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Jefferson County, Arkansas
37,835 Black residents · 56.3% of the county · ranked 2 of 75 in Arkansas by Black population
In Jefferson County, Arkansas, the 2020 Census counted 67,260 people, 37,835 of them Black alone. At 56.3%, Jefferson County's Black share stands against the state's 15.1% — the comparison this entry is built around.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 67,260 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 37,835 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 56.3% |
| Rank by Black population among Arkansas counties | 2 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
In 2010 Jefferson County counted 42,639 Black residents; in 2020 it counted 37,835. The population declined by 11.3% across the decade, and the Black share in Jefferson County moved from 55.1% to 56.3%.
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, Jefferson County among them; it stands 2 by Black population, with 37,835 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 Jefferson County, Arkansas, exactly as published.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Jefferson 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 Jefferson County page is their frame: 67,260 residents, 37,835 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.