Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2015

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all Arkansas counties, Pulaski County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (142.61K), followed by Jefferson County (40.21K), and Crittenden County (25.60K).

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 2015
Pulaski
Jefferson
Crittenden
Mississippi
Craighead
St. Francis
Faulkner
Union
Phillips
Miller
Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2015
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Pulaski County 142614
2 Jefferson County 40212
3 Crittenden County 25600
4 Mississippi County 15428
5 Craighead County 15238
6 St. Francis County 14120
7 Faulkner County 13697
8 Union County 13134
9 Phillips County 12122
10 Miller County 10929
11 Ouachita County 9742
12 Columbia County 8578
13 Garland County 8199
14 Sebastian County 8173
15 Saline County 7698
16 Washington County 7145
17 Hempstead County 6636
18 Chicot County 5939
19 Desha County 5643
20 Clark County 5321
21 Ashley County 5239
22 Drew County 5221
22 Lee County 5221
23 Arkansas County 4394
24 Lonoke County 4264
25 Lincoln County 4191
26 Benton County 4173
27 Cross County 3934
28 Hot Spring County 3736
29 White County 3368
30 Dallas County 3124
31 Bradley County 3056
32 Monroe County 3003
33 Jackson County 2970
34 Howard County 2719
35 Nevada County 2654
36 Lafayette County 2541
37 Little River County 2465
38 Conway County 2344
39 Pope County 1974
40 Poinsett County 1886
41 Woodruff County 1778
42 Calhoun County 1102
43 Prairie County 1003
44 Cleveland County 935
45 Crawford County 847
46 Independence County 733
47 Sevier County 685
48 Greene County 559
49 Grant County 464
50 Johnson County 409
51 Pike County 341
52 Yell County 337
53 Logan County 288
54 Izard County 249
55 Perry County 201
56 Randolph County 175
57 Franklin County 154
57 Lawrence County 154
58 Carroll County 141
59 Sharp County 130
60 Baxter County 124
61 Boone County 122
62 Cleburne County 109
63 Clay County 98
64 Polk County 91
65 Van Buren County 80
66 Marion County 70
67 Fulton County 65
68 Scott County 64
69 Madison County 47
70 Stone County 40
71 Montgomery County 34
72 Newton County 23
73 Searcy County 19