Arkansas Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on August 20, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Arkansas population aged 25 years and above was 2,021,290.

Race: The White Alone racial group had the highest population aged 25 years and above (1.57M) and constituted 77.43% of the Arkansas population aged 25yrs+. The Black or African American Alone racial group had the second highest population (282.61K) and constituted 13.98% of the population. The third highest racial group was Two Or More Races (80.58K), constituting 3.99% of the population.

Ethnicity: The population of the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group was 1.51M and constituted 74.89% of the Arkansas population aged 25yrs+. The population of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group was 118.46K and constituted 5.86% of the population.

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentages by race and ethnicity.

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Arkansas Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Race in 2021
White Alone
Black Alone
Two or More Races
Some Other Race Alone
Asian Alone
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone
Arkansas Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Ethnicity in 2021
Non-Hispanic White Alone
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
All Others
Arkansas Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Race in 2021
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Race Population % of Total Pop.
White Alone 1565014 77.43
Black or African American Alone 282609 13.98
Two Or More Races 80582 3.99
Some Other Race Alone 45084 2.23
Asian Alone 30596 1.51
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 11846 0.59
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5559 0.28
Arkansas Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population % of Total Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone 1513794 74.89
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 118464 5.86
All Other Ethnicities 389032 19.25