Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Arkansas counties, Pulaski County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (146.71K), followed by Jefferson County (39.52K), and Crittenden County (26.24K).
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 2017
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pulaski County | 146705 |
| 2 | Jefferson County | 39518 |
| 3 | Crittenden County | 26236 |
| 4 | Craighead County | 16639 |
| 5 | Mississippi County | 15184 |
| 6 | Faulkner County | 14935 |
| 7 | St. Francis County | 13769 |
| 8 | Union County | 12995 |
| 9 | Phillips County | 11654 |
| 10 | Miller County | 11223 |
| 11 | Ouachita County | 9562 |
| 12 | Saline County | 9166 |
| 13 | Sebastian County | 8857 |
| 14 | Garland County | 8594 |
| 15 | Columbia County | 8522 |
| 16 | Washington County | 8450 |
| 17 | Hempstead County | 6662 |
| 18 | Chicot County | 5802 |
| 19 | Desha County | 5575 |
| 20 | Clark County | 5436 |
| 21 | Benton County | 5360 |
| 22 | Drew County | 5150 |
| 23 | Ashley County | 5072 |
| 24 | Lee County | 4971 |
| 25 | Lonoke County | 4577 |
| 26 | Arkansas County | 4482 |
| 27 | Lincoln County | 4109 |
| 28 | Cross County | 3915 |
| 29 | Hot Spring County | 3791 |
| 30 | White County | 3481 |
| 31 | Dallas County | 3033 |
| 32 | Bradley County | 3009 |
| 33 | Jackson County | 2962 |
| 34 | Monroe County | 2843 |
| 35 | Howard County | 2742 |
| 36 | Nevada County | 2597 |
| 37 | Lafayette County | 2518 |
| 38 | Little River County | 2424 |
| 39 | Conway County | 2371 |
| 40 | Pope County | 2112 |
| 41 | Poinsett County | 1982 |
| 42 | Woodruff County | 1733 |
| 43 | Calhoun County | 1097 |
| 44 | Prairie County | 975 |
| 45 | Crawford County | 967 |
| 46 | Cleveland County | 919 |
| 47 | Independence County | 832 |
| 48 | Sevier County | 734 |
| 49 | Greene County | 703 |
| 50 | Johnson County | 594 |
| 51 | Grant County | 505 |
| 52 | Yell County | 446 |
| 53 | Pike County | 354 |
| 54 | Logan County | 335 |
| 55 | Izard County | 266 |
| 56 | Carroll County | 220 |
| 57 | Perry County | 198 |
| 58 | Lawrence County | 185 |
| 59 | Randolph County | 174 |
| 60 | Franklin County | 162 |
| 61 | Boone County | 158 |
| 61 | Sharp County | 158 |
| 62 | Baxter County | 153 |
| 63 | Polk County | 122 |
| 64 | Madison County | 114 |
| 65 | Cleburne County | 113 |
| 66 | Clay County | 104 |
| 67 | Van Buren County | 100 |
| 68 | Marion County | 82 |
| 69 | Scott County | 76 |
| 70 | Fulton County | 75 |
| 71 | Montgomery County | 67 |
| 72 | Stone County | 56 |
| 73 | Newton County | 41 |
| 74 | Searcy County | 40 |