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Highest Subsaharan African population share, Arkansas counties

Arkansas counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Subsaharan African ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Subsaharan African residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 66 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 66 is 0.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Lincoln County, AR, up 40 places to #5.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Highest Subsaharan African population share by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN SHAREVS 2010

01▲8Jefferson County, ARAR62,98711.4%+10.3 pts

02▲10Desha County, ARAR9,9848.5%+7.9 pts

03Monroe County, ARAR6,2445.3%+4.0 pts

04▲34Drew County, ARAR17,0545.2%–

05▲40Lincoln County, ARAR12,7643.1%+2.9 pts

06▲8Dallas County, ARAR6,0112.7%+2.4 pts

07▲25Ouachita County, ARAR21,7312.6%+2.2 pts

08▼7Pulaski County, ARAR404,6112.6%+1.9 pts

09▲4Woodruff County, ARAR5,7102.0%−3.6 pts

10▼2Mississippi County, ARAR37,8282.0%+1.4 pts

11▲11Columbia County, ARAR21,8941.6%+1.1 pts

12▲4Howard County, ARAR12,3061.3%+1.0 pts

13▲7Arkansas County, ARAR15,8361.1%+0.8 pts

14▼9Saline County, ARAR133,2881.1%+1.0 pts

15▲9Bradley County, ARAR9,8281.0%+0.9 pts

16▲3Conway County, ARAR21,3930.9%+0.7 pts

17▼11Ashley County, ARAR17,8310.9%+0.8 pts

18▲10Clark County, ARAR20,9380.9%+0.7 pts

19▲22Calhoun County, ARAR4,6320.8%–

20▼18Garland County, ARAR99,6950.8%+0.6 pts

21▲31Lafayette County, ARAR5,8880.8%+0.1 pts

22▲3Lee County, ARAR8,0290.8%+0.5 pts

23▲17Hempstead County, ARAR19,0800.8%+0.7 pts

24▼14St. Francis County, ARAR21,8000.7%−0.2 pts

25▲29Grant County, ARAR18,7560.7%–

26▼5Crittenden County, ARAR46,2100.7%+0.4 pts

27▼12Jackson County, ARAR16,7410.7%+0.5 pts

28▲6Lonoke County, ARAR76,6640.6%+0.4 pts

29▲6Miller County, ARAR42,3570.6%−2.9 pts

30▼13Craighead County, ARAR116,9570.6%+0.4 pts

31▼24Phillips County, ARAR14,2550.5%−0.7 pts

32▼3Pike County, ARAR9,9640.5%–

33▼10Washington County, ARAR271,2130.5%+0.4 pts

34▼4Sebastian County, ARAR130,6410.5%+0.4 pts

35Crawford County, ARAR62,6570.5%–

36▲3Cross County, ARAR16,1860.4%+0.1 pts

37Cleveland County, ARAR7,2240.4%+0.1 pts

38Sevier County, ARAR15,7580.4%+0.2 pts

39▼21Faulkner County, ARAR133,9790.3%−0.7 pts

40▼13Benton County, ARAR332,5540.3%+0.2 pts

41▼15Union County, ARAR36,9260.2%−0.1 pts

42Clay County, ARAR14,0520.2%–

43Marion County, ARAR17,5930.2%–

44▼11Pope County, ARAR64,9760.1%+0.1 pts

45▼34Chicot County, ARAR9,1070.1%−0.9 pts

46Fulton County, ARAR12,4920.1%–

47Yell County, ARAR19,9560.1%−0.5 pts

48Randolph County, ARAR18,8760.1%–

49Perry County, ARAR10,3090.1%–

50▼3Independence County, ARAR38,7850.1%0.0 pts

51Polk County, ARAR19,4860.1%+0.1 pts

52▼4Hot Spring County, ARAR33,4510.1%0.0 pts

53▼9Poinsett County, ARAR22,4830.1%0.0 pts

54▼17Izard County, ARAR14,4050.1%–

55▼13Lawrence County, ARAR16,2730.1%–

56▼5Greene County, ARAR47,4110.1%+0.1 pts

57Franklin County, ARAR17,7250.1%–

58▼27White County, ARAR80,0850.1%−0.2 pts

59▼9Montgomery County, ARAR8,5790.0%–

60Carroll County, ARAR29,2630.0%0.0 pts

61Baxter County, ARAR42,9820.0%0.0 pts

62Boone County, ARAR38,6280.0%–

63▼17Johnson County, ARAR26,2250.0%−0.3 pts

64▼15Little River County, ARAR11,7630.0%−0.5 pts

65Stone County, ARAR12,7030.0%–

66▼13Van Buren County, ARAR16,2380.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES