Asian | Black or African American | Hispanic | Native American | Pacific Islander | Two or More Races | White | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arkansas | 141.9% | 12.5% | 172.4% | 68.6% | 510.7% | 132.0% | 9.3% |
Notes: Rate is percentage change from 2000. The Census Bureau asks people to identify their race (white, African-American, etc.) separate from their ethnicity (Hispanic or non-Hispanic). So the totals for these categories cannot be added together, as people show up in both a racial and ethnic group.
Asian | Black or African American | Hispanic | Native American | Pacific Islander | Two or More Races | White | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arkansas | 50,403 | 473,048 | 236,631 | 30,717 | 11,786 | 66,592 | 2,385,258 |
Notes: The Census Bureau asks people to identify their race (white, African-American, etc.) separate from their ethnicity (Hispanic or non-Hispanic). So the totals for these categories cannot be added together, as people show up in both a racial and ethnic group.
Asian | Black or African American | Hispanic | Native American | Pacific Islander | Two or More Races | White | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arkansas County | 94.6% | -9.7% | 283.4% | 35.6% | 500.0% | 169.0% | -19.8% |
Ashley County | 0.0% | -26.4% | 44.2% | 171.4% | 72.7% | 90.4% | -17.5% |
Baxter County | 56.5% | 355.8% | 186.2% | 65.7% | 222.2% | 100.9% | 7.5% |
Benton County | 567.9% | 691.3% | 253.6% | 102.2% | 1,139.0% | 261.1% | 69.1% |
Boone County | 98.2% | 345.0% | 174.4% | 35.7% | 425.0% | 182.5% | 7.9% |
Bowie County, Texas | 176.3% | 12.9% | 83.2% | 83.4% | 121.6% | 163.5% | -2.2% |
Bradley County | 218.8% | -18.8% | 65.0% | 456.7% | 400.0% | 211.5% | -16.5% |
Calhoun County | 500.0% | -18.4% | 148.8% | 241.7% | 0.0% | 152.2% | -9.6% |
Carroll County | 427.8% | 667.7% | 74.3% | 73.2% | 1,804.8% | 121.9% | 5.9% |
Chicot County | 14.5% | -27.7% | 47.4% | 194.4% | 33.3% | 17.2% | -30.9% |
Clark County | 8.2% | 5.3% | 89.9% | 20.9% | 7.7% | 48.0% | -9.3% |
Clay County | 157.1% | 264.7% | 128.6% | -30.6% | 0.0% | 66.9% | -18.6% |
Cleburne County | 277.1% | 303.4% | 116.7% | 61.4% | 50.0% | 124.6% | 1.6% |
Cleveland County | 16.7% | -19.0% | 41.7% | 51.9% | 0.0% | 78.5% | -6.4% |
Columbia County | 140.4% | -9.7% | 145.0% | 113.2% | 42.9% | 98.7% | -10.1% |
Conway County | 83.3% | -10.5% | 132.9% | 70.8% | -22.2% | 154.0% | 2.1% |
Craighead County | 178.5% | 187.3% | 233.1% | 104.2% | 221.1% | 204.1% | 18.2% |
Crawford County | 47.9% | 130.9% | 194.4% | 53.4% | 147.1% | 108.3% | 14.7% |
Crittenden County | 29.2% | 9.1% | 84.9% | 58.9% | 136.4% | 165.5% | -21.6% |
Cross County | 109.7% | -17.8% | 81.2% | 51.1% | 700.0% | 122.4% | -17.2% |
Dallas County | -20.8% | -24.8% | 53.1% | 113.0% | 0.0% | 197.8% | -25.8% |
Desha County | 73.9% | -23.6% | 50.7% | -3.7% | 325.0% | 81.1% | -30.2% |
Drew County | 54.3% | 0.6% | 107.9% | 108.5% | 166.7% | 79.7% | -5.5% |
Faulkner County | 148.4% | 109.5% | 249.7% | 88.6% | 170.6% | 224.9% | 37.3% |
Franklin County | 304.3% | 42.6% | 85.2% | 90.5% | 227.3% | 90.6% | -3.3% |
