Counties in Arkansas by black or African American population share, 2024

Phillips County had the highest black or African American population share of 75 counties in 2024, at 60.2%. Searcy County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.6% and the figure for Arkansas was 14.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest60.2Phillips County
Median7.675 counties
Arkansas14.7History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Phillips CountyPhillips County: 60.2 %60.2Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 56.3 %56.3Lee CountyLee County: 54.5 %54.5St. Francis CountySt. Francis County: 54.4 %54.4Chicot CountyChicot County: 53.3 %53.3Crittenden CountyCrittenden County: 50.9 %50.9Desha CountyDesha County: 49 %49Dallas CountyDallas County: 42.6 %42.6Ouachita CountyOuachita County: 40.8 %40.8Monroe CountyMonroe County: 40.2 %40.2Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 36.9 %36.9Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 36.7 %36.7Columbia CountyColumbia County: 34.4 %34.4Mississippi CountyMississippi County: 34.4 %34.4Union CountyUnion County: 32.1 %32.1Nevada CountyNevada County: 31.2 %31.2Hempstead CountyHempstead County: 28.6 %28.6Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 27.7 %27.7Drew CountyDrew County: 26.9 %26.9Arkansas CountyArkansas County: 26.1 %26.1Bradley CountyBradley County: 25.9 %25.9Miller CountyMiller County: 25.2 %25.2Woodruff CountyWoodruff County: 24.8 %24.8Ashley CountyAshley County: 23.7 %23.7Clark CountyClark County: 23.2 %23.2Howard CountyHoward County: 20.8 %20.8Little River CountyLittle River County: 19 %19Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 17.2 %17.2Craighead CountyCraighead County: 16.6 %16.6Cross CountyCross County: 15.8 %15.8Jackson CountyJackson County: 15.2 %15.2Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 12.6 %12.6Faulkner CountyFaulkner County: 11.7 %11.7Conway CountyConway County: 11.5 %11.5Hot Spring CountyHot Spring County: 11.1 %11.1Prairie CountyPrairie County: 9.9 %9.9Saline CountySaline County: 9.3 %9.3Garland CountyGarland County: 7.6 %7.6Lonoke CountyLonoke County: 5.5 %5.5Poinsett CountyPoinsett County: 5.4 %5.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Phillips County60.2-1.1 pts
2Jefferson County56.3+0.1 pts
3Lee County54.5-0 pts
4St. Francis County54.4-0.4 pts
5Chicot County53.3-0.1 pts
6Crittenden County50.9+0.4 pts
7Desha County49+0.4 pts
8Dallas County42.6-1.2 pts
9Ouachita County40.8-0.2 pts
10Monroe County40.20 pts
11Lafayette County36.9+1 pts
12Pulaski County36.7-0.1 pts
13Columbia County34.4-0.6 pts
14Mississippi County34.4-0.4 pts
15Union County32.1-0.1 pts
16Nevada County31.2+0.3 pts
17Hempstead County28.6-1.1 pts
18Lincoln County27.7-0.7 pts
19Drew County26.9+0.2 pts
20Arkansas County26.1+0.4 pts
21Bradley County25.9-0.5 pts
22Miller County25.2-0.3 pts
23Woodruff County24.8-2.3 pts
24Ashley County23.7-0.9 pts
25Clark County23.2-0.5 pts
26Howard County20.80 pts
27Little River County19-0.5 pts
28Calhoun County17.2+5 pts
29Craighead County16.6-0 pts
30Cross County15.8-2.6 pts
31Jackson County15.2+0.5 pts
32Cleveland County12.6-0.6 pts
33Faulkner County11.7-0.1 pts
34Conway County11.5+0.5 pts
35Hot Spring County11.1-0.3 pts
36Prairie County9.9-0.6 pts
37Saline County9.3+1 pts
38Garland County7.6-0.2 pts
39Lonoke County5.50 pts
40Poinsett County5.4-0.5 pts
41Sebastian County5.2-0.6 pts
42Sevier County4.8+0.2 pts
43White County4.2-0.1 pts
44Pike County3.3-0.6 pts
45Perry County3.1+1.3 pts
46Washington County3-0.1 pts
47Grant County2.7+0.1 pts
48Greene County2.20 pts
49Pope County2.2-0.1 pts
50Independence County1.8+0.3 pts
51Benton County1.8-0 pts
52Izard County1.6-0.1 pts
53Yell County1.5-0.2 pts
54Logan County1.5-0.2 pts
55Johnson County1.4-0.1 pts
56Crawford County1.3+0.1 pts
57Scott County1.1-0.4 pts
58Randolph County1.1-0 pts
59Lawrence County0.9-0 pts
60Montgomery County0.80 pts
61Sharp County0.5-0.1 pts
62Van Buren County0.4-0.2 pts
63Fulton County0.3+0.1 pts
64Carroll County0.3+0.1 pts
65Baxter County0.3-0.1 pts
66Cleburne County0.3-0.1 pts
67Boone County0.3-0 pts
68Franklin County0.2-0 pts
69Newton County0.20 pts
70Madison County0.1-0.1 pts
71Polk County0.10 pts
72Marion County0.1-0.1 pts
72Stone County0.1-0 pts
74Clay County0.1-0 pts
75Searcy County0-0.1 pts

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About this ranking

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.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). Calculated from counts in ACS table B03002, which are stored as inputs. EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest black or African American population share?

Phillips County, with 60.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest black or African American population share?

Searcy County, with 0% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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