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Miller County, Arkansas
10,988 Black residents · 25.8% of the county · ranked 9 of 75 in Arkansas by Black population
The gazetteer enters Miller County, Arkansas, on its published figures: a total population of 42,600 in 2020, with 10,988 Black residents counted alone — 25.8% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 42,600 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 10,988 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 25.8% |
| Rank by Black population among Arkansas counties | 9 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 Miller County: 10,667 Black residents in 2010, 10,988 in 2020 — grew by 3.0% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 24.5% to 25.8%.
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; Miller County holds 10,988 of it, rank 9 in the state's order. The county page for Miller County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Miller 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 Miller County page is their frame: 42,600 residents, 10,988 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.