Fulton County | 68.0% | 282.6% | 246.8% | 27.8% | 0.0% | 116.5% | 5.2% |
Garland County | 90.8% | 25.7% | 161.8% | 43.1% | 142.9% | 127.4% | 9.4% |
Grant County | 231.8% | 19.8% | 192.1% | 18.7% | 140.0% | 182.6% | 9.1% |
Greene County | 184.6% | 1,618.8% | 209.4% | 59.1% | 2,400.0% | 51.3% | 18.0% |
Hempstead County | 80.6% | -8.9% | 47.2% | 41.1% | 462.5% | 81.9% | -11.1% |
Hot Spring County | 109.0% | 22.3% | 224.2% | 54.6% | 92.3% | 108.9% | 8.2% |
Howard County | 5.6% | -11.5% | 139.1% | 193.7% | 750.0% | 148.5% | -9.4% |
Independence County | 48.9% | 32.7% | 380.7% | 92.1% | 641.7% | 76.7% | 8.3% |
Izard County | 333.3% | 53.9% | 160.2% | 26.7% | -33.3% | 54.2% | 1.0% |
Jackson County | 166.7% | -10.5% | 115.0% | 90.5% | 3,500.0% | 165.6% | -11.4% |
Jefferson County | -0.5% | -8.3% | 81.9% | 39.9% | 166.7% | 76.9% | -35.3% |
Johnson County | 738.4% | 80.5% | 148.3% | 129.4% | 1,700.0% | 134.4% | 10.7% |
Lafayette County | 121.1% | -22.9% | 121.6% | 12.5% | 0.0% | 83.0% | -24.0% |
Lawrence County | 340.0% | 151.9% | 141.3% | 2.9% | 250.0% | 37.3% | -9.1% |
Lee County | 30.8% | -33.3% | -25.4% | 170.0% | -33.3% | 224.3% | -27.5% |
Lincoln County | 327.3% | -18.1% | 106.1% | 24.1% | 0.0% | 101.0% | -7.9% |
Little River County | 111.1% | -16.2% | 94.5% | 2.0% | 125.0% | 62.2% | -10.2% |
Logan County | 1,384.8% | 33.6% | 138.5% | 59.2% | 80.0% | 50.4% | -8.2% |
Lonoke County | 201.3% | 36.3% | 263.3% | 101.1% | 190.0% | 230.9% | 35.9% |
Madison County | 1,288.9% | 788.2% | 124.1% | 60.1% | 623.1% | 129.7% | 12.4% |
Marion County | 221.9% | 405.0% | 234.4% | 45.1% | 25.0% | 91.3% | 1.1% |
Miller County | 50.7% | 17.6% | 142.1% | 44.0% | 275.0% | 108.6% | 1.7% |
Mississippi County | -4.4% | -15.1% | 53.2% | 25.0% | -6.7% | 32.8% | -26.2% |
Monroe County | 315.4% | -32.5% | 31.8% | 63.0% | -100.0% | 43.8% | -38.5% |
Montgomery County | 244.1% | 157.1% | 73.9% | 23.3% | 200.0% | 102.8% | -5.8% |
Nevada County | 514.3% | -18.2% | 157.6% | -7.7% | 0.0% | 158.2% | -18.7% |
Newton County | 107.1% | 216.7% | 62.4% | 106.3% | 0.0% | 108.2% | -12.5% |
Ouachita County | 65.3% | -15.8% | 184.8% | 46.1% | 12.5% | 148.8% | -23.5% |
Perry County | 153.3% | 19.1% | 170.0% | 3.0% | 0.0% | 121.2% | 0.7% |
Phillips County | -11.1% | -29.2% | -7.3% | 30.9% | -33.3% | 60.1% | -40.0% |
Pike County | 372.2% | -8.4% | 75.2% | 71.6% | 100.0% | 110.8% | -7.3% |
Poinsett County | 97.6% | 7.1% | 113.7% | 55.4% | 100.0% | 169.3% | -10.9% |
Polk County | 344.2% | 264.7% | 85.6% | 34.6% | -23.1% | 68.9% | -4.1% |
Pope County | 109.0% | 48.1% | 447.8% | 71.3% | 307.1% | 136.8% | 14.2% |
Prairie County | -35.3% | -29.7% | 109.1% | -2.8% | 0.0% | 110.9% | -14.1% |
Pulaski County | 93.1% | 28.3% | 177.8% | 22.4% | 21.7% | 115.9% | -4.9% |
Randolph County | 350.0% | 19.1% | 169.8% | 17.2% | 10,766.7% | 83.8% | -4.5% |
Saline County | 241.8% | 455.8% | 477.2% | 91.6% | 214.3% | 168.6% | 34.5% |
Scott County | 191.7% | 172.0% | 29.9% | 75.3% | 400.0% | 108.3% | -11.5% |
Searcy County | 138.5% | 1,233.3% | 160.5% | 98.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | -7.4% |
