2025

Cities in Arkansas ranked by Black Population

This list ranks the 499 cities in Arkansas based on their Black or African American population, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. It also highlights population changes in these cities over the past five years.
Updated Feb 10, 2025

Top 5 cities with the largest Black population in Arkansas

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  • 1
    Little Rock
    Black population in Little Rock is 83,421
    38.44% of Little Rock population is Black
  • 2
    Pine Bluff
    Black population in Pine Bluff is 31,860
    76.33% of Pine Bluff population is Black
  • 3
    North Little Rock
    Black population in North Little Rock is 30,093
    44.04% of North Little Rock population is Black
  • 4
    Jonesboro
    Black population in Jonesboro is 19,816
    23.30% of Jonesboro population is Black
  • 5
    West Memphis
    Black population in West Memphis is 16,012
    62.11% of West Memphis population is Black

List of 499 cities in Arkansas by Black Population

View Methodology
Rank by Black Population
City
Black Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Arkansas Black Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Little Rock 83,421 38.44% 19.05%
2 Pine Bluff 31,860 76.33% 7.27%
3 North Little Rock 30,093 44.04% 6.87%
4 Jonesboro 19,816 23.30% 4.52%
5 West Memphis 16,012 62.11% 3.66%
6 Jacksonville 15,207 47.94% 3.47%
7 Conway 13,344 19.07% 3.05%
8 10,875 35.56% 2.48%
9 10,106 29.49% 2.31%
10 9,818 9.79% 2.24%
11 9,499 72.80% 2.17%
12 8,777 48.31% 2.00%
13 7,683 57.12% 1.75%
14 7,168 17.53% 1.64%
15 6,875 6.24% 1.57%
16 6,851 72.46% 1.56%
17 5,624 52.29% 1.28%
18 5,161 34.51% 1.18%
19 4,824 42.30% 1.10%
20 4,477 21.93% 1.02%
21 4,453 11.61% 1.02%
22 4,148 56.11% 0.95%
23 4,034 42.20% 0.92%
24 3,744 32.17% 0.85%
25 3,648 3.23% 0.83%
26 3,547 40.46% 0.81%
27 3,485 41.71% 0.80%
28 3,336 30.90% 0.76%
29 3,107 12.80% 0.71%
30 2,893 12.78% 0.66%
31 2,873 79.23% 0.66%
32 2,814 4.19% 0.64%
33 2,737 29.36% 0.62%
34 2,641 67.22% 0.60%
35 2,605 44.78% 0.59%
36 2,163 62.84% 0.49%
37 2,161 6.77% 0.49%
38 2,134 43.80% 0.49%
39 2,075 23.60% 0.47%
40 1,972 70.33% 0.45%
41 1,847 6.43% 0.42%
42 1,832 36.10% 0.42%
43 1,819 44.44% 0.42%
44 1,749 94.03% 0.40%
45 1,735 1.89% 0.40%
46 1,653 6.56% 0.38%
47 1,619 35.61% 0.37%
48 1,525 36.00% 0.35%
49 1,482 55.01% 0.34%
50 1,371 23.23% 0.31%
51 1,273 41.52% 0.29%
52 1,262 73.50% 0.29%
53 1,249 3.93% 0.29%
54 1,155 46.50% 0.26%
55 1,091 15.03% 0.25%
56 945 58.44% 0.22%
57 931 22.73% 0.21%
58 862 29.63% 0.20%
59 830 43.32% 0.19%
60 824 71.10% 0.19%
61 800 18.38% 0.18%
62 779 23.37% 0.18%
63 745 49.70% 0.17%
64 737 24.24% 0.17%
65 719 8.91% 0.16%
66 717 63.68% 0.16%
67 694 2.62% 0.16%
68 665 24.74% 0.15%
69 663 27.85% 0.15%
70 645 35.64% 0.15%
71 620 27.83% 0.14%
