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

Sevier County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 75 counties in 2021, at 34%. Fulton County had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 3.7% and the figure for Arkansas was 7.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest34Sevier County
Lowest0.2Fulton County
Median3.775 counties
Arkansas7.7History

Map of counties, 2021

Arkansas County: 1.6 %Ashley County: 5.1 %Baxter County: 3 %Benton County: 14 %Boone County: 2.6 %Bradley County: 14.8 %Calhoun County: 4 %Carroll County: 11.5 %Chicot County: 6.7 %Clark County: 3.7 %Clay County: 0.3 %Cleburne County: 1.9 %Cleveland County: 0.9 %Columbia County: 4 %Conway County: 4.3 %Craighead County: 5.8 %Crawford County: 7.5 %Crittenden County: 2.3 %Cross County: 2.2 %Dallas County: 1.3 %Desha County: 6.5 %Drew County: 3.6 %Faulkner County: 5.1 %Franklin County: 1.8 %Fulton County: 0.2 %Garland County: 6.5 %Grant County: 2.8 %Greene County: 2.2 %Hempstead County: 10.1 %Hot Spring County: 4.3 %Howard County: 15.5 %Independence County: 5.3 %Izard County: 2 %Jackson County: 2.2 %Jefferson County: 3.7 %Johnson County: 13.3 %Lafayette County: 3.7 %Lawrence County: 0.8 %Lee County: 2.9 %Lincoln County: 4.7 %Little River County: 1.2 %Logan County: 4 %Lonoke County: 4.3 %Madison County: 3.1 %Marion County: 2.2 %Miller County: 1.8 %Mississippi County: 3.8 %Monroe County: 0.6 %Montgomery County: 3.8 %Nevada County: 0.3 %Newton County: 1.2 %Ouachita County: 1.7 %Perry County: 2.3 %Phillips County: 1.2 %Pike County: 5.1 %Poinsett County: 2 %Polk County: 6.4 %Pope County: 9.2 %Prairie County: 0.9 %Pulaski County: 7.9 %Randolph County: 4.4 %St. Francis County: 5.9 %Saline County: 5.2 %Scott County: 6.7 %Searcy County: 1.1 %Sebastian County: 15.1 %Sevier County: 34 %Sharp County: 1.1 %Stone County: 1.6 %Union County: 4.6 %Van Buren County: 3.2 %Washington County: 17.6 %White County: 5.3 %Woodruff County: 0.7 %Yell County: 19.6 %
  • Under 1.2
  • 1.2 to 2.2
  • 2.2 to 3.7
  • 3.7 to 5.1
  • 5.1 to 7.2
  • 7.2 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Sevier County: 34 %Sevier County34Yell County: 19.6 %Yell County19.6Washington County: 17.6 %Washington County17.6Howard County: 15.5 %Howard County15.5Sebastian County: 15.1 %Sebastian County15.1Bradley County: 14.8 %Bradley County14.8Benton County: 14 %Benton County14Johnson County: 13.3 %Johnson County13.3Carroll County: 11.5 %Carroll County11.5Hempstead County: 10.1 %Hempstead County10.1Pope County: 9.2 %Pope County9.2Pulaski County: 7.9 %Pulaski County7.9Crawford County: 7.5 %Crawford County7.5Chicot County: 6.7 %Chicot County6.7Scott County: 6.7 %Scott County6.7Desha County: 6.5 %Desha County6.5Garland County: 6.5 %Garland County6.5Polk County: 6.4 %Polk County6.4St. Francis County: 5.9 %St. Francis County5.9Craighead County: 5.8 %Craighead County5.8Independence County: 5.3 %Independence County5.3White County: 5.3 %White County5.3Saline County: 5.2 %Saline County5.2Ashley County: 5.1 %Ashley County5.1Faulkner County: 5.1 %Faulkner County5.1Pike County: 5.1 %Pike County5.1Lincoln County: 4.7 %Lincoln County4.7Union County: 4.6 %Union County4.6Randolph County: 4.4 %Randolph County4.4Hot Spring County: 4.3 %Hot Spring County4.3Conway County: 4.3 %Conway County4.3Lonoke County: 4.3 %Lonoke County4.3Logan County: 4 %Logan County4Calhoun County: 4 %Calhoun County4Columbia County: 4 %Columbia County4Mississippi County: 3.8 %Mississippi County3.8Montgomery County: 3.8 %Montgomery County3.8Jefferson County: 3.7 %Jefferson County3.7Clark County: 3.7 %Clark County3.7Lafayette