Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (149.64K), followed by Jefferson County (37.64K), and Crittenden County (26.16K).

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 2021
Pulaski
Jefferson
Crittenden
Craighead
Faulkner
Mississippi
Union
St. Francis
Saline
Miller
Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2021
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Pulaski County 149641
2 Jefferson County 37641
3 Crittenden County 26164
4 Craighead County 19308
5 Faulkner County 15400
6 Mississippi County 14214
7 Union County 12622
8 St. Francis County 12220
9 Saline County 11250
10 Miller County 10827
11 Phillips County 9849
12 Ouachita County 8917
13 Washington County 8870
14 Sebastian County 8617
15 Garland County 8544
16 Columbia County 7909
17 Hempstead County 5770
18 Benton County 5613
19 Chicot County 5368
20 Desha County 5258
21 Clark County 4946
22 Lonoke County 4753
23 Drew County 4732
24 Lee County 4600
25 Ashley County 4444
26 Arkansas County 4191
27 Lincoln County 4037
28 Cross County 3865
29 Hot Spring County 3678
30 White County 3485
31 Jackson County 2958
32 Bradley County 2874
33 Monroe County 2683
34 Howard County 2671
35 Dallas County 2572
36 Nevada County 2427
37 Conway County 2383
38 Little River County 2347
39 Lafayette County 2153
40 Pope County 2014
41 Poinsett County 1855
42 Woodruff County 1552
43 Calhoun County 1012
44 Greene County 1006
45 Crawford County 975
46 Independence County 940
47 Prairie County 866
48 Cleveland County 828
49 Sevier County 581
50 Grant County 518
51 Johnson County 463
52 Yell County 374
53 Izard County 373
54 Pike County 356
55 Logan County 285
56 Randolph County 248
57 Perry County 215
58 Lawrence County 210
59 Sharp County 199
60 Baxter County 198
61 Carroll County 182
62 Boone County 174
63 Cleburne County 128
64 Franklin County 126
65 Clay County 125
65 Van Buren County 125
66 Polk County 120
67 Marion County 118
68 Fulton County 100
68 Madison County 100
69 Scott County 88
70 Stone County 75
71 Montgomery County 53
72 Searcy County 39
73 Newton County 37