Counties in Arkansas by black or African American population share

Phillips County had the highest black or African American population share of 75 counties in 2022, at 61.9%. Madison County had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 7.9% and the figure for Arkansas was 15.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest61.9Phillips County
Median7.975 counties
Arkansas15.1History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Phillips CountyPhillips County: 61.9 %61.9Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 56 %56Lee CountyLee County: 55.1 %55.1Chicot CountyChicot County: 53.6 %53.6St. Francis CountySt. Francis County: 53.3 %53.3Crittenden CountyCrittenden County: 50.1 %50.1Desha CountyDesha County: 47.6 %47.6Dallas CountyDallas County: 44.1 %44.1Monroe CountyMonroe County: 43.5 %43.5Ouachita CountyOuachita County: 41 %41Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 37.2 %37.2Columbia CountyColumbia County: 35.6 %35.6Mississippi CountyMississippi County: 34.7 %34.7Nevada CountyNevada County: 33.7 %33.7Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 33.3 %33.3Union CountyUnion County: 32.4 %32.4Hempstead CountyHempstead County: 30.9 %30.9Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 29.8 %29.8Woodruff CountyWoodruff County: 27.5 %27.5Drew CountyDrew County: 26.7 %26.7Bradley CountyBradley County: 26 %26Arkansas CountyArkansas County: 25.7 %25.7Miller CountyMiller County: 25.2 %25.2Ashley CountyAshley County: 24.8 %24.8Clark CountyClark County: 24 %24Howard CountyHoward County: 21.7 %21.7Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 20.8 %20.8Cross CountyCross County: 19.5 %19.5Little River CountyLittle River County: 18.6 %18.6Craighead CountyCraighead County: 16.2 %16.2Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 13.1 %13.1Jackson CountyJackson County: 12.2 %12.2Hot Spring CountyHot Spring County: 11.4 %11.4Faulkner CountyFaulkner County: 11.3 %11.3Conway CountyConway County: 11 %11Prairie CountyPrairie County: 10.5 %10.5Saline CountySaline County: 8.3 %8.3Garland CountyGarland County: 7.9 %7.9Sebastian CountySebastian County: 5.9 %5.9Lonoke CountyLonoke County: 5.5 %5.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Phillips County61.9-1.4 pts
2Jefferson County56+0.2 pts
3Lee County55.1+0.3 pts
4Chicot County53.6-0.1 pts
5St. Francis County53.3+0.1 pts
6Crittenden County50.1+0.6 pts
7Desha County47.6-0.5 pts
8Dallas County44.1+0.8 pts
9Monroe County43.5+0.6 pts
10Ouachita County41-1 pts
11Pulaski County37.2+0.1 pts
12Columbia County35.6-0.2 pts
13Mississippi County34.7-0.1 pts
14Nevada County33.7-1.5 pts
15Lafayette County33.3-2.1 pts
16Union County32.4-0.3 pts
17Hempstead County30.9+0.7 pts
18Lincoln County29.8-0 pts
19Woodruff County27.5-0.9 pts
20Drew County26.7-2.1 pts
21Bradley County26-0.3 pts
22Arkansas County25.7+0.1 pts
23Miller County25.2-0.3 pts
24Ashley County24.8-0.2 pts
25Clark County24-0.4 pts
26Howard County21.7+1.2 pts
27Calhoun County20.8-1.3 pts
28Cross County19.5+3.8 pts
29Little River County18.6-1.7 pts
30Craighead County16.2+0.8 pts
31Cleveland County13.1-1.4 pts
32Jackson County12.2+1.3 pts
33Hot Spring County11.4+0.3 pts
34Faulkner County11.3-0.4 pts
35Conway County11+0.8 pts
36Prairie County10.5-0.5 pts
37Saline County8.3+0.3 pts
38Garland County7.9-0.4 pts
39Sebastian County5.9-0.1 pts
40Lonoke County5.5-0 pts
41Sevier County4.5+1.5 pts
42Poinsett County4.3+0.2 pts
43White County4.3-0.1 pts
44Pike County4.2+0.2 pts
45Washington County3.4+0.1 pts
46Grant County2.6+0.4 pts
47Greene County2.5+0.1 pts
48Pope County2.40 pts
49Perry County2.3-0.2 pts
50Yell County1.9+0.3 pts
51Independence County1.9+0.1 pts
52Benton County1.8+0.1 pts
52Izard County1.8+0.9 pts
54Logan County1.6+0.1 pts
55Lawrence County1.4+0.1 pts
56Randolph County1.4+0.4 pts
57Johnson County1.4-0.2 pts
58Scott County1.2-1.7 pts
59Crawford County1.2-0.2 pts
60Sharp County10 pts
61Van Buren County0.70 pts
62Montgomery County0.7+0.2 pts
63Clay County0.7+0.1 pts
64Franklin County0.6-0.2 pts
65Marion County0.5-0.2 pts
66Searcy County0.40 pts
67Cleburne County0.4+0.1 pts
68Carroll County0.4+0.1 pts
69Boone County0.3+0.1 pts
70Baxter County0.2-0 pts
71Fulton County0.2-0.1 pts
72Newton County0.1+0.1 pts
72Stone County0.10 pts
74Polk County0.1-0.3 pts
75Madison County0.1-0 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Phillips County, with 61.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Madison County, with 0.1% in 2022.

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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