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Chicot County, Arkansas
5,417 Black residents · 53.1% of the county · ranked 18 of 75 in Arkansas by Black population
The gazetteer enters Chicot County, Arkansas, on its published figures: a total population of 10,208 in 2020, with 5,417 Black residents counted alone — 53.1% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 10,208 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 5,417 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 53.1% |
| Rank by Black population among Arkansas counties | 18 of 75 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
The published record across two censuses for Chicot County: 6,381 Black residents in 2010, 5,417 in 2020 — declined by 15.1% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 54.1% to 53.1%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
The state's Black population of 453,783 is spread across 75 counties and county equivalents; Chicot County holds 5,417 of it, rank 18 in the state's order. The county page for Chicot County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
Black Chicot County's institutions live at the scale of its towns and communities, and the gazetteer records them there, place by place. The Chicot County page holds the frame around them — 10,208 people in all, 5,417 of them Black — and the trend that runs through both censuses.