Sebastian County | 46.3% | 25.0% | 144.7% | 66.9% | 229.8% | 98.1% | 5.2% |
Sevier County | 381.0% | -9.3% | 87.6% | 111.8% | 2,277.8% | 139.7% | 3.2% |
Sharp County | 373.9% | 100.0% | 169.5% | 60.2% | 300.0% | 80.7% | -0.6% |
St. Francis County | -3.6% | -8.3% | -4.4% | 169.7% | 240.0% | 154.0% | -24.2% |
Stone County | 866.7% | 522.2% | 91.9% | 28.6% | 25.0% | 29.4% | 7.4% |
Union County | 42.9% | -12.6% | 209.8% | 84.8% | 300.0% | 113.2% | -18.6% |
Van Buren County | 59.1% | 92.5% | 142.8% | 29.0% | -55.6% | 71.4% | 0.7% |
Washington County | 152.1% | 147.1% | 217.1% | 84.5% | 591.5% | 173.7% | 41.3% |
White County | 212.8% | 50.7% | 177.0% | 85.3% | 150.0% | 117.1% | 13.8% |
Woodruff County | 200.0% | -38.6% | 102.9% | 95.0% | -44.4% | 101.5% | -24.8% |
Yell County | 67.6% | 45.2% | 62.4% | 80.0% | 77.8% | 46.5% | -1.3% |
Notes: Rate is percentage change from 2000. The Census Bureau asks people to identify their race (white, African-American, etc.) separate from their ethnicity (Hispanic or non-Hispanic). So the totals for these categories cannot be added together, as people show up in both a racial and ethnic group.
Asian | Black or African American | Hispanic | Native American | Pacific Islander | Two or More Races | White | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arkansas County | 144 | 4,387 | 602 | 61 | 6 | 339 | 12,549 |
Ashley County | 53 | 4,853 | 1,119 | 152 | 19 | 259 | 14,321 |
Baxter County | 205 | 196 | 1,102 | 333 | 29 | 691 | 40,478 |
Benton County | 11,628 | 5,753 | 47,630 | 5,217 | 2,032 | 7,526 | 246,985 |
Boone County | 218 | 178 | 988 | 327 | 42 | 743 | 35,924 |
Bowie County, Texas | 1,144 | 23,694 | 7,313 | 994 | 82 | 2,298 | 65,033 |
Bradley County | 51 | 2,944 | 1,716 | 167 | 5 | 190 | 7,406 |
Calhoun County | 12 | 1,099 | 214 | 41 | 1 | 116 | 3,920 |
Carroll County | 570 | 238 | 4,306 | 388 | 400 | 639 | 26,145 |
Chicot County | 71 | 5,525 | 600 | 53 | 4 | 116 | 4,349 |
Clark County | 158 | 5,492 | 1,075 | 133 | 14 | 364 | 16,159 |
Clay County | 36 | 124 | 320 | 84 | 3 | 212 | 14,092 |
Cleburne County | 132 | 117 | 611 | 184 | 9 | 429 | 24,048 |
Cleveland County | 14 | 918 | 197 | 41 | 3 | 116 | 6,864 |
Columbia County | 214 | 8,361 | 659 | 145 | 10 | 314 | 14,413 |
Conway County | 88 | 2,381 | 836 | 181 | 7 | 513 | 17,676 |
Craighead County | 1,412 | 18,509 | 5,793 | 588 | 61 | 2,080 | 87,682 |
Crawford County | 976 | 1,099 | 5,131 | 1,648 | 42 | 2,108 | 57,384 |
Crittenden County | 310 | 26,147 | 1,331 | 197 | 26 | 661 | 20,614 |
Cross County | 130 | 3,805 | 328 | 71 | 8 | 258 | 12,147 |
Dallas County | 19 | 2,839 | 271 | 49 | 4 | 137 | 3,961 |
Desha County | 80 | 5,442 | 731 | 52 | 17 | 163 | 5,607 |
Drew County | 125 | 5,120 | 684 | 98 | 8 | 239 | 12,629 |
Faulkner County | 1,582 | 15,376 | 5,277 | 864 | 92 | 2,765 | 105,328 |
Franklin County | 190 | 164 | 574 | 280 | 36 | 326 | 16,719 |
Fulton County | 42 | 88 | 215 | 101 | 2 | 262 | 11,982 |
Garland County | 855 | 8,699 | 5,900 | 783 | 68 | 2,545 | 86,436 |
