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 2022, at 32.6%. Fulton County had the lowest, at 0.4%. The median was 3.9% and the figure for Arkansas was 7.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest32.6Sevier County
Lowest0.4Fulton County
Median3.975 counties
Arkansas7.8History

Map of counties, 2022

Arkansas County: 2 %Ashley County: 4.7 %Baxter County: 3.1 %Benton County: 14.4 %Boone County: 2.4 %Bradley County: 14.4 %Calhoun County: 4.5 %Carroll County: 12.9 %Chicot County: 6.2 %Clark County: 4.2 %Clay County: 0.7 %Cleburne County: 1.8 %Cleveland County: 0.8 %Columbia County: 3.6 %Conway County: 4.3 %Craighead County: 6.1 %Crawford County: 7.6 %Crittenden County: 2.2 %Cross County: 2.2 %Dallas County: 0.9 %Desha County: 6.6 %Drew County: 4.3 %Faulkner County: 4.6 %Franklin County: 2.5 %Fulton County: 0.4 %Garland County: 6.9 %Grant County: 2.5 %Greene County: 2 %Hempstead County: 11.5 %Hot Spring County: 4.1 %Howard County: 15.5 %Independence County: 5.2 %Izard County: 2.1 %Jackson County: 1.8 %Jefferson County: 3.7 %Johnson County: 12.5 %Lafayette County: 4.5 %Lawrence County: 1.9 %Lee County: 2.5 %Lincoln County: 4.5 %Little River County: 1.4 %Logan County: 3.9 %Lonoke County: 4.3 %Madison County: 2.6 %Marion County: 2.7 %Miller County: 2.2 %Mississippi County: 3.9 %Monroe County: 0.7 %Montgomery County: 3.8 %Nevada County: 0.5 %Newton County: 1.1 %Ouachita County: 1.5 %Perry County: 2.8 %Phillips County: 1.6 %Pike County: 5.6 %Poinsett County: 2.2 %Polk County: 5.6 %Pope County: 9 %Prairie County: 1.3 %Pulaski County: 7.9 %Randolph County: 5.1 %St. Francis County: 5.3 %Saline County: 5.2 %Scott County: 5.9 %Searcy County: 1 %Sebastian County: 15.5 %Sevier County: 32.6 %Sharp County: 1.8 %Stone County: 1.7 %Union County: 4.8 %Van Buren County: 3.8 %Washington County: 17.6 %White County: 4.7 %Woodruff County: 0.8 %Yell County: 20.2 %
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  • 1.6 to 2.3
  • 2.3 to 3.9
  • 3.9 to 4.7
  • 4.7 to 7.4
  • 7.4 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Sevier County: 32.6 %Sevier County32.6Yell County: 20.2 %Yell County20.2Washington County: 17.6 %Washington County17.6Sebastian County: 15.5 %Sebastian County15.5Howard County: 15.5 %Howard County15.5Bradley County: 14.4 %Bradley County14.4Benton County: 14.4 %Benton County14.4Carroll County: 12.9 %Carroll County12.9Johnson County: 12.5 %Johnson County12.5Hempstead County: 11.5 %Hempstead County11.5Pope County: 9 %Pope County9Pulaski County: 7.9 %Pulaski County7.9Crawford County: 7.6 %Crawford County7.6Garland County: 6.9 %Garland County6.9Desha County: 6.6 %Desha County6.6Chicot County: 6.2 %Chicot County6.2Craighead County: 6.1 %Craighead County6.1Scott County: 5.9 %Scott County5.9Pike County: 5.6 %Pike County5.6Polk County: 5.6 %Polk County5.6St. Francis County: 5.3 %St. Francis County5.3Saline County: 5.2 %Saline County5.2Independence County: 5.2 %Independence County5.2Randolph County: 5.1 %Randolph County5.1Union County: 4.8 %Union County4.8White County: 4.7 %White County4.7Ashley County: 4.7 %Ashley County4.7Faulkner County: 4.6 %Faulkner County4.6Calhoun County: 4.5 %Calhoun County4.5Lincoln County: 4.5 %Lincoln County4.5Lafayette County: 4.5 %Lafayette County4.5Lonoke County: 4.3 %Lonoke County4.3Conway County: 4.3 %Conway County4.3Drew County: 4.3 %Drew County4.3Clark County: 4.2 %Clark County4.2Hot Spring County: 4.1 %Hot Spring County4.1Mississippi County: 3.9 %Mississippi County3.9Logan County: 3.9 %Logan County3.9Van Buren County: 3.8 %Van Buren County3.8Montgomery County: 3.8 %Montgomery County3.8Sevier County: 32.6 %Sevier County32.6Yell County: 20.2 %Yell County20.2Washington County: 17.6 %Washington County17.6Sebastian County: 15.5 %Sebastian County15.5Howard County: 15.5 %Howard County15.5Bradley County: 14.4 %Bradley County14.4Benton County: 14.4 %Benton County14.4Carroll County: 12.9 %Carroll County12.9Johnson County: 12.5 %Johnson County12.5Hempstead County: 11.5 %Hempstead