Counties in Arkansas by population speaking Spanish at home

Sevier County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 75 counties in 2021, at 30.7%. Newton County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 2.7% and the figure for Arkansas was 5.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest30.7Sevier County
Median2.775 counties
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Map of counties, 2021

Arkansas County: 1.2 %Ashley County: 5 %Baxter County: 2.1 %Benton County: 10.5 %Boone County: 1.2 %Bradley County: 14.5 %Calhoun County: 2.9 %Carroll County: 9.4 %Chicot County: 5.8 %Clark County: 2.8 %Clay County: 0.2 %Cleburne County: 1.5 %Cleveland County: 0.4 %Columbia County: 2.7 %Conway County: 3.5 %Craighead County: 3.7 %Crawford County: 5.9 %Crittenden County: 1.4 %Cross County: 0.7 %Dallas County: 1.1 %Desha County: 5.9 %Drew County: 3.1 %Faulkner County: 2.9 %Franklin County: 1.1 %Fulton County: 0.2 %Garland County: 4.5 %Grant County: 2.6 %Greene County: 1.5 %Hempstead County: 9.8 %Hot Spring County: 3.6 %Howard County: 12.5 %Independence County: 4.3 %Izard County: 0.9 %Jackson County: 1.6 %Jefferson County: 2 %Johnson County: 11 %Lafayette County: 2.8 %Lawrence County: 0.5 %Lee County: 2.3 %Lincoln County: 4.3 %Little River County: 0.7 %Logan County: 1.8 %Lonoke County: 3 %Madison County: 1.5 %Marion County: 0.9 %Miller County: 1.4 %Mississippi County: 3.3 %Monroe County: 0.1 %Montgomery County: 2.9 %Nevada County: 0.3 %Newton County: 0 %Ouachita County: 1.4 %Perry County: 1.9 %Phillips County: 0.7 %Pike County: 5 %Poinsett County: 1.7 %Polk County: 5.4 %Pope County: 6.8 %Prairie County: 0.7 %Pulaski County: 4.8 %Randolph County: 1.8 %St. Francis County: 5.2 %Saline County: 3.7 %Scott County: 5.7 %Searcy County: 0.6 %Sebastian County: 11 %Sevier County: 30.7 %Sharp County: 0.8 %Stone County: 0.5 %Union County: 3.6 %Van Buren County: 2.3 %Washington County: 12.4 %White County: 4 %Woodruff County: 0.7 %Yell County: 18.2 %
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  • 5.8 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: 30.7 %Sevier County30.7Yell County: 18.2 %Yell County18.2Bradley County: 14.5 %Bradley County14.5Howard County: 12.5 %Howard County12.5Washington County: 12.4 %Washington County12.4Sebastian County: 11 %Sebastian County11Johnson County: 11 %Johnson County11Benton County: 10.5 %Benton County10.5Hempstead County: 9.8 %Hempstead County9.8Carroll County: 9.4 %Carroll County9.4Pope County: 6.8 %Pope County6.8Desha County: 5.9 %Desha County5.9Crawford County: 5.9 %Crawford County5.9Chicot County: 5.8 %Chicot County5.8Scott County: 5.7 %Scott County5.7Polk County: 5.4 %Polk County5.4St. Francis County: 5.2 %St. Francis County5.2Ashley County: 5 %Ashley County5Pike County: 5 %Pike County5Pulaski County: 4.8 %Pulaski County4.8Garland County: 4.5 %Garland County4.5Independence County: 4.3 %Independence County4.3Lincoln County: 4.3 %Lincoln County4.3White County: 4 %White County4Craighead County: 3.7 %Craighead County3.7Saline County: 3.7 %Saline County3.7Hot Spring County: 3.6 %Hot Spring County3.6Union County: 3.6 %Union County3.6Conway County: 3.5 %Conway County3.5Mississippi County: 3.3 %Mississippi County3.3Drew County: 3.1 %Drew County3.1Lonoke County: 3 %Lonoke County3Calhoun County: 2.9 %Calhoun County2.9Montgomery County: 2.9 %Montgomery County2.9Faulkner County: 2.9 %Faulkner County2.9Clark County: 2.8 %Clark County2.8Lafayette County: 2.8 %Lafayette County2.8Columbia County: 2.7 %Columbia County2.7Grant County: 2.6 %Grant County2.6Lee County: 2.3 %Lee County2.3Sevier County: 30.7 %Sevier County30.7Yell County: 18.2 %Yell County18.2Bradley County: 14.5 %Bradley County14.5Howard County: 12.5 %Howard County12.5Washington County: 12.4 %Washington County12.4Sebastian County: 11 %Sebastian County11Johnson County: 11 %Johnson County11Benton County: 10.5 %Benton County10.5Hempstead County: 9.8 %Hempstead County9.8Carroll County: 9.4 %Carroll County9.4Pope County: 6.8 %Pope County6.8Desha County: 5.9 %Desha County5.9Crawford County: 5.9 %Crawford County5.9Chicot County: 5.8 %Chicot County5.8Scott County: 5.7 %Scott County5.7Polk County: 5.4 %Polk County5.4St. Francis County: 5.2 %St. Francis County5.2Ashley County: 5 %Ashley County5Pike County: 5 %Pike County5Pulaski County: 4.8 %Pulaski County4.8Garland County: 4.5 %Garland County4.5Independence County: 4.3 %Independence County4.3Lincoln County: 4.3 %Lincoln County4.3White County: 4 %White County4Craighead County: 3.7 %Craighead County3.7Saline County: 3.7 %Saline County3.7Hot Spring County: 3.6 %Hot Spring County3.6Union County: 3.6 %Union County3.6Conway County: 3.5 %Conway County3.5Mississippi County: 3.3 %Mississippi County3.3Drew County: 3.1 %Drew County3.1Lonoke County: 3 %Lonoke County3Calhoun County: 2.9 %Calhoun County2.9Montgomery County: 2.9 %Montgomery County2.9Faulkner County: 2.9 %Faulkner County2.9Clark County: 2.8 %Clark County2.8Lafayette County: 2.8 %Lafayette County2.8Columbia County: 2.7 %Columbia County2.7Grant County: 2.6 %Grant County2.6Lee County: 2.3 %Lee County2.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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About this ranking

People aged 5 and over who speak Spanish 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 or Hispanic origin. Hispanic origin is hispanic_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 Spanish 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 Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Arkansas by population speaking Spanish 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 Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Arkansas by population speaking Spanish 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/spanish-spoken-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 Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Arkansas by population speaking Spanish 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/spanish-spoken-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 Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Arkansas by population speaking Spanish 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/arkansas-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Sevier County, with 30.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

Newton County, with 0% in 2021.

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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 C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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