Forrest City, AR Micro Area Educational Attainment By Race and Ethnicity for Ages 25 years and Above in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on August 30, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Forrest City, AR Micro Area population aged 25 years and above was 16,685. See the following sections for the breakdown of the educational attainment of this important demography by race and ethnicity.

Less high school diploma: there were 2,950 people without a high school diploma (ie. 17.68% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 28.00% White Alone, and 57.15% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 6,559 people with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 39.31% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 50.85% White Alone, and 44.92% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 5,273 people with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 31.60% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 44.89% White Alone, and 49.48% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 1,903 people with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 11.41% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 42.04% White Alone, and 51.87% Black Alone.

The first and second charts below shows the race and ethnicity composition at each educational level. Also see tables below for the population and percentages per race and per ethnicity for each educational level.

You can see similar information for other metro statistical areas (MSAs) and for the United States.

Educational Attainment of Forrest City, AR Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Forrest City, AR Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Forrest City, AR Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 826 28.00
Black Alone 1686 57.15
Asian Alone 0 0.00
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 10 0.34
Some Other Race Alone 91 3.09
Two or More Races 337 11.42
Forrest City, AR Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 826 28.00
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 390 13.22
All Other Ethnicities 1734 58.78
Forrest City, AR Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 3335 50.85
Black Alone 2946 44.92
Asian Alone 11 0.17
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 103 1.57
Some Other Race Alone 105 1.60
Two or More Races 59 0.90
Forrest City, AR Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 3233 49.29
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 227 3.46
All Other Ethnicities 3099 47.25
Forrest City, AR Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 2367 44.89
Black Alone 2609 49.48
Asian Alone 0 0.00
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 28 0.53
Some Other Race Alone 165 3.13
Two or More Races 104 1.97
Forrest City, AR Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 2303 43.68
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 270 5.12
All Other Ethnicities 2700 51.20
Forrest City, AR Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 800 42.04
Black Alone 987 51.87
Asian Alone 15 0.79
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 77 4.05
Two or More Races 24 1.26
Forrest City, AR Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 795 41.78
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 82 4.31
All Other Ethnicities 1026 53.92