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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Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017
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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