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El Dorado, Arkansas
9,075 Black residents · 51.1% of the place
El Dorado is a city in Arkansas, entered in this gazetteer on its published 2020 figures: 17,756 residents in all, 9,075 of them Black alone — 51.1% of the place.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 17,756 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 9,075 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 51.1% |
| Rank by Black population among Arkansas places | 10 of 626 |
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
Across the last two censuses, the Black population of El Dorado declined — 9,417 in 2010 and 9,075 in 2020, a change of -3.6%. The Black share of El Dorado moved from 49.9% to 51.1% over the same span.
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
Of the 626 places the Census Bureau counts in Arkansas, El Dorado ranks 10 by Black population, with 9,075 Black residents. Every figure here is the published redistricting count for El Dorado within its official bounds, printed as released.
Institutions
The institutions of El Dorado — its congregations, schools, and businesses — stand at the scale of its 17,756 people, and this gazetteer sets them within the county and state frames above. The entry itself fixes El Dorado: name, state, people, and share, on the same terms as every place in the edition.