Grant County | 73 | 491 | 552 | 89 | 12 | 308 | 17,292 |
Greene County | 185 | 825 | 1,343 | 261 | 175 | 711 | 43,168 |
Hempstead County | 112 | 6,557 | 2,864 | 151 | 45 | 511 | 14,156 |
Hot Spring County | 140 | 3,827 | 1,245 | 218 | 25 | 706 | 28,855 |
Howard County | 75 | 2,783 | 1,738 | 185 | 17 | 241 | 9,901 |
Independence County | 338 | 930 | 2,514 | 315 | 89 | 675 | 35,478 |
Izard County | 65 | 294 | 346 | 114 | 2 | 202 | 12,952 |
Jackson County | 88 | 2,904 | 503 | 120 | 36 | 324 | 13,247 |
Jefferson County | 582 | 38,354 | 1,473 | 284 | 80 | 913 | 26,611 |
Johnson County | 721 | 583 | 3,791 | 328 | 36 | 565 | 24,345 |
Lafayette County | 42 | 2,404 | 195 | 36 | 1 | 86 | 4,055 |
Lawrence County | 44 | 199 | 292 | 105 | 7 | 221 | 15,830 |
Lee County | 51 | 4,817 | 206 | 54 | 2 | 120 | 3,813 |
Lincoln County | 47 | 3,911 | 542 | 72 | 1 | 195 | 8,798 |
Little River County | 57 | 2,434 | 457 | 204 | 9 | 305 | 9,250 |
Logan County | 490 | 318 | 651 | 250 | 9 | 403 | 19,996 |
Lonoke County | 672 | 4,652 | 3,350 | 533 | 58 | 1,575 | 65,819 |
Madison County | 125 | 151 | 977 | 285 | 94 | 317 | 15,604 |
Marion County | 103 | 101 | 408 | 177 | 10 | 352 | 15,951 |
Miller County | 229 | 10,975 | 1,552 | 373 | 30 | 876 | 30,774 |
Mississippi County | 194 | 14,478 | 1,791 | 190 | 14 | 652 | 25,123 |
Monroe County | 54 | 2,692 | 174 | 44 | 0 | 151 | 3,760 |
Montgomery County | 117 | 72 | 407 | 127 | 3 | 221 | 8,446 |
Nevada County | 43 | 2,546 | 389 | 36 | 2 | 142 | 5,483 |
Newton County | 29 | 38 | 151 | 99 | 1 | 202 | 7,384 |
Ouachita County | 119 | 9,387 | 598 | 111 | 9 | 535 | 13,221 |
Perry County | 38 | 212 | 324 | 103 | 2 | 219 | 9,881 |
Phillips County | 80 | 11,074 | 354 | 72 | 2 | 253 | 6,301 |
Pike County | 85 | 371 | 706 | 127 | 4 | 215 | 9,916 |
Poinsett County | 81 | 1,958 | 782 | 101 | 10 | 412 | 20,966 |
Polk County | 191 | 124 | 1,314 | 420 | 10 | 495 | 18,724 |
Pope County | 786 | 2,137 | 6,152 | 651 | 57 | 1,442 | 58,999 |
Prairie County | 11 | 920 | 161 | 35 | 6 | 116 | 6,974 |
Pulaski County | 8,855 | 148,345 | 24,493 | 1,751 | 196 | 8,768 | 223,996 |
Randolph County | 63 | 212 | 402 | 116 | 326 | 307 | 16,934 |
Saline County | 1,644 | 10,321 | 6,292 | 795 | 88 | 1,923 | 107,666 |
Scott County | 318 | 68 | 816 | 270 | 5 | 250 | 9,370 |
Searcy County | 31 | 40 | 224 | 123 | 2 | 198 | 7,487 |
Sebastian County | 6,059 | 8,944 | 18,863 | 3,081 | 277 | 4,873 | 104,593 |
Sevier County | 101 | 714 | 5,829 | 610 | 214 | 441 | 14,927 |
Sharp County | 109 | 178 | 450 | 189 | 12 | 374 | 16,580 |
St. Francis County | 160 | 13,207 | 1,368 | 205 | 17 | 409 | 10,996 |
Stone County | 58 | 56 | 238 | 117 | 5 | 233 | 12,037 |
Union County | 263 | 12,765 | 1,611 | 207 | 20 | 661 | 24,766 |
Van Buren County | 70 | 102 | 522 | 160 | 4 | 336 | 15,873 |
Washington County | 6,297 | 8,974 | 40,999 | 3,758 | 6,728 | 6,995 | 206,435 |
White County | 685 | 3,640 | 3,501 | 554 | 65 | 1,604 | 72,205 |
Woodruff County | 18 | 1,653 | 140 | 39 | 5 | 133 | 4,472 |
Yell County | 290 | 456 | 4,371 | 234 | 16 | 315 | 20,030 |
