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Desha County, Arkansas
5,398 Black residents · 47.4% of the county · ranked 19 of 75 in Arkansas by Black population
The gazetteer enters Desha County, Arkansas, on its published figures: a total population of 11,395 in 2020, with 5,398 Black residents counted alone — 47.4% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 11,395 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 5,398 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 47.4% |
| Rank by Black population among Arkansas counties | 19 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 Desha County: 6,216 Black residents in 2010, 5,398 in 2020 — declined by 13.2% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 47.8% to 47.4%.
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
Within Arkansas, the Census Bureau counts 75 counties and county equivalents, Desha County among them; it stands 19 by Black population, with 5,398 Black residents of the state's 453,783. The gazetteer takes the county as its middle geography — the frame between the state page and the place pages — and prints the redistricting counts of Desha County, Arkansas, exactly as published.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Desha County — its congregations, schools, and civic life — this gazetteer points to the place entries inside the county's borders, where each town and community is entered on its own count. The Desha County page is their frame: 11,395 residents, 5,398 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.