Randolph County Demographics

A map of Randolph County's Population by Race

Randolph County, Arkansas had a population of 18,571 in 2020. It was 89.1% White, 0.8% Black, 0.4% Asian, 2.1% Hispanic, 3.8% Native American/Other, and 3.9% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Randolph County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Randolph County is the 37th most populous county of the 75 counties in Arkansas.

Randolph County's White Population

16,553 residents of Randolph County identify as White, or 89.1%. This makes the White share of the population of Randolph County considerably larger than the White share of the population of Arkansas (68.5% White). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Randolph County is ranked #16 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Randolph County is more White than neighboring Greene County (88.6% White). Randolph County is less White than neighboring Lawrence County (92% White), Ripley County (92.6% White), Sharp County (91.1% White), and Oregon County (92.5% White).

Randolph County's Black Population

140 residents of Randolph County identify as Black, or 0.8%. This makes the Black share of the population of Randolph County less than the Black share of the population of Arkansas (14.9% Black). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Randolph County is ranked #58 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Randolph County is more Black than neighboring Ripley County (0.3% Black), Sharp County (0.7% Black), and Oregon County (0.3% Black). Randolph County is less Black than neighboring Lawrence County (0.9% Black), and Greene County (2% Black).

Randolph County's Asian Population

73 residents of Randolph County identify as Asian, or 0.4%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Randolph County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Arkansas (1.7% Asian). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Randolph County is ranked #46 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Randolph County is more Asian than neighboring Lawrence County (0.2% Asian), Ripley County (0.3% Asian), Sharp County (0.3% Asian), and Oregon County (0.1% Asian).

Randolph County's Hispanic Population

384 residents of Randolph County identify as Hispanic, or 2.1%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Randolph County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Arkansas (8.5% Hispanic). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Randolph County is ranked #69 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Randolph County is more Hispanic than neighboring Ripley County (1.2% Hispanic), and Oregon County (1.4% Hispanic). Randolph County is less Hispanic than neighboring Lawrence County (2.2% Hispanic), and Greene County (3.5% Hispanic).

Randolph County's Native American/Other Population

705 residents of Randolph County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 3.8%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Randolph 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, Randolph County is ranked #2 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Randolph County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Lawrence County (0.5% Native American/Other), Ripley County (0.4% Native American/Other), Sharp County (1% Native American/Other), Oregon County (0.9% Native American/Other), and Greene County (1.2% Native American/Other).

Randolph County's Multiracial Population

716 residents of Randolph County identify as Multiracial, or 3.9%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Randolph County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Arkansas (4.9% Multiracial). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Randolph County is ranked #47 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Randolph County is less Multiracial than neighboring Lawrence County (4.2% Multiracial), Ripley County (5.3% Multiracial), Sharp County (4.9% Multiracial), Oregon County (4.8% Multiracial), and Greene County (4.4% Multiracial).

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