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Pulaski County, Arkansas
143,548 Black residents · 36.0% of the county · ranked 1 of 75 in Arkansas by Black population
The gazetteer enters Pulaski County, Arkansas, on its published figures: a total population of 399,125 in 2020, with 143,548 Black residents counted alone — 36.0% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 399,125 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 143,548 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 36.0% |
| Rank by Black population among Arkansas counties | 1 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 Pulaski County: 133,858 Black residents in 2010, 143,548 in 2020 — grew by 7.2% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 35.0% to 36.0%.
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, Pulaski County among them; it stands 1 by Black population, with 143,548 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 Pulaski County, Arkansas, exactly as published.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Pulaski 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 Pulaski County page is their frame: 399,125 residents, 143,548 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.