County11.5Pope County: 9 %Pope County9Pulaski County: 7.9 %Pulaski County7.9Crawford County: 7.6 %Crawford County7.6Garland County: 6.9 %Garland County6.9Desha County: 6.6 %Desha County6.6Chicot County: 6.2 %Chicot County6.2Craighead County: 6.1 %Craighead County6.1Scott County: 5.9 %Scott County5.9Pike County: 5.6 %Pike County5.6Polk County: 5.6 %Polk County5.6St. Francis County: 5.3 %St. Francis County5.3Saline County: 5.2 %Saline County5.2Independence County: 5.2 %Independence County5.2Randolph County: 5.1 %Randolph County5.1Union County: 4.8 %Union County4.8White County: 4.7 %White County4.7Ashley County: 4.7 %Ashley County4.7Faulkner County: 4.6 %Faulkner County4.6Calhoun County: 4.5 %Calhoun County4.5Lincoln County: 4.5 %Lincoln County4.5Lafayette County: 4.5 %Lafayette County4.5Lonoke County: 4.3 %Lonoke County4.3Conway County: 4.3 %Conway County4.3Drew County: 4.3 %Drew County4.3Clark County: 4.2 %Clark County4.2Hot Spring County: 4.1 %Hot Spring County4.1Mississippi County: 3.9 %Mississippi County3.9Logan County: 3.9 %Logan County3.9Van Buren County: 3.8 %Van Buren County3.8Montgomery County: 3.8 %Montgomery County3.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Sevier County32.6-1.4 pts
2Yell County20.2+0.7 pts
3Washington County17.6-0 pts
4Sebastian County15.5+0.4 pts
5Howard County15.5-0.1 pts
6Bradley County14.4-0.3 pts
7Benton County14.4+0.4 pts
8Carroll County12.9+1.4 pts
9Johnson County12.5-0.8 pts
10Hempstead County11.5+1.4 pts
11Pope County9-0.2 pts
12Pulaski County7.9-0 pts
13Crawford County7.6+0.1 pts
14Garland County6.9+0.5 pts
15Desha County6.6+0.1 pts
16Chicot County6.2-0.4 pts
17Craighead County6.1+0.3 pts
18Scott County5.9-0.8 pts
19Pike County5.6+0.5 pts
20Polk County5.6-0.9 pts
21St. Francis County5.3-0.5 pts
22Saline County5.2-0 pts
23Independence County5.2-0.1 pts
24Randolph County5.1+0.7 pts
25Union County4.8+0.2 pts
26White County4.7-0.6 pts
27Ashley County4.7-0.5 pts
28Faulkner County4.6-0.5 pts
29Calhoun County4.5+0.5 pts
29Lincoln County4.5-0.2 pts
31Lafayette County4.5+0.8 pts
32Lonoke County4.3+0.1 pts
33Conway County4.30 pts
34Drew County4.3+0.7 pts
35Clark County4.2+0.5 pts
36Hot Spring County4.1-0.2 pts
37Mississippi County3.9+0.1 pts
38Logan County3.9-0.1 pts
39Van Buren County3.8+0.6 pts
40Montgomery County3.8-0 pts
41Jefferson County3.7-0.1 pts
42Columbia County3.6-0.3 pts
43Baxter County3.1+0.1 pts
44Perry County2.8+0.6 pts
45Marion County2.7+0.4 pts
46Madison County2.6-0.5 pts
47Grant County2.5-0.3 pts
48Franklin County2.5+0.7 pts
49Lee County2.5-0.5 pts
50Boone County2.4-0.2 pts
51Crittenden County2.2-0 pts
52Cross County2.20 pts
53Miller County2.2+0.4 pts
54Poinsett County2.2+0.3 pts
55Izard County2.1+0.1 pts
56Greene County2-0.2 pts
57Arkansas County2+0.4 pts
58Lawrence County1.9+1.1 pts
59Jackson County1.8-0.4 pts
60Sharp County1.8+0.7 pts
61Cleburne County1.8-0.1 pts
62Stone County1.70 pts
63Phillips County1.6+0.5 pts
64Ouachita County1.5-0.2 pts
65Little River County1.4+0.2 pts
66Prairie County1.3+0.5 pts
67Newton County1.1-0.2 pts
68Searcy County1-0.1 pts
69Dallas County0.9-0.4 pts
70Cleveland County0.8-0.2 pts
71Woodruff County0.80 pts
72Clay County0.7+0.4 pts
73Monroe County0.7+0.1 pts
74Nevada County0.5+0.1 pts
75Fulton County0.4+0.2 pts

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/arkansas-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/arkansas-counties?period=2022.

Harvard

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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/arkansas-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  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, 2022}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/arkansas-counties?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Which county has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Sevier County, with 32.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Fulton County, with 0.4% in 2022.

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