Notes: The Census Bureau asks people to identify their race (white, African-American, etc.) separate from their ethnicity (Hispanic or non-Hispanic). So the totals for these categories cannot be added together, as people show up in both a racial and ethnic group.
What does this measure?
The growth or decline in the number of residents of a geographic area since 2000, broken down by racial and ethnic groups
Why is this important?
Population measures provide insight on how communities are changing in size and composition. The racial and ethnic makeup of a community can offer insight into its levels of diversity, which also may reflect particular challenges and opportunities.
How is Arkansas doing?
Though still by far majority white, Arkansas is becoming slightly more diverse (79% white in 2019, compared to 89% in 2000). In 2019, 16% of Arkansans identified as black or African American, 8% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% two or more races, 1% Native American, and 0.4% (about 11,800 individuals) Pacific Islander. Though they remained a tiny fraction of the population, Pacific Islanders had the largest growth 2000 to 2019 (511%), which far outstripped their population growth in the U.S. overall (75%). The next largest increase was among Hispanic residents, at 172% (compared to 72% at the national level), followed by Asian residents (142%) and people of two or more races (132%). Increases were far smaller for black (13%) and white (9%) residents in Arkansas.
Within the state, Phillips County had the largest non-white population; only 36% of residents identified as white, while 62% were black. Similarly, white people represented 40% of the population in Jefferson County, while black people were 57%. In contrast, Baxter, Clay, and Cleburne were the least diverse counties, with 97% of residents identifying as white.
In terms of changes in demographics, from 2000 to 2019, Benton County saw the largest increase in its white population (69%), while Phillips County saw the largest decrease in its white population (down 40%).
What contributes to racial and ethnic disparities?
The composition of the U.S. population is becoming more racially and ethnically diverse as people of color grow in representation and will be a majority within the next two decades. Latino, Asian and multiracial groups are experiencing the largest growth with Latino's rapid increase caused largely by immigration. Latino immigrants who enter the U.S. tend to be younger and of child-bearing age. Latinas in the U.S. have higher fertility rates than Black and white women. Black, Latino and multiracial populations are also experiencing higher rates of births relative to deaths, while whites are experiencing the opposite.
Notes about the data
Rate is percentage change from 2000. The Census Bureau asks people to identify their race (white, African American, etc.) separate from their ethnicity (Hispanic or non-Hispanic). The totals for these categories therefore cannot be added together, as people show up in both a racial and ethnic group. Data for this indicator is released annually in July.
