Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Arkansas Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 14.24%. Among all Arkansas counties, Montgomery County had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (55.56%), followed by Randolph County (51.72%), and Yell County (39.55%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Arkansas counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Arkansas counties.

You can see similar information for other educational attainments, and for other races and ethnicities.

You can also see similar information for other states and for the United States.

Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Montgomery County
Randolph County
Yell County
Baxter County
Sevier County
Izard County
Marion County
Cleburne County
Johnson County
Calhoun County
Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Items per page:
0 of 0
Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Montgomery County 55.56
2 Randolph County 51.72
3 Yell County 39.55
4 Baxter County 39.29
5 Sevier County 38.33
6 Izard County 38.14
7 Marion County 37.78
8 Cleburne County 33.33
9 Johnson County 32.00
10 Calhoun County 30.68
11 Cross County 27.42
12 Lawrence County 27.34
13 Monroe County 26.61
14 Woodruff County 24.83
15 Crawford County 24.80
16 Chicot County 24.20
17 Lincoln County 24.02
18 Pike County 23.64
19 Franklin County 21.92
20 Desha County 21.60
21 Lafayette County 21.32
22 Independence County 20.93
23 Phillips County 20.88
24 Lee County 20.65
25 Jackson County 20.57
26 Crittenden County 20.50
27 St. Francis County 20.49
28 Arkansas County 19.90
29 Mississippi County 19.59
30 Union County 19.47
31 Poinsett County 19.38
32 Sebastian County 19.10
33 Lonoke County 18.08
34 Drew County 17.78
35 Columbia County 17.31
36 Ouachita County 17.17
37 Ashley County 16.88
38 Hot Spring County 16.75
39 Greene County 16.74
40 Clay County 16.67
41 Nevada County 16.65
42 Miller County 16.30
43 Conway County 15.70
44 Garland County 15.58
45 Bradley County 15.21
46 Howard County 14.96
47 Dallas County 14.65
48 Prairie County 14.33
49 Grant County 13.23
50 White County 13.02
51 Jefferson County 12.58
52 Logan County 12.28
53 Craighead County 11.72
53 Hempstead County 11.72
54 Fulton County 11.11
55 Saline County 10.60
56 Pulaski County 9.86
57 Clark County 9.35
58 Pope County 8.96
59 Cleveland County 8.12
60 Little River County 7.72
61 Washington County 7.59
62 Benton County 6.20
63 Faulkner County 5.87
64 Polk County 5.26
65 Van Buren County 4.62
66 Sharp County 0.94
67 Boone County 0.00
67 Carroll County 0.00
67 Madison County 0.00
67 Newton County 0.00
67 Perry County 0.00
67 Scott County 0.00
67 Searcy County 0.00
67 Stone County 0.00