Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Updated on February 22, 2026.
According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Arkansas counties, in April 2020, Pulaski County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (143.55K), followed by Jefferson County (37.84K), and Crittenden County (25.91K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Arkansas counties based on Black or African American Alone population.
You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings of counties for other racial groups as well as for the different ethnicities in Arkansas.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census.
Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
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| Rank | County | Black Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pulaski County | 143548 |
| 2 | Jefferson County | 37835 |
| 3 | Crittenden County | 25905 |
| 4 | Craighead County | 18473 |
| 5 | Faulkner County | 14384 |
| 6 | Mississippi County | 14323 |
| 7 | Union County | 12729 |
| 8 | St. Francis County | 12561 |
| 9 | Miller County | 10988 |
| 10 | Saline County | 10414 |
| 11 | Phillips County | 10343 |
| 12 | Ouachita County | 8899 |
| 13 | Washington County | 8652 |
| 14 | Garland County | 8128 |
| 15 | Sebastian County | 8061 |
| 16 | Columbia County | 7866 |
| 17 | Hempstead County | 5683 |
| 18 | Chicot County | 5417 |
| 19 | Desha County | 5398 |
| 20 | Clark County | 5127 |
| 21 | Drew County | 4846 |
| 22 | Benton County | 4732 |
| 23 | Ashley County | 4669 |
| 24 | Lee County | 4663 |
| 25 | Lonoke County | 4386 |
| 26 | Arkansas County | 4156 |
| 27 | White County | 3728 |
| 28 | Cross County | 3658 |
| 29 | Lincoln County | 3652 |
| 30 | Hot Spring County | 3472 |
| 31 | Bradley County | 2937 |
| 32 | Jackson County | 2786 |
| 33 | Monroe County | 2760 |
| 34 | Howard County | 2642 |
| 35 | Dallas County | 2592 |
| 36 | Nevada County | 2444 |
| 37 | Conway County | 2209 |
| 38 | Little River County | 2178 |
| 39 | Pope County | 2100 |
| 40 | Lafayette County | 2057 |
| 41 | Poinsett County | 1783 |
| 42 | Woodruff County | 1613 |
| 43 | Greene County | 933 |
| 44 | Prairie County | 925 |
| 45 | Calhoun County | 913 |
| 46 | Crawford County | 897 |
| 47 | Independence County | 849 |
| 48 | Cleveland County | 686 |
| 49 | Sevier County | 578 |
| 50 | Johnson County | 482 |
| 51 | Grant County | 458 |
| 52 | Izard County | 256 |
| 53 | Yell County | 251 |
| 54 | Pike County | 241 |
| 55 | Logan County | 232 |
| 56 | Lawrence County | 143 |
| 57 | Randolph County | 140 |
| 58 | Sharp County | 118 |
| 59 | Boone County | 108 |
| 60 | Perry County | 107 |
| 61 | Carroll County | 95 |
| 62 | Baxter County | 90 |
| 63 | Franklin County | 79 |
| 64 | Van Buren County | 77 |
| 65 | Cleburne County | 69 |
| 66 | Polk County | 43 |
| 67 | Clay County | 42 |
| 68 | Madison County | 41 |
| 69 | Scott County | 35 |
| 70 | Fulton County | 27 |
| 71 | Stone County | 21 |
| 72 | Marion County | 20 |
| 73 | Montgomery County | 18 |
| 74 | Newton County | 7 |
| 75 | Searcy County | 5 |