Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Percentage of Population that are Hispanic Black or African American in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Arkansas counties, Desha County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Hispanic Black or African American (0.9%), followed by Chicot County (0.75%), and Columbia County (0.55%).

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 Percentage of Pop. that are Hispanic Black or African American in 2012
Desha
Chicot
Columbia
St. Francis
Johnson
Phillips
Howard
Hempstead
Clark
Arkansas
Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Hispanic Black or African American in 2012
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Desha County 0.9
2 Chicot County 0.75
3 Columbia County 0.55
3 St. Francis County 0.55
4 Johnson County 0.49
5 Phillips County 0.46
6 Howard County 0.43
7 Hempstead County 0.4
8 Clark County 0.37
9 Arkansas County 0.36
9 Miller County 0.36
10 Ashley County 0.34
10 Jefferson County 0.34
10 Pulaski County 0.34
10 Sevier County 0.34
11 Monroe County 0.33
11 Yell County 0.33
12 Crittenden County 0.31
12 Lafayette County 0.31
12 Montgomery County 0.31
12 Sebastian County 0.31
13 Bradley County 0.28
14 Lee County 0.27
14 Nevada County 0.27
15 Washington County 0.25
16 Mississippi County 0.24
17 Ouachita County 0.23
18 Benton County 0.21
18 Carroll County 0.21
18 Woodruff County 0.21
19 Union County 0.2
20 Garland County 0.19
20 Little River County 0.19
21 Jackson County 0.18
21 Lincoln County 0.18
22 Crawford County 0.17
23 Craighead County 0.16
23 Poinsett County 0.16
23 Pope County 0.16
24 Dallas County 0.15
25 Drew County 0.14
25 Faulkner County 0.14
26 Hot Spring County 0.13
26 Pike County 0.13
27 Polk County 0.12
28 Cross County 0.11
28 Logan County 0.11
28 Saline County 0.11
28 Searcy County 0.11
29 Conway County 0.1
29 Grant County 0.1
29 Independence County 0.1
30 Cleveland County 0.09
30 White County 0.09
31 Calhoun County 0.08
31 Lonoke County 0.08
31 Madison County 0.08
32 Franklin County 0.06
32 Newton County 0.06
33 Boone County 0.05
33 Cleburne County 0.05
33 Scott County 0.05
34 Greene County 0.04
34 Prairie County 0.04
34 Van Buren County 0.04
35 Baxter County 0.03
35 Fulton County 0.03
35 Randolph County 0.03
35 Sharp County 0.03
36 Lawrence County 0.02
36 Marion County 0.02
37 Clay County 0
37 Izard County 0
37 Perry County 0
37 Stone County 0