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 2023, at 61.3%. Searcy County had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 7.8% and the figure for Arkansas was 14.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest61.3Phillips County
Lowest0.1Searcy County
Median7.875 counties
Arkansas14.8History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Phillips CountyPhillips County: 61.3 %61.3Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 56.1 %56.1St. Francis CountySt. Francis County: 54.8 %54.8Lee CountyLee County: 54.6 %54.6Chicot CountyChicot County: 53.4 %53.4Crittenden CountyCrittenden County: 50.4 %50.4Desha CountyDesha County: 48.7 %48.7Dallas CountyDallas County: 43.8 %43.8Ouachita CountyOuachita County: 41 %41Monroe CountyMonroe County: 40.2 %40.2Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 36.7 %36.7Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 35.8 %35.8Columbia CountyColumbia County: 35 %35Mississippi CountyMississippi County: 34.8 %34.8Union CountyUnion County: 32.2 %32.2Nevada CountyNevada County: 30.9 %30.9Hempstead CountyHempstead County: 29.7 %29.7Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 28.4 %28.4Woodruff CountyWoodruff County: 27.1 %27.1Drew CountyDrew County: 26.7 %26.7Bradley CountyBradley County: 26.4 %26.4Arkansas CountyArkansas County: 25.8 %25.8Miller CountyMiller County: 25.5 %25.5Ashley CountyAshley County: 24.6 %24.6Clark CountyClark County: 23.6 %23.6Howard CountyHoward County: 20.8 %20.8Little River CountyLittle River County: 19.6 %19.6Cross CountyCross County: 18.4 %18.4Craighead CountyCraighead County: 16.7 %16.7Jackson CountyJackson County: 14.7 %14.7Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 13.1 %13.1Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 12.2 %12.2Faulkner CountyFaulkner County: 11.7 %11.7Hot Spring CountyHot Spring County: 11.5 %11.5Conway CountyConway County: 11 %11Prairie CountyPrairie County: 10.5 %10.5Saline CountySaline County: 8.3 %8.3Garland CountyGarland County: 7.8 %7.8Poinsett CountyPoinsett County: 5.9 %5.9Sebastian CountySebastian County: 5.7 %5.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Phillips County61.3-0.6 pts
2Jefferson County56.1+0.2 pts
3St. Francis County54.8+1.5 pts
4Lee County54.6-0.5 pts
5Chicot County53.4-0.2 pts
6Crittenden County50.4+0.4 pts
7Desha County48.7+1 pts
8Dallas County43.8-0.3 pts
9Ouachita County41-0 pts
10Monroe County40.2-3.3 pts
11Pulaski County36.7-0.5 pts
12Lafayette County35.8+2.6 pts
13Columbia County35-0.6 pts
14Mississippi County34.80 pts
15Union County32.2-0.2 pts
16Nevada County30.9-2.8 pts
17Hempstead County29.7-1.2 pts
18Lincoln County28.4-1.4 pts
19Woodruff County27.1-0.4 pts
20Drew County26.7-0 pts
21Bradley County26.4+0.4 pts
22Arkansas County25.80 pts
23Miller County25.5+0.3 pts
24Ashley County24.6-0.1 pts
25Clark County23.6-0.3 pts
26Howard County20.8-0.9 pts
27Little River County19.6+1 pts
28Cross County18.4-1.1 pts
29Craighead County16.7+0.4 pts
30Jackson County14.7+2.6 pts
31Cleveland County13.10 pts
32Calhoun County12.2-8.6 pts
33Faulkner County11.7+0.4 pts
34Hot Spring County11.50 pts
35Conway County11-0 pts
36Prairie County10.5-0 pts
37Saline County8.3-0.1 pts
38Garland County7.8-0.1 pts
39Poinsett County5.9+1.5 pts
40Sebastian County5.7-0.2 pts
41Lonoke County5.50 pts
42Sevier County4.7+0.2 pts
43White County4.30 pts
44Pike County3.9-0.3 pts
45Washington County3.1-0.3 pts
46Grant County2.60 pts
47Greene County2.2-0.3 pts
47Pope County2.2-0.1 pts
49Benton County1.8-0 pts
49Perry County1.8-0.6 pts
51Yell County1.7-0.2 pts
52Logan County1.7+0.1 pts
53Izard County1.6-0.2 pts
54Independence County1.6-0.3 pts
55Scott County1.5+0.3 pts
56Johnson County1.5+0.1 pts
57Crawford County1.20 pts
58Randolph County1.1-0.3 pts
59Lawrence County1-0.4 pts
60Montgomery County0.8+0.1 pts
61Van Buren County0.6-0.1 pts
62Sharp County0.6-0.4 pts
63Baxter County0.4+0.1 pts
64Cleburne County0.4-0 pts
65Boone County0.3-0.1 pts
66Franklin County0.3-0.3 pts
67Fulton County0.20 pts
68Carroll County0.2-0.2 pts
68Madison County0.2+0.1 pts
68Marion County0.2-0.3 pts
71Newton County0.20 pts
72Stone County0.1-0 pts
73Clay County0.1-0.6 pts
73Polk County0.1-0 pts
75Searcy County0.1-0.3 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Phillips County, with 61.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Searcy County, with 0.1% in 2023.

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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