Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Percentage of Population that are Hispanic Black or African American in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Arkansas counties, Desha County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Hispanic Black or African American (1.13%), followed by Chicot County (0.91%), and Johnson County (0.59%).

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 2017
Desha
Chicot
Johnson
Phillips
St. Francis
Columbia
Hempstead
Howard
Yell
Sevier
Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Hispanic Black or African American in 2017
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Desha County 1.13
2 Chicot County 0.91
3 Johnson County 0.59
3 Phillips County 0.59
3 St. Francis County 0.59
4 Columbia County 0.57
5 Hempstead County 0.52
6 Howard County 0.49
7 Yell County 0.46
8 Sevier County 0.45
9 Miller County 0.43
10 Arkansas County 0.41
10 Ashley County 0.41
10 Bradley County 0.41
11 Monroe County 0.37
12 Crittenden County 0.36
12 Jefferson County 0.36
13 Lafayette County 0.35
13 Ouachita County 0.35
14 Pulaski County 0.34
14 Sebastian County 0.34
15 Clark County 0.33
16 Montgomery County 0.32
16 Woodruff County 0.32
17 Mississippi County 0.31
18 Lee County 0.3
19 Nevada County 0.29
20 Washington County 0.28
21 Carroll County 0.27
22 Madison County 0.26
23 Union County 0.25
24 Benton County 0.24
25 Little River County 0.22
26 Crawford County 0.21
27 Craighead County 0.2
27 Garland County 0.2
27 Jackson County 0.2
27 Poinsett County 0.2
27 Pope County 0.2
28 Lincoln County 0.19
29 Searcy County 0.18
30 Calhoun County 0.17
30 Cross County 0.17
31 Dallas County 0.16
31 Faulkner County 0.16
31 Hot Spring County 0.16
31 Saline County 0.16
32 Cleveland County 0.15
32 Conway County 0.15
33 Drew County 0.14
33 Independence County 0.14
34 Grant County 0.13
34 Pike County 0.13
34 White County 0.13
35 Logan County 0.12
35 Lonoke County 0.12
36 Polk County 0.11
37 Scott County 0.09
38 Cleburne County 0.08
38 Franklin County 0.08
39 Boone County 0.07
40 Newton County 0.06
40 Sharp County 0.06
40 Stone County 0.06
41 Greene County 0.05
41 Lawrence County 0.05
42 Baxter County 0.04
42 Fulton County 0.04
42 Prairie County 0.04
42 Van Buren County 0.04
43 Clay County 0.03
43 Marion County 0.03
44 Randolph County 0.02
45 Izard County 0
45 Perry County 0