The 10 Whitest Cities In Arkansas For 2023


We used science and data to determine which cities in Arkansas are whiter than wonder bread.

You're at your local Whole Foods shopping for kale chips and asparagus water, trying to work out if you'll have time to stop at the Pottery Barn before you head to your yoga class taught by a girl named Sage. It hits you: you're leading the whitest life imaginable.

But does that mean the city you live in is one of the whitest places in Arkansas?

Don't worry, we've figured it out for you. Using actual census data combined with our favorite white people stereotypes (as confirmed by the internet), we can determine which cities are the whitest of the white in Natural State.

After analyzing cities with populations greater than 5,000, we came up with this list as the whitest cities in Arkansas for 2023.

Here are the 10 whites places in Arkansas for 2023:

  1. Heber Springs
  2. Mena
  3. Mountain Home
  4. Harrison
  5. Beebe
  6. Greenwood
  7. Paragould
  8. Farmington
  9. Pocahontas
  10. Alma

What is the whitest city in Arkansas for 2023? According to the most recent census data Heber Springs ranks as the whitest. If you're wondering, Pine Bluff is the least white city of all those we measured.

Read on below to see where your hometown ranked and why. Or check out the whitest states in America and the most diverse states in America.

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The 10 Whitest Cities In Arkansas For 2023

1. Heber Springs

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 7,015
% White: 94.88%
More on Heber Springs: Real Estate | Data

2. Mena

Overall SnackAbility

3
/10

Population: 5,626
% White: 92.77%
More on Mena: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Mena, AR

3. Mountain Home

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 12,722
% White: 92.67%
More on Mountain Home: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Mountain Home, AR

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4. Harrison

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 13,081
% White: 92.3%
More on Harrison: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Harrison, AR

5. Beebe

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 8,343
% White: 91.66%
More on Beebe: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Beebe, AR

6. Greenwood

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 9,498
% White: 89.6%
More on Greenwood: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Greenwood, AR

7. Paragould

Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 29,327
% White: 89.08%
More on Paragould: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Paragould, AR

8. Farmington

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 7,601
% White: 88.67%
More on Farmington: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Farmington, AR

9. Pocahontas

Overall SnackAbility

3
/10

Population: 7,269
% White: 87.14%
More on Pocahontas: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Pocahontas, AR

10. Alma

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 5,806
% White: 85.38%
More on Alma: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Alma, AR

Methodology: How we determined the whitest places in Arkansas for 2023

In order to rank the whitest places in Arkansas, we had to determine what measurable criteria defines whiteness.

Obviously we had to count how many white people living there, specifically the percentage of white people living in each city in Arkansas.

Specifically, we looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:

  • Hispanic or Latino
  • White alone*
  • Black or African American alone*
  • American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
  • Asian alone*
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
  • Some other race alone*
  • Two or more races*
* Not Hispanic or latino

Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as White alone.

We limited our analysis to non-CDPs with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 58 cities.

We then calculated the percent of residents that are White. The percentages ranked from 94.9% to 18.3%.

Finally, we ranked each city based on the percent of White population with a higher score being more White than a lower score. Heber Springs took the distinction of being the most White, while Pine Bluff was the least White city. You can download the data here.

Read on for more information on how the cities in Arkansas ranked by population of White residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.

Summary: White Populations Across Arkansas

Measuring the locations with the highest percentage of white people, this list provides accurate information on the whitest places in Arkansas according to the most recent data.

If you're curious enough, here are the least White places in Arkansas:

  1. Pine Bluff
  2. Helena-West Helena
  3. Forrest City

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White Population By City In { state|title }}

Rank City % White Population
1 Heber Springs 94.88% 7,015
2 Mena 92.77% 5,626
3 Mountain Home 92.67% 12,722
4 Harrison 92.3% 13,081
5 Beebe 91.66% 8,343
6 Greenwood 89.6% 9,498
7 Paragould 89.08% 29,327
8 Farmington 88.67% 7,601
9 Pocahontas 87.14% 7,269
10 Alma 85.38% 5,806
11 Cabot 84.32% 26,411
12 Trumann 81.78% 7,416
13 Bryant 81.37% 20,399
14 Benton 79.77% 34,746
15 Searcy 78.69% 23,074
16 Fayetteville 76.75% 92,070
17 Centerton 76.13% 17,455
18 Morrilton 74.48% 6,948
19 Van Buren 74.42% 23,213
20 Russellville 72.87% 29,057
21 Batesville 71.85% 11,117
22 Maumelle 70.7% 19,070
23 Conway 70.23% 63,746
24 Newport 66.87% 7,829
25 Jonesboro 66.46% 77,520
26 White Hall 65.15% 5,599
27 Hot Springs 64.69% 38,050
28 Sherwood 64.49% 32,544
29 Bentonville 63.54% 52,565
30 Wynne 62.22% 8,352
31 Malvern 61.09% 10,626
32 Clarksville 60.65% 9,444
33 Lowell 60.06% 9,630
34 Fort Smith 59.33% 89,116
35 Siloam Springs 58.36% 16,944
36 Arkadelphia 58.17% 10,332
37 Texarkana 56.51% 29,492
38 Stuttgart 56.42% 8,363
39 Rogers 54.62% 68,340
40 Berryville 54.12% 5,612
41 Marion 53.03% 13,624
42 Magnolia 49.35% 11,205
43 Monticello 48.89% 8,567
44 North Little Rock 45.21% 64,444
45 Little Rock 45.06% 201,893
46 El Dorado 44.28% 17,800
47 Jacksonville 43.97% 29,385
48 Camden 43.84% 10,644
49 Springdale 42.24% 85,887
50 Osceola 38.27% 7,016
51 Hope 36.51% 9,010
52 Warren 33.29% 5,485
53 West Memphis 32.1% 24,666
54 Blytheville 30.84% 13,559
55 De Queen 29.36% 6,192
56 Forrest City 21.03% 13,372
57 Helena-West Helena 19.78% 9,707
58 Pine Bluff 18.34% 41,964

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Editor's Note: We updated this article for 2023. This is our tenth time ranking the whitest cities in Arkansas.
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

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