Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2015

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all Arkansas counties, Pulaski County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (143.89K), followed by Jefferson County (40.45K), and Crittenden County (25.77K).

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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Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2015
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Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2015
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Pulaski County 143887
2 Jefferson County 40450
3 Crittenden County 25768
4 Mississippi County 15536
5 Craighead County 15424
6 St. Francis County 14275
7 Faulkner County 13883
8 Union County 13225
9 Phillips County 12229
10 Miller County 11104
11 Ouachita County 9813
12 Columbia County 8715
13 Sebastian County 8563
14 Garland County 8373
15 Saline County 7871
16 Washington County 7728
17 Hempstead County 6739
18 Chicot County 6026
19 Desha County 5762
20 Clark County 5397
21 Ashley County 5303
22 Lee County 5248
23 Drew County 5246
24 Benton County 4695
25 Arkansas County 4458
26 Lonoke County 4341
27 Lincoln County 4219
28 Cross County 3960
29 Hot Spring County 3787
30 White County 3457
31 Dallas County 3134
32 Bradley County 3096
33 Monroe County 3029
34 Jackson County 3004
35 Howard County 2777
36 Nevada County 2671
37 Lafayette County 2565
38 Little River County 2488
39 Conway County 2366
40 Pope County 2081
41 Poinsett County 1926
42 Woodruff County 1793
43 Calhoun County 1108
44 Prairie County 1007
45 Crawford County 953
46 Cleveland County 945
47 Independence County 777
48 Sevier County 754
49 Greene County 577
50 Johnson County 558
51 Grant County 482
52 Yell County 408
53 Pike County 356
54 Logan County 314
55 Izard County 249
56 Carroll County 211
57 Perry County 201
58 Randolph County 180
59 Franklin County 168
60 Lawrence County 158
61 Boone County 143
62 Baxter County 139
62 Sharp County 139
63 Cleburne County 125
64 Polk County 114
65 Clay County 103
66 Van Buren County 85
67 Madison County 81
68 Marion County 74
69 Scott County 73
70 Fulton County 68
71 Montgomery County 63
72 Stone County 42
73 Searcy County 33
74 Newton County 27