Little River County Demographics

A map of Little River County's Population by Race

Little River County, Arkansas had a population of 12,026 in 2020. It was 71.5% White, 18.0% Black, 0.2% Asian, 3.4% Hispanic, 1.6% Native American/Other, and 5.4% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Little River County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Little River County is the 57th most populous county of the 75 counties in Arkansas.

Little River County's White Population

8,593 residents of Little River County identify as White, or 71.5%. This makes the White share of the population of Little River County roughly similar to the White share of the population of Arkansas (68.5% White). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Little River County is ranked #44 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Little River County is more White than neighboring Sevier County (53% White), Bowie County (60.1% White), Howard County (62.4% White), Miller County (64.8% White), and Hempstead County (52.6% White).

Little River County's Black Population

2,164 residents of Little River County identify as Black, or 18.0%. This makes the Black share of the population of Little River County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of Arkansas (14.9% Black). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Little River County is ranked #29 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Little River County is more Black than neighboring Sevier County (3.5% Black). Little River County is less Black than neighboring Bowie County (24.9% Black), Howard County (20.5% Black), Miller County (25.6% Black), and Hempstead County (28.1% Black).

Little River County's Asian Population

19 residents of Little River County identify as Asian, or 0.2%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Little River County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Arkansas (1.7% Asian). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Little River County is ranked #68 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Little River County is less Asian than neighboring Sevier County (0.4% Asian), Bowie County (1.2% Asian), Howard County (0.5% Asian), Miller County (0.5% Asian), and Hempstead County (0.4% Asian).

Little River County's Hispanic Population

409 residents of Little River County identify as Hispanic, or 3.4%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Little River County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Arkansas (8.5% Hispanic). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Little River County is ranked #41 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Little River County is less Hispanic than neighboring Sevier County (34.8% Hispanic), Bowie County (8.2% Hispanic), Howard County (11.9% Hispanic), Miller County (3.7% Hispanic), and Hempstead County (14.7% Hispanic).

Little River County's Native American/Other Population

190 residents of Little River County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 1.6%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Little River 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, Little River County is ranked #11 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Little River County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Bowie County (1% Native American/Other), Howard County (0.8% Native American/Other), Miller County (0.9% Native American/Other), and Hempstead County (0.6% Native American/Other). Little River County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Sevier County (3.6% Native American/Other).

Little River County's Multiracial Population

651 residents of Little River County identify as Multiracial, or 5.4%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Little River County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Arkansas (4.9% Multiracial). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Little River County is ranked #14 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Little River County is more Multiracial than neighboring Sevier County (4.8% Multiracial), Bowie County (4.6% Multiracial), Howard County (3.8% Multiracial), Miller County (4.5% Multiracial), and Hempstead County (3.4% Multiracial).

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