Counties in Arkansas by population speaking Spanish at home

Sevier County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 75 counties in 2023, at 30.6%. Newton County had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 2.4% and the figure for Arkansas was 6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest30.6Sevier County
Lowest0.2Newton County
Median2.475 counties
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Map of counties, 2023

Arkansas County: 1.1 %Ashley County: 3.8 %Baxter County: 1.8 %Benton County: 11.3 %Boone County: 1.3 %Bradley County: 13.2 %Calhoun County: 7.4 %Carroll County: 9.7 %Chicot County: 4.1 %Clark County: 3 %Clay County: 0.4 %Cleburne County: 1.6 %Cleveland County: 0.6 %Columbia County: 2.7 %Conway County: 3.7 %Craighead County: 4.5 %Crawford County: 6.1 %Crittenden County: 1.7 %Cross County: 0.6 %Dallas County: 1.4 %Desha County: 5.8 %Drew County: 4 %Faulkner County: 3.4 %Franklin County: 1.8 %Fulton County: 0.4 %Garland County: 5.5 %Grant County: 1.4 %Greene County: 1.4 %Hempstead County: 10.5 %Hot Spring County: 2.6 %Howard County: 10.4 %Independence County: 5.2 %Izard County: 2 %Jackson County: 0.7 %Jefferson County: 2 %Johnson County: 9.3 %Lafayette County: 1 %Lawrence County: 1.1 %Lee County: 0.7 %Lincoln County: 4.7 %Little River County: 1 %Logan County: 2 %Lonoke County: 3 %Madison County: 3 %Marion County: 1 %Miller County: 1.5 %Mississippi County: 3.3 %Monroe County: 0.7 %Montgomery County: 2 %Nevada County: 2.1 %Newton County: 0.2 %Ouachita County: 0.9 %Perry County: 0.9 %Phillips County: 0.3 %Pike County: 5.4 %Poinsett County: 2.1 %Polk County: 4.9 %Pope County: 7.7 %Prairie County: 1.1 %Pulaski County: 6.3 %Randolph County: 1.1 %St. Francis County: 2.8 %Saline County: 5.2 %Scott County: 5 %Searcy County: 1.3 %Sebastian County: 11.2 %Sevier County: 30.6 %Sharp County: 0.8 %Stone County: 0.9 %Union County: 3.4 %Van Buren County: 2.4 %Washington County: 12.6 %White County: 3.3 %Woodruff County: 0.5 %Yell County: 17.1 %
  • Under 0.9
  • 0.9 to 1.4
  • 1.4 to 2.4
  • 2.4 to 3.9
  • 3.9 to 6.2
  • 6.2 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: 30.6 %Sevier County30.6Yell County: 17.1 %Yell County17.1Bradley County: 13.2 %Bradley County13.2Washington County: 12.6 %Washington County12.6Benton County: 11.3 %Benton County11.3Sebastian County: 11.2 %Sebastian County11.2Hempstead County: 10.5 %Hempstead County10.5Howard County: 10.4 %Howard County10.4Carroll County: 9.7 %Carroll County9.7Johnson County: 9.3 %Johnson County9.3Pope County: 7.7 %Pope County7.7Calhoun County: 7.4 %Calhoun County7.4Pulaski County: 6.3 %Pulaski County6.3Crawford County: 6.1 %Crawford County6.1Desha County: 5.8 %Desha County5.8Garland County: 5.5 %Garland County5.5Pike County: 5.4 %Pike County5.4Saline County: 5.2 %Saline County5.2Independence County: 5.2 %Independence County5.2Scott County: 5 %Scott County5Polk County: 4.9 %Polk County4.9Lincoln County: 4.7 %Lincoln County4.7Craighead County: 4.5 %Craighead County4.5Chicot County: 4.1 %Chicot County4.1Drew County: 4 %Drew County4Ashley County: 3.8 %Ashley County3.8Conway County: 3.7 %Conway County3.7Faulkner County: 3.4 %Faulkner County3.4Union County: 3.4 %Union County3.4White County: 3.3 %White County3.3Mississippi County: 3.3 %Mississippi County3.3Lonoke County: 3 %Lonoke County3Clark County: 3 %Clark County3Madison County: 3 %Madison County3St. Francis County: 2.8 %St. Francis County2.8Columbia County: 2.7 %Columbia County2.7Hot Spring County: 2.6 %Hot Spring County2.6Van Buren County: 2.4 %Van Buren County2.4Nevada County: 2.1 %Nevada County2.1Poinsett County: 2.1 %Poinsett County2.1Sevier County: 30.6 %Sevier County30.6Yell County: 17.1 %Yell County17.1Bradley County: 13.2 %Bradley County13.2Washington County: 12.6 %Washington County12.6Benton County: 11.3 %Benton County11.3Sebastian County: 11.2 %Sebastian County11.2Hempstead County: 10.5 %Hempstead County10.5Howard County: 10.4 %Howard County10.4Carroll County: 9.7 %Carroll County9.7Johnson County: 9.3 %Johnson County9.3Pope County: 7.7 %Pope County7.7Calhoun County: 7.4 %Calhoun