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Hot Spring County Demographics

A map of Hot Spring County's Population by Race

Race
PopulationPercent
White
26,22179.4%
Black
3,45010.4%
Multiracial
1,7395.3%
Hispanic
1,2653.8%
Native American/Other
2510.8%
Asian
1140.3%

Hot Spring County, Arkansas had a population of 33,040 in 2020. It was 79.4% White, 10.4% Black, 0.3% Asian, 3.8% Hispanic, 0.8% Native American/Other, and 5.3% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Hot Spring County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Hot Spring County is the 22nd most populous county of the 75 counties in Arkansas.

Hot Spring County's White Population

26,221 residents of Hot Spring County identify as White, or 79.4%. This makes the White share of the population of Hot Spring County slightly larger than the White share of the population of Arkansas (68.5% White). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Hot Spring County is ranked #31 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Hot Spring County is more White than neighboring Garland County (77.1% White), Clark County (65.7% White), Saline County (78.4% White), and Dallas County (52.8% White). Hot Spring County is less White than neighboring Grant County (90% White).

Hot Spring County's Black Population

3,450 residents of Hot Spring County identify as Black, or 10.4%. This makes the Black share of the population of Hot Spring County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of Arkansas (14.9% Black). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Hot Spring County is ranked #35 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Hot Spring County is more Black than neighboring Garland County (8% Black), Saline County (8.4% Black), and Grant County (2.5% Black). Hot Spring County is less Black than neighboring Clark County (23.6% Black), and Dallas County (39.8% Black).

Hot Spring County's Asian Population

114 residents of Hot Spring County identify as Asian, or 0.3%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Hot Spring County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Arkansas (1.7% Asian). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Hot Spring County is ranked #54 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Hot Spring County is more Asian than neighboring Dallas County (0.1% Asian). Hot Spring County is less Asian than neighboring Garland County (1% Asian), Clark County (0.7% Asian), Saline County (1.2% Asian), and Grant County (0.4% Asian).

Hot Spring County's Hispanic Population

1,265 residents of Hot Spring County identify as Hispanic, or 3.8%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Hot Spring County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Arkansas (8.5% Hispanic). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Hot Spring County is ranked #35 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Hot Spring County is more Hispanic than neighboring Dallas County (3.1% Hispanic), and Grant County (2.5% Hispanic). Hot Spring County is less Hispanic than neighboring Garland County (7% Hispanic), Clark County (5.1% Hispanic), and Saline County (6.9% Hispanic).

Hot Spring County's Native American/Other Population

251 residents of Hot Spring County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.8%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Hot Spring 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, Hot Spring County is ranked #36 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Hot Spring County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Saline County (0.7% Native American/Other), Dallas County (0.6% Native American/Other), and Grant County (0.5% Native American/Other). Hot Spring County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Garland County (1% Native American/Other).

Hot Spring County's Multiracial Population

1,739 residents of Hot Spring County identify as Multiracial, or 5.3%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Hot Spring County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Arkansas (4.9% Multiracial). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Hot Spring County is ranked #17 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Hot Spring County is more Multiracial than neighboring Clark County (4% Multiracial), Saline County (4.4% Multiracial), Dallas County (3.5% Multiracial), and Grant County (4.1% Multiracial). Hot Spring County is less Multiracial than neighboring Garland County (5.9% Multiracial).

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