# Cities in Arkansas by black or African American population share, 2024

All 39 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `black_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/arkansas-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Pine Bluff, AR | 76.2 |
| 2 | Forrest City, AR | 73.1 |
| 3 | West Memphis, AR | 63.2 |
| 4 | Blytheville, AR | 58.4 |
| 5 | Camden, AR | 55.2 |
| 6 | El Dorado, AR | 48.7 |
| 7 | Jacksonville, AR | 48.4 |
| 8 | North Little Rock, AR | 44 |
| 9 | Magnolia, AR | 42.1 |
| 10 | Little Rock, AR | 39.7 |
| 11 | Marion, AR | 38.7 |
| 12 | Texarkana, AR | 34.9 |
| 13 | Malvern, AR | 30.2 |
| 14 | Sherwood, AR | 29.4 |
| 15 | Jonesboro, AR | 22.7 |
| 16 | Maumelle, AR | 20 |
| 17 | Conway, AR | 17.6 |
| 18 | Hot Springs, AR | 15.6 |
| 19 | Bryant, AR | 14.9 |
| 20 | Searcy, AR | 10.8 |
| 21 | Benton, AR | 9.9 |
| 22 | Fort Smith, AR | 7 |
| 23 | Centerton, AR | 5.7 |
| 24 | Fayetteville, AR | 4.8 |
| 25 | Russellville, AR | 4 |
| 26 | Pea Ridge, AR | 3.8 |
| 27 | Paragould, AR | 3.4 |
| 28 | Farmington, AR | 3.4 |
| 29 | Bentonville, AR | 3.4 |
| 30 | Cabot, AR | 3.1 |
| 31 | Batesville, AR | 2.9 |
| 32 | Springdale, AR | 2.1 |
| 33 | Van Buren, AR | 2 |
| 34 | Siloam Springs, AR | 1.6 |
| 35 | Lowell, AR | 1.4 |
| 36 | Rogers, AR | 1 |
| 37 | Mountain Home, AR | 0.7 |
| 38 | Harrison, AR | 0.3 |
| 39 | Bella Vista, AR | 0.2 |