County7.4Pulaski County: 6.3 %Pulaski County6.3Crawford County: 6.1 %Crawford County6.1Desha County: 5.8 %Desha County5.8Garland County: 5.5 %Garland County5.5Pike County: 5.4 %Pike County5.4Saline County: 5.2 %Saline County5.2Independence County: 5.2 %Independence County5.2Scott County: 5 %Scott County5Polk County: 4.9 %Polk County4.9Lincoln County: 4.7 %Lincoln County4.7Craighead County: 4.5 %Craighead County4.5Chicot County: 4.1 %Chicot County4.1Drew County: 4 %Drew County4Ashley County: 3.8 %Ashley County3.8Conway County: 3.7 %Conway County3.7Faulkner County: 3.4 %Faulkner County3.4Union County: 3.4 %Union County3.4White County: 3.3 %White County3.3Mississippi County: 3.3 %Mississippi County3.3Lonoke County: 3 %Lonoke County3Clark County: 3 %Clark County3Madison County: 3 %Madison County3St. Francis County: 2.8 %St. Francis County2.8Columbia County: 2.7 %Columbia County2.7Hot Spring County: 2.6 %Hot Spring County2.6Van Buren County: 2.4 %Van Buren County2.4Nevada County: 2.1 %Nevada County2.1Poinsett County: 2.1 %Poinsett County2.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Sevier County30.6-0.3 pts
2Yell County17.1-1.2 pts
3Bradley County13.2-0.9 pts
4Washington County12.6+0.2 pts
5Benton County11.3+0.7 pts
6Sebastian County11.2+0.2 pts
7Hempstead County10.5-0.7 pts
8Howard County10.4-1.9 pts
9Carroll County9.7-0.7 pts
10Johnson County9.3-0.6 pts
11Pope County7.7+0.5 pts
12Calhoun County7.4+4 pts
13Pulaski County6.3+1.5 pts
14Crawford County6.1+0.2 pts
15Desha County5.8-0.3 pts
16Garland County5.5+0.7 pts
17Pike County5.4+0.1 pts
18Saline County5.2+1.4 pts
19Independence County5.2+0.8 pts
20Scott County5-0 pts
21Polk County4.9-0 pts
22Lincoln County4.7+0.7 pts
23Craighead County4.5+0.3 pts
24Chicot County4.1-1.3 pts
25Drew County4+1 pts
26Ashley County3.8-0.4 pts
27Conway County3.7-0.1 pts
28Faulkner County3.4+0.5 pts
29Union County3.4-0.5 pts
30White County3.3-0.4 pts
31Mississippi County3.30 pts
32Lonoke County3-0.1 pts
33Clark County3-0.3 pts
34Madison County3+2 pts
35St. Francis County2.8-1.7 pts
36Columbia County2.7+0.1 pts
37Hot Spring County2.6-0.9 pts
38Van Buren County2.4-0.2 pts
39Nevada County2.1+1.7 pts
40Poinsett County2.1+0.2 pts
41Jefferson County2-0.2 pts
41Montgomery County2-0.8 pts
43Logan County2+0.3 pts
44Izard County2+0.7 pts
45Franklin County1.8+0.2 pts
46Baxter County1.8-0 pts
47Crittenden County1.7+0.4 pts
48Cleburne County1.6+0.2 pts
49Miller County1.5-0.3 pts
50Greene County1.4-0.1 pts
51Grant County1.4-0.9 pts
52Dallas County1.4+0.5 pts
53Searcy County1.3+0.7 pts
54Boone County1.3+0.1 pts
55Arkansas County1.1-0.2 pts
55Randolph County1.1-0.7 pts
57Prairie County1.1-0.1 pts
58Lawrence County1.1-0.1 pts
59Marion County1-0.2 pts
60Little River County10 pts
61Lafayette County1-2.4 pts
62Stone County0.9+0.5 pts
63Ouachita County0.9-0.5 pts
63Perry County0.9-1.5 pts
65Sharp County0.8-0.3 pts
66Jackson County0.7-0.4 pts
66Lee County0.7-1.3 pts
68Monroe County0.7+0.6 pts
69Cleveland County0.6+0.3 pts
70Cross County0.60 pts
71Woodruff County0.50 pts
72Fulton County0.4+0.2 pts
73Clay County0.4-0.3 pts
74Phillips County0.3-0.2 pts
75Newton County0.2+0.1 pts

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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/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 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, 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 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, 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/spanish-spoken-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 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, 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/spanish-spoken-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 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, 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/arkansas-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Sevier County, with 30.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Newton County, with 0.2% in 2023.

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