Arkansas Black or African American Alone Population By County in Census 2020

Updated on February 11, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, there were 453,783 people in Arkansas who identified their race as Black or African American Alone, which is 15.07% of the total population of Arkansas. Pulaski County had the highest number of people who identify as Black or African American Alone (143,548), followed by Jefferson County (37,835), and Crittenden County (25,905). On the other hand, the three counties with the least number of people who identify as Black or African American Alone were: Searcy County (5), Newton County (7), and Montgomery County (18).

In terms of the percentage of each county's total population, Phillips County had the highest percentage, with 62.43% of its population identifying their race as Black or African American Alone, followed by Jefferson County (56.25%), and St. Francis County (54.40%).

You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States by state. You can also see similar information for other racial groups as well as the different ethnicities in Arkansas.

Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's population that identify as Black or African American Alone. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

Arkansas Black or African American Alone Population By County in Census 2020
Arkansas Black or African American Alone Population By County in Census 2020
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County Black Alone Population % of County Population
Arkansas County 4156 24.24
Ashley County 4669 24.49
Baxter County 90 0.22
Benton County 4732 1.66
Boone County 108 0.29
Bradley County 2937 27.85
Calhoun County 913 19.27
Carroll County 95 0.34
Chicot County 5417 53.07
Clark County 5127 23.91
Clay County 42 0.29
Cleburne County 69 0.28
Cleveland County 686 9.09
Columbia County 7866 34.50
Conway County 2209 10.66
Craighead County 18473 16.61
Crawford County 897 1.49
Crittenden County 25905 53.79
Cross County 3658 21.73
Dallas County 2592 39.99
Desha County 5398 47.37
Drew County 4846 27.93
Faulkner County 14384 11.65
Franklin County 79 0.46
Fulton County 27 0.22
Garland County 8128 8.11
Grant County 458 2.55
Greene County 933 2.04
Hempstead County 5683 28.32
Hot Spring County 3472 10.51
Howard County 2642 20.67
Independence County 849 2.24
Izard County 256 1.89
Jackson County 2786 16.63
Jefferson County 37835 56.25
Johnson County 482 1.87
Lafayette County 2057 32.61
Lawrence County 143 0.88
Lee County 4663 54.22
Lincoln County 3652 28.22
Little River County 2178 18.11
Logan County 232 1.10
Lonoke County 4386 5.93
Madison County 41 0.25
Marion County 20 0.12
Miller County 10988 25.79
Mississippi County 14323 35.21
Monroe County 2760 40.59
Montgomery County 18 0.21
Nevada County 2444 29.41
Newton County 7 0.10
Ouachita County 8899 39.29
Perry County 107 1.07
Phillips County 10343 62.43
Pike County 241 2.37
Poinsett County 1783 7.76
Polk County 43 0.22
Pope County 2100 3.31
Prairie County 925 11.17
Pulaski County 143548 35.97
Randolph County 140 0.75
St. Francis County 12561 54.40
Saline County 10414 8.44
Scott County 35 0.36
Searcy County 5 0.06
Sebastian County 8061 6.31
Sevier County 578 3.65
Sharp County 118 0.68
Stone County 21 0.17
Union County 12729 32.59
Van Buren County 77 0.49
Washington County 8652 3.52
White County 3728 4.85
Woodruff County 1613 25.73
Yell County 251 1.24