Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Percentage of Population with English Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 270.78K people in Arkansas with English ancestry (9.01% of Arkansas population). Among all Arkansas counties, Grant County had the highest percentage of its population with English ancestry (26.02%), followed by Boone County (16.77%), and Searcy County (14.46%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having English 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 Percentage of Population with English Ancestry in 2021
Grant County
Boone County
Searcy County
Marion County
Baxter County
Cleveland County
Cleburne County
Montgomery County
Saline County
Newton County
Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Percentage of Population with English Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Grant County 26.02
2 Boone County 16.77
3 Searcy County 14.46
4 Marion County 14.09
5 Baxter County 13.94
6 Cleveland County 13.52
7 Cleburne County 13.25
8 Montgomery County 13.03
9 Saline County 12.15
10 Newton County 11.96
11 Izard County 11.01
12 Independence County 10.71
13 Van Buren County 10.65
14 Lonoke County 10.63
14 Pope County 10.63
15 Madison County 10.62
16 Lawrence County 10.51
17 Polk County 10.33
18 Washington County 10.30
19 Greene County 10.29
20 Conway County 10.22
21 Fulton County 10.02
22 Cross County 9.93
23 Sharp County 9.80
24 Garland County 9.75
25 Stone County 9.71
26 Clay County 9.44
27 Johnson County 9.13
28 Benton County 8.92
29 Jefferson County 8.91
30 Randolph County 8.90
31 Pike County 8.85
32 Hot Spring County 8.84
33 Perry County 8.80
34 White County 8.79
35 Carroll County 8.64
36 Arkansas County 8.51
37 Crawford County 8.44
38 Bradley County 8.42
39 Craighead County 8.38
40 Pulaski County 8.36
41 Faulkner County 8.34
42 Scott County 8.20
43 Jackson County 7.86
44 Nevada County 7.66
45 Prairie County 7.63
46 Miller County 7.54
47 Howard County 7.53
48 Union County 7.44
49 Poinsett County 7.23
50 Sebastian County 7.01
51 Ashley County 6.98
52 Columbia County 6.91
53 Clark County 6.88
54 Franklin County 6.82
55 Hempstead County 6.60
56 Logan County 6.52
57 Dallas County 6.49
58 Desha County 6.22
59 Little River County 6.13
60 Sevier County 6.03
61 Yell County 5.80
62 Mississippi County 5.68
63 Drew County 5.53
64 Crittenden County 5.52
65 Ouachita County 4.83
66 Calhoun County 4.61
67 Phillips County 4.51
68 Chicot County 4.44
69 Lee County 4.26
70 Lafayette County 4.05
71 St. Francis County 3.56
72 Woodruff County 3.43
73 Lincoln County 3.11
74 Monroe County 2.88