| 55 | Izard County | 264 |
| 56 | Carroll County | 216 |
| 57 | Perry County | 186 |
| 58 | Lawrence County | 178 |
| 59 | Randolph County | 176 |
| 60 | Franklin County | 155 |
| 61 | Boone County | 139 |
| 62 | Sharp County | 138 |
| 63 | Baxter County | 133 |
| 64 | Cleburne County | 117 |
| 65 | Polk County | 109 |
| 66 | Clay County | 107 |
| 67 | Madison County | 102 |
| 68 | Van Buren County | 87 |
| 69 | Marion County | 77 |
| 70 | Scott County | 71 |
| 71 | Fulton County | 70 |
| 72 | Montgomery County | 62 |
| 73 | Stone County | 48 |
| 74 | Searcy County | 38 |
| 75 | Newton County | 34 |