Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Arkansas counties, Pulaski County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (144.18K), followed by Jefferson County (39.77K), and Crittenden County (26.08K).
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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2016
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pulaski County | 144179 |
| 2 | Jefferson County | 39771 |
| 3 | Crittenden County | 26080 |
| 4 | Craighead County | 15826 |
| 5 | Mississippi County | 15191 |
| 6 | Faulkner County | 14077 |
| 7 | St. Francis County | 13842 |
| 8 | Union County | 13037 |
| 9 | Phillips County | 11788 |
| 10 | Miller County | 10986 |
| 11 | Ouachita County | 9540 |
| 12 | Columbia County | 8501 |
| 13 | Garland County | 8350 |
| 14 | Saline County | 8251 |
| 15 | Sebastian County | 8216 |
| 16 | Washington County | 7500 |
| 17 | Hempstead County | 6635 |
| 18 | Chicot County | 5905 |
| 19 | Desha County | 5509 |
| 20 | Clark County | 5402 |
| 21 | Drew County | 5171 |
| 22 | Ashley County | 5124 |
| 23 | Lee County | 5064 |
| 24 | Benton County | 4432 |
| 25 | Arkansas County | 4411 |
| 26 | Lonoke County | 4334 |
| 27 | Lincoln County | 4178 |
| 28 | Cross County | 3923 |
| 29 | Hot Spring County | 3722 |
| 30 | White County | 3404 |
| 31 | Dallas County | 3101 |
| 32 | Bradley County | 3026 |
| 33 | Jackson County | 3016 |
| 34 | Monroe County | 2901 |
| 35 | Howard County | 2699 |
| 36 | Nevada County | 2584 |
| 37 | Lafayette County | 2540 |
| 38 | Little River County | 2437 |
| 39 | Conway County | 2373 |
| 40 | Pope County | 2041 |
| 41 | Poinsett County | 1910 |
| 42 | Woodruff County | 1741 |
| 43 | Calhoun County | 1103 |
| 44 | Prairie County | 973 |
| 45 | Cleveland County | 935 |
| 46 | Crawford County | 871 |
| 47 | Independence County | 777 |
| 48 | Sevier County | 674 |
| 49 | Greene County | 655 |
| 50 | Grant County | 464 |
| 51 | Johnson County | 414 |
| 52 | Pike County | 353 |
| 53 | Yell County | 324 |
| 54 | Logan County | 313 |
| 55 | Izard County | 264 |
| 56 | Perry County | 185 |
| 57 | Lawrence County | 174 |
| 58 | Randolph County | 171 |
| 59 | Carroll County | 143 |
| 60 | Franklin County | 142 |
| 61 | Sharp County | 129 |
| 62 | Boone County | 119 |
| 63 | Baxter County | 116 |
| 64 | Clay County | 102 |
| 65 | Cleburne County | 96 |
| 66 | Polk County | 87 |
| 67 | Van Buren County | 80 |
| 68 | Marion County | 73 |
| 69 | Fulton County | 66 |
| 70 | Scott County | 62 |
| 71 | Madison County | 59 |
| 72 | Stone County | 39 |
| 73 | Montgomery County | 34 |
| 74 | Newton County | 29 |
| 75 | Searcy County | 25 |