72 605 72.98% 0.14%
73 552 33.13% 0.13%
74 543 93.94% 0.12%
75 508 21.64% 0.12%
76 507 93.72% 0.12%
77 499 52.53% 0.11%
78 489 53.68% 0.11%
78 489 52.02% 0.11%
79 485 4.75% 0.11%
80 476 82.93% 0.11%
81 474 34.80% 0.11%
82 464 90.45% 0.11%
83 460 58.90% 0.11%
84 458 1.31% 0.10%
85 455 46.15% 0.10%
86 450 21.55% 0.10%
87 440 4.98% 0.10%
88 436 31.39% 0.10%
89 430 3.43% 0.10%
90 427 1.84% 0.10%
91 422 69.75% 0.10%
92 402 95.49% 0.09%
93 396 49.01% 0.09%
94 381 5.74% 0.09%
95 378 79.08% 0.09%
96 365 82.77% 0.08%
97 364 84.06% 0.08%
98 362 68.43% 0.08%
99 361 3.73% 0.08%
100 357 91.30% 0.08%
101 353 80.59% 0.08%
102 344 61.87% 0.08%
103 338 3.92% 0.08%
104 337 15.47% 0.08%
104 337 59.12% 0.08%
105 336 5.17% 0.08%
106 333 16.13% 0.08%
107 306 61.57% 0.07%
108 304 12.58% 0.07%
109 295 12.78% 0.07%
109 295 6.12% 0.07%
110 290 79.89% 0.07%
111 284 10.76% 0.06%
112 281 4.22% 0.06%
113 279 14.18% 0.06%
114 277 3.46% 0.06%
115 276 17.21% 0.06%
116 274 17.72% 0.06%
117 263 19.54% 0.06%
117 263 90.07% 0.06%
118 262 2.56% 0.06%
119 261 11.93% 0.06%
120 253 62.94% 0.06%
121 247 68.80% 0.06%
122 238 99.17% 0.05%
123 235 5.68% 0.05%
124 233 5.85% 0.05%
125 224 1.69% 0.05%
126 216 66.46% 0.05%
127 214 17.70% 0.05%
128 211 4.68% 0.05%
129 209 48.83% 0.05%
129 209 18.86% 0.05%
130 203 27.88% 0.05%
131 200 3.49% 0.05%
132 199 88.84% 0.05%
133 197 3.77% 0.04%
133 197 44.17% 0.04%
134 192 18.37% 0.04%
135 191 2.12% 0.04%
136 187 18.93% 0.04%
137 179 7.69% 0.04%
138 174 63.97% 0.04%
139 170 58.42% 0.04%
140 167 4.00% 0.04%
140 167 36.15% 0.04%
141 161 78.16% 0.04%
142 160 2.01% 0.04%
143 159 38.78% 0.04%
143 159 14.38% 0.04%
144 156 32.03% 0.04%
145 154 86.03% 0.04%
146 153 90.00% 0.03%
147 148 5.07% 0.03%
148 147 1.04% 0.03%
149 144 26.42% 0.03%
149 144 52.36% 0.03%
150 143 1.05% 0.03%
151 142 3.62% 0.03%
152 141 2.77% 0.03%
153 140 98.59% 0.03%
154 132 85.71% 0.03%
155 128 52.67% 0.03%
156 127 42.33% 0.03%
157 123 86.62% 0.03%
158 122 63.21% 0.03%
159 118 96.72% 0.03%
160 117 33.05% 0.03%
161 113 26.97% 0.03%
162 112 28.43% 0.03%
163 111 45.31% 0.03%
164 101 3.91% 0.02%
165 100 6.78% 0.02%
166 98 3.26% 0.02%
166 98 5.08% 0.02%
166 98 1.33% 0.02%
167 96 35.96% 0.02%
168 93 3.77% 0.02%
169 92 20.49% 0.02%
170 91 95.79% 0.02%
171 88 17.81% 0.02%
171 88 18.14% 0.02%
172 86 60.99% 0.02%
172 86 4.21% 0.02%
173 83 53.55% 0.02%
173 83 9.35% 0.02%
174 81 1.26% 0.02%
175 79 2.88% 0.02%
175 79 12.93% 0.02%
175 79 2.12% 0.02%
176 74 9.24% 0.02%
176 74 3.12% 0.02%
177 73 3.60% 0.02%
177 73 1.35% 0.02%
178 72 83.72% 0.02%
178 72 18.32% 0.02%
178 72 38.50% 0.02%
178 72 92.31% 0.02%
179 71 76.34% 0.02%
180 70 13.01% 0.02%
180 70 22.22% 0.02%
181 68 28.10% 0.02%
182 67 26.48% 0.02%
183 65 56.52% 0.01%
184 64 71.91% 0.01%
185 63 87.50% 0.01%
186 62 5.47% 0.01%
186 62 1.44% 0.01%
187 61 9.49% 0.01%
188 60 2.28% 0.01%
