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Arkansas: the counties with the highest share of Black students

68 counties

Arkansas public school districts ranked by the share of public school students who are Black or African American. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsBlack students% Black
1Chicot CountyAR71,14795983.6%
2Phillips CountyAR92,6692,11079.1%
3Crittenden CountyAR178,7706,28771.7%
4St. Francis CountyAR72,9042,04770.5%
5Jefferson CountyAR218,5205,87168.9%
6Desha CountyAR72,1601,07349.7%
7Ouachita CountyAR93,2681,62349.7%
8Pulaski CountyAR12964,12431,29948.8%
9Columbia CountyAR93,4721,46842.3%
10Mississippi CountyAR216,9302,89141.7%
11Union CountyAR146,9332,61737.7%
12Miller CountyAR166,2172,27736.6%
13Nevada CountyAR51,32745734.4%
14Hempstead CountyAR103,2121,02131.8%
15Drew CountyAR82,87489831.2%
16Arkansas CountyAR72,73782730.2%
17Bradley CountyAR61,86555629.8%
18Craighead CountyAR3620,3325,70728.1%
19Clark CountyAR62,90280327.7%
20Ashley CountyAR83,31786726.1%
21Cross CountyAR63,11278725.3%
22Howard CountyAR92,82562522.1%
23Little River CountyAR51,76836720.8%
24Faulkner CountyAR3618,9773,33617.6%
25Lincoln CountyAR31,46025317.3%
26Jackson CountyAR51,79028415.9%
27Saline CountyAR3120,0222,95814.8%
28Poinsett CountyAR133,73250013.4%
29Conway CountyAR103,31341912.6%
30Prairie CountyAR41,20215212.6%
31Cleveland CountyAR41,29115812.2%
32Garland CountyAR2714,3911,71511.9%
33Hot Spring CountyAR145,4105139.5%
34Sebastian CountyAR4220,2391,5027.4%
35Lonoke CountyAR2513,4788906.6%
36White CountyAR2612,3426955.6%
37Greene CountyAR157,3643284.5%
38Washington CountyAR7542,4511,7434.1%
39Pope CountyAR2410,3113433.3%
40Benton CountyAR8757,0711,7303.0%
41Grant CountyAR63,468952.7%
42Independence CountyAR136,8551792.6%
43Sharp CountyAR62,738622.3%
44Sevier CountyAR73,013642.1%
45Crawford CountyAR2310,4961781.7%
46Pike CountyAR72,093351.7%
47Yell CountyAR123,945611.5%
48Perry CountyAR41,565191.2%
49Clay CountyAR72,244241.1%
50Cleburne CountyAR103,434320.9%

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