Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 45.24K people in Arkansas with French (except Basque) ancestry (1.51% of Arkansas population). Among all Arkansas counties, Sharp County had the highest percentage of its population with French (except Basque) ancestry (4.72%), followed by Marion County (4.57%), and Fulton County (3.95%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having French (except Basque) 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 (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
Sharp County
Marion County
Fulton County
Boone County
Van Buren County
Baxter County
Montgomery County
Clark County
Polk County
Arkansas County
Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Sharp County 4.72
2 Marion County 4.57
3 Fulton County 3.95
4 Boone County 3.39
5 Van Buren County 3.00
6 Baxter County 2.53
7 Montgomery County 2.44
8 Clark County 2.37
9 Polk County 2.28
10 Arkansas County 2.21
10 Conway County 2.21
11 Grant County 2.19
12 Cleburne County 2.18
13 Independence County 2.13
14 Newton County 2.06
15 Perry County 1.96
16 Columbia County 1.89
17 Little River County 1.88
18 Washington County 1.87
19 Garland County 1.85
20 Crawford County 1.84
20 Pike County 1.84
21 Saline County 1.83
22 Randolph County 1.78
23 Hot Spring County 1.72
24 Carroll County 1.61
25 Madison County 1.60
25 Pulaski County 1.60
26 Clay County 1.57
27 Izard County 1.52
28 Johnson County 1.51
29 Searcy County 1.50
30 Benton County 1.48
31 Pope County 1.42
32 White County 1.38
33 Ouachita County 1.37
33 Sevier County 1.37
34 Chicot County 1.35
35 Miller County 1.33
36 Lonoke County 1.31
37 Stone County 1.30
38 Sebastian County 1.29
39 Howard County 1.23
39 Lawrence County 1.23
40 Union County 1.22
41 Yell County 1.11
42 Faulkner County 1.09
43 Jackson County 1.08
43 St. Francis County 1.08
44 Craighead County 1.05
44 Lincoln County 1.05
45 Greene County 1.02
46 Cross County 0.85
47 Cleveland County 0.83
48 Drew County 0.77
49 Poinsett County 0.76
50 Monroe County 0.74
51 Logan County 0.72
52 Scott County 0.69
53 Bradley County 0.67
54 Dallas County 0.59
55 Mississippi County 0.58
56 Franklin County 0.55
57 Crittenden County 0.52
57 Lafayette County 0.52
58 Calhoun County 0.46
59 Nevada County 0.43
60 Ashley County 0.39
61 Hempstead County 0.36
62 Jefferson County 0.35
63 Prairie County 0.27
64 Phillips County 0.25
65 Desha County 0.14
66 Lee County 0.10
67 Woodruff County 0.06