Franklin County Demographics

A map of Franklin County's Population by Race

Franklin County, Arkansas had a population of 17,097 in 2020. It was 88.9% White, 0.5% Black, 0.9% Asian, 2.9% Hispanic, 1.4% Native American/Other, and 5.4% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Franklin County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Franklin County is the 42nd most populous county of the 75 counties in Arkansas.

Franklin County's White Population

15,201 residents of Franklin County identify as White, or 88.9%. This makes the White share of the population of Franklin County considerably larger than the White share of the population of Arkansas (68.5% White). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Franklin County is ranked #17 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Franklin County is more White than neighboring Logan County (88% White), Crawford County (79.2% White), Johnson County (75.3% White), Sebastian County (64.8% White), and Madison County (85.2% White).

Franklin County's Black Population

78 residents of Franklin County identify as Black, or 0.5%. This makes the Black share of the population of Franklin County less than the Black share of the population of Arkansas (14.9% Black). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Franklin County is ranked #60 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Franklin County is more Black than neighboring Madison County (0.2% Black). Franklin County is less Black than neighboring Logan County (1.1% Black), Crawford County (1.4% Black), Johnson County (1.8% Black), and Sebastian County (6.2% Black).

Franklin County's Asian Population

162 residents of Franklin County identify as Asian, or 0.9%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Franklin County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Arkansas (1.7% Asian). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Franklin County is ranked #18 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Franklin County is more Asian than neighboring Madison County (0.6% Asian). Franklin County is less Asian than neighboring Logan County (1.6% Asian), Crawford County (1.6% Asian), Johnson County (3.6% Asian), and Sebastian County (4.5% Asian).

Franklin County's Hispanic Population

491 residents of Franklin County identify as Hispanic, or 2.9%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Franklin County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Arkansas (8.5% Hispanic). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Franklin County is ranked #48 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Franklin County is less Hispanic than neighboring Logan County (3% Hispanic), Crawford County (7.6% Hispanic), Johnson County (13.4% Hispanic), Sebastian County (15.1% Hispanic), and Madison County (5.4% Hispanic).

Franklin County's Native American/Other Population

239 residents of Franklin County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 1.4%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Franklin County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Arkansas (1.4% Native American/Other). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Franklin County is ranked #12 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Franklin County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Logan County (1.3% Native American/Other), and Johnson County (1.1% Native American/Other). Franklin County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Crawford County (2.5% Native American/Other), Sebastian County (2.2% Native American/Other), and Madison County (3% Native American/Other).

Franklin County's Multiracial Population

926 residents of Franklin County identify as Multiracial, or 5.4%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Franklin County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Arkansas (4.9% Multiracial). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Franklin County is ranked #13 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Franklin County is more Multiracial than neighboring Logan County (5.1% Multiracial), and Johnson County (4.9% Multiracial). Franklin County is less Multiracial than neighboring Crawford County (7.7% Multiracial), Sebastian County (7.3% Multiracial), and Madison County (5.5% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.