188 60 18.87% 0.01%
189 59 6.67% 0.01%
190 58 4.33% 0.01%
191 57 6.73% 0.01%
192 56 0.77% 0.01%
192 56 2.73% 0.01%
192 56 3.88% 0.01%
193 54 11.39% 0.01%
194 52 27.37% 0.01%
194 52 7.28% 0.01%
195 51 48.11% 0.01%
196 50 3.23% 0.01%
197 49 17.07% 0.01%
198 48 6.67% 0.01%
199 47 45.19% 0.01%
199 47 1.26% 0.01%
200 45 7.41% 0.01%
201 44 1.65% 0.01%
201 44 4.36% 0.01%
201 44 1.95% 0.01%
201 44 0.75% 0.01%
201 44 2.47% 0.01%
202 43 0.72% 0.01%
202 43 8.07% 0.01%
203 42 5.33% 0.01%
203 42 1.52% 0.01%
204 41 100.00% 0.01%
204 41 82.00% 0.01%
204 41 6.57% 0.01%
204 41 5.22% 0.01%
205 40 1.68% 0.01%
205 40 93.02% 0.01%
206 39 4.36% 0.01%
206 39 20.74% 0.01%
207 38 18.36% 0.01%
207 38 11.14% 0.01%
208 37 0.98% 0.01%
208 37 59.68% 0.01%
209 36 19.89% 0.01%
209 36 0.87% 0.01%
210 35 4.16% 0.01%
210 35 1.04% 0.01%
210 35 2.54% 0.01%
211 34 1.16% 0.01%
211 34 2.42% 0.01%
211 34 10.73% 0.01%
211 34 10.33% 0.01%
212 33 2.83% 0.01%
212 33 3.36% 0.01%
212 33 0.92% 0.01%
213 32 9.36% 0.01%
213 32 29.91% 0.01%
214 31 4.25% 0.01%
214 31 1.21% 0.01%
214 31 0.84% 0.01%
214 31 2.16% 0.01%
214 31 2.25% 0.01%
215 29 2.89% 0.01%
216 28 11.62% 0.01%
216 28 4.19% 0.01%
217 27 5.57% 0.01%
217 27 0.78% 0.01%
217 27 1.72% 0.01%
217 27 2.20% 0.01%
218 26 20.63% 0.01%
219 25 4.38% 0.01%
219 25 11.47% 0.01%
219 25 1.69% 0.01%
220 24 22.02% 0.01%
221 23 3.34% 0.01%
221 23 1.68% 0.01%
221 23 56.10% 0.01%
221 23 12.11% 0.01%
222 22 10.14% 0.01%
222 22 1.36% 0.01%
223 21 3.57% -
223 21 11.29% -
223 21 5.19% -
223 21 6.65% -
224 20 8.00% -
224 20 4.39% -
224 20 12.74% -
224 20 0.86% -
225 19 10.67% -
225 19 9.00% -
226 18 1.63% -
226 18 0.60% -
226 18 1.47% -
227 17 10.90% -
228 16 1.85% -
228 16 0.43% -
228 16 12.70% -
229 15 1.08% -
229 15 1.93% -
230 14 2.58% -
230 14 0.62% -
230 14 0.41% -
231 13 26.53% -
231 13 0.45% -
231 13 0.98% -
231 13 0.89% -
232 11 1.78% -
232 11 1.46% -
232 11 2.35% -
232 11 4.30% -
233 10 4.15% -
233 10 0.59% -
233 10 2.25% -
233 10 0.27% -
233 10 0.37% -
234 9 1.53% -
234 9 1.70% -
234 9 0.91% -
234 9 3.00% -
234 9 1.66% -
234 9 1.95% -
235 8 0.72% -
236 7 0.83% -
236 7 1.90% -
236 7 2.07% -
236 7 2.36% -
236 7 2.34% -
236 7 2.08% -
236 7 1.41% -
237 6 3.73% -
237 6 0.12% -
237 6 1.08% -
237 6 1.61% -
237 6 0.18% -
237 6 2.17% -
237 6 2.68% -
238 5 1.26% -
238 5 6.85% -
238 5 1.43% -
238 5 1.53% -
238 5 0.91% -
238 5 1.85% -
239 4 0.67% -
239 4 0.39% -
239 4 1.16% -
239 4 0.59% -
239 4 0.19% -
239 4 0.31% -
239 4 0.44% -
239 4 2.55% -
239 4 0.90% -
239 4 0.58% -
240 3 0.50% -
240 3 1.53% -
240 3 0.95% -
240 3 1.47% -
240 3 1.27% -
240 3 6.52% -
240 3 6.25% -
241 2 1.49% -
241 2 0.39% -
241 2 0.38% -
241 2 0.12% -
241 2 0.20% -
241 2 1.10% -
241 2 1.65% -
241 2 0.15% -
241 2 0.80% -
241 2 1.54% -
242 1 0.10% -
242 1 0.19% -
242 1 0.16% -
242 1 2.50% -
242 1 0.28% -
242 1 0.26% -
242 1 0.24% -

