Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Arkansas counties, Pulaski County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (137.44K), followed by Jefferson County (41.37K), and Crittenden County (25.69K).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012
Pulaski
Jefferson
Crittenden
Mississippi
St. Francis
Craighead
Union
Phillips
Faulkner
Miller
Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Pulaski County 137441
2 Jefferson County 41374
3 Crittenden County 25688
4 Mississippi County 15615
5 St. Francis County 14525
6 Craighead County 13633
7 Union County 13367
8 Phillips County 12920
9 Faulkner County 12611
10 Miller County 10535
11 Ouachita County 10116
12 Columbia County 8782
13 Sebastian County 8090
14 Garland County 7856
15 Hempstead County 6570
16 Washington County 6266
17 Chicot County 6257
18 Desha County 6037
19 Saline County 6013
20 Lee County 5636
21 Ashley County 5483
22 Clark County 5407
23 Drew County 5314
24 Arkansas County 4618
25 Lincoln County 4244
26 Lonoke County 4055
27 Cross County 4037
28 Hot Spring County 3688
29 Benton County 3391
30 Dallas County 3328
31 White County 3249
32 Monroe County 3220
33 Bradley County 3078
34 Jackson County 2973
35 Howard County 2827
36 Lafayette County 2775
37 Nevada County 2742
38 Little River County 2565
39 Conway County 2343
40 Woodruff County 1920
41 Poinsett County 1791
42 Pope County 1785
43 Calhoun County 1133
44 Prairie County 1032
45 Cleveland County 1018
46 Crawford County 739
47 Independence County 731
48 Sevier County 718
49 Grant County 411
50 Johnson County 376
51 Pike County 345
52 Yell County 315
53 Greene County 285
53 Logan County 285
54 Perry County 191
55 Izard County 182
56 Randolph County 151
57 Franklin County 143
58 Lawrence County 136
59 Sharp County 107
60 Carroll County 102
61 Boone County 95
62 Cleburne County 90
63 Van Buren County 85
64 Baxter County 78
65 Clay County 77
66 Polk County 67
67 Scott County 64
68 Fulton County 45
69 Marion County 41
70 Madison County 37
71 Montgomery County 28
72 Stone County 26
73 Searcy County 17
74 Newton County 9