Counties in Arkansas by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024

Sevier County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 75 counties in 2024, at 31.3%. Newton County had the lowest, at 0.4%. The median was 3.6% and the figure for Arkansas was 8.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31.3Sevier County
Lowest0.4Newton County
Median3.675 counties
Arkansas8.3History

Map of counties, 2024

Arkansas County: 1.6 %Ashley County: 5.3 %Baxter County: 3 %Benton County: 15.8 %Boone County: 2.8 %Bradley County: 13.9 %Calhoun County: 3.6 %Carroll County: 13.2 %Chicot County: 4.1 %Clark County: 4.2 %Clay County: 0.8 %Cleburne County: 2.4 %Cleveland County: 1 %Columbia County: 3.4 %Conway County: 3.9 %Craighead County: 6.7 %Crawford County: 7.3 %Crittenden County: 2.8 %Cross County: 5.1 %Dallas County: 1 %Desha County: 6.7 %Drew County: 6.9 %Faulkner County: 4.9 %Franklin County: 3.3 %Fulton County: 1.3 %Garland County: 7 %Grant County: 0.7 %Greene County: 2.3 %Hempstead County: 11.1 %Hot Spring County: 3.4 %Howard County: 12.7 %Independence County: 5.9 %Izard County: 3.3 %Jackson County: 1.5 %Jefferson County: 3.1 %Johnson County: 12.8 %Lafayette County: 1.5 %Lawrence County: 2.1 %Lee County: 1.2 %Lincoln County: 4.9 %Little River County: 1.1 %Logan County: 3.8 %Lonoke County: 4.4 %Madison County: 4.6 %Marion County: 2.4 %Miller County: 2.7 %Mississippi County: 4.2 %Monroe County: 2.2 %Montgomery County: 3.6 %Nevada County: 2 %Newton County: 0.4 %Ouachita County: 1.9 %Perry County: 1.7 %Phillips County: 1.9 %Pike County: 5.9 %Poinsett County: 2.4 %Polk County: 5.4 %Pope County: 9.4 %Prairie County: 2.3 %Pulaski County: 9.8 %Randolph County: 4 %St. Francis County: 2.9 %Saline County: 6.5 %Scott County: 8.6 %Searcy County: 2 %Sebastian County: 15.8 %Sevier County: 31.3 %Sharp County: 1.9 %Stone County: 2.7 %Union County: 4.2 %Van Buren County: 3.3 %Washington County: 17.5 %White County: 3.6 %Woodruff County: 1.6 %Yell County: 19.6 %
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  • 1.7 to 2.6
  • 2.6 to 3.6
  • 3.6 to 4.9
  • 4.9 to 8.2
  • 8.2 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Sevier County: 31.3 %Sevier County31.3Yell County: 19.6 %Yell County19.6Washington County: 17.5 %Washington County17.5Benton County: 15.8 %Benton County15.8Sebastian County: 15.8 %Sebastian County15.8Bradley County: 13.9 %Bradley County13.9Carroll County: 13.2 %Carroll County13.2Johnson County: 12.8 %Johnson County12.8Howard County: 12.7 %Howard County12.7Hempstead County: 11.1 %Hempstead County11.1Pulaski County: 9.8 %Pulaski County9.8Pope County: 9.4 %Pope County9.4Scott County: 8.6 %Scott County8.6Crawford County: 7.3 %Crawford County7.3Garland County: 7 %Garland County7Drew County: 6.9 %Drew County6.9Desha County: 6.7 %Desha County6.7Craighead County: 6.7 %Craighead County6.7Saline County: 6.5 %Saline County6.5Independence County: 5.9 %Independence County5.9Pike County: 5.9 %Pike County5.9Polk County: 5.4 %Polk County5.4Ashley County: 5.3 %Ashley County5.3Cross County: 5.1 %Cross County5.1Lincoln County: 4.9 %Lincoln County4.9Faulkner County: 4.9 %Faulkner County4.9Madison County: 4.6 %Madison County4.6Lonoke County: 4.4 %Lonoke County4.4Union County: 4.2 %Union County4.2Mississippi County: 4.2 %Mississippi County4.2Clark County: 4.2 %Clark County4.2Chicot County: 4.1 %Chicot County4.1Randolph County: 4 %Randolph County4Conway County: 3.9 %Conway County3.9Logan County: 3.8 %Logan County3.8White County: 3.6 %White County3.6Montgomery County: 3.6 %Montgomery County3.6Calhoun County: 3.6 %Calhoun County3.6Hot Spring County: 3.4 %Hot Spring County3.4Columbia County: 3.4 %Columbia County3.4Sevier County: 31.3 %Sevier County31.3Yell County: 19.6 %Yell County19.6Washington County: 17.5 %Washington County17.5Benton County: 15.8 %Benton County15.8Sebastian County: 15.8 %Sebastian County15.8Bradley County: 13.9 %Bradley County13.9Carroll County: 13.2 %Carroll County13.2Johnson County: 12.8 %Johnson County12.8Howard County: 12.7 %Howard County12.7Hempstead County: 11.1 %Hempstead County11.1Pulaski County: 9.8 %Pulaski County9.8Pope County: 9.4 %Pope County9.4Scott County: 8.6 %Scott County8.6Crawford County: 7.3 %Crawford