Counties in Arkansas by foreign-born share of the population

Sevier County had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 75 counties in 2023, at 16%. Nevada County had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 1.9% and the figure for Arkansas was 5.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest16Sevier County
Lowest0.1Nevada County
Median1.975 counties
Arkansas5.2History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Sevier CountySevier County: 16 %16Benton CountyBenton County: 12.4 %12.4Washington CountyWashington County: 11.6 %11.6Carroll CountyCarroll County: 9.2 %9.2Yell CountyYell County: 8.8 %8.8Sebastian CountySebastian County: 8.7 %8.7Johnson CountyJohnson County: 8.1 %8.1Howard CountyHoward County: 7.8 %7.8Hempstead CountyHempstead County: 7.1 %7.1Bradley CountyBradley County: 6.2 %6.2Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 5.8 %5.8Pope CountyPope County: 5.5 %5.5Crawford CountyCrawford County: 4.5 %4.5Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 4.3 %4.3Garland CountyGarland County: 4.1 %4.1Pike CountyPike County: 3.9 %3.9Independence CountyIndependence County: 3.9 %3.9Saline CountySaline County: 3.7 %3.7Randolph CountyRandolph County: 3.7 %3.7Faulkner CountyFaulkner County: 3.7 %3.7Craighead CountyCraighead County: 3.6 %3.6Polk CountyPolk County: 3.4 %3.4Union CountyUnion County: 3.1 %3.1Scott CountyScott County: 3 %3Conway CountyConway County: 2.7 %2.7Madison CountyMadison County: 2.7 %2.7Lonoke CountyLonoke County: 2.7 %2.7Drew CountyDrew County: 2.6 %2.6Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 2.6 %2.6Mississippi CountyMississippi County: 2.4 %2.4Chicot CountyChicot County: 2.4 %2.4Marion CountyMarion County: 2.3 %2.3Desha CountyDesha County: 2.2 %2.2Ashley CountyAshley County: 2.1 %2.1Baxter CountyBaxter County: 2 %2St. Francis CountySt. Francis County: 2 %2White CountyWhite County: 2 %2Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 1.9 %1.9Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 1.8 %1.8Columbia CountyColumbia County: 1.8 %1.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Sevier County16+0.6 pts
2Benton County12.4+0.4 pts
3Washington County11.6+0.2 pts
4Carroll County9.2+0.2 pts
5Yell County8.8-1.6 pts
6Sebastian County8.70 pts
7Johnson County8.1-1.2 pts
8Howard County7.8-1.4 pts
9Hempstead County7.1+0.6 pts
10Bradley County6.2-0.9 pts
11Pulaski County5.8+0.8 pts
12Pope County5.5-0.1 pts
13Crawford County4.5-0.2 pts
14Calhoun County4.3+2.6 pts
15Garland County4.1+0.3 pts
16Pike County3.9-0 pts
17Independence County3.9+0.5 pts
18Saline County3.7+0.5 pts
19Randolph County3.7-0.3 pts
20Faulkner County3.7+0.2 pts
21Craighead County3.60 pts
22Polk County3.4-0.2 pts
23Union County3.1+0.4 pts
24Scott County3-0.2 pts
25Conway County2.70 pts
26Madison County2.7+0.9 pts
27Lonoke County2.7-0 pts
28Drew County2.6+0.4 pts
28Lincoln County2.6+0.2 pts
30Mississippi County2.4+0.5 pts
31Chicot County2.4-0.4 pts
32Marion County2.3+0.1 pts
33Desha County2.2-1.1 pts
34Ashley County2.1-0.2 pts
35Baxter County2-0.1 pts
36St. Francis County2-1.2 pts
37White County2-0.3 pts
38Jefferson County1.9+0.1 pts
39Montgomery County1.8-0.6 pts
40Columbia County1.8+0.3 pts
41Clark County1.8-0.4 pts
41Crittenden County1.8-0 pts
43Logan County1.7+0.2 pts
44Cross County1.6-0.2 pts
45Van Buren County1.6+0.1 pts
46Miller County1.6-0.1 pts
47Grant County1.4-0.3 pts
48Izard County1.3+0.1 pts
49Phillips County1.3+0.2 pts
50Boone County1.2+0.1 pts
50Monroe County1.2+0.9 pts
52Arkansas County1.2-0.2 pts
53Sharp County1.2-0.4 pts
54Hot Spring County1.10 pts
55Poinsett County1.1+0.1 pts
56Lafayette County1.1-2.1 pts
57Franklin County1.1-0.2 pts
57Lee County1.1-0.4 pts
59Jackson County1+0.3 pts
60Greene County0.9+0.1 pts
61Lawrence County0.8-0.3 pts
61Newton County0.8-0.1 pts
61Stone County0.8+0.2 pts
64Perry County0.8-0.2 pts
65Cleburne County0.8-0 pts
66Searcy County0.7+0.1 pts
67Fulton County0.60 pts
68Clay County0.5-0.2 pts
69Dallas County0.5+0.2 pts
70Little River County0.5-0.3 pts
71Ouachita County0.50 pts
72Prairie County0.3+0.1 pts
72Woodruff County0.3-0.1 pts
74Cleveland County0.2-0.1 pts
75Nevada County0.10 pts

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About this ranking

People who were not US citizens at birth, as a percentage of the total population. Includes naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born, and people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU. Calculated from counts in ACS table B05002, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

Sevier County, with 16% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest foreign-born share of the population?

Nevada County, with 0.1% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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