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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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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 |