List of cities with no Black Population in Arkansas

According to data from the United States Census Bureau, the following cities in Arkansas have no recorded Black population*:
  • Adona
  • Alicia
  • Almyra
  • Amagon
  • Avoca
  • Banks
  • Beaver
  • Beedeville
  • Belleville
  • Ben Lomond
  • Bigelow
  • Black Oak
  • Black Rock
  • Black Springs
  • Blue Eye
  • Bodcaw
  • Branch
  • Cale
  • Casa
  • Cash
  • Caulksville
  • Cedarville
  • Chester
  • Concord
  • Corinth
  • Corning
  • Cushman
  • Daisy
  • Datto
  • Delaplaine
  • Dell
  • Donaldson
  • Egypt
  • Enola
  • Etowah
  • Eureka Springs
  • Evening Shade
  • Everton
  • Fourche
  • Franklin
  • Friendship
  • Garner
  • Georgetown
  • Gilbert
  • Green Forest
  • Guion
  • Hector
  • Higden
  • Hindsville
  • Jacksonport
  • Jerome
  • Kibler
  • Knobel
  • Lafe
  • Leslie
  • Lynn
  • Mcdougal
  • Mcrae
  • Magness
  • Magnet Cove
  • Mammoth Spring
  • Maynard
  • Midway
  • Minturn
  • Morrison Bluff
  • Mountainburg
  • Mount Pleasant
  • Nimmons
  • Oak Grove
  • Oden
  • O'Kean
  • Omaha
  • Oppelo
  • Oxford
  • Patmos
  • Peach Orchard
  • Perry
  • Pindall
  • Plainview
  • Pollard
  • Powhatan
  • Pyatt
  • Ratcliff
  • Ravenden
  • Ravenden Springs
  • Rector
  • Rose Bud
  • St. Francis
  • St. Joe
  • St. Paul
  • Salesville
  • Sedgwick
  • Shirley
  • Sidney
  • Smithville
  • South Lead Hill
  • Springtown
  • Success
  • Summit
  • Tinsman
  • Traskwood
  • Tupelo
  • Tyronza
  • Ulm
  • Valley Springs
  • Vandervoort
  • Vilonia
  • Viola
  • Whelen Springs
  • Wickes
  • Wiederkehr Village
  • Williford
  • Winslow
  • Winthrop
  • Zinc
  • Big Flat
  • Hardy
* These cities were not included in the ranking above, as they do not meet the population criteria. It is possible that a small population exists but was not reported or captured due to limitations or variations in Census data collection and reporting.

Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks cities in Arkansas by their Black or African American population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census Defines Black Population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their race, meaning individuals can choose one or more racial categories when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as Black, whether alone or in combination with another race.
Here are a few important things to know about how race is reported:
  • Some people identify as Black alone, while others identify as Black along with another race (such as Black and White).
  • Hispanic / Latino origin is reported separately from race, so someone can be both Hispanic and Black .
  • We’ve used the “Black alone or in combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Black population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Black alone or in combination in cities. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Black .
  2. % of Total Arkansas Black Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Black population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Black populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • Cities that don’t have any reported Black population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Black populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.