Scott County Demographics

A map of Scott County's Population by Race

Scott County, Arkansas had a population of 9,836 in 2020. It was 81.6% White, 0.3% Black, 2.8% Asian, 7.6% Hispanic, 2.2% Native American/Other, and 5.4% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Scott County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Scott County is the 63rd most populous county of the 75 counties in Arkansas.

Scott County's White Population

8,031 residents of Scott County identify as White, or 81.6%. This makes the White share of the population of Scott County larger than the White share of the population of Arkansas (68.5% White). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Scott County is ranked #30 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Scott County is more White than neighboring Sebastian County (64.8% White), and Le Flore County (66.3% White). Scott County is less White than neighboring Polk County (83.7% White), Logan County (88% White), and Montgomery County (88.4% White).

Scott County's Black Population

31 residents of Scott County identify as Black, or 0.3%. This makes the Black share of the population of Scott County less than the Black share of the population of Arkansas (14.9% Black). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Scott County is ranked #62 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Scott County is more Black than neighboring Polk County (0.2% Black), and Montgomery County (0.2% Black). Scott County is less Black than neighboring Sebastian County (6.2% Black), Logan County (1.1% Black), and Le Flore County (1.7% Black).

Scott County's Asian Population

275 residents of Scott County identify as Asian, or 2.8%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Scott County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Arkansas (1.7% Asian). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Scott County is ranked #4 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Scott County is more Asian than neighboring Polk County (0.5% Asian), Logan County (1.6% Asian), Montgomery County (0.6% Asian), and Le Flore County (0.6% Asian). Scott County is less Asian than neighboring Sebastian County (4.5% Asian).

Scott County's Hispanic Population

748 residents of Scott County identify as Hispanic, or 7.6%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Scott County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Arkansas (8.5% Hispanic). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Scott County is ranked #15 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Scott County is more Hispanic than neighboring Polk County (6.6% Hispanic), Logan County (3% Hispanic), Montgomery County (4.9% Hispanic), and Le Flore County (7.4% Hispanic). Scott County is less Hispanic than neighboring Sebastian County (15.1% Hispanic).

Scott County's Native American/Other Population

219 residents of Scott County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 2.2%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Scott 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, Scott County is ranked #8 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Scott County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Polk County (2.1% Native American/Other), Logan County (1.3% Native American/Other), and Montgomery County (1.3% Native American/Other). Scott County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Le Flore County (14.5% Native American/Other).

Scott County's Multiracial Population

532 residents of Scott County identify as Multiracial, or 5.4%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Scott County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Arkansas (4.9% Multiracial). Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, Scott County is ranked #15 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Scott County is more Multiracial than neighboring Logan County (5.1% Multiracial), and Montgomery County (4.7% Multiracial). Scott County is less Multiracial than neighboring Sebastian County (7.3% Multiracial), Polk County (6.8% Multiracial), and Le Flore County (9.4% Multiracial).

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