Fulton County Demographics

A map of Fulton County's Population by Race

Fulton County, Arkansas had a population of 12,075 in 2020. It was 92.8% White, 0.2% Black, 0.3% Asian, 1.3% Hispanic, 0.7% Native American/Other, and 4.8% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Fulton County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Fulton County is the 56th most populous county of the 75 counties in Arkansas.

Fulton County's White Population

11,201 residents of Fulton County identify as White, or 92.8%. This makes the White share of the population of Fulton County considerably larger than the White share of the population of Arkansas (68.5% White). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Fulton County is ranked #2 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Fulton County is more White than neighboring Izard County (89.7% White), Howell County (90.5% White), Sharp County (91.1% White), Oregon County (92.5% White), and Baxter County (91.4% White).

Fulton County's Black Population

27 residents of Fulton County identify as Black, or 0.2%. This makes the Black share of the population of Fulton County less than the Black share of the population of Arkansas (14.9% Black). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Fulton County is ranked #67 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Fulton County is less Black than neighboring Izard County (1.9% Black), Howell County (0.5% Black), Sharp County (0.7% Black), and Oregon County (0.3% Black).

Fulton County's Asian Population

35 residents of Fulton County identify as Asian, or 0.3%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Fulton County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Arkansas (1.7% Asian). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Fulton County is ranked #58 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Fulton County is more Asian than neighboring Izard County (0.2% Asian), and Oregon County (0.1% Asian). Fulton County is less Asian than neighboring Howell County (0.5% Asian), and Baxter County (0.6% Asian).

Fulton County's Hispanic Population

154 residents of Fulton County identify as Hispanic, or 1.3%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Fulton County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Arkansas (8.5% Hispanic). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Fulton County is ranked #74 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Fulton County is less Hispanic than neighboring Izard County (2.4% Hispanic), Howell County (2.3% Hispanic), Sharp County (2.1% Hispanic), Oregon County (1.4% Hispanic), and Baxter County (2.5% Hispanic).

Fulton County's Native American/Other Population

82 residents of Fulton County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.7%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Fulton 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, Fulton County is ranked #44 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Fulton County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Izard County (0.8% Native American/Other), Howell County (1% Native American/Other), Sharp County (1% Native American/Other), Oregon County (0.9% Native American/Other), and Baxter County (0.8% Native American/Other).

Fulton County's Multiracial Population

576 residents of Fulton County identify as Multiracial, or 4.8%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Fulton County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Arkansas (4.9% Multiracial). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Fulton County is ranked #25 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Fulton County is more Multiracial than neighboring Baxter County (4.5% Multiracial). Fulton County is less Multiracial than neighboring Izard County (5% Multiracial), Howell County (5.3% Multiracial), and Sharp County (4.9% Multiracial).

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