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Cities in Arkansas ranked by Non-Hispanic Black Population

This list ranks the 499 cities in Arkansas based on their Non-Hispanic 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 13, 2025

Top 5 cities with the largest Non-Hispanic Black population in Arkansas

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

List of 499 cities in Arkansas by Non-Hispanic Black Population

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

List of cities with no Non-Hispanic Black Population in Arkansas

According to data from the United States Census Bureau, the following cities in Arkansas have no recorded Non-Hispanic 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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census Defines Non-Hispanic 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 Non-Hispanic 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 Non-Hispanic Black alone, while others identify as Non-Hispanic Black along with another race (such as Non-Hispanic Black and White).
  • Hispanic / Latino origin is reported separately from race, so someone can be both Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Black .
  • We’ve used the “Non-Hispanic Black alone or in combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Non-Hispanic Black population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Non-Hispanic 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 Non-Hispanic Black .
  2. % of Total Arkansas Non-Hispanic Black Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Non-Hispanic 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 Non-Hispanic 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 Non-Hispanic 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 Non-Hispanic 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.