County: 3.7 %Lafayette County3.7Sevier County: 34 %Sevier County34Yell County: 19.6 %Yell County19.6Washington County: 17.6 %Washington County17.6Howard County: 15.5 %Howard County15.5Sebastian County: 15.1 %Sebastian County15.1Bradley County: 14.8 %Bradley County14.8Benton County: 14 %Benton County14Johnson County: 13.3 %Johnson County13.3Carroll County: 11.5 %Carroll County11.5Hempstead County: 10.1 %Hempstead County10.1Pope County: 9.2 %Pope County9.2Pulaski County: 7.9 %Pulaski County7.9Crawford County: 7.5 %Crawford County7.5Chicot County: 6.7 %Chicot County6.7Scott County: 6.7 %Scott County6.7Desha County: 6.5 %Desha County6.5Garland County: 6.5 %Garland County6.5Polk County: 6.4 %Polk County6.4St. Francis County: 5.9 %St. Francis County5.9Craighead County: 5.8 %Craighead County5.8Independence County: 5.3 %Independence County5.3White County: 5.3 %White County5.3Saline County: 5.2 %Saline County5.2Ashley County: 5.1 %Ashley County5.1Faulkner County: 5.1 %Faulkner County5.1Pike County: 5.1 %Pike County5.1Lincoln County: 4.7 %Lincoln County4.7Union County: 4.6 %Union County4.6Randolph County: 4.4 %Randolph County4.4Hot Spring County: 4.3 %Hot Spring County4.3Conway County: 4.3 %Conway County4.3Lonoke County: 4.3 %Lonoke County4.3Logan County: 4 %Logan County4Calhoun County: 4 %Calhoun County4Columbia County: 4 %Columbia County4Mississippi County: 3.8 %Mississippi County3.8Montgomery County: 3.8 %Montgomery County3.8Jefferson County: 3.7 %Jefferson County3.7Clark County: 3.7 %Clark County3.7Lafayette County: 3.7 %Lafayette County3.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Sevier County34
2Yell County19.6
3Washington County17.6
4Howard County15.5
5Sebastian County15.1
6Bradley County14.8
7Benton County14
8Johnson County13.3
9Carroll County11.5
10Hempstead County10.1
11Pope County9.2
12Pulaski County7.9
13Crawford County7.5
14Chicot County6.7
15Scott County6.7
16Desha County6.5
16Garland County6.5
18Polk County6.4
19St. Francis County5.9
20Craighead County5.8
21Independence County5.3
21White County5.3
23Saline County5.2
24Ashley County5.1
25Faulkner County5.1
26Pike County5.1
27Lincoln County4.7
28Union County4.6
29Randolph County4.4
30Hot Spring County4.3
31Conway County4.3
32Lonoke County4.3
33Logan County4
34Calhoun County4
35Columbia County4
36Mississippi County3.8
37Montgomery County3.8
38Jefferson County3.7
39Clark County3.7
40Lafayette County3.7
41Drew County3.6
42Van Buren County3.2
43Madison County3.1
44Baxter County3
45Lee County2.9
46Grant County2.8
47Boone County2.6
48Crittenden County2.3
49Perry County2.3
50Cross County2.2
50Jackson County2.2
52Marion County2.2
53Greene County2.2
54Izard County2
55Poinsett County2
56Cleburne County1.9
57Miller County1.8
58Franklin County1.8
59Ouachita County1.7
60Arkansas County1.6
60Stone County1.6
62Dallas County1.3
63Newton County1.2
64Little River County1.2
65Phillips County1.2
66Searcy County1.1
67Sharp County1.1
68Cleveland County0.9
69Prairie County0.9
70Lawrence County0.8
71Woodruff County0.7
72Monroe County0.6
73Nevada County0.3
74Clay County0.3
75Fulton County0.2

Other periods

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/arkansas-counties?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/arkansas-counties?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/arkansas-counties?period=2021 (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, 2021}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Sevier County, with 34% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Fulton County, with 0.2% in 2021.

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