Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all Arkansas counties, Pulaski County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (146.21K), followed by Jefferson County (38.76K), and Crittenden County (26.06K).

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 2018
Pulaski
Jefferson
Crittenden
Craighead
Faulkner
Mississippi
St. Francis
Union
Phillips
Miller
Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2018
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Pulaski County 146208
2 Jefferson County 38755
3 Crittenden County 26060
4 Craighead County 17452
5 Faulkner County 15172
6 Mississippi County 14736
7 St. Francis County 13405
8 Union County 12818
9 Phillips County 11173
10 Miller County 10881
11 Saline County 9571
12 Ouachita County 9458
13 Sebastian County 8505
14 Garland County 8496
15 Columbia County 8336
16 Washington County 8106
17 Hempstead County 6488
18 Chicot County 5600
19 Desha County 5392
20 Clark County 5388
21 Drew County 5095
22 Ashley County 4893
23 Benton County 4856
24 Lee County 4852
25 Lonoke County 4573
26 Arkansas County 4373
27 Lincoln County 3942
28 Cross County 3788
29 Hot Spring County 3744
30 White County 3417
31 Bradley County 2966
32 Dallas County 2921
33 Jackson County 2914
34 Howard County 2743
35 Monroe County 2736
36 Nevada County 2542
37 Little River County 2413
38 Lafayette County 2400
39 Conway County 2348
40 Pope County 1997
41 Poinsett County 1919
42 Woodruff County 1697
43 Calhoun County 1098
44 Prairie County 934
45 Cleveland County 914
46 Crawford County 892
47 Independence County 832
48 Greene County 801
49 Sevier County 623
50 Grant County 482
51 Johnson County 457
52 Pike County 343
53 Yell County 342
54 Logan County 303
55 Izard County 291
56 Perry County 208
57 Lawrence County 197
58 Randolph County 181
59 Franklin County 151
60 Baxter County 146
60 Carroll County 146
61 Sharp County 142
62 Boone County 131
63 Clay County 108
64 Van Buren County 100
65 Polk County 99
66 Marion County 90
67 Cleburne County 86
68 Fulton County 78
69 Madison County 69
70 Scott County 66
71 Stone County 48
72 Montgomery County 42
73 Newton County 41
74 Searcy County 31