Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Population with American Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 276.58K people in Arkansas with American ancestry. Among all Arkansas counties, Pulaski County had the highest population with American ancestry (23.50K), followed by Pope County (15.29K), and Benton County (13.90K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with American ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Arkansas.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Pulaski County
Pope County
Benton County
Washington County
Crawford County
Craighead County
Saline County
Sebastian County
Union County
White County
Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Pulaski County 23495
2 Pope County 15292
3 Benton County 13900
4 Washington County 13400
5 Crawford County 11941
6 Craighead County 11460
7 Saline County 10732
8 Sebastian County 8455
9 Union County 8324
10 White County 8182
11 Faulkner County 7874
12 Garland County 7587
13 Greene County 7085
14 Lonoke County 6999
15 Miller County 6364
16 Johnson County 6216
17 Poinsett County 6111
18 Crittenden County 5942
19 Franklin County 4549
20 Columbia County 4401
21 Cross County 4393
22 Mississippi County 3829
23 Jackson County 3669
24 Independence County 3604
25 Hot Spring County 3496
26 Conway County 3246
27 Baxter County 3169
28 Jefferson County 3119
29 Van Buren County 2969
30 Lawrence County 2875
31 Boone County 2782
32 Grant County 2715
33 Ashley County 2676
34 Sharp County 2660
35 Clay County 2175
36 Randolph County 2145
37 Cleburne County 2131
38 Madison County 2017
39 Ouachita County 1864
40 Logan County 1851
41 Clark County 1810
42 Carroll County 1786
43 Yell County 1490
44 Polk County 1485
45 Fulton County 1387
46 Lafayette County 1226
47 Marion County 1180
48 Arkansas County 1178
49 Stone County 1171
50 Hempstead County 1161
51 Pike County 1101
51 St. Francis County 1101
52 Scott County 1049
53 Lincoln County 965
54 Izard County 960
55 Drew County 913
55 Sevier County 913
56 Howard County 832
57 Perry County 796
58 Bradley County 762
59 Montgomery County 733
60 Searcy County 671
61 Newton County 667
62 Little River County 657
63 Desha County 637
64 Prairie County 564
65 Cleveland County 545
66 Woodruff County 528
67 Monroe County 516
68 Nevada County 446
69 Lee County 432
70 Phillips County 397
71 Chicot County 364
72 Calhoun County 246
73 Dallas County 220