County7.3Garland County: 7 %Garland County7Drew County: 6.9 %Drew County6.9Desha County: 6.7 %Desha County6.7Craighead County: 6.7 %Craighead County6.7Saline County: 6.5 %Saline County6.5Independence County: 5.9 %Independence County5.9Pike County: 5.9 %Pike County5.9Polk County: 5.4 %Polk County5.4Ashley County: 5.3 %Ashley County5.3Cross County: 5.1 %Cross County5.1Lincoln County: 4.9 %Lincoln County4.9Faulkner County: 4.9 %Faulkner County4.9Madison County: 4.6 %Madison County4.6Lonoke County: 4.4 %Lonoke County4.4Union County: 4.2 %Union County4.2Mississippi County: 4.2 %Mississippi County4.2Clark County: 4.2 %Clark County4.2Chicot County: 4.1 %Chicot County4.1Randolph County: 4 %Randolph County4Conway County: 3.9 %Conway County3.9Logan County: 3.8 %Logan County3.8White County: 3.6 %White County3.6Montgomery County: 3.6 %Montgomery County3.6Calhoun County: 3.6 %Calhoun County3.6Hot Spring County: 3.4 %Hot Spring County3.4Columbia County: 3.4 %Columbia County3.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Sevier County31.3-1 pts
2Yell County19.6+0.3 pts
3Washington County17.5+0.2 pts
4Benton County15.8+0.6 pts
4Sebastian County15.8+0.1 pts
6Bradley County13.9+0.6 pts
7Carroll County13.20 pts
8Johnson County12.8+1 pts
9Howard County12.7-0.8 pts
10Hempstead County11.1+0.2 pts
11Pulaski County9.8+0.5 pts
12Pope County9.4+0.2 pts
13Scott County8.6+1.9 pts
14Crawford County7.3-0.2 pts
15Garland County7-0.6 pts
16Drew County6.9+1.5 pts
17Desha County6.7+0.9 pts
18Craighead County6.7+0.7 pts
19Saline County6.5+0.1 pts
20Independence County5.9-0.1 pts
21Pike County5.9+0.2 pts
22Polk County5.4-0.5 pts
23Ashley County5.3+1.1 pts
24Cross County5.1+2.9 pts
25Lincoln County4.9-0.5 pts
26Faulkner County4.9-0.1 pts
27Madison County4.6+0.6 pts
28Lonoke County4.4-0.2 pts
29Union County4.2-0 pts
30Mississippi County4.2+0.3 pts
31Clark County4.2+0.2 pts
32Chicot County4.1-0.5 pts
33Randolph County4-0.5 pts
34Conway County3.9-0.5 pts
35Logan County3.8-0.2 pts
36White County3.6-0.5 pts
37Montgomery County3.6+0.8 pts
38Calhoun County3.6-4.9 pts
39Hot Spring County3.4+0.3 pts
40Columbia County3.4-0.3 pts
41Franklin County3.3+0.1 pts
42Van Buren County3.3-0.2 pts
43Izard County3.3+0.1 pts
44Jefferson County3.1-0.2 pts
45Baxter County3-0 pts
46St. Francis County2.9-0.8 pts
47Boone County2.8+0.3 pts
47Crittenden County2.8+0.3 pts
49Miller County2.7+0.7 pts
49Stone County2.7+0.4 pts
51Cleburne County2.4+0.5 pts
52Marion County2.4-0.2 pts
53Poinsett County2.4-0.1 pts
54Prairie County2.3+0.8 pts
55Greene County2.3+0.1 pts
56Monroe County2.2+0.2 pts
57Lawrence County2.1+0.3 pts
58Searcy County2+0.2 pts
59Nevada County2-0.3 pts
60Ouachita County1.9+0.8 pts
60Sharp County1.9+0.4 pts
62Phillips County1.9+0.3 pts
63Perry County1.7+0.7 pts
64Arkansas County1.60 pts
64Woodruff County1.6+0.6 pts
66Jackson County1.5+0.2 pts
67Lafayette County1.5-0.7 pts
68Fulton County1.3+0.7 pts
69Lee County1.2-0 pts
70Little River County1.1-0.3 pts
71Dallas County1-0.5 pts
72Cleveland County1-0 pts
73Clay County0.8+0.1 pts
74Grant County0.7-0.9 pts
75Newton County0.4-0.6 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of all people aged 5 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Measures the language used at home, not English ability: most people in this group also speak English. Spanish speakers are shown separately in spanish_at_home_share.

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 C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Arkansas by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Arkansas by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/arkansas-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Arkansas by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/arkansas-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Arkansas by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/arkansas-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs: Counties in Arkansas by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024}},
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Sevier County, with 31.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Newton County, with 0.4% in 2024.

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