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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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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 |