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This list of U.S. cities by black population covers all incorporated cities and Census-designated places with a population over 100,000 and a proportion of black residents over 30% in the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the territory of Puerto Rico and the population in each city that is black or African American.
From 2000 through 2006 Arkansas has had a population growth of 5.1% or 137,472. [4] The population density of the state is 51.3 people per square mile. According to the 2020 United States Census, Arkansas had a population of 3,011,524. The racial composition of the population was: 70.2% White American; 15.1% Black or African American
The African American population of Arkansas would grow in proportion, comprising 110,000 and 25% of the population in 1860 on the eve of the American Civil War. African Americans lived throughout the state, and were primarily made to work on cotton plantations; some were made to work skilled trades.
Pine Bluff is the tenth-most populous city in the US state of Arkansas and the county seat of Jefferson County. [ 3 ] It is the principal city of the Pine Bluff Metropolitan Statistical Area and part of the Little Rock - North Little Rock -Pine Bluff Combined Statistical Area. The population of the city was 41,253 in the 2020 census.
The following is a list of United States cities, towns, and census designated places in which a majority (over 50%) of the population is non-Hispanic African American/Black alone as of the 2020 U.S. Census.
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census ★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census ★ CDP dissolved prior to the 2010 U.S. Census ★ For the 2010 census, the CDPs of Carol City, Andover, Bunche Park, Lake Lucerne, Norland, Opa-locka North, and Scott Lake merged to form the city of Miami Gardens
Slightly more than half the population is African American, reflecting their deep history in the area. Eastern Arkansas has the most cities in the state with majority African-American populations. Urbanization and the shift to mechanization of farm technology during the past 60 years has sharply reduced jobs in the Delta.
Area code. 501, 870. Congressional district. 4th. Website. jeffersoncountyar.gov. Jefferson County, Arkansas is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas in the area known as the Arkansas Delta that extends west of the Mississippi River. Jefferson County consists of five cities, two towns, and 20 townships.