Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Arkansas by County
Population: Black
All Ages, Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Ruralurban
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Black)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | N/A | 14.9 | 452,127 | 13 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 12.4 | 41,070,890 | N/A |
| Arkansas County | Rural | 25.7 | 4,319 | 363 |
| Ashley County | Rural | 24.6 | 4,606 | 391 |
| Baxter County | Rural | 0.4 | 159 | 2,615 |
| Boone County | Rural | 0.3 | 103 | 2,715 |
| Bradley County | Rural | 26.4 | 2,735 | 356 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 12.3 | 581 | 677 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 0.2 | 54 | 2,819 |
| Chicot County | Rural | 53.4 | 5,338 | 73 |
| Clark County | Rural | 23.7 | 5,076 | 408 |
| Clay County | Rural | 0.1 | 13 | 2,928 |
| Cleburne County | Rural | 0.4 | 90 | 2,615 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 13.1 | 984 | 649 |
| Columbia County | Rural | 34.9 | 7,873 | 229 |
| Conway County | Rural | 11.1 | 2,307 | 720 |
| Cross County | Rural | 18.4 | 3,071 | 520 |
| Dallas County | Rural | 43.8 | 2,779 | 138 |
| Desha County | Rural | 48.6 | 5,371 | 106 |
| Drew County | Rural | 26.7 | 4,580 | 352 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 0.2 | 43 | 2,819 |
| Fulton County | Rural | 0.2 | 27 | 2,819 |
| Greene County | Rural | 2.2 | 1,026 | 1,558 |
| Hempstead County | Rural | 29.7 | 5,878 | 303 |
| Hot Spring County | Rural | 11.5 | 3,823 | 706 |
| Howard County | Rural | 20.8 | 2,642 | 461 |
| Independence County | Rural | 1.6 | 612 | 1,758 |
| Izard County | Rural | 1.6 | 228 | 1,758 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 14.7 | 2,468 | 599 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 56.3 | 37,023 | 56 |
| Johnson County | Rural | 1.7 | 450 | 1,711 |
| Lafayette County | Rural | 35.8 | 2,226 | 220 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 1.0 | 160 | 2,055 |
| Lee County | Rural | 54.7 | 4,658 | 70 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 28.6 | 3,703 | 326 |
| Logan County | Rural | 1.7 | 363 | 1,711 |
| Marion County | Rural | 0.2 | 32 | 2,819 |
| Mississippi County | Rural | 34.8 | 13,836 | 230 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 40.2 | 2,687 | 171 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 0.9 | 76 | 2,118 |
| Nevada County | Rural | 31.9 | 2,626 | 268 |
| Newton County | Rural | 0.2 | 11 | 2,819 |
| Ouachita County | Rural | 41.0 | 9,146 | 158 |
| Phillips County | Rural | 61.5 | 9,777 | 38 |
| Pike County | Rural | 3.8 | 392 | 1,262 |
| Polk County | Rural | 0.1 | 18 | 2,928 |
| Pope County | Rural | 2.3 | 1,499 | 1,530 |
| Prairie County | Rural | 10.5 | 857 | 756 |
| Randolph County | Rural | 1.1 | 212 | 1,990 |
| Scott County | Rural | 1.5 | 148 | 1,804 |
| Searcy County | Rural | 0.1 | 6 | 2,928 |
| Sevier County | Rural | 5.0 | 790 | 1,117 |
| Sharp County | Rural | 0.6 | 107 | 2,415 |
| St. Francis County | Rural | 55.0 | 12,504 | 67 |
| Stone County | Rural | 0.1 | 13 | 2,928 |
| Union County | Rural | 32.4 | 12,432 | 258 |
| Van Buren County | Rural | 0.6 | 101 | 2,415 |
| White County | Rural | 4.4 | 3,410 | 1,180 |
| Woodruff County | Rural | 27.1 | 1,671 | 348 |
| Yell County | Rural | 1.7 | 349 | 1,711 |
| Benton County | Urban | 1.8 | 5,357 | 1,676 |
| Craighead County | Urban | 16.8 | 18,803 | 549 |
| Crawford County | Urban | 1.2 | 706 | 1,924 |
| Crittenden County | Urban | 50.4 | 24,013 | 90 |
| Faulkner County | Urban | 11.9 | 14,961 | 690 |
| Garland County | Urban | 7.8 | 7,839 | 888 |
| Grant County | Urban | 2.6 | 469 | 1,463 |
| Little River County | Urban | 19.6 | 2,340 | 487 |
| Lonoke County | Urban | 5.5 | 4,136 | 1,060 |
| Madison County | Urban | 0.2 | 33 | 2,819 |
| Miller County | Urban | 25.7 | 10,934 | 363 |
| Perry County | Urban | 1.8 | 179 | 1,676 |
| Poinsett County | Urban | 5.9 | 1,331 | 1,031 |
| Pulaski County | Urban | 36.8 | 146,981 | 210 |
| Saline County | Urban | 8.4 | 10,593 | 839 |
| Sebastian County | Urban | 5.7 | 7,366 | 1,047 |
| Washington County | Urban | 3.2 | 8,017 | 1,364 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 11/12/2025 1:17 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Black, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 11/12/2025 1:17 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Black, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.