Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2012
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Arkansas counties, Pulaski County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (138.78K), followed by Jefferson County (41.63K), and Crittenden County (25.85K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Arkansas counties.
You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2012
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pulaski County | 138779 |
| 2 | Jefferson County | 41627 |
| 3 | Crittenden County | 25845 |
| 4 | Mississippi County | 15724 |
| 5 | St. Francis County | 14679 |
| 6 | Craighead County | 13793 |
| 7 | Union County | 13449 |
| 8 | Phillips County | 13016 |
| 9 | Faulkner County | 12778 |
| 10 | Miller County | 10694 |
| 11 | Ouachita County | 10174 |
| 12 | Columbia County | 8917 |
| 13 | Sebastian County | 8488 |
| 14 | Garland County | 8038 |
| 15 | Washington County | 6794 |
| 16 | Hempstead County | 6660 |
| 17 | Chicot County | 6343 |
| 18 | Desha County | 6150 |
| 19 | Saline County | 6131 |
| 20 | Lee County | 5663 |
| 21 | Ashley County | 5555 |
| 22 | Clark County | 5491 |
| 23 | Drew County | 5341 |
| 24 | Arkansas County | 4687 |
| 25 | Lincoln County | 4269 |
| 26 | Lonoke County | 4110 |
| 27 | Cross County | 4057 |
| 28 | Benton County | 3890 |
| 29 | Hot Spring County | 3732 |
| 30 | Dallas County | 3340 |
| 31 | White County | 3320 |
| 32 | Monroe County | 3246 |
| 33 | Bradley County | 3110 |
| 34 | Jackson County | 3004 |
| 35 | Howard County | 2886 |
| 36 | Lafayette County | 2798 |
| 37 | Nevada County | 2766 |
| 38 | Little River County | 2590 |
| 39 | Conway County | 2365 |
| 40 | Woodruff County | 1935 |
| 41 | Pope County | 1883 |
| 42 | Poinsett County | 1829 |
| 43 | Calhoun County | 1137 |
| 44 | Prairie County | 1035 |
| 45 | Cleveland County | 1026 |
| 46 | Crawford County | 845 |
| 47 | Sevier County | 777 |
| 48 | Independence County | 767 |
| 49 | Johnson County | 502 |
| 50 | Grant County | 429 |
| 51 | Yell County | 388 |
| 52 | Pike County | 360 |
| 53 | Logan County | 309 |
| 54 | Greene County | 303 |
| 55 | Perry County | 191 |
| 56 | Izard County | 182 |
| 57 | Carroll County | 161 |
| 58 | Randolph County | 156 |
| 59 | Franklin County | 154 |
| 60 | Lawrence County | 140 |
| 61 | Boone County | 112 |
| 61 | Sharp County | 112 |
| 62 | Cleburne County | 104 |
| 63 | Baxter County | 92 |
| 64 | Polk County | 91 |
| 64 | Van Buren County | 91 |
| 65 | Clay County | 77 |
| 66 | Scott County | 69 |
| 67 | Montgomery County | 57 |
| 68 | Madison County | 50 |
| 69 | Fulton County | 49 |
| 70 | Marion County | 44 |
| 71 | Searcy County | 26 |
| 71 | Stone County | 26 |
| 72 | Newton County | 14 |