Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.63K people in Arkansas with French Canadian ancestry (0.19% of Arkansas population). Among all Arkansas counties, Hempstead County had the highest percentage of its population with French Canadian ancestry (0.70%), followed by Clark County (0.64%), and Chicot County (0.52%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having French Canadian 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 French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
Hempstead County
Clark County
Chicot County
Grant County
Crawford County
Baxter County
Newton County
Monroe County
Saline County
Little River County
Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Hempstead County 0.70
2 Clark County 0.64
3 Chicot County 0.52
4 Grant County 0.49
5 Crawford County 0.41
6 Baxter County 0.39
7 Newton County 0.37
8 Monroe County 0.35
8 Saline County 0.35
9 Little River County 0.33
9 Lonoke County 0.33
10 Stone County 0.32
11 St. Francis County 0.31
12 Izard County 0.29
13 Boone County 0.28
14 Faulkner County 0.27
14 Montgomery County 0.27
14 Scott County 0.27
15 Columbia County 0.26
16 Benton County 0.24
17 Cleburne County 0.23
18 Greene County 0.22
19 Garland County 0.21
19 Pope County 0.21
19 White County 0.21
20 Fulton County 0.20
20 Logan County 0.20
20 Yell County 0.20
21 Washington County 0.19
22 Pulaski County 0.18
23 Marion County 0.16
23 Poinsett County 0.16
23 Sharp County 0.16
24 Polk County 0.15
25 Union County 0.14
26 Independence County 0.13
27 Franklin County 0.11
27 Hot Spring County 0.11
28 Carroll County 0.10
28 Pike County 0.10
28 Sebastian County 0.10
29 Bradley County 0.09
29 Lincoln County 0.09
30 Jefferson County 0.08
30 Madison County 0.08
30 Van Buren County 0.08
31 Perry County 0.07
32 Miller County 0.06
32 Mississippi County 0.06
32 Randolph County 0.06
33 Arkansas County 0.05
33 Craighead County 0.05
34 Ashley County 0.04
35 Clay County 0.03
35 Jackson County 0.03
36 Howard County 0.02
37 Crittenden County 0.01
37 Lawrence County 0.01
38 Ouachita County 0.004