Asian | Black or African American | Hispanic | Native American | Pacific Islander | Two or More Races | White | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arkansas | 141.9% | 12.5% | 172.4% | 68.6% | 510.7% | 132.0% | 9.3% |
Benton County | 567.9% | 691.3% | 253.6% | 102.2% | 1,139.0% | 261.1% | 69.1% |
Craighead County | 178.5% | 187.3% | 233.1% | 104.2% | 221.1% | 204.1% | 18.2% |
Crittenden County | 29.2% | 9.1% | 84.9% | 58.9% | 136.4% | 165.5% | -21.6% |
Faulkner County | 148.4% | 109.5% | 249.7% | 88.6% | 170.6% | 224.9% | 37.3% |
Jefferson County | -0.5% | -8.3% | 81.9% | 39.9% | 166.7% | 76.9% | -35.3% |
Miller County | 50.7% | 17.6% | 142.1% | 44.0% | 275.0% | 108.6% | 1.7% |
Mississippi County | -4.4% | -15.1% | 53.2% | 25.0% | -6.7% | 32.8% | -26.2% |
Phillips County | -11.1% | -29.2% | -7.3% | 30.9% | -33.3% | 60.1% | -40.0% |
Pulaski County | 93.1% | 28.3% | 177.8% | 22.4% | 21.7% | 115.9% | -4.9% |
Saline County | 241.8% | 455.8% | 477.2% | 91.6% | 214.3% | 168.6% | 34.5% |
Sebastian County | 46.3% | 25.0% | 144.7% | 66.9% | 229.8% | 98.1% | 5.2% |
St. Francis County | -3.6% | -8.3% | -4.4% | 169.7% | 240.0% | 154.0% | -24.2% |
Union County | 42.9% | -12.6% | 209.8% | 84.8% | 300.0% | 113.2% | -18.6% |
Notes: Rate is percentage change from 2000. The Census Bureau asks people to identify their race (white, African-American, etc.) separate from their ethnicity (Hispanic or non-Hispanic). So the totals for these categories cannot be added together, as people show up in both a racial and ethnic group.
Asian | Black or African American | Hispanic | Native American | Pacific Islander | Two or More Races | White | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arkansas | 50,403 | 473,048 | 236,631 | 30,717 | 11,786 | 66,592 | 2,385,258 |
Benton County | 11,628 | 5,753 | 47,630 | 5,217 | 2,032 | 7,526 | 246,985 |
Craighead County | 1,412 | 18,509 | 5,793 | 588 | 61 | 2,080 | 87,682 |
Crittenden County | 310 | 26,147 | 1,331 | 197 | 26 | 661 | 20,614 |
Faulkner County | 1,582 | 15,376 | 5,277 | 864 | 92 | 2,765 | 105,328 |
Jefferson County | 582 | 38,354 | 1,473 | 284 | 80 | 913 | 26,611 |
Miller County | 229 | 10,975 | 1,552 | 373 | 30 | 876 | 30,774 |
Mississippi County | 194 | 14,478 | 1,791 | 190 | 14 | 652 | 25,123 |
Phillips County | 80 | 11,074 | 354 | 72 | 2 | 253 | 6,301 |
Pulaski County | 8,855 | 148,345 | 24,493 | 1,751 | 196 | 8,768 | 223,996 |
Saline County | 1,644 | 10,321 | 6,292 | 795 | 88 | 1,923 | 107,666 |
Sebastian County | 6,059 | 8,944 | 18,863 | 3,081 | 277 | 4,873 | 104,593 |
St. Francis County | 160 | 13,207 | 1,368 | 205 | 17 | 409 | 10,996 |
Union County | 263 | 12,765 | 1,611 | 207 | 20 | 661 | 24,766 |
Notes: The Census Bureau asks people to identify their race (white, African-American, etc.) separate from their ethnicity (Hispanic or non-Hispanic). So the totals for these categories cannot be added together, as people show up in both a racial and ethnic group.
INDICATORS | TREND | STATE |
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Change in Population | Not Applicable |
Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity | Not Applicable |
Change in Population by Age | Not Applicable |