Ranking of Arkansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 24.33K people in Arkansas with Subsaharan African ancestry (0.81% of Arkansas population). Among all Arkansas cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Jacksonville city had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (5.69%), followed by Hot Springs city (5.14%), and North Little Rock city (3.43%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Arkansas.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Arkansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Jacksonville city
Hot Springs city
North Little Rock city
Magnolia city
Little Rock city
Benton city
Bryant city
Blytheville city
Pine Bluff city
Jonesboro city
Ranking of Arkansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Jacksonville city 5.69
2 Hot Springs city 5.14
3 North Little Rock city 3.43
4 Magnolia city 3.41
5 Little Rock city 3.23
6 Benton city 2.81
7 Bryant city 2.18
8 Blytheville city 2.07
9 Pine Bluff city 1.37
10 Jonesboro city 1.23
11 Maumelle city 1.09
12 Fayetteville city 1.03
13 Bentonville city 0.91
14 Forrest City city 0.79
15 West Memphis city 0.76
16 Van Buren city 0.68
17 Conway city 0.60
18 Sherwood city 0.58
19 Camden city 0.54
20 Searcy city 0.42
21 Cabot city 0.37
22 Arkadelphia city 0.34
23 Texarkana city 0.33
24 Fort Smith city 0.32
25 Rogers city 0.25
26 Centerton city 0.24
26 El Dorado city 0.24
27 Marion city 0.23
28 Siloam Springs city 0.18
29 Bella Vista city 0.15
30 Hot Springs Village CDP 0.14
31 Russellville city 0.12
31 Springdale city 0.12
32 Paragould city 0.07