Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2021

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all Arkansas counties, Pulaski County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (151.44K), followed by Jefferson County (37.90K), and Crittenden County (26.35K).

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 2021
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Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2021
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Pulaski County 151441
2 Jefferson County 37896
3 Crittenden County 26349
4 Craighead County 19632
5 Faulkner County 15677
6 Mississippi County 14352
7 Union County 12739
8 St. Francis County 12305
9 Saline County 11606
10 Miller County 10992
11 Phillips County 9938
12 Washington County 9774
13 Sebastian County 9059
14 Ouachita County 9003
15 Garland County 8811
16 Columbia County 8048
17 Benton County 6465
18 Hempstead County 5907
19 Chicot County 5477
20 Desha County 5390
21 Clark County 5035
22 Lonoke County 4882
23 Drew County 4776
24 Lee County 4631
25 Ashley County 4535
26 Arkansas County 4262
27 Lincoln County 4073
28 Cross County 3899
29 Hot Spring County 3736
30 White County 3609
31 Jackson County 3001
32 Bradley County 2916
33 Howard County 2745
34 Monroe County 2710
35 Dallas County 2583
36 Nevada County 2451
37 Conway County 2413
38 Little River County 2381
39 Lafayette County 2176
40 Pope County 2175
41 Poinsett County 1927
42 Woodruff County 1575
43 Crawford County 1110
44 Greene County 1055
45 Independence County 1019
46 Calhoun County 1016
47 Prairie County 869
48 Cleveland County 840
49 Sevier County 666
50 Johnson County 621
51 Grant County 549
52 Yell County 491
53 Izard County 375
54 Pike County 371
55 Logan County 311
56 Randolph County 263
57 Carroll County 260
58 Baxter County 226
59 Lawrence County 218
60 Perry County 216
60 Sharp County 216
61 Boone County 202
62 Cleburne County 150
63 Madison County 149
64 Franklin County 142
64 Polk County 142
65 Van Buren County 135
66 Clay County 131
67 Marion County 121
68 Fulton County 106
69 Scott County 97
70 Montgomery County 81
71 Stone County 77
72 Searcy County 48
73 Newton County 39