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Highest Black population share, Arkansas counties · 1990

Arkansas counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (1990 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Black residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 75 is 7.5%.

Highest Black population share by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS –
01Lee County, ARAR8,02957.3%–
02Chicot County, ARAR9,10755.6%–
03Phillips County, ARAR14,25554.3%–
04St. Francis County, ARAR21,80047.6%–
05Jefferson County, ARAR62,98742.9%–
06Crittenden County, ARAR46,21042.8%–
07Desha County, ARAR9,98441.6%–
08Monroe County, ARAR6,24439.1%–
09Lafayette County, ARAR5,88838.6%–
10Dallas County, ARAR6,01138.4%–
11Lincoln County, ARAR12,76435.7%–
12Columbia County, ARAR21,89435.1%–
13Ouachita County, ARAR21,73135.0%–
14Nevada County, ARAR7,94231.5%–
15Bradley County, ARAR9,82831.0%–
16Union County, ARAR36,92630.1%–
17Hempstead County, ARAR19,08029.9%–
18Woodruff County, ARAR5,71029.8%–
19Mississippi County, ARAR37,82827.9%–
20Drew County, ARAR17,05427.3%–
21Ashley County, ARAR17,83127.2%–
22Pulaski County, ARAR404,61126.3%–
23Cross County, ARAR16,18624.8%–
24Calhoun County, ARAR4,63224.8%–
25Clark County, ARAR20,93822.9%–
26Miller County, ARAR42,35722.4%–
27Arkansas County, ARAR15,83621.7%–
28Howard County, ARAR12,30621.2%–
29Little River County, ARAR11,76320.9%–
30Conway County, ARAR21,39314.9%–
31Jackson County, ARAR16,74114.6%–
32Cleveland County, ARAR7,22413.7%–
33Prairie County, ARAR7,92313.6%–
34Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45111.0%–
35Lonoke County, ARAR76,6649.1%–
36Faulkner County, ARAR133,9797.8%–
37Garland County, ARAR99,6957.6%–
38Poinsett County, ARAR22,4837.5%–
39Sevier County, ARAR15,7585.7%–
40Sebastian County, ARAR130,6415.6%–
41Craighead County, ARAR116,9575.6%–
42Pike County, ARAR9,9643.9%–
43White County, ARAR80,0853.1%–
44Grant County, ARAR18,7562.7%–
45Pope County, ARAR64,9762.4%–
46Yell County, ARAR19,9562.2%–
47Perry County, ARAR10,3092.1%–
48Saline County, ARAR133,2882.0%–
49Independence County, ARAR38,7851.7%–
50Johnson County, ARAR26,2251.7%–
51Washington County, ARAR271,2131.4%–
52Logan County, ARAR21,6331.2%–
53Randolph County, ARAR18,8760.9%–
54Crawford County, ARAR62,6570.7%–
55Lawrence County, ARAR16,2730.5%–
56Franklin County, ARAR17,7250.3%–
57Fulton County, ARAR12,4920.2%–
58Sharp County, ARAR18,1220.1%–
59Van Buren County, ARAR16,2380.1%–
60Greene County, ARAR47,4110.1%–
61Searcy County, ARAR7,8480.1%–
62Benton County, ARAR332,5540.1%–
63Izard County, ARAR14,4050.1%–
64Carroll County, ARAR29,2630.0%–
65Montgomery County, ARAR8,5790.0%–
66Clay County, ARAR14,0520.0%–
67Marion County, ARAR17,5930.0%–
68Boone County, ARAR38,6280.0%–
69Cleburne County, ARAR25,6720.0%–
70Baxter County, ARAR42,9820.0%–
71Madison County, ARAR18,4100.0%–
72Newton County, ARAR7,0260.0%–
73Polk County, ARAR19,4860.0%–
74Scott County, ARAR9,9650.0%–
75Stone County, ARAR12,7030.0%–
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS