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 2023, at 32.3%. Fulton County had the lowest, at 0.7%. The median was 3.6% and the figure for Arkansas was 8.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest32.3Sevier County
Lowest0.7Fulton County
Median3.675 counties
Arkansas8.1History

Map of counties, 2023

Arkansas County: 1.5 %Ashley County: 4.2 %Baxter County: 3.1 %Benton County: 15.3 %Boone County: 2.5 %Bradley County: 13.3 %Calhoun County: 8.4 %Carroll County: 13.2 %Chicot County: 4.6 %Clark County: 4 %Clay County: 0.7 %Cleburne County: 1.9 %Cleveland County: 1 %Columbia County: 3.7 %Conway County: 4.4 %Craighead County: 6 %Crawford County: 7.5 %Crittenden County: 2.6 %Cross County: 2.1 %Dallas County: 1.4 %Desha County: 5.8 %Drew County: 5.3 %Faulkner County: 5.1 %Franklin County: 3.3 %Fulton County: 0.7 %Garland County: 7.6 %Grant County: 1.6 %Greene County: 2.2 %Hempstead County: 11 %Hot Spring County: 3.1 %Howard County: 13.5 %Independence County: 6 %Izard County: 3.2 %Jackson County: 1.3 %Jefferson County: 3.3 %Johnson County: 11.8 %Lafayette County: 2.1 %Lawrence County: 1.8 %Lee County: 1.2 %Lincoln County: 5.4 %Little River County: 1.4 %Logan County: 3.9 %Lonoke County: 4.5 %Madison County: 4 %Marion County: 2.5 %Miller County: 2.1 %Mississippi County: 3.9 %Monroe County: 2 %Montgomery County: 2.8 %Nevada County: 2.3 %Newton County: 1 %Ouachita County: 1.1 %Perry County: 1 %Phillips County: 1.6 %Pike County: 5.6 %Poinsett County: 2.5 %Polk County: 5.9 %Pope County: 9.2 %Prairie County: 1.5 %Pulaski County: 9.3 %Randolph County: 4.5 %St. Francis County: 3.6 %Saline County: 6.3 %Scott County: 6.7 %Searcy County: 1.8 %Sebastian County: 15.7 %Sevier County: 32.3 %Sharp County: 1.5 %Stone County: 2.3 %Union County: 4.3 %Van Buren County: 3.5 %Washington County: 17.3 %White County: 4.1 %Woodruff County: 1 %Yell County: 19.3 %
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  • 1.5 to 2.3
  • 2.3 to 3.6
  • 3.6 to 4.8
  • 4.8 to 8.2
  • 8.2 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Sevier County: 32.3 %Sevier County32.3Yell County: 19.3 %Yell County19.3Washington County: 17.3 %Washington County17.3Sebastian County: 15.7 %Sebastian County15.7Benton County: 15.3 %Benton County15.3Howard County: 13.5 %Howard County13.5Bradley County: 13.3 %Bradley County13.3Carroll County: 13.2 %Carroll County13.2Johnson County: 11.8 %Johnson County11.8Hempstead County: 11 %Hempstead County11Pulaski County: 9.3 %Pulaski County9.3Pope County: 9.2 %Pope County9.2Calhoun County: 8.4 %Calhoun County8.4Garland County: 7.6 %Garland County7.6Crawford County: 7.5 %Crawford County7.5Scott County: 6.7 %Scott County6.7Saline County: 6.3 %Saline County6.3Independence County: 6 %Independence County6Craighead County: 6 %Craighead County6Polk County: 5.9 %Polk County5.9Desha County: 5.8 %Desha County5.8Pike County: 5.6 %Pike County5.6Lincoln County: 5.4 %Lincoln County5.4Drew County: 5.3 %Drew County5.3Faulkner County: 5.1 %Faulkner County5.1Chicot County: 4.6 %Chicot County4.6Lonoke County: 4.5 %Lonoke County4.5Randolph County: 4.5 %Randolph County4.5Conway County: 4.4 %Conway County4.4Union County: 4.3 %Union County4.3Ashley County: 4.2 %Ashley County4.2White County: 4.1 %White County4.1Madison County: 4 %Madison County4Clark County: 4 %Clark County4Logan County: 3.9 %Logan County3.9Mississippi County: 3.9 %Mississippi County3.9Columbia County: 3.7 %Columbia County3.7St. Francis County: 3.6 %St. Francis County3.6Van Buren County: 3.5 %Van Buren County3.5Franklin County: 3.3 %Franklin County3.3Sevier County: 32.3 %Sevier County32.3Yell County: 19.3 %Yell County19.3Washington County: 17.3 %Washington County17.3Sebastian County: 15.7 %Sebastian County15.7Benton County: 15.3 %Benton County15.3Howard County: 13.5 %Howard County13.5Bradley County: 13.3 %Bradley County13.3Carroll County: 13.2 %Carroll County13.2Johnson County: 11.8 %Johnson County11.8Hempstead County: 11 %Hempstead County11Pulaski County: 9.3 %Pulaski County9.3Pope County: 9.2 %Pope County9.2Calhoun County: 8.4 %Calhoun County8.4Garland County: 7.6 %Garland County7.6Crawford County: 7.5 %Crawford County7.5Scott County: 6.7 %Scott County6.7Saline County: 6.3 %Saline County6.3Independence County: 6 %Independence County6Craighead County: 6 %Craighead County6Polk County: 5.9 %Polk County5.9Desha County: 5.8 %Desha County5.8Pike County: 5.6 %Pike County5.6Lincoln County: 5.4 %Lincoln County5.4Drew County: 5.3 %Drew County5.3Faulkner County: 5.1 %Faulkner County5.1Chicot County: 4.6 %Chicot County4.6Lonoke County: 4.5 %Lonoke County4.5Randolph County: 4.5 %Randolph County4.5Conway County: 4.4 %Conway County4.4Union County: 4.3 %Union County4.3Ashley County: 4.2 %Ashley County4.2White County: 4.1 %White County4.1Madison County: 4 %Madison County4Clark County: 4 %Clark County4Logan County: 3.9 %Logan County3.9Mississippi County: 3.9 %Mississippi County3.9Columbia County: 3.7 %Columbia County3.7St. Francis County: 3.6 %St. Francis County3.6Van Buren County: 3.5 %Van Buren County3.5Franklin County: 3.3 %Franklin County3.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Sevier County32.3-0.3 pts
2Yell County19.3-1 pts
3Washington County17.3-0.2 pts
4Sebastian County15.7+0.2 pts
5Benton County15.3+0.9 pts
6Howard County13.5-1.9 pts
7Bradley County13.3-1.2 pts
8Carroll County13.2+0.3 pts
9Johnson County11.8-0.7 pts
10Hempstead County11-0.5 pts
11Pulaski County9.3+1.4 pts
12Pope County9.2+0.2 pts
13Calhoun County8.4+3.9 pts
14Garland County7.6+0.7 pts
15Crawford County7.5-0.1 pts
16Scott County6.7+0.9 pts
17Saline County6.3+1.1 pts
18Independence County6+0.8 pts
19Craighead County6-0.1 pts
20Polk County5.9+0.3 pts
21Desha County5.8-0.8 pts
22Pike County5.60 pts
23Lincoln County5.4+0.9 pts
24Drew County5.3+1.1 pts
25Faulkner County5.1+0.5 pts
26Chicot County4.6-1.6 pts
27Lonoke County4.5+0.2 pts
28Randolph County4.5-0.6 pts
29Conway County4.4+0.1 pts
30Union County4.3-0.5 pts
31Ashley County4.2-0.5 pts
32White County4.1-0.6 pts
33Madison County4+1.3 pts
34Clark County4-0.2 pts
35Logan County3.90 pts
36Mississippi County3.90 pts
37Columbia County3.70 pts
38St. Francis County3.6-1.7 pts
39Van Buren County3.5-0.3 pts
40Franklin County3.3+0.8 pts
40Jefferson County3.3-0.4 pts
42Izard County3.2+1.1 pts
43Hot Spring County3.1-1 pts
44Baxter County3.1-0 pts
45Montgomery County2.8-0.9 pts
46Crittenden County2.6+0.3 pts
47Boone County2.5+0.1 pts
48Marion County2.5-0.1 pts
49Poinsett County2.5+0.3 pts
50Stone County2.3+0.7 pts
51Nevada County2.3+1.8 pts
52Greene County2.2+0.2 pts
53Cross County2.1-0.1 pts
53Lafayette County2.1-2.3 pts
55Miller County2.1-0.2 pts
56Monroe County2+1.3 pts
57Cleburne County1.9+0.1 pts
58Searcy County1.8+0.8 pts
59Lawrence County1.8-0.2 pts
60Phillips County1.6-0 pts
61Grant County1.6-0.9 pts
62Prairie County1.5+0.2 pts
63Arkansas County1.5-0.5 pts
63Sharp County1.5-0.3 pts
65Dallas County1.4+0.5 pts
66Little River County1.40 pts
67Jackson County1.3-0.5 pts
68Lee County1.2-1.2 pts
69Ouachita County1.1-0.4 pts
70Cleveland County1+0.2 pts
70Newton County1-0.1 pts
72Perry County1-1.8 pts
72Woodruff County1+0.2 pts
74Clay County0.7-0 pts
75Fulton County0.7+0.2 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/arkansas-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/arkansas-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/arkansas-counties?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Sevier County, with 32.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Fulton County, with 0.7% in 2023.

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